Conceptions of Giftedness: The WICS Model of Giftedness

By Robert J. Sternberg. 2005

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Identification of Gifted Students in the United States Today: A Look at State Definitions, Policies, and Practices (2012, background): “Stephens and Karnes (2000) concluded that more recent definitions and conceptual models (e.g., Gardner, 1993; Sternberg, 2005) were often overlooked by states and were not adequately reflected in state definitions.”
Best Practices in Identifying Students for Gifted and Talented Education Programs (2011, background): “As simple as this statement seems, it is particularly difficult in a field where a plethora of definitions of the construct exists (e.g., Coleman & Cross, 2005; Kaufman & Sternberg, 2008; Pfeiffer, 2002; Sternberg, 2005; Sternberg & Davidson, 1986).”
Conceptions of Giftedness (2005, background): “Another important systems model of giftedness is Sternberg’s WICS model of giftedness, in which giftedness is conceptualized as a synthesis of wisdom, intelligence, and creativity (Sternberg, 2003, 2005).”
The Psychological Well-Being of Early Identified Gifted Children (2016, background): “The second defines giftedness as tangible behavior expressed in excellent achievements within a certain subject (Sternberg, 2005).”
Honors Students’ Perceptions of Their High School Experiences (2014, background): “While there are other broader ways to define gifted (Renzulli, 2005; Sternberg, 2005), we were interested in understanding these honors students’ experiences because these students experienced academic success in high school, which, as McCall et al. (1992) found, was a better predictor for college…”
A Developmental, Person-Centered Approach to Exploring Multiple Motivational Pathways in Gifted Underachievement (2013, background): “Several major theories of giftedness (Gagné, 2005; Horowitz, 2004; Renzulli, 2005; Sternberg, 2005) define giftedness as demonstrably high ability, particularly intellectual ability.”