ABSTRACT
When schools identify children as gifted in one or more domains, they often focus on what they know about the domain and their ability to learn about that domain more rapidly or more thoroughly than other individuals. This chapter argues that giftedness is a function of creativity in generating ideas, analytical intelligence in evaluating the quality of these ideas, practical intelligence in implementing the ideas and convincing others to value and follow the ideas, and wisdom to ensure that the decisions and their implementation are for the common good of all stakeholders. Creativity, intelligence, and wisdom are not merely innate. The chapter considers how the concepts can be employed in teaching and assessment, and how they can be employed in identifying the gifted. Creativity refers to the skills and attitudes needed for generating ideas and products that are relatively novel, high in quality, and appropriate to the task at hand.
