Gifted children have three characteristics: high intelligence, strong motivation and developed creativity. However, Professor Alexander Savenkov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education, Doctor of Pedagogy and Psychological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Pedagogy and Educational Psychology of the Moscow City Pedagogical University, told socialbites.ca that these indicators can be improved.
“Since intelligence is highly heritable, we can increase IQ by about 20%. So you can’t get much faster with intelligence, but you can work with creativity and motivation. For example, you can motivate a child with search and research activities. The child likes to find and learn new things, so that’s what gives him that.” “We need to give the opportunity,” said the expert.
It is much more difficult to train creativity. According to the teacher, for this to happen, there must be a reference adult in the child’s immediate environment, from whom the child reads behavioral patterns, including the adoption of creative thinking abilities.
“So creativity cannot be taught, but it is contagious like the flu. “In order for this virus to be transmitted, there must be a ‘virus carrier’ next to the child, in the person of an adult who is important for the child,” the professor said.
Learn more about how to diagnose giftedness in a child and why you shouldn’t “lock” gifted children into a separate school – report Savenkov “socialbites.ca”.
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