To the Question of Intellectual Giftedness and the Peculiarities of Its Manifestation at School Age

This article presents an analysis of psychological and pedagogical research devoted to the problem of the intellectual giftedness of schoolchildren. The authors reveal the peculiarities of the manifestation of the phenomenon of giftedness in the conditions of the educational process.

Jak měřit metakognici (nejen) u nadaných dětí

The publication deals with the topic of measuring metacognition, with special emphasis on a specific group of intellectually gifted children. It briefly presents the construct of metacognition itself, its relation to intellectual giftedness, together with a taxonomy of metacognitive phenomena. Next, the most important methods developed to assess metacognition are discussed and critically appraised. The monography covers both the methods, in which the data are registered during the execution of the stimulus task (on-line methods), and the methods, where the data are recorded with some time lag (off-line methods). The most extensive part of the publication is devoted to the topic of various measures, used to express the level of metacognitive monitoring.

Application of modern methods for diagnosing the intellectual abilities of students in identifying of giftedness

The development and study of methods of diagnostics of intellectual abilities, as well as analysis of the possibilities of practical application of the results of IQ tests are currently urgent tasks in the field of educational and developmental psychology, as well as in a relatively new field - cognitive neuroscience. The data of intellectual tests in a generalized form are used in various areas of practical activity: to assess the results and forecast in the teaching of schoolchildren and students, to identify the age dynamics of the development of intelligence, to assess lots of factors that affect the formation of intellectual abilities, etc. In particular, the assessment of intelligence using standardized tests, for which modern norms have been obtained, is needed as one of the methods of identifying intellectual giftedness of secondary school students. Investigations on defining the role of g-factor in the development of other cognitive abilities and its relationship with academic achievement are also actual. The article provides an overview of modern research on the role of intelligent diagnostics in identifying giftedness and in predicting high professional achievements. The analysis of the connections between general intelligence and cognitive and non-cognitive abilities is carried out and the value of the IQ indicator for the realization of the personal potential in creative activity is considered. The modern standardization, the norms of intelligence tests and their effectiveness in the task of intellectual giftedness are discussed.