From a teacher's point of view, giftedness depends on a combination of _______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → high ability, high creativity, high commitment
Giftedness is exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas. From the teachers’ point of view, giftedness depends on a combination of high ability, high creativity, and high commitment.
Option (1) high intelligence, low creativity, high commitment — Incorrect. It has low creativity, while creativity must be high in a gifted child.
Option (2) high ability, high creativity, high commitment — Correct. All three parts must be high together.
Option (3) low emotionality, high ability, high creativity — Incorrect. It leaves out commitment and brings in emotionality, which is not one of the three parts.
Option (4) low creativity, high intelligence, high emotionality — Incorrect. It has low creativity and no commitment.
NCERT (2025-26): “Intellectual Giftedness … Giftedness is exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas. Talent is a narrower term and refers to remarkable ability in a specific field (e.g., spiritual, social, aesthetic, etc.). The highly talented are sometimes called ‘prodigies’. It has been suggested by psychologists that giftedness from the teachers’ point of view depends on a combination of high ability, high creativity, and high commitment.…” |