“Whiz Kids” with extremely high Intelligence Quotient


Published: Sep 14, 2021
Keywords:
exceptionally gifted children educational interventions social development
Ευτυχία Μητσοπούλου
Αλέξανδρος-Σταμάτιος Αντωνίου
Abstract

A group of children that during the previous years has attracted the interest of researchers are gifted children that their Intelligence Quotient is 160+. These children are usually characterized as highly gifted or exceptionally gifted children.  In everyday life, people tend to characterize this group of children as «whiz-kids» or geniuses and among the various characteristics these children hold are the very early language development and development of reading, high levels of energy and the advanced use of humor. Early development in the aforementioned areas has positive outcomes in the cognitive and socioemotional development of these children, however, they face a number of difficulties in comparison to moderately gifted children, mainly in their social development, such as social isolation. Furthermore, a great percentage of them is not identified at an early stage or may not be identified at all. It is of great importance that special support and specialized educational interventions are provided to this certain group of students, such as counseling, summer programs, enrichment, home-schooling and acceleration. These interventions need to be a priority for education policies in order for exceptionally gifted children to innovate, to originate and unlock their full inherent potential

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