MEASUREMENT OF GIFTEDNESS: ANNOYING FAILURES AND GREAT DISCOVERIES

The article presents the results of the research on intelligence, giftedness and its measurement which demonstrate strong and weak points of solving the problem of measuring gifted individuals. Intelligence comes out as a mental con- struct of intelligent behaviour and giftedness is given as its attribute. Intelligent behaviour is structurally presented; this serves a theoretical basis for the measurement of giftedness which is based on the suggested principles. The issue of development of giftedness is brought to the open and social and pedagogical conditions are considered to be necessary to change structural components of giftedness quantitatively.