Discover Assessment and Curriculum Model: The Aplication of Theories of Multiple Intelligences and Successful Intelligence in the Education of Gifted Students

Abstract

In this article we report research related to DISCOVER Assessment and Curriculum Model used in education of gifted students, and discuss implications, referring to theories, models and conceptions of giftedness. DISCOVER Assessment is a performance-based measure of mental abilities. Two current theories of intelligence, Sternberg’s theory of Successful Intelligence and Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences, provided framework for the assessment. Research carried out over fifteen years provided evidence for reliability, and content, criterion and construct related validities. The DISCOVER Curriculum is based on a constructivist philosophy, and involves using the learning principles outlined in the theory of Successful Intelligence and Multiple Intelligences for gifted students.