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25.10.2012
Giftedness in Lower Austria – NÖ Landesakademie –
(University of Graz)
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Me
Sylvia Opriessnig
• Diploma Thesis (2009): „Development of the Kindergarten-Talents-Test: Testconstruction for the fields of intelligence, attention and social-
emotional competence“• Dissertation (2013):
„Talente Check Elementary School: Construction of an
aptitude screening for 3rd graders“
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University of Graz
Karl-Franzens-Universität
• Co-editor of: Intelligence, Journal of Individual Differences, Diagnostica, High Ability Studies
• William Stern Award 1997
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Federal academy
Landesakademie NÖ
• Think Tank of the government of Lower Austria– Creation of new ideas – Mediation between the
federal goverment and research institutions
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Lower Austria
Land Niederösterreich
• Largest state in Austria– 19,186 km²
• 2nd largest population– 1.6 Million inhabitants
• Capital: Sankt Pölten• Governor: Erwin Pröll
– Austrians Peoples Party (ÖVP)
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Status Quo
Diagnostics: Talente Check
• Verbal, numerical, and figural intelligence
• Social-emotional competence
• Creativity• Tacit knowledge Counselling
Promotion: Academy for gifted children
• Nature and technology
• Logics and maths• Literature, philosophy,
art• Languages• History and society
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• Which word does not belong to the others?
(A) Sower (B) Harrow (C) Milking machine (D) Plough (E) Mower
Verbal and numerical intelligence
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• Which number is next in line?
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Figural intelligence• Which geometrical figure (A-E) results from
combining the pieces in 158, 159 [...] ?
E C D A B
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• Symbol completion– Clomplete the symbol creatively
• Unusual uses– Find as many ways possible to use a COMB
• Remote consequences– Explain how it came from the initial (left) to the
final condition (right).
Creativity
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• In the following you will find problems of everyday life you may already have encountered.
You are building up a tent. In which angle and depth would you drive the tent pegs into the soil?
Tacit knowledge
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• Try to understand the situation as deeply as possible and mark the reaction that you are most prone to
A friend notices that your not feeling well and asks if she can help youo I feel discomfort and understate the problemo I feel embarassed and try to switch topicso I‘m annoyed because of the intervention and refuse
the helpo I‘m glad she notices how I feel and let her help me
Social-emotional competence
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TC Profile
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• Expansion of the TC– Revision of the subtests– Enhanced counselling– Expansion to other age groups
• Expansion of the Academy for gifted children– Stricter enrollment regulations
• Establishment of a coordination unit– Parents, children, teachers, professionals– www.land4talent.at
Prospective developments
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Questions …
Suggestions …
Remarks …
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Thank you for your attention!