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GIFTEDNESS REFERS TO A STUDENT'S OUTSTANDING POTENTIAL AND ABILITY IN ONE OR MORE DOMAINS.

INTELLECTUAL, CREATIVE, SOCIOAFFECTIVE AND SENSORIMOTOR

TALENT REFERS TO OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN ONE OR MORE FIELDS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY. TALENT EMERGES FROM ABILITY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE STUDENT'S LEARNING EXPERIENCE (GAGNÉ, 1991).

NATURAL ABILITIES OR GIFTEDNESS MAY BE TRANSFORMED VIA A NUMBER OF CATALYSTS INTO WELL-TRAINED AND SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOPED SKILLS (TALENTS)