2.7.2 Identifying Talent Across Contexts using the TABs (Traits, Aptitudes and Behaviors)
This session will give a brief overview of the TABs (Traits, Aptitudes and Behaviors) instrument and its core attributes, as well as share exemplars of the instrument and how it was used in a variety of settings. Participants will be able to examine TABs examples and evaluate them for effectiveness. In addition, participants will begin to propose ideas about how they might use the TABs instrument in their setting for a variety of purposes. This session provides practical application of a research-based instrument to promote equity and excellence in talent development programs and services.
Author(s):
Meg Hines
mhines@uga.edu
University of Georgia
United States
Dr. Meg Easom Hines is a Lecturer and the Coordinator of Gifted and Creative Education (GCE) Online Programs in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia. She co-directs the GCE University-School Partnerships for Achievement, Rigor, and Creativity (Project U-SPARC) initiative. Before her position at UGA, Dr. Hines was an elementary educator and an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. Dr. Hines consults with teachers, administrators and policy makers in local schools and districts on creativity, talent development, curriculum design and innovative programming.
Sarah Sumners
ssumners@uga.edu
University of Georgia
United States
Sarah Sumners is an associate research scientist and interim director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at the University of Georgia, where she also teaches graduate courses on giftedness and creativity in the department of educational psychology. Dr. Sumners has led creativity trainings at the state, national, and international level, co-authored several journal articles, book chapters and publications on creativity and has written several grants to fund research. She is a member of the board of trustees of the Future Problem Solving Program International, on the review board for several journals, and a former high school teacher.