轉型資優，為何我們傳統資優定義對人類而言成為傷害──Sternberg教授演講心得與反思

Transformational Giftedness, and Why Our Conventional Definition of Giftedness Has Become a Disservice to Humanity~A Reflection on Professor Sternberg’s Speech

Robert J. Sternberg教授是知名的學者，受邀於第十七屆亞太資優教育會議以“Transformational Giftedness, and Why Our Conventional Definition of Giftedness Has Become a Disservice to Humanity”為題進行專題演講。
Sternberg運用領導理論，提出交易與轉型資優的概念，並進一步地將其分為九種不同的資優類型。在此概念之下，評析了傳統鑑定之問題與不足之處，並且針對鑑定與教學提供相關的示例與建議。筆者先整理演講內容，並從中反思自身資優教育經驗與提出心得及感想。

Prof. Robert J. Sternberg is a well-known scholar who was invited to make a keynote speech on“Transformational Giftedness, and Why Our Conventional Definition of Giftedness Has Become a Disservice to Humanity”at the 17th Asia Pacific Conference on Gifted Education held in Taipei, Taiwan. Based on the leadership theory, Sternberg introduced the concept of transactional and transformational giftedness and further divided it into nine different gifted categories. On the basis of this concept, the problems and deficiencies of traditional identification of the gifted were analyzed, and relevant examples and suggestions for gifted identification and teaching were provided. In this article, the content of the speech is introduced first, and then the authors’reflection on their own experience in gifted education as well as their thoughts and ideas are put forward accordingly.