What Makes Giftedness?

Renzulli Model

Research has consistently shown that persons who have achieved recognition because of their unique accomplishments and creative contributions possess a relatively well defined set of three interlocking clusters of traits.  No single cluster "makes giftedness." Rather, it is the interaction among the three clusters that research has shown to be the necessary ingredient for creative or productive accomplishment.  Other factors that seem to impact gifted behavior are personality and environment. (Renzulli, The Schoolwide Enrichment Model, Creative Learning Press, 1985.)