Giftedness as developing expertise: a theory of the interface between highabilities and achieved excellence

This article describes how giftedness can be viewed as developing expertise . The general conception of giftedness as developing expertise is outlined. Then research examples are given that, in conjunction, seem odd under trad itional interpretations of abilities but that make sense as a whole in the context of the developing expertise model. It is concluded that this new mo del offers potential for better understanding the nature of giftedness.