Year 3 Week 1 Psychology
(Talent) is a manifestation that appears to be determined by both innate and environmental
factors…We cannot change our genetic makeup, but we can change our environment to
make it as conducive as possible to improve performance.
(Durand-Bush and Salmela, 2001, p285)
Talent:
● Performance
● Giftedness
● Strengths
● Potential
● Competencies
Talent: A complex mosaic
● Natural ability
● Luck and Fortune
● Economic and social opportunities
● Luck and fortune
● Practice (and/or opportunity to practice)
● Expert tuition
● Habits
● Training traditions and cultures
● Facilities and resources
Mind set (Dweck, 2006)
Fixed mindset:
● Basic qualities, e.g., talent, are fixed traits
● Focus on demonstrating talent, not developing talent
● Extreme view: talent is sufficient for success, effort and learning are not needed
Growth mindset:
● Basic abilities, e.g., talent, may be modified
● Focus on developing talent, rather than only demonstrating talent
● Extreme view: effort is sufficient for success, talent is not a necessary starting point
10,000 hour myth (MacNamara et al., 2014, p. 8)
, MacNamara et al., 2016, p. 341
Another perspective
‘Inherent’ talent: owned by the individual - natural
‘Contextual’ talent... the extent to which talent is either inhibited or enhanced by the context in
which it operates.
(see Brady et al., 2008)
Contextual talent = Cultural fit
Meyers, M. C., Van Woerkom, M., & Dries, N. (2013).
(Talent) is a manifestation that appears to be determined by both innate and environmental
factors…We cannot change our genetic makeup, but we can change our environment to
make it as conducive as possible to improve performance.
(Durand-Bush and Salmela, 2001, p285)
Talent:
● Performance
● Giftedness
● Strengths
● Potential
● Competencies
Talent: A complex mosaic
● Natural ability
● Luck and Fortune
● Economic and social opportunities
● Luck and fortune
● Practice (and/or opportunity to practice)
● Expert tuition
● Habits
● Training traditions and cultures
● Facilities and resources
Mind set (Dweck, 2006)
Fixed mindset:
● Basic qualities, e.g., talent, are fixed traits
● Focus on demonstrating talent, not developing talent
● Extreme view: talent is sufficient for success, effort and learning are not needed
Growth mindset:
● Basic abilities, e.g., talent, may be modified
● Focus on developing talent, rather than only demonstrating talent
● Extreme view: effort is sufficient for success, talent is not a necessary starting point
10,000 hour myth (MacNamara et al., 2014, p. 8)
, MacNamara et al., 2016, p. 341
Another perspective
‘Inherent’ talent: owned by the individual - natural
‘Contextual’ talent... the extent to which talent is either inhibited or enhanced by the context in
which it operates.
(see Brady et al., 2008)
Contextual talent = Cultural fit
Meyers, M. C., Van Woerkom, M., & Dries, N. (2013).
