Developing Talent in Young People

by Benjamin S. Bloom

The dramatic findings of a ground-breaking study of 120 immensely talented individuals reveal astonishing new information on developing talent in young people.

- The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done
- Learning to Be a Concert Pianist
- One Concert Pianist
- The Development of Accomplished Sculptors
- The Development of Olympic Swimmers
- One Olympic Swimmer
- Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player
- The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians
- One Mathematician: "Hal Foster"
- Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist
- Phases of Learning
- Home Influences on Talent Development
- A Long-Term Commitment to Learning
- Generalizations About Talent Development

Genres: Education, Parenting, Psychology, Nonfiction, Business, Personal Development, Self Help

576 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 1985

About the author

Benjamin S. Bloom was an American educational psychologist who has made contributions to the classification of educational objectives and to the theory of mastery-learning.

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has some great information but I found it hard to read because of the style.