Developing Talent in Young People

by Benjamin Bloom

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780345315090
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/12/1985
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	576
Sales rank:	380,736
Product dimensions:	5.52(w) x 8.45(h) x 1.26(d)

Table of Contents

1	The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done	3
	Music and Art
2	Learning to Be a Concert Pianist	19
3	One Concert Pianist	68
4	The Development of Accomplished Sculptors	90
	Athletics
5	The Development of Olympic Swimmers	139
6	One Olympic Swimmer	193
7	Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player	211
	Mathematics and Science
8	The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians	270
9	One Mathematician: "Hal Foster"	332
10	Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist	348
	Perspectives on Talent Development
11	Phases of Learning	409
12	Home Influences on Talent Development	439
13	A Long-Term Commitment to Learning	477
14	Generalizations About Talent Development	507