Altas habilidades ou superdotação: indicação na educação superior

Abstract

The 2022 Census of Higher Education indicates a total of 9,444,116 students enrollments, of which only 2,969 are registered as Gifted. Based on this, the general aim of the research was to identify Gifted students in a graduating class at a public university in the state of São Paulo. It was a descriptive and qualitative study. Eight (8) students and eight (8) people were nominated by them as second sources and agreed to take part in the study, summing up sixteen (16) participants. The instruments used for this purpose were: Questionnaire for Identifying Indicators of High Ability/Giftedness in Adults (QIIAHSD - Adults) and Questionnaire for Identifying Indicators of High Ability/Giftedness in Adults (QIIAHSD - Adults - Second Source). The results pointed out that, among the eight participating students, three (3) were indicated with giftedness; confirmed by their respective second sources. The most frequent characteristics presented were: creativity, problem solving and leadership.