Recommended Resources for Teachers 

Books

Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (Eds.). (1986). Conceptions of giftedness. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Spear-Swerling, L., & Sternberg, R. J. (1996). Off track: When poor readers become learning disabled. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (1999). Our labeled children: What every parent and teacher needs to know about learning disabilities. Reading, MA: Perseus Publishing Group.

Sternberg, R. J., & Spear-Swerling, L. (Eds.). (1999). Perspectives on learning disabilities: Biological, cognitive, contextual. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Heller, K. A., Mönks, F. J., Sternberg, R. J., & Subotnik, R. F. (Eds.) (2000). International handbook of giftedness and talent. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Newman, T. M. & Sternberg, R. J. (Eds.). (2004) Students with both gifts and learning disabilities. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (Eds.) (2005) Conceptions of giftedness, (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Sternberg, R. J., Jarvin, L., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2011). Explorations of the nature of giftedness. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Ambrose, D., Sternberg, R. J., & Sriraman, B. (Eds.) (2012). Confronting dogmatism in gifted education. New York: Taylor & Francis.

Book Chapters

Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (1985). Cognitive development in the gifted and talented. In F. D. Horowitz & M. O’Brien (Eds.), The gifted and talented: A developmental perspective. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Sternberg, R. J. (1986). Identifying the gifted through IQ: Why a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Roeper Review, 8, 143–147.

Sternberg, R. J. (1986). A triarchic theory of intellectual giftedness. In R. J. Sternberg & J. E. Davidson (Eds.), Conceptions of giftedness (pp. 223–243). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (1986). Conceptions of giftedness: A map of the terrain. In R. J. Sternberg & J. E. Davidson (Eds.), Conceptions of giftedness (pp. 3–18). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Spear, L. C., & Sternberg, R. J. (1987). An information-processing framework for understanding reading disabilities. In S Ceci (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive, social, and neuropsychological aspects of learning disabilities (Vol. 2, pp. 3–31). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Sternberg, R. J., & Lubart, T. I. (1992). Creative giftedness in children. In P. Klein & A. Tannenbaum (Eds.), To be young and gifted (pp. 33–51). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Sternberg, R. J., & Lubart, T. I. (1992). Creative giftedness: Theory, speculation, and data. In N. Colangelo, S. G. Assouline, & D. L. Ambroson (Eds.), Talent development: Proceedings from the 1991 Henry B. and Jocelyn Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development (pp. 66–88). Unionville, NY: Trillium Press.

Arroyo, C. G., & Sternberg, R. J. (1993). Against all odds: A view of the gifted disadvantaged. In B. Wallace & H. B. Adams (Eds.), Worldwide perspectives on the gifted disadvantaged (pp. 29–43) Bicester, Oxon, England: A B Academic.

Sternberg, R. J. (1993). The concept of “giftedness”: A pentagonal implicit theory. The origins and development of high ability (pp. 5–21). United Kingdom: CIBA Foundation.

Sternberg, R. J. (1993). Procedures for identifying intellectual potential in the gifted: A perspective on alternative “metaphors of mind.” In K. A. Heller, F. J. Mönks, & A. H. Passow (Eds.), International handbook for research on giftedness and talent (pp. 181–203). Oxford: Pergamon Press.

Sternberg, R. J. (1994). Changing conceptions of intelligence and their impact upon the concept of giftedness: The triarchic theory of intelligence. In J.L. Genshaft, M. Bireley, & C.L. Hollinger (Eds.), Serving gifted and talented students (pp.33–47). Austin, TX: Pro–ed.

Sternberg, R. J. (1997). A triarchic view of giftedness: Theory and practice. In N. Colangelo, & G. A. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of gifted education (2nd Ed., pp. 43–53). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Sternberg, R. J., & Horvath, J. A. (1998). Cognitive conceptions of expertise and their relations to giftedness. In R. Friedman and K. Rogers (Eds.), Talent in context (pp.177–191). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Sternberg, R. J., Grigorenko, E. L., Ferrari, M., & Clinkenbeard, P. (1999). The triarchic model applied to gifted identification, instruction, and assessment. In N. Colangelo, & S. G. Assouline, (Eds.), Talent development III: Proceedings from the 1995 Henry B. and Jocelyn Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development (pp. 71–80). Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press.

Sternberg, R. J. (2000). Giftedness as developing expertise. In K. A. Heller, F. J. Mönks, R. J. Sternberg, & R. F. Subotnik (Eds.) International handbook of giftedness and talent (pp. 55–66). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Sternberg, R J. (2000). Successful intelligence: A unified view of giftedness. In C. F. M. van Lieshout & P. G. Heymans (Ed.), Developing talent, across the life span (pp. 43–65). Hove, UK: Psychology Press.

Sternberg, R. J., & Subotnik, R. F. (2000). A multidimensional framework for synthesizing disparate issues in identifying, selecting, and serving gifted children. In Heller, K. A., Mönks, F. J., Sternberg, R. J., & Subotnik, R. F. (Eds.) International handbook of giftedness and talent (pp. 831–838). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L., (2004) Learning disabilities, giftedness, and gifted/LD. In T. M. Newman, & R. J. Sternberg. (Eds.) Students with both gifts and learning disabilities (pp. 17–29). Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Sternberg, R. J. (2005). The WICS model of giftedness. In R. J. Sternberg, & J. E. Davidson, (Eds.) Conceptions of giftedness (2nd ed.), pp. 327–342. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (Eds.) (2005) Conceptions of giftedness, (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Sternberg, R.J. (2006).  Practical giftedness.  In B. Wallace, M. Shaughnessy, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.) Gifted Education International, 21 (2/3), 89-98.

Sternberg, R. J., & Arroyo, C. G. (2006). Beyond expectations: a new view of the gifted disadvantaged. In B. Wallace & G. Eriksson (Eds.), Diversity in gifted education: International perspectives on global issues (pp. 110-124). London: Routledge.

Kaufman, S.B. & Sternberg, R.J. (2007). Giftedness in the Euro-American culture. In S. N. Phillipson & M. McCann (Eds.), Conceptions of giftedness: Socio-cultural perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Chart, H., Grigorenko, E. L., & Sternberg, R. J. (2008).  Identification: The Aurora Battery.  In J. A. Plucker & C. M. Callahan (Eds.), Critical issues and practices in gifted education (pp. 281-301).  Waco, TX: Prufrock.

Sternberg, R. J. (2008).  The Rainbow Project: Using a psychological theory of giftedness to improve identification of gifted children.  In J. L. VanTassel-Baska (Ed.), Alternative assessments with gifted and talented students (pp. 147-156).  Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Sternberg, R. J. (2008).  Wisdom, intelligence, creativity, synthesized: a model of giftedness. In T. Balchin, B. Hymer, & D. J. Matthews (Eds.), The Routledge international companion to gifted education (pp. 255-264). New York: Routledge.

Sternberg, R. J. (2009).  Leadership and giftedness.  In B. MacFarlane & T. Stambaugh (Eds.), Leading change in gifted education (pp. 513-526). Waco, TX: Prufrock.

Sternberg, R. J. (2009). Reflections on ethical leadership. In D. Ambrose & T. Cross (Eds.), Morality, ethics, and gifted minds (pp. 19-28). New York: Springer.

Sternberg, R. J. (2009). WICS as a model of giftedness. In J. S. Renzulli, E. J. Gubbins, K. S. McMillen, R. D. Eckert, & C. A. Little (Eds.), Systems & models for developing gifted programs for the gifted & talented (2nd ed.) (pp. 477-502). Mansfield Center, CT: Creative Learning Press.

Sternberg, R. J. (2012).  Dogmatism and giftedness: Major themes. In D. Ambrose, R. J. Sternberg, & B. Sriraman (Eds.), Confronting dogmatism in gifted education (pp. 207-217). 

Articles 

Sternberg, R. J. (1981). A componential theory of intellectual giftedness. Gifted Child Quarterly, 25, 86–93.

Sternberg, R. J. (1982). Lies we live by: Misapplication of tests in identifying the gifted. Gifted Child Quarterly, 26, 157–161.

Sternberg, R. J. (1982). Nonentrenchment in the assessment of intellectual giftedness. Gifted Child Quarterly, 26, 63–67.

Sternberg, R. J. (1982). Teaching scientific thinking to gifted children. Roeper Review, 4, 4–6.

Sternberg, R. J., & Wagner, R. K. (1982, July). Automatization failure in learning disabilities. Topics in learning and learning disabilities, 2, 1–11.

Davidson, J. E., & Sternberg, R. J. (1984). The role of insight in intellectual giftedness. Gifted Child Quarterly, 28, 58–64.

Spear, L. C., & Sternberg, R. J. (1986). Cognitive assessment with disabled readers. Special Services in the Schools, 1985–1986, 2(2/3), 71–84.

Sternberg, R. J. (1987). Three portraits of intellectual giftedness. Gifted Students Institute Quarterly, 12, A1–A5.

Sternberg, R. J. (1988). The intellect: Three portraits unveiled. Gifted Children Monthly, 9, 1–3.

Sternberg, R. J. (1990). What constitutes a “good” definition of giftedness? Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 14, 96–100.

Sternberg, R. J. (1991). Giftedness according to the triarchic theory of human intelligence. In N. Colangelo & G. A. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of gifted education (pp. 45–54). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (1993). Thinking styles and the gifted. Roeper Review, 16(2), 122–130.

Sternberg, R. J., & Lubart, T. I. (1993). Creative giftedness: A multivariate investment approach. Gifted Child Quarterly, 37(1), 7–15.

Spear–Swerling, L., & Sternberg, R. J. (1994). The road not taken: An integrative theoretical model of reading disability. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(2), 91–103.

Sternberg, R. J., Callahan, C., Burns, D., Gubbins, E. J., Purcell, J., Reis, S. M., Renzulli, J. S., & Westberg, K. (1995). Return gift to sender: A review of The bell curve, by Richard Herrnstein & Charles Murray. Gifted Child Quarterly, 39(3), 177–179.

Sternberg, R. J., & Clinkenbeard, P. R. (1995). The triarchic model applied to identifying, teaching, and assessing gifted children. Roeper Review, 17(4), 255–260.

Sternberg, R. J., Grigorenko, E. L. (1995). Styles of thinking in school. European Journal for High Ability, 6(2), 201–219.

Sternberg, R. J., & Zhang, L. F. (1995). What do we mean by “giftedness”? A pentagonal implicit theory. Gifted Child Quarterly, 39(2), 88–94.

Sternberg, R. J. (1996). Neither elitism nor egalitarianism: Gifted education as a third force in American education. Roeper Review, 18, 261–263.

Sternberg, R. J. (1996). The sound of silence: A nation responds to its gifted. Roeper Review, 18, 168–172.

Sternberg, R. J., Ferrari, M., Clinkenbeard, P. R., & Grigorenko, E. L. (1996). Identification, instruction, and assessment of gifted children: A construct validation of a triarchic model. Gifted Child Quarterly, 40(3), 129–137.

Zhang, L., & Sternberg, R. J. (1998). The pentagonal implicit theory of giftedness revisited: A cross–validation in Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 21(2), 149–153.

Sternberg, R. J. (1999). Rising tides and racing torpedoes: Triumphs and tribulations of the adult gifted as illustrated by the career of Joseph Renzulli. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 23, 67–74.

Sternberg, R. J. (2000). Identifying and developing creative giftedness. Roeper Review, 23(2), 60–64.

Sternberg, R. J. (2000). Multicultural issues in the testing of abilities and achievement. In M. Runco (Series Ed.), G. B. Esquivel & J. Houtz (Vol. Eds.), Creativity and giftedness in culturally diverse students (pp. 105–123). New York: Hampton Press.

Sternberg, R. J. (2000). Patterns of giftedness: A triarchic analysis. Roeper Review, 44, 231–235.

Sternberg, R. J. (2000). The theory of successful intelligence . Gifted Education International, 15(1), 4–21.

Sternberg, R. J. (2000). Wisdom as a form of giftedness. Gifted Child Quarterly, 44(4), 252–260.

Sternberg, R. J. (2001). Giftedness as developing expertise: A theory of the interface between high abilities and achieved excellence. High Ability Studies, 12(2), 159–179.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2002). The theory of successful intelligence as a basis for gifted education. Gifted Child Quarterly, 47, 265–277.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2002). Difference scores in the identification of children with learning disabilities: It’s time to use a different method. Journal of School Psychology, 40(1), 65–83.

Sternberg, R. J. (2003). Giftedness according to the theory of successful intelligence. In N. Colangelo & G. A. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of gifted education (3rd ed., pp. 88–99). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Sternberg, R. J. (2003). WICS as a model of giftedness. High Ability Studies, Vol. 14(2), 109–137.

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2003). Teaching for successful intelligence: Principles, procedures, and practices. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, Vol. 27, No. 2, 207–228.

Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.). (2004). Definitions and conceptions of giftedness. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Wisdom and giftedness. In L. V. Shavinina & M. Ferrari (Eds.), Beyond knowledge: Extracognitive aspects of developing high ability (pp. 169–186). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Sternberg, R. J., Lipka, J., Newman, T., Wildfeuer, S., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2007). Triarchically-based instruction and assessment of sixth-grade mathematics in a Yup’ik cultural setting in Alaska. International Journal of Giftedness and Creativity, 21 (2), 6-19.

Sternberg, R. J. (2005). WICS: A model of giftedness in leadership. Roeper Review, 28(1), 37–44.

Sternberg, R. J. (2007). Cultural concepts of giftedness. Roeper Review, 29 (3), 160-166.

Sternberg, R. J. (2007).  Leadership as a basis for giftedness. Gifted & Talented, 11(June), 26-29.

Sternberg, R. J. (2009).  Ethics and giftedness.  High Ability Studies, 20, 121-130.

Sternberg, R. J. (2010). Assessment of gifted students for identification purposes: New techniques for a new millennium. Learning and Individual Differences, 20, 327-336..

Sternberg R. J. (2011).  From intelligence to leadership: A brief intellectual autobiography.  Gifted Child Quarterly, 55, 309-312.

Sternberg, R. J. (2012).  Giftedness and ethics.  Gifted Education International, 28(3), 241-251.

Sternberg, R. J. (2013). Viewing creativity as a decision: A vehicle for success in life.  Inspire: The Gifted Magazine for Educators, #9, 4-9.