Development of students’ intellectual talent within the framework of student scientific community

The purpose of the article is to study the peculiarities of the development of intellectual giftedness of students within the framework of the student scientific community. The article examines the issues of the manifestation of individual properties of the sphere of the psyche, collectively ensuring the development of intellectual talent among students engaged in research activities during their participation in the work of the student scientific community. The data collected from scientific publications in electronic databases (such as the catalog of the Russian State Library, Elibrary, Web of Science and Scopus) serve as the basis for analyzing the theoretical aspects of the problem under consideration. The result of the study was the identification of students engaged in research activities in the student scientific community, the level of development of personal characteristics that collectively ensure the degree of manifestation of intellectual giftedness in the process of its development, signs of both potential and actual intellectual giftedness, varying in severity. A connection has been established between personal characteristics, the level of motivation for research activities and manifestations of intellectual talent, which allows us to consider participation in the scientific community as a factor contributing to its actualization and development. The data obtained formed the basis of practical recommendations aim at supporting the intellectual talent of students and increasing the effectiveness of student scientific societies.

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