{"title":"Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Online Delivery of Affective Curriculum for Gifted Students","authors":"O. Desmet, Huzeyfe Cakmakci, Abdullah Tuzgen","doi":"10.1177/01623532231162606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532231162606","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the online delivery of an affective curriculum for gifted and talented youth to gain further understanding of its effectiveness and perceived advantages and disadvantages of delivering affective curriculum online. Using convergent parallel mixed-methods design, we evaluated data from 38 secondary education students and 4 camp counselors to examine their experiences with the online delivery of an affective curriculum. We found the curriculum effectively increased students' self-perceptions, planning, and self-monitoring. Further, camp counselors generally perceived the online delivery to be effective and identified several benefits of online delivery, such as increased access and easier differentiating. Yet, they continued to prefer a face-to-face delivery where possible. Implications for practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"46 1","pages":"140 - 166"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46411362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Actualizing Talent in Physics: A Qualitative Study of Gifted Finnish Upper-Secondary-School Physics Students","authors":"Taina Makkonen, J. Lavonen, K. Tirri","doi":"10.1177/01623532221143819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221143819","url":null,"abstract":"This qualitative study used in-depth interviews to investigate how gifted Finnish upper-secondary-school physics students (N = 24) actualize their physics talent in their career choices. The data were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Half of the students had their primary career choice in natural sciences and engineering (NS&E). The study further identified students’ perspectives related to their career decision-making, including the reasons for their career choices, perceived quantity and quality of career information in physics and related domains, and the sources of such information. Moreover, students’ perspectives on the different ways of actualizing physics talent were explored. The analysis revealed gender differences in students’ career choices as well as a strong overall need for more career information in physics-related fields. The findings can be used by policymakers, school counselors, and teachers to identify the factors that contribute to the career decision-making processes of gifted physics-oriented students.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"46 1","pages":"3 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48652577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Regulated Learning and Motivation Among Gifted and High-Achieving Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines: Examining Differences Between Students From Diverse Socioeconomic Levels","authors":"Nurit Paz-Baruch, Hnade Hazema","doi":"10.1177/01623532221143825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221143825","url":null,"abstract":"Self-regulated learning (SRL) is an active process that assists students in managing their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions to navigate their learning experiences successfully. The study examined the differences in motivation and SRL between gifted and high achievers (GHAs) and typical achievers (TAs) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines by addressing the contribution of socioeconomic status (SES). A sample of 151 students in 11th and 12th grades from two high schools in Israel were divided into four study groups based on their general intelligence, school grades, and SES. Participants completed SRL and motivation questionnaires. The results indicated that among GHAs, all motivation measures were significantly higher than those of TAs, especially among students from low-SES environments. GHA students reported using more SRL strategies than TA students regarding organization, metacognition, time and learning environment, peer learning, and effort regulation. Students from low-SES environments reported using more organization strategies than those from high-SES environments, whereas TA students surpassed their GHA counterparts in critical thinking.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"46 1","pages":"34 - 76"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42799419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prospective Teachers’ Beliefs About Human Intelligence in a Turkish Sample","authors":"F. Kaya, M. Kaya, S. Kaya","doi":"10.1177/01623532221143823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221143823","url":null,"abstract":"Research consistently reports a moderate to a strong relationship between intelligence and academic performance. For about a century, the concept of intelligence has often been used in the definition of giftedness and the identification of gifted students along with other data sources, although some experts are against it. An understanding of prospective teachers' beliefs about intelligence is important to unearth how they perceive intelligence and giftedness. We replicated Warne and Burton's (2020) study with 157 prospective Turkish teachers. They were selected using an online convenience sampling method from various departments of a faculty of education. Of the participants, 72.6% were female and 27.4% were male. We adapted Warne and Burton’s (2020) survey, translating it to Turkish and administered it online to understand the prospective teachers’ beliefs about intelligence as well as to examine if these beliefs differ across cultures. We found that the prospective teachers’ understanding was mostly in line with the original study as well as the mainstream views of intelligence. We also found similar results to the original study, regarding the components of intelligence. Like the original study, the Turkish sample showed an understanding of the relationship between education and intelligence; however, the items about biological and genetic influences on intelligence, the plausible causes of group differences, the life outcomes of intelligence, and a cross-cultural comparison of intelligence had a low response uniformity in both studies. Similar findings across samples may be attributed to common, popular views as well as similar textbooks or other resources used in both cultures. The samples (e.g., educational level and age) may be partially responsible for the differences in the findings across both cultures.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"46 1","pages":"77 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43907115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lori M. Ihrig, S. Assouline, Duhita Mahatmya, S. Lynch
{"title":"Developing Students’ Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent in Rural After-School Settings: Rural Educators’ Affordances and Barriers","authors":"Lori M. Ihrig, S. Assouline, Duhita Mahatmya, S. Lynch","doi":"10.1177/01623532221123786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221123786","url":null,"abstract":"This study uses a naturalistic inquiry approach to investigate how rural educators navigate the affordances and barriers of implementing an out-of-school program to identify and develop middle school STEM talent in rural communities. At the time of this study, the STEM program was in its fourth year of implementation. Participants included 34 educators and 324 students in Grades 6–8 across 10 school districts in a predominately rural state. We used maximum variation purposive sampling to select 3 of the 10 districts as case study sites. The cross-case analysis resulted in the themes of (a) exercising local control, (b) expanding community for advanced STEM learning, and (c) leveraging the intersectionality of rurality, local agency, and expanded resources. One implication is that when supported with resources, rural educators will leverage the systems of their schools and communities to create robust ecosystems for advanced STEM talent development.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"45 1","pages":"381 - 403"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46087653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Grasiaswaty, K. Nisa, Denawati Junia, Febri Nurrahmi, R. Ikono, Muhammad Fathii, A. Noviyanto, Asep Sukmayadi
{"title":"Gender, School Background, Personality, and Performance of Gifted and Regular Students in Indonesian National Competitions","authors":"N. Grasiaswaty, K. Nisa, Denawati Junia, Febri Nurrahmi, R. Ikono, Muhammad Fathii, A. Noviyanto, Asep Sukmayadi","doi":"10.1177/01623532221124143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221124143","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the relationship between gender, school type, school location, personality, and winning a medal among participants of the two largest student competitions in Indonesia, the National Science Competition (KSN) and the Entrepreneur-based Student National Competition (FIKSI), sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Survey data were collected from 684 participants in KSN and 169 participants in FIKSI. The chi-square test and the logistic regression were employed using Jeffey’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP) ver. 13. The results revealed a substantial relationship between gender, school location, school type, and personality on winning a medal in KSN, but none in FIKSI. Results also revealed that male participants and participants from Java and private schools were more likely to win medals in KSN than female participants and participants from outside Java and public schools. This study also found that neuroticism has a statistically significant relationship toward receiving a medal in KSN.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"45 1","pages":"404 - 424"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49394462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Swedish Preschool Teachers and Principals’ Conceptions of Giftedness and Gifted Education","authors":"Malin Ekesryd Nordström","doi":"10.1177/01623532221105602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221105602","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article was to investigate the conditions for identifying gifted children in their first encounter with the Swedish school system, the preschool. Interviews were conducted with 10 preschool teachers and 5 principals about their conceptions of giftedness and challenges in meeting the needs of gifted preschoolers in practice. The results explored a lack of knowledge on giftedness among the respondents. Thus, their conceptions of giftedness revealed several dilemmas they face when balancing preschool education between focusing on both the group and individual children, and naming someone as gifted in the strong discourse of egalitarian education in Sweden. The findings identified principals to have a key role in terms of if and how gifted children are supported in preschool settings and suggestions for future research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"45 1","pages":"271 - 291"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65025662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julie D. Swanson, Laura Brock, Meta Lee Van Sickle, C. A. Gutshall, Timothy W. Curby
{"title":"Teacher Perceptions as an Entry Point for Talent Spotting and Development","authors":"Julie D. Swanson, Laura Brock, Meta Lee Van Sickle, C. A. Gutshall, Timothy W. Curby","doi":"10.1177/01623532221105311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221105311","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers investigated the impact of a professional learning intervention focused on teaching teachers to increase rigor, challenge, and engagement to reveal talent in low-income learners. The professional learning intervention’s goal, to improve teachers’ ability to recognize student ability and talent through use of proven high-level curricular and instructional strategies, focused teacher learning on culturally responsive teaching, fundamental principles of learning, and specific curriculum. Researchers hypothesized teacher perceptions of students’ abilities would shift from a deficit view to a strengths-based one. Results indicated that teacher beliefs were positively impacted after one year and that those impacts leveled off over time. Specifically, teachers’ perceptions of student potential and the importance of talent development improved. Engagement in professional learning predicted positive change in classroom support, organization, and instruction. Finally, the professional learning intervention positively impacted teacher efficacy related to engaging, instructing, and managing learners.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"45 1","pages":"238 - 270"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48138181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth Shaunessy‐Dedrick, Shannon M. Suldo, Lindsey M. O’Brennan, Robert Dedrick, Janise S. Parker, J. Ferron, Letty L. DiLeo
{"title":"Acceptability of a Preventative Coping and Connectedness Curriculum for High School Students Entering Accelerated Curricula","authors":"Elizabeth Shaunessy‐Dedrick, Shannon M. Suldo, Lindsey M. O’Brennan, Robert Dedrick, Janise S. Parker, J. Ferron, Letty L. DiLeo","doi":"10.1177/01623532221105307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221105307","url":null,"abstract":"Students report experiencing elevated levels of academic stress while in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD) classes. In response, we developed a classwide, preventative coping and connectedness curriculum, which consists of 12 50-minute modules for 9th-grade students enrolled in accelerated coursework. In this pilot study, we implemented the curriculum in 2 schools and sought user feedback. After describing the curriculum, we examine the acceptability of this social-emotional curriculum at three stages: prior to, during, and following implementation. Overall, all stakeholders—including students, parents, and educators—deemed the curriculum highly acceptable. Teachers, administrators, and parents rated the content and lessons as highly acceptable for addressing students’ academic stressors and development of necessary coping and strategies. Included is a discussion of these findings relative to prior acceptability research, including research with gifted learners, limitations, and the role of acceptability in the line of inquiry for this curriculum intervention development.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"45 1","pages":"203 - 237"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41522881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incubating Future Scholars in the Humanities: A Case Study of an Honors Program at Peking University","authors":"Yuting Shen","doi":"10.1177/01623532221105294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532221105294","url":null,"abstract":"The Humanities have an enduring role in improving society and people’s well-being, yet there is a very limited discussion of how to foster talents in the Humanities. This case study scrutinized how an honors program in the Humanities can enhance the academic potential of gifted undergraduates at an elite university in China. The results indicate that such an honors program can provide academic training and support and cultural influence beyond academic enhancement, thus incubating future scholars in the Humanities. While there are some implementation issues to consider—courses, supervision, various types of academic support, disciplinary culture, and academic traditions—all have takeaways for other institutions interested in maximizing the academic potential of gifted undergraduates in the Humanities. As a result, this study expands our understanding of Humanities education and education for gifted undergraduates in non-Western countries.","PeriodicalId":51648,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED","volume":"45 1","pages":"292 - 313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41902152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}