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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Gifted Learners"”.
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Who Is She? A Case Study of A Teacher of Gifted Learners
… to students who are identified as academically gifted and talented. The case study took place at Beech Hill Elementary School (pseudonym), one of eleven elementary schools in a school district located in a suburban community in the southeastern United States of America. Research questions …
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Building Community in the Classroom for Culturally Linguistically Economically Diverse Gifted Learners
… linguistically economically diverse (CLED) gifted learners in a semirural school district who underachieve. The central research question was, how does actively building classroom community interact with CLED gifted learners who underachieve? The research questions were the following: What …
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Identifying Principal Leadership Practices to Effectively Support Gifted Learners and Gifted Programs
The success of gifted learners and gifted programs in public schools depends upon principals who are well versed in the needs of gifted learners (Gallagher and Gallagher, 1994). Principal leadership in setting direction, developing people, and redesigning the organization influences teaching and …
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Gifted and talented learners in the Saudi Arabian regular classroom: A needs assessment
The study investigated the present status of gifted education in Saudi Arabia, estimated the concept, knowledge, and attitude of Saudis regarding gifted learners and their education, assessed the perceived needs and interests of gifted learners in the regular classrooms; and identified the …
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An Examination of Attitudes and Actions of Regular Classroom and Gifted Teachers Toward Differentiating for Gifted Learners Involved in a Pullout Gifted Program
… Educators have the responsibility to teach all learners. There is a need for instruction to be tailored to boost the higher-level achievers and balance the gaps. This study examined the attitudes and actions of regular and gifted teachers toward differentiating instruction for gifted learners to …
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Re-conceptualising How We Respond to Secondary Gifted Learners' Needs: A Critical Narrative and ANT Approach Investigating Programming and Placement Within Ontario's Current Public Education System
… attention paid to the needs of intellectually Gifted students, programming and placement practices in publicly funded educational institutions in North America have remained stagnant in the 21st Century (Gallagher, 2015; see also Borders, Woodley, & Moore, 2014; Brown & Stambaugh, 2014; …
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The impact of task difficulty on self-regulated learning (SRL) processes in gifted students
Gifted students need to experience challenge to develop motivation, persistence, and strategies needed to successfully confront future challenging educational experiences. Challenge is often assumed at a broad level, ignoring the students’ individual perceptions. Further, little is known about how …
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Identified Gifted Boys' Experience Of Giftedness In Alternative High School Settings: Implications For Practice And Programming
Identification as a gifted learner can provide opportunities for boys to thrive or can place undue pressure and stress, causing them to decline in school, academically and emotionally. This multi-site case study using integral research methodology looked to understand identified gifted boys’ …
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An Exploration of Rural Advanced Placement Differentiation
… taught in high school. Over 60% of all secondary gifted programs report utilizing AP classes as part of their program offerings (Callahan et al., 2017). Despite the prevalence of AP courses, there is no exact match between this particular type of programming and the needs of gifted learners …
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Examining the Utility of the Response to Intervention Framework in Meeting the Needs of All Learners
… framework in meeting the needs of a continuum of learners from those who struggle to those in need of advanced options. A case study format was utilized, involving an elementary school in a suburban school district in Colorado. Through classroom observations, teacher interviews and dialogue with …
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Transforming regular classroom instruction to differentiate for gifted and highly capable learners
… valuing the continuous progress of all levels of learners. The participant-researcher led teachers in third through seventh grades with instructional program changes in social studies and science that implemented advanced differentiation using a curriculum compacting model. The two-fold purpose of …
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Perspectives on Equity in Gifted Education
… in education and calls for equity make gifted education a controversial topic. While much has been written about certain aspects of equity, such as underrepresented groups in gifted education, little research has examined a more complex view of what makes a gifted education program …
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Pretest Development for Gifted Biology Students
… selected areas. That subpopulation identified as gifted students has traditionally been approached with a variety of attitudes and teaching methods which may or may not have fully addressed the student's unique talents. The implementation of a comprehensive program of gifted education within the …
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Designing education for twice-exceptional learners
Gifted and talented students with coexisting learning disabilities, also known as twice-exceptional, are increasingly recognized in U.S. schools. This increasing awareness needs to be met with improved legal protection, better methods for identification and optimized teaching strategies for the …
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Nurturing Excellence: A Case Study of High School Learning Environments for the Gifted
… and social-emotional needs of high school gifted learners are not sufficiently met through accelerated coursework like Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate alone. Addressing their needs requires the design, implementation, and leadership of programming that maximizes their …
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An experimental and theoretical tool for studying the language of geometric concepts
… concretizing the Piagetian view of children as 'gifted learners' to children as 'gifted language builders', who construct and learn many languages to reduce their uncertainty about the world. These include languages such as, the language of geometry, the language of music & rhythm, even a child …
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Narrative Exploration of Teacher Experiences in Culturally Responsive Gifted Education
… the underrepresentation of diverse students in gifted education programs. This research explores the experiential stories of gifted education professionals who work in urban classrooms with culturally diverse students in two neighboring Midwestern states. The complex experiences of urban gifted …
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Giftedness, perceptions and practices of teachers in Lithuania
… how a professional development programme in gifted education was effective in changing the perceptions and practices of Lithuanian teachers to utilise more comprehensive criteria for the identification of gifted children. The research addressed two main research questions: (1) How have the …
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Learning in Place: Teachers' Experiences with a Place-based Language Arts Curriculum in Rural Appalachia
Research in rural gifted education is garnering increased national attention (Plucker and Callahan, 2014; Lewis and Boswell, 2020), yet inequities in rural gifted services continue to challenge educators in their efforts to meet the needs of a unique population (Azano et al., 2014, 2017). …
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The impact of differentiation on the critical thinking of gifted readers and the evolving perspective of the fifth grade classroom teacher
… no incentive for developing the talents of gifted students (Gentry, 2006b). Implementing differentiation into the classroom can assist educators in providing appropriate instruction for all students and maximizing the potential of gifted learners. Differentiation modifies curriculum and …
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