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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Gifted girls."”.
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Math Attitudes of Gifted Students: A Focus on Gifted Girls in the Elementary Grades
This study explored the math attitudes of gifted students in grades three, four, five, and six participating in an accelerated math program with a focus on gifted girls in the elementary grades. Eight of the nine domains of the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scale (MAS) were used to survey …
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Depression, Self-Esteem and Perceived Peer Acceptance Reported By Children Enrolled in a Gifted Program
… enrolled in two public school programs for the gifted. The group of participants enrolled in a full-time gifted program was too small to be included in statistical analyses. Students in a part-time gifted program reported significantly less depression and higher self-esteem than children in the …
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The life experience of intellectually gifted women tested as adults, an existential-phenomenological exploration of being proven intelligent
… Despite extensive research on intellectually gifted girls, little is known on the experience of intellectually gifted women tested as adults and the meaning they make of both their late testing and proof of their intelligence. Method: Through in-depth semi-structured online interviews of ten …
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Peer Attitudes Toward Giftedness
… provided mixed results in determining whether gifted children are stigmatized. Studies by Coleman and Cross (1988) and Cross, Coleman, and Terhaar-Yonkers (1991) identified that gifted students do feel stigmatized by their peers, while Luftig and Nichol (1990) found that only gifted girls were …
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Peer Attitudes Toward Giftedness
… provided mixed results in determining whether gifted children are stigmatized. Studies by Coleman and Cross (1988) and Cross, Coleman, and Terhaar-Yonkers (1991) identified that gifted students do feel stigmatized by their peers, while Luftig and Nichol (1990) found that only gifted girls were …
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The Label "Gifted:" A Critical Analysis
… the phenomenon of labeling (i e., the label "gifted") contextually and transcontextually via mute evidence, formal and informal interviews, and visuals. A four-faceted prism (history, politics, sociology, phenomenology) serves as the lens through which the participants (including the …
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Smart girls : a deconstructive discourse analysis of smartness
… popular press. These constructions frame smart girls as being either Losers, Have-It-All Girls, or Imposters. By conducting semi-structured group interviews with six self-identified smart girls, I explore the question of how smart girls perform their smart girl identities in their current …
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The Representation of Hispanic Females in Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement Programs in a Selected North-Central Texas Public High School
Analysis of a particular north-central Texas public high school revealed a strong representation of Hispanic females in advanced academic programs, i.e., AP and GT in proportion to their representation in the overall student population. Research seems to indicate that a progressive approach to …