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  • The primary goal of this study is to use Borkowski's model as a guide to explore the role of metacognitive and executive functions skills to help develop a cognitive profile of gifted students. The specific variables to examined included: (1) grade point average (GPA) and achievement level, (2) students'/parents' perceptions of students' metacognitive and EF skills, (3) students' demonstrated EF skills, (4) achievement motivation/personality characteristics and (5) attitudes towards school. The secondary goal was to determine whether gifted students demonstrate superior metacognitive and EF skills. Participants were grade nine and ten gifted students recruited during spring and fall from a high school with a large specialized gifted program. The participants consisted of 59 gifted high school students (35 females, 24 males). In addition to providing information (age, grade, gender), all students completed three paper and pencil questionnaires; (1) Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, parents also completed a parent version of this test, (2) Achievement Motivation Profile, and (3) School Attitudes Assessment Survey-Revised. Fall participants were individually administered three subtests of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System. Students' grade point averages (GPA) were provided by a parent which allowed for categorization as either achievers or underachievers. Results revealed girls had significantly higher GPA than boys and underachievers had significantly lower GPA compared to their achieving peers. Parents and students had similar assessments of students' metacognitive skills: however, parents reported higher levels of Monitoring than students. This gifted sample demonstrated superior EF skills in verbal fluency, however, other demonstrated EF skills fell in the average range. Parents reported that boys had significantly more problems compared to girls in their ability to initiate, monitor, use working memory and plan/organize. Underachievers reported significantly lower levels in their ability to follow-though in achieving and completing tasks, while girls had higher levels in their achievement, motivation and planning/organization. Students had average positive attitudes towards teachers/classes and highly positive attitudes towards school. Results suggest that gender and verbal fluency skills may play an important role in the cognitive profile of this gifted high school sample. These results will also help educators in understanding gifted underachievement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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