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Children with high learning potential or giftedness have remarkable potential. This book offers the DME-C approach, which is a tried-and-tested approach to help children who have challenges relating to their high learning potential, as well as sensory processing differences, unhelpful thought patterns and self-regulation. It draws on the heart of occupational therapy that considers the whole profile of the child, actively caters to the unique profiles of children with dual or multiple exceptionality (DME) or twice exceptionality (2e), and guides therapists towards therapy provision that is strengths-based and achieves favourable outcomes. The book includes a clear and comprehensive introduction to high learning potential and DME or twice exceptionality (2e), along with guidance to help identify children with these profiles. It covers questions and concerns occupational therapists may have when working with children with DME or 2e. The book considers the similarities and differences between high learning potential/DME/2e and neurodivergent conditions such as developmental coordination disorder, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with a focus on sensory processing differences. It explains, in easy-to-understand language, the full DME-C therapy approach, with a range of example activities to use in therapy to achieve its principles, and a suggested therapy progression plan. The book is packed full of real-life case studies to translate theory into practice. It empowers therapists and educational professionals further by drawing attention to how they can better relate to children with DME/2e in therapy regardless of the children's specific needs. Full of examples and with the voices of parents and children at its heart, this resource is essential reading for occupational therapists, special educational needs and disabilities coordinators, education psychologists and other relevant professionals who want to improve the lives and wellbeing of children with DME or twice exceptionality and help them reach their full potential. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: book)

Attitudes toward the gifted in a social environment can be either encouraging or inhibiting for their development. The phenomenon of the complexity of giftedness is attracting more attention from numerous researchers. A pluralistic approach to the phenomenon of giftedness opens the way to an empirical validation of the phenomenon, but the abundance of empirical materials from both the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries provide no unambiguous results. The empirical data suggest an increasing percentage (20%t and more) of the gifted are unsuccessful (i.e., the phenomenon of underachievers in schools). This chapter highlights empirical, independent research projects of Krneta, as well as some other relevant researchers. The results obtained from the relevant samples from Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Croatia may be useful to other educational systems in the region, due to the similarities between the Balkan countries. The findings reflect the social context of the countries from the region (i.e., in transition) and may be related to the education of the gifted, the brain drain, and the capacities of the (local) economy to employ the gifted and to use their creative capacities. Implications include a need to design adequate educational support for gifted students and communication in schools. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

This book answers the following questions about underachievement: What are the major factors influencing underachievement? Is it a case of once an underachiever, always an underachiever? How is underachievement determined? Are there levels of underachievement, and does it matter? How does it compare to overachieving? Is "underachiever" a preventable status for gifted individuals? How does underachievement look in settings beyond the classroom? and Is it socialized or taught? This book provides an opportunity for researchers, professionals, and practitioners working directly with gifted individuals to engage with and examine the concept of underachievement of highly capable and talented individuals from different perspectives. Chapters written by experts in gifted education from diverse backgrounds explore underachievement in principle, illuminate underachievement as a response to written and unwritten policy and practice, showcase ranges of intellectual capability outside of traditional academic subjects, shift deficit views of not meeting rigid expectations to honoring interests and cultural values of the individual, and provide suggested and proven practices and services as solutions to bridge the gaps in achievement and performance for gifted and talented students. Expertly blending theory with practice, the book is a must-read for all practitioners, educators of gifted individuals, and researchers seeking more opportunities to help students align how they choose to exhibit their talent and efforts with external and internal expectations, personal interests, and cultural values to reach their maximum potential. Part I, "Perspectives", offers background information on underachievement in principle to include factors and manifestation. Part II, "Practices", illuminates underachievement as a response to policy and practices put in place by stakeholders, written or unwritten, and gaps within well-intended policy, that lead to underachievement. Part III, "Possibilities", shifts focus from deficit views to honoring individual interests and cultural values, showcasing gifted students' diverse capabilities beyond traditional subjects and rigid expectations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

The cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of gifted students that lead to underachievement remain misunderstood by many educators. There are still myths that maintain that gifted students should excel in every academic endeavor, and whenever they don't, this is simply them underachieving. There are those who do not acknowledge, let along address, the learning disabilities of gifted student when they co-exist. On the other hand, when students are in a position to move on when ready or compact the curriculum when they have obviously mastered the content, some educators will not extend learning with more rigorous content, also causing the students not to maximize their academic talents. The impactful reality of underachievement of gifted students can generate scars (negative implications) for their entire lives in terms of identity and talent development. As such, the authors emphasize the importance of continuing education for all teachers, of continual and updated training. All students deserve to learn at a pace and level which are respectful (appropriately rigorous, challenging, and responsive to their learners' profile. And it is the responsibility of all educators to strategically and effectively appeal to the unique needs of each student. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

This chapter is grounded in the supposition that competitive, varsity-level sports serve as a source that has not been utilized to identify academically gifted students who may have been overlooked and/or underserved, due to the discriminatory nature in which educational systems have historically regarded and identified giftedness in students. There are some scholar-athletes whose kinesthetically gifted traits may otherwise go undervalued and be misperceived as physical talent only. As such, this is a lost opportunity to translate these strengths for academic success, resulting in incomplete development of the gifts and talents, which is another form of underachievement that affects potential in and out of the classroom. The chapter provides an example that offers an ethnographic and anecdotal vignette. It illuminates the positive impact of the intersectionality (compounded effects of overlapping conditions) of a student-athlete's diverse expression of gifts and talents. The authors have laid out evidence and processes that support observing and translating athletic talent as an identified gift to address unidentified and academically-undervalued talents of gifted scholar-athletes. They integrate kinesiology to understand the psychology and cognitive processes behind athletic talent as displayed by on-field cognitive skills. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)

Giftedness is more than a student's score on an IQ test or their performance on a series of academic tests. It involves every aspect of the person, including intellectual and social-emotional development. Understanding the complex nature of giftedness is the first step to supporting our gifted youth. Designed to provide support for the difficult job of parenting gifted children, this third edition provides the resource one need to not only understand why gifted children are so extreme in their behavior but also learn specific strategies to teach the children how to live with their intensity. This book puts increased emphasis on strategies to help within the home setting, as well as expanding the sections on twice-exceptional children, addressing social-emotional learning and the impact of trauma, expanding support for unhealthy perfectionism and executive function underdevelopment, and the most recent research regarding the social and emotional needs of gifted children. Presented in a readable and practical format, updated case studies and role-playing scenarios bring the information to life to provide with the tools needed to make a positive and lasting impact on child. The book includes an updated research addressing the neurobiology of gifted people and the social-emotional development of gifted children, including toddlers. It presents new and expanded case studies, role-plays, and interviews with parents of gifted children to provide real-world examples of the information. The book shares tips to address underperformance, perfectionism, and social-emotional wellness and explains evidence-based strategies to assist parents in helping build emotional intelligence, resilience, and empathy in their children. The book discusses updated and expanded resources which provide parents and educators with extended learning opportunities in areas of interest or concern. This practical new edition is a must-read for anyone wishing to make a positive and lasting impact on the lives of gifted children. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: book)

In this study, we used an action research approach and quantitative and qualitative data to investigate the need for, implementation of, and outcomes of a mindfulness curriculum with 52 fourth-grade students identified as having gifts and talents. We gathered data throughout the 15-week semester of implementing a mindfulness curriculum. Regular check-ins, journaling with the four participating teacher-researchers, and creative responses from student participants were also used as data. Coming from an action research background, we were open to discovering new questions as they arose. Still, our primary question was: Will we see any measurable change in the behaviors and indicators of stress, emotional regulation, and mindfulness in our classrooms after implementing a mindfulness curriculum with our fourth-grade students? We discuss the results and the implications of our findings for future research and practice.

We live in a society in which people are subjected to an explosion of information, with the emergence of social problems, this justifies the need for a response from the world of education where there is a deep gap between the thinking of the schools and thinking required to make decisions in the real world. In our research, we wanted to measure the intellectual capacity, and the different skills of critical thinking in students of 5th and 6th elemental education (induction, deduction, observation and assumptions) as well as to analyze a possible relationship between the intellectual capacity and the overall capacity of critical thinking. The sample consisted of 86 students and the instruments were the Test Badig E3· and the Cornell Test of critical thinking X. We found that there are significant differences in the overall capacity of critical thinking, within a threshold of intelligence, it is, we have not found significant differences between students with high IQ and students with average IQ, but there are significant differences between students with high IQ and students with low IQ, and there are significant differences between students with average IQ and students with low IQ.