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The Munich Model of Giftedness (MMG) by Heller and his colleagues, developed for the identification of gifted children, is adapted and expanded, with the aim of making it more universally usable as a model for the pathway from talents to performance. On the side of the talent-factors, the concept of multiple intelligences is introduced, and the moderating factors proposed in the MMG are discussed and categorized. The environmental moderators are interpolated as to incorporate not only “school-settings” but also “work-settings”. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

This editorial introduces the current issue of the Roeper Review: A Journal on Gifted Education. The papers featured in this issue explore a critical thinking program in a Chinese context, the dynamics of over-excitability in the arts and athletics, some additional nuances in the always difficult process of identifying giftedness and talent, and some systemic-contextual influences on the development of mathematical ability. The issue also includes interesting interviews with a prominent champion of the gifted and with domain-specific experts who discover and develop “lost prizes." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)

The author illustrates how the child who will become an artist is immediately gifted (and more so than a normal child) with a remarkable, heightened sensory sensitivity in relation to his/her mother's body. This sensitivity is transferred, during the course of development, to collective alternates, thus initiating a sort of love affair with the world that will push the person to high-level creation. Particularly significant are all those sensations of vigour and awe characteristic of the phallic phase of libidind development that are described with a special intensity by some particularly gifted individuals: they are connected to artistic inspiration. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

The release of the Marland Report in 1972 is often described as a watershed moment in the field of gifted education and remains a touchstone for the field today. The report presented the federal government’s formal definition of giftedness and outlined the unique learning needs of gifted students and the challenges faced by these students in U.S. schools. This article presents an examination of the goals and outcomes set forth in the Marland Report, the context within which the report evolved, and lessons learned, which can lead to an improved understanding of this legislation and the state of the field today. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

Although the use of multiple criteria and informants is one of the most universally agreed on practices in the identification of gifted children, few studies to date have examined the convergent validity of multiple informants and objective ability tests in gifted identification. In this study, we illustrate the use of the correlated traits–correlated (methods—1) or CT–C(M—1) model (Eid, Lischetzke, Nussbeck, & Trierweiler, 2003) to examine the convergent validity of self, parent, and teacher ratings relative to objective cognitive ability tests in a sample of 145 4th to 6th graders. The CT–C(M—1) analyses revealed that teacher ratings showed the highest convergence with the objective assessments, whereas self-ratings had the lowest reliabilities and insufficient validity. Parent ratings were more reliable and valid than self-reports, but were outperformed by teacher ratings for most abilities. Overall, the CT–C(M – 1) analyses showed that the convergent validity of the ratings relative to the objective test battery was highest for numerical and lowest for creative abilities. Furthermore, whereas part of the shared variance between parent and teacher ratings reflected true convergent validity, agreement between parent and self-reports was entirely due to a shared rater variance. Our analyses demonstrate the usefulness and proper interpretation of the CT–C(M—1) approach for examining convergent validity and method effects in multitrait–multimethod data. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

Human intelligence (also called general intelligence, g, or Spearman’s g) is a highly useful psychological construct. Yet, since the middle of the 20th century, gifted education researchers have been reluctant to discuss human intelligence. The purpose of this article is to persuade gifted education researchers and practitioners to reincorporate modern human intelligence theory (as expressed in Cattell–Horn–Carroll, or CHC, theory) and research into their work on gifted children. There are five reasons to make intelligence part of gifted education research: (a) intelligence is one of the best studied constructs in psychology; (b) educators know more about how to adjust educational plans in response to intelligence than many other traits; (c) grounding research in CHC theory strengthens the links between gifted education and psychology, making gifted education more relevant to “outsiders”; (d) intelligence is an excellent predictor of long-term general life outcomes; and (e) many issues in gifted education (such as curriculum planning and underidentification) are best understood if considered in relation to intelligence and related cognitive abilities. The article ends with some caveats that gifted education researchers should keep in mind when integrating human intelligence research and CHC theory into their work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

This research explores the manifestation of dual exceptionality, regarding self-image and the experiences students have had with classmates and teachers. The sample was comprised of four students ages 8 to 15 that exhibited ADHD with giftedness and ASD with giftedness. In-depth interviews were conducted with the students. Results showed that students who had a notion of their discrepancies were motivated towards learning, but became bored when tasks were not challenging. They also had good relationships with their teachers and peers. However, meaningful social interactions had a negative connotation for the gifted/ASD group. Implications for research and practice are discussed further. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract) Resumen en idioma originalEsta pesquisa explora a manifestação da dupla excepcionalidade referente à construção da autoimagem e o tipo de experiências com colegas e professores. Os casos de quatro (4) estudantes de 8 a 15 anos que apresentavam transtorno do déficit de atenção (TDAH) com alta capacidade e transtornos do espectro autista (TEA) com alta capacidade, foram anali-sados. Os resultados indicam que os estudantes tinham uma noção da discrepância de sua condição, apesar de ignorá-la. Eles estavam motivados a aprender, mas ficavam entediados com tarefas pouco desafiantes ou repetitivas. Além disso, apresentavam boas relações com colegas e professores, no entanto, para o grupo de alunos com TEA e alta capacidade, esta relação tinha uma conotação negativa. As implicações para a pesquisa e a prática educativa, são discutidas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract) Resumen en idioma originalEl presente estudio explora la construcción de autoimagen y el tipo de experiencias ocurridas con compañeros y profesores en la condición de doble excepcionalidad. Se analizan cuatro casos de estudiantes de 8 a 15 años que presentaban trastorno de déficit de la atención (TDAH) con alta capacidad y trastorno del espectro autista (TEA). Los resultados indican que los estudiantes presentaban una noción de la discrepancia de su condición a pesar de desconocerla; estaban motivados al aprendizaje, pero se aburrían con tareas poco desafiantes o repetitivas; presentaban buena relación con profesores y compañeros, sin embargo, para el grupo de estudiantes con alta capacidad y TEA existía una connotación negativa. Se discu-ten implicancias para la investigación y práctica educativa. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

Artificial neural networks have a wide use in the prediction and classification of different variables, but their application in the area of educational psychology is still relatively rare. The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of artificial neural networks in predicting students’ general giftedness. The participants were 221 fourth grade students from one Croatian elementary school. The input variables for artificial neural networks were teachers’ and peers’ nominations, school grades, earlier school readiness assessment and parents’ education. The output variable was the result on the Standard Progressive Matrices (Raven, 1994), according to which students were classified as gifted or non-gifted. We tested two artificial neural networks’ algorithms: multilayer perception and radial basis function. Within each algorithm, a number of different types of activation functions were tested. 80% of the sample was used for training the network and the remaining 20% to test the network. For a criterion according to which students were classified as gifted if their result on the Standard Progressive Matrices was in the 95 th centile or above, the best model was obtained by the hyperbolic tangent multilayer perception, which had a high accuracy of 100% of correctly classified non-gifted students and 75% correctly classified gifted students in the test sample. When the criterion was the 90 th centile or above, the best model was also obtained by the hyperbolic tangent multilayer perception, but the accuracy was lower: 94.7% in the classification of non-gifted students and 66.7% in the classification of gifted students. The study has shown artificial neural networks’ potential in this area, which should be further explored. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract) Resumen en idioma originalUmjetne neuronske mreže imaju široku upotrebu u predikciji i klasifikaciji različitih varijabli, no njihova primjena u području psihologije obrazovanja je još uvijek relativno rijetka. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati točnost umjetnih neuronskih mreža u predviđanju nadarenosti učenika. U ispitivanju je sudjelovao 221 učenik 4. razreda jedne hrvatske osnovne škole. Kao ulazne varijable za umjetne neuronske mreže korištene su nominacije učitelja i drugih učenika, ocjene, ranija procjena spremnosti učenika za školu i obrazovanje roditelja. Kao izlazna varijabla korišten je rezultat učenika na Standardnim progresivnim matricama (Raven, 1994), prema kojem su učenici svrstani u darovite ili nedarovite. Testirali smo dva algoritma umjetnih neuronskih mreža: mrežu s radijalno zasnovanom funkcijom i višeslojni perceptron. Unutar svakog algoritma, testirano je više aktivacijskih funkcija. 80% uzorka korišteno je za uvježbavanje mreža, 20% za testiranje njihove uspješnosti. Za kriterij prema kojem su u darovite učenike svrstani oni koji postižu rezultat na Standardnim progresivnim matricama u 95. centilu ili više, najuspješnijom se pokazala mreža višeslojnog perceptrona s funkcijom tangens hiperbolni, koja je na testnom uzorku postigla visoku točnost od 100% u klasifikaciji nedarovitih učenika i 75% u klasifikaciji darovitih učenika. Kada je kriterij bio rezultat u 90. centilu ili više, najuspješnija je bila također mreža višeslojnog perceptrona s funkcijom tangens hiperbolni, no točnost je bila niža: 94,7% u klasifikaciji nedarovitih učenika i 66,7% u klasifikaciji darovitih učenika. Istraživanje je pokazalo potencijal umjetnih neuronskih mreža u ovom području, koji treba dalje istražiti. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

Programs designed for teachers’ training should prepare them to attend to the needs of talented/gifted students in their classrooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether future teachers had sufficient knowledge to attend the talented/gifted students. The sample consisted of 170 undergraduate students (145 women, 25 men), who were enrolled in teachers’ preparation courses in 2 private and 3 state universities in Brazil. A questionnaire with six open questions about talent/giftedness was administered in a group setting, and answers were classified by content analysis. The results indicated that teachers have several doubts about these concepts and question if they are responsible or the school administrators are responsible to attend to these students. In conclusion, future teachers are not receiving adequate preparation to guide talented/gifted students in their classrooms. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract) Resumen en idioma originalA formação dos professores brasileiros em estudos do nível de graduação, deveria prepara-lhes para o ensino de alunos talentosos e superdotados. Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo conhecer se os futuros professores contavam com conhecimentos para atender estes alunos em suas salas de aula. A amostra foi composta por 170 participantes (145 mulheres, 25 homens), estudantes do último ano da graduação em educação/pedagogia em 2 universidades privadas e 3 universidades estaduais no Brasil. Um questionário com 6 perguntas abertas sobre talento e superdotação foi administrado coletivamente e as respostas obtidas foram classificadas pela técnica de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados mostram que os professores possuem bastantes dúvidas sobre os conceitos de talento e superdotação, mesmo questionando se cabe a eles ou não à gestão escolar e o atendimento para estes estudantes. Conclui-se que os futuros professores não estão adequadamente preparados para ensinar alunos talentosos e superdotados em suas salas de aula. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract) Resumen en idioma originalLa formación de los profesores brasileños a nivel de pregrado debe prepararlos para ense-ñar a los estudiantes talentosos/dotados. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo investigar si estos futuros maestros tienen conocimientos para enseñar estos estudiantes en sus aulas. La muestra consistió en 170 individuos (145 mujeres, 25 hombres), estudiantes de último año de pregrado en dos universidades privadas brasileñas y tres estaduales. Un cuestionario con seis preguntas abiertas sobre talento/superdotación fue administrado colectivamente y las respuestas fueron clasificadas por el análisis de contenido. Los resultados indicaron que los maestros tienen varias dudas sobre estos conceptos y cuestionan si son responsables o la administración de la escuela por atender a estos alumnos. La conclusión es que los futuros docentes no están adecuadamente preparados para enseñar a los estudiantes talentosos/sobredotados en sus aulas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

For over 70 years Annemarie Roeper was able to breathe new life into many aspects of giftedness and gifted education. Capturing the magic of such a charismatic and visionary leader is a challenge. However, stories and storytelling provide a pathway into the narrative of Annemarie’s life as it evolved from young adulthood to elderhood. This article provides the lessons learned during a long-standing friendship and insights into her multidimensional personality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

The aim of our research is to look into the diversity within gifted and talented students. This is important to better understand their complexity and thus offer a more appropriate educational programs. There are rather few empirical works which attempt to identify high abilities profiles (giftedness and talent) that actually exist beyond the theoretical level. The present work intends lo single out the different patterns or profiles resulting from the combination of the successful intelligence abilities (analytical, synthetic and practical), as defined by Stenberg. A total of 431 students from the Region of Murcia participated in this study. These students performed the Aurora Battery tasks (Chart, Grigorenko, Si Sternberg, 2008), designed to measure the analytical, practical and creative intelligence. Analytically gifted students ( n = 27), practically gifted ( n = 33) and creatively gifted ( n = 34) were identified, taking as criteria scores equal to or higher than 120 IQ on each intelligence. Different Q-factor analyses were carried out for the three groups of students, in such a way that students were grouped according to their similarities. A total of 10 profiles showing how successful intelligence abilities are combined were obtained, something that has made possible to support the theory put forward by Sternberg (2000): the analytical, practical and creative talent profiles, as well as the resulting combinations, the analytical-practical, analytical-creative, practical- creative profiles, along with the consummate balance talent (high performance in the three types of intelligence). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

The following piece of work serve as introduction to the monographic issue about giftedness and talented in the Annals of Psychology Journal. In it, the reasons to tackle this monographic are explained, and the contributions of authors are summarized, such contributions arc diverse and swing from the identification process using different procedures, the assessment of domain specific creativity in sciences, the study of the heterogeneity within the group of high ability students, the educational measures available, and lastly and study about these students' academic motivations. The work concludes extracting some general conclusions about what this monographic has contribute and it's meaning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

This study compared gifted and non-gifted students with respect to the perception of classroom climate for creativity, family environment, and motivation to learn. The participants were 107 4 th grade students. Among them, 41 attended a program for gifted students. Three instruments were administered: the Classroom Climate for Creativity Scale, the Evaluation of Elementary School Students’ Motivation to Learn Scale, and Quality of Family Interaction Scales. Differences between gifted and non-gifted students were noted regarding the perception of classroom climate for creativity and motivation to learn. Both groups evaluated positively the family environment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract) Resumen en idioma originalEste estudo comparou alunos superdotados e não superdotados em relação à percepção do clima de sala de aula para criatividade, do ambiente familiar e motivação para aprender. Participaram 107 alunos de 4 a série do Ensino Fundamental. Entre eles, 41 frequentavam um programa de atendimento ao aluno superdotado. Três instrumentos foram empregados: Escala sobre Clima para a Criatividade em Sala de Aula, Escala de Avaliação da Motivação para Aprender de Alunos do Ensino Fundamental e Escalas de Qualidade de Interação Familiar. Diferenças entre os alunos superdotados e não superdotados foram observadas no que diz respeito à percepção do clima de sala de aula e à motivação para aprender. Ambos os grupos avaliaram satisfatoriamente o ambiente familiar. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

This article offers a critical rereading of gifted education in the United States using a genealogical framework as defined by postcolonial theory. Using genealogy is appropriate because it sets the education profession within a family research tradition, implies the close connection between past and present, and enables us to systematically trace the evolution of exclusionary practices. The purpose of this article is to (a) demonstrate the utility of using historical research to undergird justice work in education, (b) show how gifted education policies and practices in the United States operate under a global context of whiteness and colonization, and (c) foster dialogue around ways educators can begin to disrupt taken-for-granted assumptions and work toward establishing more equitable schooling processes and outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

This Editorial presents seven original contributions from authors around the globe which are not only interesting for researchers, but also for practitioners. In the first contribution authors introduce what they call a universal model of giftedness. It is a hybrid approach that combines strengths of previous models into a promising new model. It will be interesting to see how well is received in the scientific communtity and if it will be used by practitioners to guide their development of gifted education provisions. In line with this trend authors pose the important question if being gifted is always an advantage? In particular, they were interested in differences with regard to social accceptance and self-concept. Their empirical study shows a generally positive situation of gifted adolscents, however, individual differences are substantial. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)

Reports an error in "Gifted students’ perceptions of an accelerated summer program and social support" by Seon-Young Lee, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Matthew C. Makel and Martha Putallaz ( Gifted Child Quarterly, 2015[Oct], Vol 59[4], 265-282). The original article should have included the following acknowledgment: The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of Corinne Alfeld and Becky Prince Kennedy to this study, particularly for their assistance with developing the survey and data collection. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2015-43792-005). Using survey responses from students who participated in the summer programs at two university-based gifted education institutions, this study examined changes in gifted students’ perceptions of their learning environments, accelerated summer programs and regular schools, and social support in lives after participation in the summer programs. Our sample of gifted students was generally favorable about their classroom experiences and interactions with their teachers both in the gifted programs and regular school classes. Some noticeable differences were greater acceptance and support for giftedness, a stronger connection to peers, and greater ease in peer relationships reported during the programs, and enhanced maturity and orientation toward future after the programs. While all students relied on family and peers as sources of social support before, during and after the summer programs, older students also endorsed being able to rely more on themselves. Perceptions of greater social support seemed to be related to more positive assessment of students’ summer and school classes, although causality can go in either direction. Overall, this study suggests that gifted students’ summer program experiences may be instrumental in receiving affirmation about their giftedness from peers, enhancing independence and maturity for academic life, and building stronger belief in themselves. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

This editorial focuses on the articles in this issue of High Ability Studies. This issue will present four more articles on motivational and emotional aspects, and their meaning for learning and achievement behavior as well as for learners of various giftedness and achievement levels. The authors again employ a large variety of methods and offer many new insights for giftedness research and gifted education. Obergrießer and Stoeger analyze relationships between achievement emotions (enjoyment, anxiety, anger, and boredom), learning preferences, and the use of cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies in a sample of 200 students from 20 primary schools in Germany who were about to start high-achiever track secondary school in the following school year. In their study, Vladut, Vialle, and Ziegler propose two general motivational strategies for gifted educators: a learning resource-oriented homeostatic orientation and a learning resource-oriented allostatic orientation. McCoach, Newton, Siegle, Baslant, and Picho consider questions of measurement methodology in the area of motivation and learning. The contribution of Fugate and Gentry sets itself apart from the other eight articles in this two-part special issue with regard to both its sample and method. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

The extraordinary giftedness is apparently a unique manifestation of a mutual interconnection between genes and environment. One of the possible etiological factors of intellectual giftedness is testosterone which is believed to affect the brain organization and function. The aim of our study was to analyze associations between 2D:4D digit ratio (a proxy of prenatal testosterone) and/or salivary testosterone levels with non-verbal IQ in intellectually gifted girls. Fifty-one girls with an age range of 10 to18 years and IQ scores higher than 130 were tested. Saliva samples were collected to obtain levels of salivary testosterone. 2D:4D digit ratio was measured on both hands as an indicator of prenatal testosterone. IQ parameters were assessed employing standardized set of tests. The CAG repeat polymorphism in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene was analyzed to assess the sensitivity of androgen receptor. Testing of between-subjects effects proved significant interactions between right and left 2D:4D ratio, genetic variability in androgen receptor, and also salivary testosterone level with non-verbal IQ in gifted girls. Our results point out that the variability in parameters of androgenicity contributes to the variability of nonverbal IQ in gifted girls. However, the exact molecular mechanism of how testosterone acts on the brain and affects this cognitive domain remains still unclear. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

The interplay between creativity and intelligence has been extensively documented for decades. However, there is currently no consensus on how these constructs are related. The threshold hypothesis states that intelligence fosters creativity only below a 120 cut-off IQ. To clarify these issues, the relationships between intelligence and creativity were studied, using respectively WISC-IV and EPoC (Evaluation of Potential Creativity), in 338 children including 118 intellectually gifted children (IQ ≥ 130) and 220 non-gifted children (IQ < 130). Weak correlations were found between intelligence and creativity. However, high verbal ability children (Verbal Comprehension Index ≥ 130) showed significantly higher scores on verbal tasks of EPoC. Additionally, the threshold effect was only found for correlations between verbal integrative thinking and perceptual reasoning or processing speed. Thus, the findings indicate that the threshold effect depends on the type of process involved in the expression of creativity (divergent or integrative thinking), the domain of creativity (verbal or graphic), and the factors of intelligence considered. Taken together, these results suggest that giftedness should be conceptualized by specifying the cognitive domain of high ability, rather than focusing on a general conception of intelligence, and by distinguishing intellectual and creative giftedness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between identified gifted adolescents and adolescents not identified as gifted in terms of social acceptance and self-concept (peer relations, academic, and general). In addition, we aimed to investigate the differences between two groups of students identified according to different identification criteria (i.e. intelligence test and teacher assessment), and whether the relationship between students’ giftedness and the indicators of their social adjustment was moderated by gender. A total of 404 Slovenian elementary school students (191 males; 47%, 213 females; 53%) participated in the study; among them 85 (21%) were identified as gifted. No significant differences were found between gifted and non-gifted students in positive sociometric nominations and social preference; gifted students received less negative nominations and had lower social impact, but were assessed as more socially accepted by their teachers. Gifted students reported higher academic and general but not peer relations self-concept. No differences in social acceptance and self-concept were found between the groups of gifted students identified with regard to different identification criteria. In addition, we found significant interaction effects between gender and giftedness for peer relations self-concept. The results indicate the importance of investigating individual differences among gifted students in future studies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)