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Samardzija, Nadine; Peterson, Jean Sunde – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2015
The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore how academically gifted eighth graders experience learning, with special attention to learning and classroom preferences. Twenty-three students were interviewed individually. The central phenomenon was that their learning preferences were complex, nuanced, and idiosyncratic, and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Preferences
Martin, Merissa R.; Pickett, Matt T. – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this action research project report was to increase student motivation and engagement. There seemed to be an increasing disconnect between student potential and performance, especially among gifted math and beginning music students. Two teacher researchers carried out this research with 25 fifth-grade students at two different sites…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Individualized Instruction