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Makkonen, Taina; Lavonen, Jari; Tirri, Kirsi – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2022
This qualitative study examined factors that gifted Finnish upper secondary school physics students (N = 24) identified as helping or hindering their talent development in physics. In-depth interviews captured students' descriptions of critical incidents regarding their physics talent development at home, school, and in leisure time. The results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Physics, Science Instruction
Baum, Susan M.; Schader, Robin M.; Hébert, Thomas P. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
This study sought to understand the experiences of a cohort of students who entered a strengths-based private school for twice-exceptional students during middle school and successfully completed graduation requirements. Using a case study design, the researchers analyzed data collected from student and teacher interviews, parent focus groups,…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Gifted
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Mullet, Dianna R.; Kettler, Todd; Sabatini, AnneMarie – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2018
This qualitative study was conducted to explore gifted students' conceptions of their high school science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Participants were seven male and female college freshmen selected from the Honors College of a large research university. In-depth interviews captured students' retrospective accounts…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academically Gifted, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes