Student ability to demonstrate mathematical creativity positively affects their mathematical learning. Further, creativity-based mathematical instruction (CBMI) may enhance divergent thinking and precipitate a highly creative mathematical learning environment. In this literature review and discussion, it is posited that CBMI has distinctively…

Gifted children may experience additional stressors due to their unique characteristics. While empirical evidence suggests otherwise, qualitative studies and clinical observations indicate that gifted individuals may suffer from higher levels of stress due to perfectionistic tendencies, heightened sensitivity, social challenges, and additional…

The interview with Jonathan Plucker and Scott Peters presents the Excellence Gap as a concern to be noted in the United States as well as internationally. The Excellence Gap came to light as an important topic to inform policy when the Achievement Gap reached a high priority in U.S. schools. The emphasis on the Achievement Gap focused attention on…

There are many group training sessions to train people in effective behaviour. The authors are experienced in the development and execution of such courses for small groups of gifted adults. As literature on this theme is scarce, the authors will share their experiences. First, the theoretical model used in the training course is explained. Then,…

In this response to Joan Freeman's "A Quality of Giftedness," Have Vidergor states that provisions for gifted, talented, and excellent students should be offered by regular schools, taking into consideration levels of giftedness, offering a variety of interdisciplinary elective courses and subjects to about 20% of the school population,…

Despite the richness of Joan Freeman's ethnographic approach to help us define the elusive qualities of giftedness from a personal, lived-experience perspective in "A Quality of Giftedness," she does not offer guidance on strategies for supporting individuals' talents over the lifespan. This commentary states that while Freeman's writing…

In this issue's lead article, Joan Freeman presents ideas which have emerged from her experiences in her long career of studying gifts and talents. She has been heavily involved in research and teaching, and has visited gifted educational provision all over the world. She has also spent a great deal of intimate time with gifted and talented people…

Do some individuals with gifts and talents hold special qualities that make them different from other people? Like Joan Freeman mentioned in "A Quality of Giftedness," individuals who display high quality gifts tend to be more recognizable, but they may not necessarily become productive adults. How do we find those students who may not…

"A Quality of Giftedness" by Professor Dr. Joan Freeman aptly captures the questions, dilemmas, and frustrations of those who have chosen to advocate for individuals with exceptional intellectual ability. Although Professor Freeman focuses on the quality of giftedness in individuals, not of their teachers, reflection on her essay leads…

Some children and adults have a creative life spark, and in a spontaneous environment, they are able to demonstrate a spirit of "free play" in generating ideas, planning, and implementing projects, or just thoroughly entertaining others with their wry humor and curiosity. In Joan Freeman's thought-provoking article, "A Quality of…

Since the term twice-exceptional has been entered to the field of gifted education, many studies have investigated the population of students who possess both giftedness and disabilities. It has been shown that there are some challenges to recognizing twice-exceptional children due to current screening and identification process. For this reason,…

In "A Quality of Giftedness," Professor Joan Freeman reflects upon her long career working as a psychologist in England with gifted children. She gives particular attention to observations gained during the most recent analysis of her longitudinal study that was published in 2010 as Gifted Lives. This work provides an in-depth look at 20…

The objective of this target article is to chart the potential threat to research validity in the field of giftedness research, and by implication also the study and practice of gifted education, in the light of cultural bias. It endeavours to pull together facts from a number of academic disciplines to make sense of how culture relates to…

This article describes a program for excellent students that views research as an inseparable part of its development, and utilizes research findings as a means to aid formulation and implementation of policy changes. Eight nationwide graduate follow-up studies have been conducted on the program. Their findings were studied comprehensively, and…

This article addresses giftedness in the context of individual response that emerges as a quality of gifted as differentiated from that which is measurable. The author recounts examples that reflect insight rather than those that simply produce correctness and proficiency. With reference to Gunnar Myrdal, she discusses this difference as a…