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Ziegler, Albert; Stoeger, Heidrun – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
There is ample evidence that labeled gifted students exhibit maladaptive behavior patterns. According to Carol Dweck those students who subscribe to a fixed view of their abilities are particularly at risk. In this contribution we extended Dweck's framework and distinguished two aspects of the implicit theory of one's own abilities. We…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, At Risk Students
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Preckel, Franzis; Brull, Matthias – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
This study investigates the effects of class-average ability (intelligence) and class type (gifted vs. regular) on Math academic self-concept. The sample comprised 722 fifth-grade students (376 female) in a setting of full-time ability grouping at the top track of the German secondary high school system. Students came from 34 different classes at…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Intelligence, Academically Gifted, Standardized Tests