The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the Predict-Explain-Observe-Discuss-Explain (PEODE)-based laboratory on enhancing the verbal and figural creativity of gifted students. The quasi-experimental research design utilised a pre- and post-test approach with a non-equivalent control group, consisting of 60 sixth-grade gifted students.…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how gifted high school graduates in Arizona describe their experiences of relatedness with peers and teachers as motivation in the online high school learning environment. The study's theoretical foundation is Self-Determination Theory's concept of relatedness, or connection. Two…

This study explores how elementary gifted learners, through the use of fidget strategies, self-regulate levels of attention to increase focus and decrease inattentiveness in the gifted support and general education classrooms. Gifted learners may often be overlooked in areas such as self-regulation and explicitly taught strategies because they…

Most pre-service educator preparation programs spend little to no time properly educating their teacher candidates about working with advanced learners (Rinn et al., 2022). Is there any hope their graduates will be prepared to work effectively with high-ability students? To explore this question, we are evaluating how common tools used in…

Many articles have been published in gifted education in recent years. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the evolution of academic studies in gifted education. In this context, the structural topic modeling (STM) method was used to analyze the topics and trends in the field. STM is a machine learning technique that utilizes…

Gifted students with relative reading difficulties often struggle with the discrepancy between their high intelligence and lower-than-expected word-reading level (i.e., discrepant readers). This discrepancy may be a burden and poses specific educational challenges to individual students. To understand their challenges and the nature of their…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize education by promoting personalized learning experiences and enhancing educators' efficiency. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are increasingly used by K-12 teachers for lesson planning, differentiated instruction, and automated feedback. This article examines how ChatGPT, in…

The State of the States in Gifted Education report is a biennial report that has been published by the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted since 1985. The current study examines financial data from these reports relating to the funding of gifted and talented education (GATE) by state-level funding authorities descriptively. We…

Background/purpose: The qualitative study discusses applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in Jordanian schools for the gifted. This research accounts for how AI is thought to influence teaching procedures, learning outcomes, and the development of the gifted education profession. Materials/methods: A qualitative design was utilized, and…

Little attention has been given to understanding motivational profiles among gifted students. Instead, much research suggests that gifted individuals are highly motivated and homogenous in their motivations. We clarified this by identifying four distinct profiles among gifted Year 9 and 10 students (N = 414) in science: Low Motivation, Low…

This study examined characteristics of 458 Grade 10 students who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science while completing their secondary school studies. Cluster analysis of SAT-M and Raven Progressive Matrices Test scores identified four distinct groups: G-EM: generally gifted, excelling in mathematics; AG-AEM: averagely gifted,…

In recent times, studies focusing on the issue of gifted and talented students in Turkey have gained much traction. However, so far, these appear to have been limited in terms of the intervention strategies they offer. The question of how to respond to the social and emotional issues of gifted and talented students remains an issue, which is a…

This paper aims to substantiate that working with gifted children may require pedagogues to adapt scholarly-theoretical knowledge to the individual characteristics and special educational needs of such children, which may require employing both traditional, i.e. scholarly (e.g., scholarly and instructional literature and information obtained in…

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) can be defined as cumulative knowledge, beliefs, and practices transmitted from generation to generation, related to people's relationship with the environment. This study aims to determine the attitudes of gifted students towards traditional environmental knowledge and to examine them in terms of various…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how administrators describe their roles and responsibilities in intellectually gifted education programs at a school district in northeastern Mississippi. The research questions were (a) How do administrators describe their roles in intellectually gifted education? and (b) How do…