Scientific Our study investigated socialization in gifted children, after the covid-19 pandemic, to understand how can affect school and social inclusion. If before the pandemic the socialization of gifted children was compromised mainly due to their asynchronous development (Columbus group, 1991; Cross, 2015;), during the pandemic...
Scientific This symposium aims to spread knowledge from two relatively new initiatives within gifted education from the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Island, Norway and Sweden. A Swedish doctoral programme on gifted education that started in the end of 2021 that aims to develop knowledge on gifted...
Balanced research and practice Despite increased discussions in academic discourse about the causes of inequality, especially through meritocracy, these debates rarely reach teachers in gifted education. In my qualitative case study, I explored gifted interventions from a teachers’ and students’ perspective to analyse the impact of...
Balanced research and practice The “German Association for Gifted Children” (“DGhK”) offers advice to professionals and especially parents.Our Association has been founded on the model of the british NAGC, now Potential Plus UK. We all are members of the HELP network - which promotes the term...
Balanced research and practice Learning Disorders (LD) are under diagnosed in the gifted population. Mathematical learning disorder (dyscalculia) is the least researched and most underdiagnosed learning disorder. Concepts from our recent research article "Understanding Mathematical Learning Disorder in Regard to Executive and Cerebellar Functioning: a Failure...
Balanced research and practice Education is an often-researched field. However, not all studies match the needs of educational practice. This is a missed opportunity for both research and practice. In our educational research labs, research and practice come together. Teachers, teacher-educators, and researchers work together on...
Balanced research and practice Twice-exceptional students are students who are talented on the one hand, with learning, developmental, or behavioral difficulties on the other. Identifying these students and their educational needs can be difficult due to the large individual differences between and within these students. The...
Practice based Bright persons are born with many innate abilities. These abilities can be enhanced and updated from time to time. The number of abilities is not static but can be increased. Those that are not innate can be acquired. Abilities are analogous to computer functions...
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Balanced research and practice Systematic preschool gifted education programs rarely exist in public elementary schools. The current study explored the perceptions of 16 preschool teachers (general and special education teachers) from two public schools in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding their views about various...