Balanced research and practice Dutch schools have the responsibility to provide a suitable learning place to every child. In spite of this, there are a lot of drop-outs and a relatively large percentage of these drop-outs are gifted.This (still ongoing) research aims at finding factors that...
Balanced research and practice Let’s start at the very beginning… a very good place to start!Practice shows that gifted potential in young children is poorly recognized by professionals. Wellisch (2017) writes about it too. Learning starts in the early years… or not. Especially, children in the...
Scientific In the Netherlands, gifted education has been a topical issue for the last two decades, because teachers seem to be struggling with providing gifted students with fitting education. Another issue in Dutch education is the growing inequity in opportunities to gain access into the higher...
Practice based Engagement, motivation and flow are crucial elements for learning. This is especially true of gifted students as they often become disengaged and unmotivated, despite their intrinsic personal motivation to succeed. One reason is the ability they have to process and synthesize new information quickly....
Scientific Higher level questioning is an instructional method often recommended to stimulate and challenge gifted students. Bloom's taxonomy can be used to help teachers improve their ability to ask effective questions. However, professional development in this area is needed. We developed an intervention based on Bloom's...
Practice based In the last few years, Israel has become a leader in the international high-tech industry. This achievement is likely the result of progress in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields studies, among the younger generation.In this presentation, we would like to demonstrate a...
Scientific School engagement has been considered key for students’ socio-emotional functioning and academic achievement. In the present study, we aimed to examine whether supportive or conflicted teacher-student relationships influence engagement trajectories, and whether, through their contribution to academic engagement trajectories, teacher-student relationships indirectly shape achievement trajectories...
Balanced research and practice Which of our students have the potential to become tomorrow’s innovators, those creative problem solvers who will find unique solutions that enhance our lives? A talent development mindset believes that all of them may. This session presents strategies for identifying and nurturing...
Practice based In the last few years, Israel has become a leader in the international high-tech industry. This achievement is likely the result of progress in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields studies, among the younger generation.In this presentation, we would like to demonstrate a...
Scientific School engagement has been considered key for students’ socio-emotional functioning and academic achievement. In the present study, we aimed to examine whether supportive or conflicted teacher-student relationships influence engagement trajectories, and whether, through their contribution to academic engagement trajectories, teacher-student relationships indirectly shape achievement trajectories...