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ERIC Number: EJ1162622
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1359-8139
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Sense of Belonging or Feeling Marginalized? Using PISA 2012 to Assess the State of Academically Gifted Students within the EU
Godor, Brian P.; Szymanski, Antonia
High Ability Studies, v28 n2 p181-197 2017
There are two competing stereotypes of gifted students: harmony theory (gifted students are well adjusted and successful in life) and disharmony theory (giftedness forms a threat to a harmonious development). In this context, the PISA 2012 data were used to explore middle-school students' experiences in terms of sense of belonging, student-teacher relations and attitudes toward school concerning learning activities/outcomes. Fifteen-year-old students from 13 European countries were selected for this data-set (normative = 79,550, gifted = 1956). Students' scores on the four scales were tested for significant differences with students from that same country. Tests revealed no significant differences for 55% of the comparisons, 40% of comparisons had positive effect sizes for gifted students, and 4% had negative effect sizes. The evidence presented in this study supports the existence of harmony theory. More specifically, the vast majority of gifted students in this study reported equal or higher level of belonging. Contained within the findings in this study on students' to the sense of belonging is a lack of evidence of gifted students reporting higher levels of loneliness. These findings strongly reflect the Terman's assertion almost a century ago stating the lack of gifted children tending to be more socially maladjusted.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: European Union
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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