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Desmet, Ophelie; Pereira, Nielsen – Gifted Education International, 2022
We examined how six gifted boys perceived the onset and development of their academic underachievement and what they identified as contributing aspects. Across the six boys' experiences, a similar pattern of onset and development of academic underachievement emerged. The boys discussed a lack of academic challenge, investment in hobbies, issues…
Descriptors: Gifted, Males, Underachievement, Student Attitudes
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Gallagher, Shelagh – Gifted Education International, 2022
A sample of 108 highly gifted middle school students participated in a study of the relationships between Big Five factors and overexcitabilities. Students completed the NEO-FFI and Overexcitabilities Questionnaire-II (OEQ-II). A cutoff score applied to the OEQ-II created a threshold for overexcitability, ensuring only extreme responses. Analysis…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Middle School Students, Personality Traits, Intelligence
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Kaya, Fatih; Islekeller-Bozca, Aysegul – Gifted Education International, 2022
COVID-19 began to spread all over the world in the Spring of 2020. All schools, including the institutions serving students with special needs, were closed to decrease the spread of the virus. The schools had to shift to online education, which was a new experience for most students. In addition to the negative effects of the pandemic itself, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, COVID-19