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Malin, Jenessa; Makel, Matthew C. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2012
Gender differences in interests and preferences are among the currently accepted potential explanations for the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. In an attempt to analyze the development of such preferences, gender differences expressed in essays written by gifted elementary students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, Gender Differences, World Problems
Makel, Matthew C. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
Questionnaires were given to students prior to testing for giftedness to assess how the gifted identification process changes attitudes toward gifted programs and parent-child relationships. After those identified as gifted had been participating in a pullout gifted program for one semester, another questionnaire was administered to all original…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Identification, Academically Gifted, Student Attitudes