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Ziegler, Albert; Stoeger, Heidrun; Harder, Bettina; Balestrini, Daniel Patrick – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2013
The authors first briefly describe how the concepts of talents and giftedness found in German-speaking Europe have evolved in the school system and in general over the past two centuries, and how the variety of gifted-education efforts found within and beyond schools as well as counseling efforts attest to these changes. They then discuss four…
Descriptors: Gifted, Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Talent
Preckel, Franzis; Brull, Matthias – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2008
This study analyzes the effects of ability grouping on self-concept measures in a sample of 211 German students in their 1st year at the top track of secondary school (grade level 5; mean age: 10.46 years). 156 students, 55% of whom were female, attended regular classes, while 46 students, of whom 33% were female, attended special classes for the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Self Concept, Special Classes, Ability Grouping