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Danzak, Robin L. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
Bilingual students are underrepresented in gifted and talented (GT) programs, and language/literacy research on these students is scarce. This study examined academic language in expository writing of 65 GT students, including 32 bilinguals, in Grades 4-8. Outcomes at the word, phrase, sentence, and text levels were compared for bilinguals' versus…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Gifted, Talent, Academic Language
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Sajedifard, Mohammad; Shahgoli, Narminolsadat – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
This qualitative study delved into 15 Iranian middle school English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' perceptions, practices, and challenges of differentiation for gifted students. To this end, a set of data sources including interviews, observation notes, and documents were used. Results of interview transcriptions exhibited that the rural…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Callahan, Carolyn M.; Moon, Tonya R.; Oh, Sarah – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2017
Using three leveled surveys of school district personnel (elementary, middle, and high school), we collected data on the current status of practices and procedures in gifted education across the nation. Results from 1,566 respondents in separate school districts to questions relating to administration (staffing), identification of gifted students,…
Descriptors: Gifted, Special Education, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
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Allen, William T., Jr.; Hunsaker, Scott L. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2016
Curriculum ideologies are educational theories applied in everyday pedagogical practice. In this study, to better meet the learning needs of their students, four middle school teachers used a variety of ideologies as a professional toolbox. When confronted with school district standardization, these teachers adapted; however, as predicted by…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Ideology, Middle School Teachers, Curriculum
Mammadov, Sakhavat; Topçu, Abdullah – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2014
This qualitative inquiry presents the case study of five gifted eighth-grade students who engaged in an e-mentoring project in mathematics. The study reported in this article investigated the role of e-mentoring in gifted students' academic life. Three themes predominated in the collected data were (a) motivation, (b) effective communication and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Gifted, Mathematics Education, Qualitative Research
Peine, Marie E.; Coleman, Laurence J. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2010
Gifted children often complain about waiting in class to learn. A qualitative study of 16 children in elementary and middle school in grades 1-8 revealed that sitting and waiting was a universal ingredient of being gifted in those regular classrooms. Children experienced 3 kinds of waiting: school/classroom, instructional, and assignment. Grounded…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Classroom Techniques, Gifted, Grade 1