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Cross, Tracy L. – Gifted Child Today, 2023
Using examples of gifted students in specialized programs, the author discusses the phenomenon called "code switching." Code switching is the name given to the process of alternating between one linguistic code and another. The author learned early on that most gifted students feel different from their nongifted peers, mostly about being…
Descriptors: Gifted, Code Switching (Language), Adjustment (to Environment), Classroom Environment
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Verschueren, Karine; Lavrijsen, Jeroen; Weyns, Tessa; Ramos, Alicia; De Fraine, Bieke – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2019
Peer relationships form a key developmental context. The current study investigated differences in peer acceptance between high-ability and average-ability youth, from the perspectives of teachers, peers, and students. Relying on the person-group similarity model, we also tested whether high-ability students' acceptance would depend on the peer…
Descriptors: Gifted, Context Effect, Peer Acceptance, Comparative Analysis
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Košir, Katja; Horvat, Marina; Aram, Urška; Jurinec, Nina – High Ability Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between identified gifted adolescents and adolescents not identified as gifted in terms of social acceptance and self-concept (peer relations, academic, and general). In addition, we aimed to investigate the differences between two groups of students identified according to different…
Descriptors: Gifted, Peer Relationship, Self Concept, Adolescents