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Lüftenegger, Marko; Kollmayer, Marlene; Bergsmann, Evelyn; Jöstl, Gregor; Spiel, Christiane; Schober, Barbara – High Ability Studies, 2015
One of the most intriguing questions for those who study intellectually gifted students is why some of them reach peak performances at school and others don't. Moderator theories of giftedness assume that domain-specific gifts are transformed into achievement in a process influenced by non-cognitive and environmental variables. Thus, the current…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Mathematics Instruction, High Achievement, Student Motivation
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Preckel, Franzis; Gotz, Thomas; Frenzel, Anne – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: Securing appropriate challenge or preventing boredom is one of the reasons frequently used to justify ability grouping of gifted students, which has been shown to have beneficial effects for achievement. On the other hand, critics stress psychosocial costs, such as detrimental effects on academic self-concept (contrast or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Reference Groups