Cited by 245Education, Achievement, and GiftednessCognitive Abilities and TestingCreativity in Education and Neuroscience

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Gifted Students

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Worrell, Frank C., Subotnik, Rena F., Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula, Dixson, Dante D.·2019·Annual Review of Psychology

Abstract

Gifted students are individuals who are recognized for performance that is superior to that of their peers. Although giftedness is typically associated with schooling, gifted individuals exist across academic and nonacademic domains. In this review, we begin by acknowledging some of the larger debates in the field of gifted education and provide brief summaries of major conceptual frameworks applied to gifted education, dividing them into three categories: frameworks focused on ability, frameworks focused on talent development, and integrative frameworks. We then discuss common practices used to identify gifted students, giving specific attention to the identification of those in underrepresented groups, followed by brief overviews of the numbers of students who are classified as gifted, programming options for gifted students, and social and emotional issues associated with being gifted. We conclude with a discussion of several unresolved issues in the field.

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Crossref · 10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-102846

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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Giftedness occurs in both academic and nonacademic domains, even though it is usually associated with schooling.

    “Although giftedness is typically associated with schooling, gifted individuals exist across academic and nonacademic domains.”
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    The practices used in a country, state, or district depend to a large extent on the specific theoretical framework of giftedness that has been adopted.

    “the practices used in a country, state, or district depend to a large extent on the specific theoretical framework that has been adopted.”
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    High cognitive ability (g) or IQ is the most common conceptualization of giftedness and continues to play a major role in most models of giftedness.

    “Perhaps the most common conceptualization of giftedness is as high cognitive ability (i.e., g) or IQ, a variable that continues to play a major role in most models of giftedness.”
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    The percentage of gifted students in private schools is at least equivalent to the percentage in public schools.

    “assuming that the percentage of gifted students in private schools is at least equivalent to the percentage in public schools”
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    Schools typically identify students as gifted without specifying subject area or domain.

    “Schools typically identify students as gifted but do not specify subject area or domain.”
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    Available data on gifted students exist only for gifted students in public schools.

    “Indeed, they exist only for gifted students in public schools.”
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    Achievement gaps can be eliminated.

    “until achievement gaps are eliminated, an outcome that will require ongoing and sustained efforts”
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    Children will find themselves attracted to and engaged in areas they may not have encountered in family or school life.

    “with the assumption that children will find themselves attracted to and engaged in areas that they may not have encountered in the course of family or school life”
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Authors
Worrell, F. C., Subotnik, R. F., Olszewski-Kubilius, P., & Dixson, D. D.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • American Psychological Association (US)
  • School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA
  • Wayne State University (US)
Corresponding author
Worrell, Frank C.
Venue
Annual Review of Psychology
Published
2019-01-04
Volume
70
Issue
1
Pages
551-576
ISSN
  • 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-2085
OpenAlex
W4250032305
Cited by
245
References
110
Citations by year
2026: 35 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 57 · 2019: 8
FWCI
3.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
Keywords
gifted students, gifted education, giftedness, talent development, integrative framework, gifted identification, underrepresented groups
MeSH terms
Academic Success, Adolescent, Aptitude, Child, Child, Gifted, Curriculum, Humans, Human Development, Intelligence, Students

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