Teaching and Learning for Gifted and Advanced Learners

A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102). This special issue belongs to the section "Special and Inclusive Education".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 2711

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National Institute of Education - Psychology and Child & Human Development, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Interests: development of gifts and talents; gifted education; teacher education; self-knowledge; volitional development; unconditioned happiness; positive thinking

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

The teaching and learning of advanced learners has evolved with the exigencies of Generation X (from 1985 to 1980), Millennials (from 1981 to 1996), and Generation Z (from 1997 to 2012). This Special Issue explains how researchers and educators observe changes in learning and teaching pedagogies over time. It features the typically effective and creative teaching and learning strategies that are befitting of advanced learners growing up in digital times while building upon the classical foundations of curriculum designs for gifted learners. This Special Issue will strengthen the fundamental development of high-order thinking and guide advanced learners towards discovery learning and the independent search for realities in life.

Aims and Scope:

  1. To identify suitable and future teaching and learning methods in the age of AI and ChatGPT that are commensurate with gifted and advanced learners in respective fields of academic and non-academic learning across ages, from pre-school to post-graduate levels.
  2. To feature empirical studies that show potential for the effective teaching and learning of gifted and advanced learners in various fields across ages, from pre-school to post graduate levels.
  3. To present empirical or theoretical evidence of inter-disciplinary learning for gifted and advanced learners in various fields across age.
  4. To showcase teaching and learning methods that develop:

(i) moral values;

(ii) positivity;

(iii) critical and creative thinking;

(iv) creativity;

(v) interpersonal or social skills;

(vi) motivation and volition;

(vii) emotional management in gifted and advanced learners in respective fields of academic and non-academic learning across ages, from pre-school to post-graduate levels.

  1. To present theoretical or empirical models for talent development for gifted and advanced learners in respective fields of academic and non-academic learning across age, from pre-school to post-graduate levels.

Dr. Chua Tee Teo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • development of gifts and talents
  • gifted education
  • teaching and learning
  • gifted and advanced learners

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Overexcitability and Perfectionism: A Comparative Study of Mathematically and Scientifically Talented, Verbally Talented, and Regular Students
by Chao-Chun Liao, Ching-Chih Kuo, Chin-Hsueh Chen and Chien-Chi Chu
Educ. Sci. 2025, 15(3), 392; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15030392 - 20 Mar 2025
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High school students face critical psychological challenges during adolescence, including academic pressures and educational decision-making. Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration provides a framework for understanding growth through disintegration and reintegration, with perfectionistic traits acting as intrinsic motivators for self-improvement. This study examined the [...] Read more.
High school students face critical psychological challenges during adolescence, including academic pressures and educational decision-making. Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration provides a framework for understanding growth through disintegration and reintegration, with perfectionistic traits acting as intrinsic motivators for self-improvement. This study examined the psychological profiles of 641 Taiwanese high school students: 207 mathematically and scientifically talented students (MSTS), 187 verbally talented students (VTS), and 247 regular students (RS). Using the ME III, refined from the ME II, and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, our research assessed overexcitabilities (OEs) and perfectionism traits. MSTS and VTS scored significantly higher in Intellectual and Imaginational OEs than RS, with VTS also overperforming in sensual OE. MSTS and VTS showed higher personal standards, while VTS excelled in organization, and RS reported higher parental criticism. Emotional OE correlated with perfectionism, such as concern over mistakes, doubts about actions, and parental criticism, while Intellectual OE positively correlated with personal standards and negatively with parental criticism. Intellectual and Emotional OEs jointly predicted personal standards and organization; while Sensual, Intellectual, and Emotional OEs predicted doubts about actions, etc. These findings underscore the importance of tailored educational and counseling strategies to address the unique needs of gifted students, fostering environments that enhance their abilities and overall well-being. Full article
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Gifted Students’ Actualization of a Rich Task’s Mathematical Potential When Working in Small Groups
by Anita Movik Simensen and Mirjam Harkestad Olsen
Educ. Sci. 2024, 14(2), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14020151 - 31 Jan 2024
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This article examines gifted students’ (ages 13–16) groupwork on a rich task in mathematics. This study was conducted in Norway, which has an inclusive education system that does not allow fixed-ability grouping. The purpose of this study was to better understand how to [...] Read more.
This article examines gifted students’ (ages 13–16) groupwork on a rich task in mathematics. This study was conducted in Norway, which has an inclusive education system that does not allow fixed-ability grouping. The purpose of this study was to better understand how to cultivate mathematical learning opportunities for gifted learners in inclusive education systems. The analysis was conducted from a multimodal perspective, in which students’ coordination of speech, gestures, and artifact use was viewed as part of their learning process. The findings contribute to discussions on gifted students as a heterogeneous group. Moreover, our analysis illustrates how giftedness can be invisible, leading to unrealized potential and low achievement. We suggest that more attention be paid to teaching by adapting to gifted students’ individual needs, particularly if the intention is to provide high-quality learning opportunities for gifted students in inclusive settings. Full article
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