This study examined Finnish eighth graders’ (N = 1136) educational aspirations and how those can be predicted by mindsets, academic achievement, gender. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to investigate two mindset constructs (intelligence giftedness), domain-specific performance (mathematics reading), gender relate students’ on three levels (academic, vocational, unknown)....

The paper examines the research evidence for many of the issues that are perennially debated with respect to the education of gifted students. The first cluster of contentious topics focuses on how giftedness is recognized; the second on the social and emotional wellbeing of gifted children; and the third on educational provisions for gifted students. The preponderance of misconceptions on thes...

As societies move toward a deeper engagement with humanitarianism and egalitarianism, education systems have increasingly embodied commitment to principles of inclusion. The field gifted talented (GATE) has reflected these changes in recent discussions around equity, diversity, inclusive practices. This article aims re-examine the practices rethink possibility generating an egalitarianism-based...

This study investigated risk and protective factors associated with dyslexia and literacy development, both at the group and individual level, to gain more insight in underlying cognitive profiles and possibilities for compensation in high-IQ children. A sample of 73 Dutch primary school children included a dyslexic group, a gifted-dyslexic group, and a borderline-dyslexic group (i.e., gifted c...