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Rethinking Giftedness and Gifted Education A Proposed Direction Forward Based on Psychological Science
TL;DR: This monograph proposes a definition of giftedness that is useful across all domains of endeavor and acknowledges several perspectives about giftedness on which there is a fairly broad scientific consensus, and suggests some directions for the field of gifted education.
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Why Students Choose STEM Majors Motivation, High School Learning, and Postsecondary Context of Support
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework for understanding the entrance into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors by recent high school graduates attending 4-year institutions was proposed.
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Impact of Garden-Based Learning on Academic Outcomes in Schools: Synthesis of Research Between 1990 and 2010
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of gardening-based learning on academic outcomes in schools was analyzed. But, the authors pointed out that a common issue was lack of research rigor as there were troubling issues with incomplete descriptions of methodological procedures and sampling techniques and validity in particular.
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Creativity and Technical Innovation: Spatial Ability’s Unique Role
TL;DR: The findings indicate that spatial ability has a unique role in the development of creativity, beyond the roles played by the abilities traditionally measured in educational selection, counseling, and industrial-organizational psychology.
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Identification of Gifted Students in the United States Today: A Look at State Definitions, Policies, and Practices
TL;DR: This article conducted a survey of state policies and practices to define giftedness, identify gifted students, and accommodate for gifted minority group students, finding substantial changes in definitions and categories of giftedness over the past decade.
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