scholarly journals Creative, Thus Connected: The Power of Sociometric Creativity on Friendship Formation in Gifted Adolescents—A Longitudinal Network Analysis of Gifted Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (168) ◽  
pp. 47-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel D. S. Hopp ◽  
Zhitian Skylor Zhang ◽  
Leeanne Hinch ◽  
Colm O'Reilly ◽  
Albert Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Friendship Formation ◽  
Longitudinal Network Analysis ◽  
Gifted Adolescents

A Career in Teaching: Comparing Views of Gifted and Talented Adolescents

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neelam Kher-Durlabhji ◽  
Lorna J. Lacina-Gifford ◽  
Richard C. Carter ◽  
Lynn K. Lalande
Keyword(s):  
Career Counseling ◽  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Eighth Graders ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Regular Students ◽  
Gifted Adolescents ◽  
Significant Adults

A key determinant of the quality of teachers graduating from teacher preparation programs is the applicant pool in these programs. Research suggests that gifted students are discouraged from entering the teaching profession. The views of gifted adolescents toward the teaching profession compared to other professions, and the perceived level of support from significant adults for choosing the teaching profession, were analyzed in this study. The views of gifted adolescents were obtained to aid in the design of structured career counseling programs for this population. Survey data to address the above objectives were obtained from three groups of gifted seventh and eighth graders and compared to “regular” students' responses. Top ranked occupations for the gifted groups were scientist or doctor. The regular students' top choices were doctor and lawyer with a scientist ranked low. All groups rated sales and teaching the lowest. A majority of the students indicated that significant adults would encourage or strongly encourage their choice of the teaching profession.

Gender, Race, and Grade Differences in Gifted Adolescents' Coping Strategies

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan A. Plucker
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Enrichment Programs ◽  
Summer Enrichment ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
High Ability Students ◽  
Gifted Adolescents ◽  
Demographic Effects

While investigations of adolescents' coping strategies are useful, high-ability students face pressures, such as a lack of challenge in school or anti-intellectual school climates, that further complicate the tumultuous changes associated with adolescence. The purpose of this study is to produce evidence of demographic effects, or the lack thereof, in gifted adolescents' coping in order to guide affective intervention efforts with this population. The Adolescent Coping Scale was administered to 749 gifted students attending two different summer enrichment programs. MANOVA with post hoc descriptive discriminant analysis provides little evidence of gender or grade differences but suggests the presence of moderate racial differences.

Dynamics and Evolutional Patterns of Social Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 156-170
Author(s):  
Yingzi Jin ◽  
Yutaka Matsuo
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Real World ◽  
Dynamic Network ◽  
Network Evolution ◽  
Belief Formation ◽  
Network Mining ◽  
Longitudinal Network Analysis ◽  
Relational Network

Previous chapters focused on the models of static networks, which consider a relational network at a given point in time. However, real-world social networks are dynamic in nature; for example, friends of friends become friends. Social network research has, in recent years, paid increasing attention to dynamic and longitudinal network analysis in order to understand network evolution, belief formation, friendship formation, and so on. This chapter focuses mainly on the dynamics and evolutional patterns of social networks. The chapter introduces real-world applications and reviews major theories and models of dynamic network mining.

“The Me I Want You to See”: The Use of Video Game Avatars to Explore Identity in Gifted Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Susannah M. Wood ◽  
Antonia Szymanski
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Self And Identity ◽  
Gifted Adolescents

Gifted adolescents may identify as “gamers” who create avatars to navigate video games and cell phone apps. Avatars provide a unique venue through which gifted teens can explore the issues of self and identity in a critical time of their development. The purpose of this article is to (a) provide an overview of what avatars are, (b) explain how avatars can be a venue to explore concepts of identity for gifted students, and (c) suggest how educators can utilize the concept of avatars in their classroom activities. We provide questions that educators can use to facilitate dialogue with their gifted adolescents about avatars and identity.

scholarly journals A theoretical and empirical comparison of the temporal exponential random graph model and the stochastic actor-oriented model

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Leifeld ◽  
Skyler J. Cranmer
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Random Graph ◽  
Graph Model ◽  
Real Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Exponential Random Graph Model ◽  
Empirical Comparison ◽  
Random Graph Model ◽  
Exponential Random Graph ◽  
Longitudinal Network Analysis

AbstractThe temporal exponential random graph model (TERGM) and the stochastic actor-oriented model (SAOM, e.g., SIENA) are popular models for longitudinal network analysis. We compare these models theoretically, via simulation, and through a real-data example in order to assess their relative strengths and weaknesses. Though we do not aim to make a general claim about either being superior to the other across all specifications, we highlight several theoretical differences the analyst might consider and find that with some specifications, the two models behave very similarly, while each model out-predicts the other one the more the specific assumptions of the respective model are met.

Sports Participation among Academically Gifted Adolescents: Relationship to the Multidimensional Self-Concept

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne N. Rinn ◽  
Steven R. Wininger
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Organized Sports ◽  
Physical Abilities ◽  
Gender Interactions ◽  
Gifted Adolescents ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Academically Gifted

This study compares academically gifted students who engage in sports to academically gifted students who do not engage in sports on measures of the multidimensional self-concept. Participants include 264 gifted adolescents who had completed the 6th through 10th grade during the previous academic year. Sports participation was measured by asking participants whether or not they participated in organized sports. Multiple facets of self-concept were measured using the Self Description Questionnaire II (Marsh, 1990). Results indicate gifted adolescents who engage in sports have higher physical abilities self-concepts than those who do not engage in sports. No grade level or gender interactions were found. Conclusions and implications are discussed.

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