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LEARNING AND THE GIFTED CHILD

Lee Marsh

Indigo Assessment & Counselling

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OVERVIEW

• THE GIFTED CHILD AND LEARNING

• CHALLENGES

• BARRIERS TO LEARNING

• EMOTIONAL OVERLAYS

• MOTIVATION

• THE WAY FORWARD - SUPPORTING THEM APPROPRIATELY

• SELF-REGULATED LEARNERS

• MEDIATED LEARNING EXPERIENCES

• SHIFTING TOWARDS DEEP LEARNING

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SOME DEFINITIONS

• “Giftedness is a complex constellation of behaviours that can beexpressed in various ways, and there are honest differences of opinionconcerning how much of which behaviours are needed for a child oran adult to be considered gifted”. Olenchak, F. Richard; Goerss, Jean; Beljan, Paul; Webb, James T.; Webb, Nadia E.; Amend,

Edward R. (2005-01-15). Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, and Other Disorders (Kindle Locations 233-235). GreatPotential Press. Kindle Edition.

• Giftedness is more than intellect - has an emotional depth

• Definitions that consider giftedness as potential to be developed make a distinction between what a child is capable of achieving and what the child will achieve. The fact that a child has exceptional potential is part of what makes him or her gifted. The child’s environment determines whether potential leads to achievement.

Carol Bainbridge

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CHALLENGES

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The Average Student

• Limited motivation

• Limited volition

• Limited engagement

More engaged students

• Students who are owning their learning journey

• Deeper learning and meaning making

• Critical thinking

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EMOTIONAL OVERLAYS

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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING

Two schools of thought on whether gifted children are particularly at risk for social andemotional difficulties.

1. Gifted and talented children as being prone to problems and in need of specialinterventions to prevent or overcome their unique difficulties• ‘high potential children …not identified as gifted … often not in special school

programs … because of social and emotional difficulties that may develop in firstfew years of formal schooling, when there are few attempts made to search out andprovide assistance to these children’ (Ballering & Koch, 1984; Webb, 1993).

2. Gifted children as generally being able to fare quite well on their own, and giftedchildren with problems needing special interventions are seen as a relativeminority.• ‘research on students from academic programs specifically designed for gifted

children. Such children, by the very nature of the selection process, are usuallyfunctioning well in school, and are not experiencing major social or emotionalproblems’ (Webb, 1993; Whitmore, 1980).

• Bottom line: social and emotional difficulties can mask giftedness and also influenceschool performance

• Gifted children – ‘risk factors such as perfectionism or asynchronous development’(Olenchak, F. Richard; Goerss, Jean; Beljan, Paul; Webb, James T.; Webb, Nadia E.; Amend, Edward R, 2005)

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BARRIERS TO LEARNING

• Generally, twice-exceptional students are those who meet the eligibilitycriteria for both giftedness and learning disabilities.

• Giftedness usually pertains to high intellectual abilities or potential ratherthan students' specific accomplishments. Gifted students are commonlydepicted as having exceptional abilities or potential for learning andproblem solving. It is important to understand factors that hamper thispotential.

• Learning disabilities are defined as problems in learning due to a cognitive-processing difficulty in which the dysfunction affects one or more cognitiveprocesses instead of obstructing overall intellectual ability.

Dawn BeckleyUniversity of Connecticut

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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

LEVEL 1 PRIMARY SENSORY SYSTEMS

Touch, Balance & Movement, Body & Position, Other Senses

including visual and auditory

LEVEL 2 SENSORY-MOTOR

SKILLS Body Awareness, Hand Preference, Motor Planning

LEVEL 3 PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILLS

Auditory Discrimination, Speech & Language, Visual Discrimination,

Eye-Hand Coordination, Purposeful Activity

LEVEL 4 ACADEMIC READINESS

Academic Skills, Complex, Motor Skills, Regulation of Attention,

Organised Behaviour, Self-Esteem & Self-Control.

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SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT ‘DIAGNOSIS’

• It the situation or setting perhaps inappropriate. Behaviours that fit inone environment may be seen as problematic in another setting.

• Unspoken assumption that everyone should function equally well inevery circumstance.

• We see many children who have been referred withdiagnoses/suspected ADD/ ADHD, OCD, Asperger’s Disorder, ODD, orBipolar Disorder. Assessment might reveal misdiagnosis/overlookingasynchronous development and giftedness (behaviours inherent togifted children not sufficiently understand or accepted).

• Can be a combination of factors - how to help children not feel sovery different

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DISCREPANCIES

• Emerick (1988) suggested this discrepancy might include any of the following combinations:

• high IQ score and low achievement test scores;

• high IQ score and low grades;

• high achievement test scores and low grades;

• high indicators of intellectual, creative potential and low creative productivity; or

• high indicators of potential and limited presence of appropriate opportunity for intellectual and creative development.

Siegle, Del (2012-10-01). Underachieving Gifted Child: Recognizing, Understanding, and Reversing Underachievement (Kindle Locations 167-173). Sourcebooks, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

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ACKNOWLEDGING ASSETS

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MOTIVATION

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THE WAY FORWARD SUPPORTING THEM APPROPRIATELY

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SELF-REGULATED LEARNING Self-regulated learning emphasizes:

• “autonomy and control by the individual who monitors, directs, and regulates actionstoward goals of information acquisition, expanding expertise, and self-improvement”(Paris & Paris, 2001:1)

Self-regulation refers to:

• “refers to self-generated thoughts, feelings, and actions that are planned andcyclically adapted to the attainment of personal goals” (Zimmerman, 2000:14)

Self-regulated learning - relies on learners being motivated and being able to exertself-control in attending to tasks:

• Sustaining attention/not giving in to distractions

• Setting attainable goals – scaffolding!! TRAJECTORIES!!

• Persistence when challenged

Core principles:• Autonomous learning

• Reflective learning & teaching … becoming engaged in their own learning process

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MEDIATED LEARNING EXPERIENCES

http://wordplay11.wordpress.com/tag/vygotsky/Lee Marsh (Cayzer)

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COMING BACK FULL CIRCLE … SHIFTING TOWARDS DEEP LEARNING

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The Average Student

• Limited motivation

• Limited volition

• Limited

engagement

More engaged

students

• Students who are

owning their learning

journey

• Deeper learning and

meaning making

• Critical thinking

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SOURCES • http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/newsletter/spring98/sprng984.html

• Olenchak, F. Richard; Goerss, Jean; Beljan, Paul; Webb, James T.; Webb, Nadia E.; Amend, Edward R. (2005-01-15). Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses

of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, and Other Disorders (Kindle Locations 142-144). Great Potential Press.

Kindle Edition

• Kozulin 1998, Chapter 3, The Mediated Learning Experience and Psychological Tools

• Kozulin, A. 1985. Vygotsky in context. Chapter 1 In: Vygotsky, L. 1986. Thought and Language. Cambridge, MIT Press

• Van der Westhuizen, G. J. and Lewis, H. 2004. The space for emancipatory learning in outcomes-based education. Paper presented at the International

Conference on OBE, Pretoria, HSRC.

• Paris, SG & Paris, AH. 2001. Classroom Applications of Research on Self-Regulated Learning. Educational psychologist, 36(2), 89–101.

• Magano, MM, Mostert, P and van der Westhuizen G. 2010. Learning conversations. The value of interactive learning. Johannesburg, Heineman.

• Siegle, Del (2012-10-01). Underachieving Gifted Child: Recognizing, Understanding, and Reversing Underachievement (p. 20). Sourcebooks, Inc.. Kindle

Edition.

• Schunk, DH. Motivation. Chapter 14 in: Schunk, Learning theories, an Educational Perspective. New York, Pearson.

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