All reviewed studies conceptualize gifted underachievement with a discrepancy model, but achievement measures and cut-offs differ widely across studies¶
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q3 i? All nine studies used a discrepancy model, yet the number and type of achievement measures and the cut-off metric varied between studies. → White 2018
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White 2018¶
White, Sonia, Graham, Linda, & Blaas, Sabrina (2018). Why do we know so little about the factors associated with gifted underachievement? A systematic literature review. Educational Research Review, 24, pp. 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2018.03.001
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Review of underachievement identification across the nine articles (Tables 3–4). The review reports all nine "conceptualized gifted underachievement using a discrepancy model", but achievement measures (GPA, tests, rankings) and discrepancy metrics varied; only three used individually referenced benchmarks.
"All nine articles meeting our inclusion criteria conceptualized gifted underachievement using a discrepancy model, where students who are identified as gifted demonstrate lower than expected achievement relative to cognitive ability."
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Related Claims¶
- Methods used to identify giftedness in gifted-underachievement research vary widely, with most studies relying on a single measure — related
- Research on gifted underachievement focuses mainly on individual factors, with structural school-related factors under-researched — related
- Most studies of gifted underachievement do not use research designs capable of distinguishing gifted achievers from gifted underachievers — related
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All reviewed studies conceptualize gifted underachievement with a discrepancy model, but achievement measures and cut-offs differ widely across studies |
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All reviewed studies conceptualize gifted underachievement with a discrepancy model, but achievement measures and cut-offs differ widely across studies |
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