Most studies of gifted underachievement do not use research designs capable of distinguishing gifted achievers from gifted underachievers¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Most studies investigating factors associated with gifted underachievement do not employ designs that distinguish gifted achievers from underachievers. → White 2018

Evidence¶

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

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Systematic review synthesis (PRISMA) of empirical articles published January 2005 to August 2015; only nine of 957 records met inclusion criteria requiring comparison of gifted achievers and underachievers. The review reports that "most studies... do not employ research designs capable of distinguishing differences between gifted achievers and underachievers."

"Findings reveal that most studies investigating factors associated with gifted underachievement do not employ research designs capable of distinguishing differences between gifted achievers and underachievers."

Discussion¶

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