Gifted underachievers consistently report lower motivation than gifted achievers across reviewed studies¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? All four studies investigating motivation found gifted underachievers scored lower on self-reported motivation measures than gifted achievers. → 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? · review · r3

Review synthesis of motivation findings (§4.3.1) across four studies using instruments such as the MSLQ and SAAS-R. The review reports "gifted underachievers scoring lower in self-reported measures of different aspects of motivation in comparison to gifted achievers", including significant differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

"All four articles investigating motivation reported gifted underachievers scoring lower in self-reported measures of different aspects of motivation in comparison to gifted achievers."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Emotional factors show inconsistent associations with gifted underachievement, depending on the aspect of emotion measured — related
• Gifted underachievers typically report more negative perceptions of school and teachers than gifted achievers, though findings are not uniform — related