TY - JOUR A1 - Vock, Miriam A1 - Penk, Christiane A1 - Koeller, Olaf T1 - Who skips a grade? Findings concerning grade acceleration in German schools JF - Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht : Zeitschrift für Forschung und Praxis N2 - This study examines how often and in which form students use the option of gradeskipping in Germany and what characterizes those students. The database was derived from a sample of N = 4,103 students (grades 8-10), who were tested within the standardisation process of the national educational standards in mathematics. For these students data existed on their mathematical competence (educational standard items) and intelligence (subtests word analogies and figural analogies of the KFT 4-12 + R). Furthermore, we identified n = 33 (0,8%) students by questionnaire, who had already skipped one grade. Those accelerated students are predominantly boys, had skipped the grade during their first years at school and performed only slightly above-average on two cognitive ability scales. At the time the survey was conducted, 39% did not attend a Gymnasium and 34 % had to repeat one grade after having been accelerated. While they report average grades in relation to their peers, their mathematical competence is well above average. KW - Acceleration KW - grade-skipping KW - whole-grade acceleration KW - giftedness KW - talent Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2378/peu2013.art22d SN - 0342-183X VL - 61 IS - 3 SP - 153 EP - 164 PB - Reinhardt CY - München ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neuendorf, Claudia A1 - Jansen, Matte A1 - Kuhl, Poldi A1 - Vock, Miriam T1 - Wer ist leistungsstark? BT - Operationalisierung von Leistungsstärke in der empirischen Bildungsforschung seit dem Jahr 2000 BT - Operationalisation of high achievement in empirical educational research since the year 2000 JF - Zeitschrift für pädagogische Psychologie. N2 - Who is a high achiever? Operationalisation of high achievement in empirical educational research since the year 2000 Abstract. In recent years, high-achieving students have received increased attention by researchers, policymakers and practitioners. However, the question of what exactly constitutes high academic achievement is not yet agreed upon by the research community. This paper provides a systematic review of how researchers studying high-achieving students since 2000 have operationalized high academic achievement in their research. In particular, we examined which performance indicators were used, whether achievement was conceived of as subject-specific or general, and which cut-off values and comparison standards were applied. The systematic database search yielded N = 309 articles, n = 55 of which were finally included in the analysis. The present study observed a diversity in the operationalization of performance. The most commonly used indicators of performance were grades and test scores, with cross-domain and subject-specific definitions both being common. Some of the studies' cut-off values were difficult to compare, but in instances where a population norm could be derived, the median proportion of high achievers was 10 percent. The study discusses that constraints on generalizability and comparability between different studies on high achievers can arise due to methodological differences. This paper concludes with recommendations for the operationalization of high achievement. N2 - Leistungsstarke Kinder und Jugendliche sind in den letzten Jahren zunehmend in den Fokus der Bildungspolitik und der Bildungsforschung gerückt. Allerdings gibt es in der Forschung bislang kein geteiltes Verständnis darüber, was genau unter akademischer Leistungsstärke zu verstehen ist. Die vorliegende Arbeit gibt einen systematischen Überblick darüber, wie Forschende, die seit dem Jahr 2000 die Gruppe der leistungsstarken Schülerinnen und Schüler erforschten, Leistungsstärke in ihren Studien operationalisiert haben. Dabei wurde insbesondere untersucht, welche Leistungsindikatoren genutzt wurden, ob ein spezifischer Fachbezug hergestellt wurde und welche Cut-off-Werte und Vergleichsmaßstäbe angelegt wurden. Die systematische Datenbanksuche lieferte insgesamt N = 309 Artikel, von denen n = 55 die Einschlusskriterien erfüllten. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass eine große Vielfalt in der Operationalisierung von Leistungsstärke vorliegt. Die meistgenutzten Leistungsindikatoren waren Noten und Testwerte, wobei fächerübergreifende und fachspezifische Definitionen beide häufig waren. Die Cut-off-Werte der Studien waren zum Teil schwierig vergleichbar, aber dort, wo ein Populationsbezug hergestellt werden konnte, lag der Median des Populationsanteils Leistungsstarker bei 10 Prozent. Die Studie diskutiert methodische und inhaltliche Rahmenbedingungen, welche sich auf die Operationalisierung von Leistungsstärke und ihre Vergleichbarkeit über Studien hinweg auswirken. Die vorliegende Arbeit schließt mit Empfehlungen zur Operationalisierung von Leistungsstärke. T2 - Who is a high achiever? KW - high-achieving students KW - operationalization KW - definition KW - review KW - giftedness KW - leistungsstarke Schüler_innen KW - Hochbegabung Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652/a000343 SN - 1010-0652 SN - 1664-2910 VL - 37 SP - 1 EP - 19 PB - Hogrefe CY - Bern ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Matheis, Svenja A1 - Keller, Lena A1 - Kronborg, Leonie A1 - Schmitt, Manfred A1 - Preckel, Franzis T1 - Do stereotypes strike twice? BT - giftedness and gender stereotypes in pre-service teachers’ beliefs about student characteristics in Australia JF - Asia-Pacific journal of teacher education N2 - Stereotypes influence teachers' perception of and behaviour towards students, thus shaping students' learning opportunities. The present study investigated how 315 Australian pre-service teachers' stereotypes about giftedness and gender are related to their perception of students' intellectual ability, adjustment, and social-emotional ability, using an experimental vignette approach and controlling for social desirability in pre-service teachers' responses. Repeated-measures ANOVA showed that pre-service teachers associated giftedness with higher intellectual ability, but with less adjustment compared to average-ability students. Furthermore, pre-service teachers perceived male students as less socially and emotionally competent and less adjusted than female students. Additionally, pre-service teachers seemed to perceive female average-ability students' adjustment as most favourable compared to male average-ability students and gifted students. Findings point to discrepancies between actual characteristics of gifted female and male students and stereotypes in teachers' beliefs. Consequences of stereotyping and implications for teacher education are discussed. KW - teacher beliefs KW - stereotypes KW - giftedness KW - gender KW - teacher education KW - Australian culture Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2019.1576029 SN - 1469-2945 SN - 1359-866X VL - 48 IS - 2 SP - 213 EP - 232 PB - Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis CY - Abingdon ER -