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This study analyzes the interplay of four cognitive abilities - reasoning, divergent thinking, mental speed, and short-term memory - and their impact on academic achievement in school in a sample of adolescents in grades seven to 10 (N = 1135). Based on information processing approaches to intelligence, we tested a mediation hypothesis, which states that the complex cognitive abilities of reasoning and divergent thinking mediate the influence of the basic cognitive abilities of mental speed and short-term memory on achievement. We administered a comprehensive test battery and analyzed the data through structural equation modeling while controlling for the cluster structure of the data. Our findings support the notion that mental speed and short-term memory, as ability factors reflecting basic cognitive processes, exert an indirect influence on academic achievement by affecting reasoning and divergent thinking (total indirect effects: beta=.22 and .24. respectively). Short-term memory also directly affects achievement (beta=.22).
The present study explored teachers' perspectives on one specific type of acceleration, namely, grade skipping. In addition, we investigated the extent to which teachers' beliefs about students' academic, motivational, and social development after grade skipping may explain teachers' acceptance of this accelerative strategy. Moreover, we examined whether teachers' acceptance is linked to their decisions about using this intervention. Using data from the PARS project, which included 316 teachers from 18 secondary schools in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, we assessed teachers' acceptance, beliefs, and perceived knowledge about grade skipping using 4-point rating scales. Teachers also reported whether they had advised a student to skip a grade. Multilevel regression analyses indicated that teachers' beliefs about students' social, motivational, and academic development largely explained their acceptance. Teachers who showed a higher level of acceptance and perceived knowledge were more likely to have recommended grade skipping before. Educational implications are discussed.
Hochbegabung
(2013)
Das Thema „Hochbegabung“ erfährt seit mehreren Jahren zunehmende Aufmerksamkeit. Um intellektuell hochbegabte Kinder und Jugendliche angemessen fördern zu können, sind eine rechtzeitige Diagnostik und fundierte Beratung unumgänglich. Das vorliegende Buch bietet einen umfassenden und aktuellen Überblick über die theoretischen Grundlagen von Hochbegabung sowie über Möglichkeiten der Diagnostik und Förderung. Durch eine klare Strukturierung und didaktische Aufbereitung der Inhalte eignet es sich ideal für das (Selbst-)Studium und die berufliche Weiterbildung.
Einleitend setzt sich der Band mit den verschiedenen und sich zum Teil scheinbar widersprechenden Modellvorstellungen von Hochbegabung auseinander. Unterschiedliche Forschungszugänge zum Thema werden anhand prominenter Studien aufgezeigt. Weiterhin thematisiert der Band die Entwicklung von Hochbegabung sowie Eigenschaften von Hochbegabten. Hierzu gehören neben leistungsbezogenen Merkmalen bestimmte Temperamentseigenschaften oder soziale Kompetenzen. Erwartungswidrige Minderleistungen (Underachievement) und mögliche Entwicklungsbesonderheiten, die hoch relevante Themen in der pädagogisch-psychologischen Beratung Hochbegabter darstellen, werden ebenfalls berücksichtigt. Ausführlich erörtern die Autorinnen Möglichkeiten der Diagnostik von hochbegabten Kindern und Jugendlichen und stellen geeignete diagnostische Verfahren vor. Den Abschluss bildet ein Kapitel zu konkreten Fördermöglichkeiten in Kindergarten und Schule.
Whereas studies that have analyzed factors that affect academic achievement have predominantly revealed positive effects of skipping a grade, controversial results have been found for students’ social-emotional and motivational development. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of skipping a whole grade on students’ school satisfaction, peer relations, school anxiety, and academic self-concept. Moreover, we conducted moderation analyses to investigate whether skipping a grade affects boys and girls differently. Data were obtained from N = 4926 German students who were repeatedly surveyed once a year in Grades 4, 5, and 6. A total of N = 96 students from this sample had skipped a grade in elementary school. We applied full matching separately for male and female students in order to minimize selection bias. When analyzing motivational variables, we added class-mean achievement scores as covariates within the matching process. Equally for boys and girls, the results showed no significant effect of skipping on school satisfaction, yet we found a negative effect on peer relations that persisted across the 3 years of measurement. However, after skipping a grade girls were significantly disadvantaged compared to boys on some motivational dimensions.
Acceleration, defined as progressing through educational programs faster or at a younger age than peers (Pressey, 1949), is an educational practice that is used to support gifted and high-ability students whose cognitive and affective needs might not be met in age-based classrooms. The empirical results of grade skipping, one specific form of acceleration, have been supportive with respect to academic outcomes but have primarily been derived from U.S. samples. Less is known about German grade skippers. We reanalyzed the test and survey data of more than 40,000 students from five studies originally conducted to assess their skills in native and foreign languages in the context of the national educational standards in Germany. We identified 471 grade skippers and used propensity score matching on potential confounding variables (e.g., intelligence, gender, parental background) to construct comparable control groups. Two different comparison groups were realized (same-grade and same age groups). The findings showed that grade skippers performed (at least) as well on standardized tests as their older classmates who were matched on all covariates (same-grade comparison) and outperformed their same-aged peers who were matched on all covariates in most of the language skills that were assessed. Practical and methodological implications are also discussed. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Das Anliegen der vorliegenden Studie ist es, zu prüfen, inwiefern eine differenzierende Unterrichtspraxis in den Fächern Mathematik und Deutsch im Zusammenhang mit der Wahrnehmung von Leistungsheterogenität und der Diagnosegenauigkeit von Lehrkräften steht. Der Untersuchung lagen Leistungsdaten aus den Vergleichsarbeiten (VERA-8) und Lehrerurteile über N = 1803 Schüler/innen der achten Jahrgangsstufe an Gymnasien im Land Brandenburg zugrunde sowie Schülereinschätzungen zur Differenzierung im Unterricht. Hierarchische Regressionsanalysen zeigen, dass Mathematiklehrkräfte aus Sicht der Schüler/innen umso stärker differenzierend unterrichten, je besser sie die Leistungsstände der Schüler/innen einschätzen können. Im Fach Deutsch findet differenzierender Unterricht in geringerem Umfang statt und es zeigen sich keine Zusammenhänge mit der Diagnosegenauigkeit.
The aim of the present study is to examine in how far a differentiating teaching practice in Math and German lessons is linked with the perception of heterogeneity in student performance and with the teachers´ diagnostic accuracy. The study is based on performance data from comparative tests (VERA-8) and teacher assessments of N = 1803 students attending 8th grade at grammar schools in the federal state of Brandenburg and on student assessments on differentiation in teaching. Hierarchical regression analyses show that, from the students´ perspective, Math teachers differentiate the more in their teaching the better they are able to assess the students´ performance level. In German lessons, differentiating forms of teaching are less often applied and there are no links with diagnostic accuracy.
Skipping a grade, one specific form of acceleration, is an intervention used for gifted students. Quantitative research has shown acceleration to be a highly successful intervention regarding academic achievement, but less is known about the social–emotional outcomes of grade-skipping. In the present study, the authors used the grounded theory approach to examine the experiences of seven gifted students aged 8 to 16 years who skipped a grade. The interviewees perceived their “feeling of being in the wrong place” before the grade-skipping as strongly influenced by their teachers, who generally did not respond adequately to their needs. We observed a close interrelationship between the gifted students’ intellectual fit and their social situation in class. Findings showed that the grade-skipping in most of the cases bettered the situation in school intellectually as well as socially, but soon further interventions, for instance, a specialized and demanding class- or subject-specific acceleration were added to provide sufficiently challenging learning opportunities.
This review summarizes features of professional development programs that aim to prepare in-service teachers to improve students’ academic language proficiency when teaching subject areas. The 38 studies reviewed suggest that all of the profiled interventions were effective to some extent. The programs share many characteristics considered important in successful teacher professional development across different subject areas. They also include some features that appear to be specific to teacher training in this particular domain. This review supports the idea that professional development helps change teachers’
thinking and practice and benefits students, if certain features are taken into consideration in its design and implementation.
This review summarizes features of professional development programs that aim to prepare in-service teachers to improve students’ academic language proficiency when teaching subject areas. The 38 studies reviewed suggest that all of the profiled interventions were effective to some extent. The programs share many characteristics considered important in successful teacher professional development across different subject areas. They also include some features that appear to be specific to teacher training in this particular domain. This review supports the idea that professional development helps change teachers’ thinking and practice and benefits students, if certain features are taken into consideration in its design and implementation.