Looking Back on Lessons Learned: Gifted Adults Reflect on Their Experiences in Advanced Classes     

Kristin M. Perrone  Stephen L. Wright  Tracy M. Ksiazak  Amy L. Crane  Aarika Vannatter 《Roeper Review》2013,35(2):127-139

The purpose of this study was to learn about gifted adults' experiences in advanced classes and attitudes about advanced classes or gifted programs for their children. Participants were 88 adults (33 men and 55 women) who have been participating in a longitudinal study of academically talented individuals since their high-school graduation in 1988. Participants responded to open-ended questions via mailed surveys. Eighty-five percent of participants described their academic experiences in advanced classes as positive, whereas slightly fewer participants (59%) described their interpersonal experiences in advanced classes as positive. Seventy-five percent of participants with children described signs of giftedness in their children, and 88% of participants indicated that they would support advanced placement for their children if it were recommended by the school. Implications of the findings were discussed and directions for future research were provided.  相似文献