Drawing on Giftedness: Understanding What It Means to Be an Engaged Gifted and Talented Elementary Student

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Abstract

Research has found that a strong predictor of students’ success is the ability to connect to their school and actively be engaged in their learning. Even with the vast support for its positive effects, one area that has not been investigated is the idea of student engagement with gifted and talented students: particularly when looking at the elementary grade levels. This concept is essential to understand because research also supports the ideas that student engagement decreases with each grade level. Through the qualitative analysis of gifted and talented student drawings and interviews, this research shows support for increasing student engagement for these students and how it can be done in the current educational system.

Author

• Kimberly Michele McCormick, Salisbury University