Del Siegle

The Underachieving Gifted Child (eBook, ePUB)

Recognizing, Understanding, and Reversing Underachievement

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why are some gifted children willing to tackle new challenges whereas others seen insecure or uninterested? Why do some gifted students achieve while others become caught in a cycle of underachievement? Are there strategies teachers and parents can implement that promote an achievement-oriented attitude? "The Underachieving Gifted Child: Recognizing, Understanding, and Reversing Underachievement" answers these important questions. Although there are many factors that contribute to achievement, achievement-oriented students exhibit four key traits: (1) they believe that they have the skills to perform well, (2) they expect that they can succeed, (3) they believe what they are doing is meaningful, and (4) they set realistic expectations and implement strategies to successfully complete their goals. In this volume, parents and teachers will learn specific strategies to improve student achievement by improving students' attitudes in these four important areas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sourcebooks Inc
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781618210418
• Artikelnr.: 37937358

Autorenporträt

Del Siegle, Ph.D., is a professor in gifted and talented education and head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. Prior to earning his Ph.D., Del worked as a gifted and talented coordinator in Montana. He is a past president of the National Association for Gifted Children. He is coeditor of "Gifted Child Quarterly" and authors a technology column for "Gifted Child Today." As a former teacher, and now university professor, Del has spent two decades addressing the issue of gifted underachievers.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 What Is Underachievement? Chapter 3 Characteristics of Underachievers Chapter 4 Dweck's Mindsets: Recognizing Effort and Ability Chapter 5 Addressing Issues of Perfectionism Chapter 6 Rimm's Trifocal Model Chapter 7 Achievement Orientation Model: Students' Beliefs That Regulate Their Motivation to Achieve Chapter 8 Self-Efficacy: Increasing Students' Confidence to Learn Chapter 9 Goal Valuation: Making Learning More Meaningful Chapter 10 Environmental Perceptions: Building Trust Relationships Chapter 11 Developing Self-Regulation and Study Skills Chapter 12 Putting It All Together References Appendix The National Association for Gifted Children's Position Paper on Giftedness About the Author