Australia Association for Research in Education
Gifted and talented students
What makes a gifted student?
At the SMH Education Summit earlier in 2024 the Education Minister of NSW, Prue Car, announced a new …
Why you can’t identify gifted students using NAPLAN
Some schools rely on NAPLAN results to identify gifted students, a trend that is leading to many high-potential …
What is ‘giftedness’ and why do some ‘gifted’ children underachieve?
Many teachers and parents would know some children as ‘gifted’ within our education systems. I am in the …
Why do students from privileged schools dominate the Year 12 art work exhibition?
Is artistic ability only found in students from wealthy backgrounds? We like to believe that artistic ability is …
Gifted primary school children need more than special classes
Many gifted girls and boys find the gifted label stigmatising, and go out of their way to dodge …