Gifted education

Research in gifted education focuses on the education, training and/or development of individuals of high ability. The Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) is an integral part of the research community that aims to advance knowledge and practice on the education, learning, teaching, wellbeing,and development of gifted students. GERRIC is the pre-eminent centre of gifted education in the Southern Hemisphere.

Academic engagement

Acceleration

Career development

Highly gifted populations

Identification

Indigenous populations

Motivation

Social-emotional development

Twice exceptionality

Underachievement
Career decisions of gifted students (current and planned)

Twice exceptional gifted students (current and planned)

Rural gifted students (current and planned)

Attitudes toward gifted students (current and planned)

International Mathematics Olympians (current)

Creativity (planned)

Wellbeing of gifted students (planned)

Evaluation of gifted education program (current and planned)
Jae Jung

Geraldine Townend

Susen Smith

Jihyun Lee

Carol Barnes

Marie McGregor

Sue Ann Lim

Rajini Mangaleswarasharma
Catholic Education South Australia project

Research projects (including one current project on attitudes toward gifted education) that will ultimately inform the development of a gifted education program and gifted education policy for Catholic Education South Australia.

Australian Mensa project

An investigation of the development of mathematical talent among International Maths Olympians and their post-education career decisions.

Gifted education program evaluation projects

Research relating to the evaluation of gifted education programs in schools (projects have been completed for two schools)

Twice exceptional students project

A series of projects on an educational/vocational curriculum for twice exceptional students are being conducted with ASPECT (Autism Spectrum Australia) and Griffith University.

An annual conference: “Ignite the Spark, Fuel the Fire”

Hosted in partnership with the NSW Department of Education.

MOU with KAIST and PUCV

Finalisation stage of Memoranda of Understanding with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV).

Editorship of the Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia Pacific

Editorship of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education

[NEW] Thesis Repository

University	Hyperlinked title (if available)	Author	Year of conferral (from most recent)	Name of degree
Flinders University of South Australia	Gifted adolescent girls in selective secondary school programs: influences on career development	Rebecca Napier	2020	Doctor of Philosophy
University of New England	The National Special Needs Education Policy Framework (2009) of Kenya: Its Impact on Teachers' Instructional Design and Practice in Inclusive Classrooms in Kenya	Mutuota, Rose Njoki	2020	Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University	Policies and Practices of Gifted Education in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study Analysis	Nasser Mohammed K Almutairi	2020	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Perspectives on Practices and Challenges of Science Teaching and Learning: The Voices of Primary Teachers and Gifted Students	Md Rashedul Islam	2019
Australian Catholic University	Identification of gifted students in Australian Catholic primary schools	Catherine Mary Young	2019	Doctor of Education
University of New England	Virtual Provision for Gifted Secondary School Students: Keeping the Best and Brightest in the Bush	Bannister, Barbara Louise	2019	Doctor of Education
Monash University	A grounded theory study on teachers who inspire gifted and highly able students	Claudia Alejandra Cornejo Araya	2019	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Collaborative Interrelationship Dynamics Associated with Gifted and Talented Enrichment Programs in Saudi Arabia	Abdullah Hamoud Alshehri	2018	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Problem-based learning: Does it have a place in diverse middle-school science	Robyn Lonergan	2018	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Career choice intentions of gifted English as a foreign language (EFL) high school students in Vietnam: A mixed method study	Hong Cao	2018
UNSW	Predictors of mexican teachers' attitudes towards acceleration	Paloma Palacios Gonzalez	2018	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Splitting Hairs or Forging Ahead? Exploring the Potential Existence and Value of Differentiated Mindsets.	Lauren Ashleigh Keating	2018	Doctor of Philosophy
Australian Catholic University	Perceptions, practices, and potential: An exploration of school choice for academically gifted students	Sherol Gane	2018	Doctor of Education
Australian Catholic University	Changing self-limiting mindsets of young mathematically gifted students to assist talent development https://researchbank.acu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1815&context=theses	Linda Catherine Parish	2018	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Validation of methods to identify and measure the underachievement of gifted students	Rahmi Luke Jackson	2017	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	Identification of gifted students at risk of underachievement using ROC curve analysis; using an understanding of the relationships and patterns of social coping, attitude toward school, and self-efficacy to identify underachieving gifted students: An Australian sample	Ruth Phillips	2017	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Tasmania	Paving the practical pathway : the place of gifted education pedagogy in undergraduate clinical skills education in Australia	A.J. Harper	2017	Doctor of Philosophy
University of New England	Opening the doors of possibility for gifted/high-ability children with learning difficulties: Preliminary assessment strategies for primary school teachers	Haines, MaryAnne Elizabeth	2017	Doctor of Education
Edith Cowan	The prevalence of twice exceptional students in the GAT Academic programs: the near miss phenomena	Lynne Ivicevic	2017	Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University	Developing a framework for gifted education in Lebanon	Maya Antoun	2017	Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University	Stress and Coping in Academically High-Achieving Females Before the Onset of Disordered Eating: The Role of Academic Achievement	Jennifer Krafchek	2017	Doctor of Philosophy
Federation University	Dr Fanny Reading: 'A clever little bird'	Jeanette Debney-Joyce	2016	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Teachers' perspectives of the idenification and support of Saudi primary students with giftedness and learning disabilities (SGLD)	Yasir Alsamiri	2016	Doctor of Philosophy
Griffith University	The lived experience of twice exceptional children: Narrative perceptions of disability and giftedness	Michelle Ronksley-Pavia	2016	Doctor of Philosophy
Edith Cowan	Gifted Students: Perceptions and Practices of Regular Class Teachers	Tracy Taylor	2016	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Western Australia	The development and validation of a multiple assessment instrument process for identifying intellectually gifted 6- and 7-year-old children in the classroom	Eileen Valerie Slater	2016	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Under pressure: A comparison of gifted and average-ability senior secondary student responses to academic pressure in high-stakes assessment contexts	Benjamin North	2015	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	Beauty or brains? The impact of popular culture on the development of adolescent rural gifted girls' identity and subsequent talent development	Denise May Wood	2015	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	Precursor, indicator or mirage: What relationship exists between spirituality and type of giftedness?	Russell Walton	2015	Doctor of Philosophy
University of New England	Meeting the Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented English-Language Learners in Australian Secondary Schools	Blackburn, Aranzazu Maria	2015	Doctor of Philosophy
Charles Sturt University	"Put your seatbelt on, here we go!" The transition to school for children identified as gifted: The transition to school for children identified as gifted	Nicole Masters	2015	Doctor of Philosophy
Griffith University	Academic self-concept in twice exceptional students: An exploratory investigation	Geraldine Townend	2014	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Combining Cognitive Load Theory and Motivational Theory by adding a Mastery Goal Orientated statement to Worked Examples and Problem Solving strategies	Hee Min Lee	2014	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	A New Perspective on Thinking, Memory and Learning in Gifted Adults with Asperger Syndrome: Five Phenomenological Case Studies	Nola Grace Norris	2014	Doctor of Philosophy
Flinders University of South Australia	Developing program standards to guide the self-evaluation of gifted centres in Saudi Arabia	Saleh Almutlaq	2014	Doctor of Education
University of New England	Preparing Teachers to Program Philosophy/Critical Thinking in Subject English to Explore Indicators of Giftedness in Secondary Students in Western Australia	Martin, Steven Jeffery	2014	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Teaching critical thinking in Saudi Arabia: a study of two pre-service teacher education programs	Alhasan Yahya Allamnakhrah	2013	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	An investigation of effective teaching practices for gifted students in Saudi Arabia	Doha Aljuwaiber	2013	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	Teacher knowledge and beliefs in relation to classroom practices for gifted students in Saudi Arabia	Maher Aljuwaiber	2013	Doctor of Philosophy
Edith Cowan	Exceptional connections : a cross-cultural exploration of the actual teacher behaviours that contribute to positive relationships with gifted secondary students and secondary students with emotional/behavioural disorders	Trevor Capern	2013	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	An investigation of Principal and Teacher influence on the Scope and Quality of Gifted Programs in NSW Government Secondary Schools	Lye Chan Long	2012	Doctor of Philosophy
Flinders University of South Australia	How do teachers develop an understanding of giftedness? a qualitative investigation	Frank Michael Davies	2012
University of Ballarat	Positionality of disengaged students in a rural town	Fish, Tim	2012	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Moral reasoning and ego identity status in academically gifted adolescents	Linda Yeh	2011	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Differentiating low performance of the gifted learner: achieving, underachieving and selective consuming students	Stephanie Figg	2011	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Confucianism and moral reasoning in Vietnamese intellectually gifted adolescents	Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong	2011	Doctor of Philosophy
Edith Cowan	Looking smart is not the ultimate goal: An examination of a gifted and talented science program	Kym S. Tan	2011	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Admission to Australian universities for accelerated students: issues of access, attitude and adjustment	Marie Olive Young	2010	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Teacher attitudes and effective teaching practices for gifted students at stage 6	Angela Mary Chessman	2010	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	Evaluation of provisions for gifted students in Saudi Arabia	Mohammed A. Al Qarni	2010	Doctor of Philosophy
Flinders University of South Australia	Factors that influence young gifted children's experiences, opportunities, development and outcomes at preschool	Susan Kaye Farrent	2010
University of New England	Inventing the Wheel: Portraits of Acceleration and Grouping Provisions for the Socioemotional and Intellectual Needs of Gifted Students in Queensland Primary Schools	Gallagher, Selena	2010
Monash University	Views of giftedness : the perceptions of teachers and parents regarding the traits of gifted children in Saudi Arabia	Alamer, Saad	2010	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Culture, motivation, and vocational decision-making of senior high school students	Jae Yup Jung	2009	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Talent development in music: a comparative study between Sydney (Australia) and Seoul (Korea) on the emergence of talent, especially the interface between giftedness and talent	Jeongmin Park	2009	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	An enigma: barriers to the identification of gifted students with a learning disability	Catherine Wormald	2009	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	A phenomenological study of advanced learners in educational settings suited to their academic needs	Katrina Eddles-Hirsch	2009	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Western Sydney	The life journey of gifted adults : a narrative exploration of developmental differences	Gruppetta, Maree	2009	Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University	‘More than one way to learn’ : home educated students’ transitions between home and school	Glenda Mary Jackson	2009	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	An investigation of appropriate instructional design to match the ability of the learner	Elizabeth Maxwell	2008	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Prosocial reasoning and empathy in gifted children	Peta Kerin Hay	2008	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	What attributions do teachers ascribe to student academic achievement?	David Anthony Thomas	2008	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	A qualitative analysis of creativity as misrecognition in the transactions between a visual arts teacher and their senior art students in the final year of schooling	Kerry Anne Thomas	2008	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	A comparison of gifted high, moderate, and low achievers in their motivation, self-regulation, motivational goals, goal orientations, and attitudes toward their school and teachers	Hanan Al Hmouz	2008	Doctor of Philosophy
Flinders University of South Australia	Education for gifted students in Indonesian high schools	Dianthi Endang Kusumawardhani	2008
University of New England	Subhaga Daruwan: Identification of Gifted and Talented Children in Sri Lanka	Ariyaratne, Anoma	2008	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Western Sydney	The big-fish-little-pond effect under the grill : tests of its universality, a search for moderators, and the role of social comparison	Seaton, Marjorie	2007	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	New South Wales selective school students' perceptions of aspects of their school culture and student outcomes	Margaret Varady	2006	Doctor of Education
UNSW	The relationship between self-efficacy and self-regulated behaviour within a secondary school music technology based creative learning environment.	Bradley Maxwell Merrick	2006	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Development of personal strengths and moral reasoning in gifted adolescents	Kay O'Leary	2005	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	The development, pilot and validation of a multicultural cognitive assessment scale	Joella E Storey	2005	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Is average human intelligence rising? A formal education perspective, cross cultural comparisons of teacher perceptions of intelligence and analysis of school leavers' examination performance	Ebinepre Abiose Cocodia	2004	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Western Sydney	The impact of grouping gifted primary school students on self concept, motivation and achievement	Chessor, Danuta	2004	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Confidence building and problem solving skills an investigation into the impact of the Future Problem Solving Program on secondary school students' sense of self-efficacy in problem solving, in research, in team work, and in coping with the future	Valeria Joy Volk	2003	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	An exploration of select variables which influence student achievement in the senior secondary school	Ian Paterson	2003	Doctor of Education
UNSW	The interaction between academic ability, locus of control and reward contingency	Su-Chen Wu Lu	2003	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Western Sydney	Giftedness in early childhood : the search for complexity and connection	Harrison, Catherine Anne	2003	Doctor of Education
UNSW	Teacher effectiveness in the education of gifted students : a comparison of trained, trainee and untrained teachers of gifted and talented students	Jennifer Louise Rowley	2002	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Justice and preferential treatment in Malaysia	Bong Song Tan	2002	Doctor of Education
UNSW	Congruence between student self-evaluation and perceived teacher evaluation : the mediating effect on the relationship between academic achievement and academic self-concept	Lai Mui Lee	2002	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	Black, white, brindle: assumptions, attitudes and ideology in policy and pedagogy for the education of gifted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students	Simon Leonard	2002	Doctor of Philosophy
University of New England	Identifying Australian Aboriginal Children with High Academic Potential Using Dynamic Testing	Chaffey, Graham Warwick	2002	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	The application of savant and splinter skills in the autistic population through curriculum design: a longitudinal multiple-replication case study	Trevor Clark	2001	Doctor of Philosophy
Flinders University of South Australia	Hearing the falconer an idea for the extension and enrichment of gifted senior secondary school students	Olivia Muriel Menz	2001
UNSW	An Australian perspective on talent development in music: The influence of environmental catalysts upon the provision of opportunities for learning, training and practice in the musical domain	Felicia Chadwick	2000	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	Psychosocial and academic outcomes for selective high school students undertaking a program of cohort acceleration	Carol Muiznieks	2000	Doctor of Philosophy
Charles Sturt University	Learning styles of 'gifted' and 'talented' adolescents: student needs and school provisions	Meredith Ellen Grace Hall	2000	Doctor of Philosophy
Charles Sturt University	The development of a career education program for gifted and talented secondary students: A case study	Graham Donald Boyd	2000	Doctor of Education
UNSW	An analysis of perceived problems facing coordinators of Gifted Education in NSW independent secondary schools	Peter Downey	1999	Doctor of Education
UNSW	Student perceptions of subject acceleration in New South Wales secondary schools	K.A. Jaggar	1999
UNSW	The cognitive load of discovery learning	Juhani Ensio Tuovinen	1999	Doctor of Philosophy
UNSW	The optimal context for gifted students : an exploration of motivational and affective variables	Katherine Hoekman	1998	Doctor of Philosophy
University of New England	Attitudes of Preservice Teachers Towards Gifted Students	Carrington, Neil Gordon	1997	Doctor of Philosophy
University of New England	Identifying Gifted Urban Australian Aboriginal Children: An Investigation of Cultural Conceptions, and Culturally Relevant Attributes, of Giftedness	Gibson, Kay Lynn Henrichs	1997	Doctor of Philosophy
University of Wollongong	An examination of the characteristics of young, potentially gifted children from culturally diverse backgrounds as the basis for the development of appropriate educational programs	Yvonne Emily Carnellor	1996	Doctor of Education
UNSW	Adolescent anxiety, distress and coping : a study of senior school students and Higher School Certificate examination stress	Glenda M. Hodge	1994	Doctor of Education
University of Western Australia	The identification of gifted Aboriginal children	Moreton G. Harslett	1992
University of Tasmania	A language programme for gifted students at Devonport High School	Wilma Vialle	1988
UNSW	Factors influencing academic success : a study of the abilities, interests and personality characteristics of fifth form male students in New South Wales secondary schools.	Warren Bruce Jones	1975	Doctor of Philosophy

Partners and collaborators

Catholic Education South Australia

NSW Department of Education

Australian Mensa
Asia Pacific Federation on Giftedness

Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented

Gifted NSW

NSW Department of Education
Professional learning program in gifted education (ie. Mini-COGE)

GERRIC Gifted Student Programs (holiday programs designed for gifted students)

GERRIC Parent Courses (courses run to educate and support the parents of gifted students)

GERRIC Master Classes (workshops that cater to the professional development needs of teachers who are likely to have completed a Mini-COGE and/or postgraduate qualifications in gifted education).

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