Professor Jennifer Jolly (Department of Special Education and Counselling, EdUHK) and Professor Joni Lakin (College of Education, University of Alabama) recently investigated a critical issue in gifted education: Do teacher rating scales measure innate cognitive ability, or are they simply identifying specific personality traits?
In a recent episode of the Riot IQ & Human Intelligence podcast, Professor Jolly dives into their findings, including why “conscientiousness” is often mistakenly interpreted as evidence of high ability, and how teachers, as “gatekeepers,” may be influenced by unconscious bias when identifying gifted and talented students.
This research article, co-authored with Professor Joni Lakin, is now available via Open Access in Gifted Child Quarterly. It is essential reading for both frontline educators and the public looking to refine how we support gifted students in their learning.
Please watch the Interview on the Riot IQ & Human Intelligence podcast using the link below:
https://youtu.be/Ly_RBU4n3Y4
You may also read the Open Access Journal via the link below:
https://journalsread.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00169862251397381
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