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4.10.6 Which gifted students are more likely to become disengaged from regular secondary education? An analysis of learning profiles
This study examines the learning characteristics of gifted adolescents in years 9 to 10 who become disengaged from regular school. It is often proposed they display high creativity. The study compared their creative thinking profiles with those of peers who remained in regular classrooms and those who stayed in their school but not in their class. The profiles comprised non-verbal and verbal ability, sequential processing, creative ideation, and creative thinking. The three cohorts differed in their profiles. Those disengaged from school differed in all aspects except sequential processing. The findings help teachers assist gifted students who might become disengaged.