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Wood, Susannah M.; Szymanski, Antonia – Gifted Child Today, 2020
Gifted adolescents may identify as "gamers" who create avatars to navigate video games and cell phone apps. Avatars provide a unique venue through which gifted teens can explore the issues of self and identity in a critical time of their development. The purpose of this article is to (a) provide an overview of what avatars are, (b)…
Descriptors: Video Games, Self Concept, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Hedges, Larry V., Ed.; Schneider, Barbara, Ed. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2005
Schools are complex social settings where students, teachers, administrators, and parents interact to shape a child's educational experience. Any effort to improve educational outcomes for America's children requires a dynamic understanding of the environments in which children learn. In "The Social Organization of Schooling", editors Larry Hedges…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Activities, School Culture