Differences between gifted and nongifted student’s motivation: what really matters?
(2011) European Developmental Psychology Conference — Location: Bergen, Norvège (23.August.2011)
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Grégoire, Jacques 
- Abstract
- Motivation is a major factor in understanding the differences between potential and achievement (Friedman-Nimz & Skyba, (2009), McNabb (2003)). Studies clearly show that motivation helps to explain the differences between gifted achieving and underachieving students. (Baker, Bridger, & Evans, 1998; McCoach & Siegle, 2003). On the other hand, research suggests that on average, gifted students have higher levels of intrinsic motivation than nongifted students (A. W. Gottfried, Gottfried, Cook, & Morris, 2005; Vallerand & Gagne, 1994). Literature on motivation levels of gifted students produces contrasting results, but until now, no study has compared these results with that of students with average abilities. Checking, on one side, the level of achievement, and on the other, the intellectual potential, we wanted to improve the identification of the specifics of gifted youth’s motivation. In this study, we compare the motivational factors amongst gifted and non-gifted students by studying their level of academic performance. This study focuses at secondary school level and assesses task values (Wigfield and Eccles (1983, 2000, 2002) and sources of self-efficacy beliefs (Bandura (1989, 2003).).
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Cuche, C., & Grégoire, J. (2011). Differences between gifted and nongifted student’s motivation: what really matters? European Developmental Psychology Conference, Bergen, Norvège. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/203918