Competition and the adjustment of gifted children:A matter of motivation

Vanintelektualni Činioci Ostvarenja Darovitosti

“…Pod organizacijom nastavnog procesa se, prevashodno, misli na realizaciju segmenata nastavnih aktivnosti u kojima do izražaja dolazi kompetitivnost učenika. Naime, s obzirom da je poznato da je sklonost ka takmičenju utoliko izraženija što su varijacije u sposobnostima učenika manje, kompetitivnost se može smatrati stalnim pratiocem aktivnosti darovitih učenika (Udvari & Schneider, 2000). Imajući u vidu ranije pomenutu distinkciju između takmičenja sa sobom i takmičenja sa drugima, uspešnost darovitih učenika, barem izvesnim delom, može se objasniti nastavnom instrukcijom koja stavlja akcenat na unapređivanje kompetencije učenika u određenom domenu -umesto na demonstraciju vlastite superiornosti (Rimm, 1986, prema: Udvari & Schneider, 2000.…”

"Let’s all hold hands and cross the line together!": Competition, motivation and gifted learners

“…Riley (2011) talks about performance excellence, where winning is a measure of excellence, and personal excellence, where the way in which one performs is the measure of excellence. These have also been described as other-referenced, where the ultimate goal is to win or out-do others, and task-oriented, where the focus is on improving performance (Udvari & Schneider, 2000). The way in which a child is motivated influences their behaviour in competitive situations and their relationships with their peers (Kao, 2011).…”

“…According to Riley (2011), research related to how effective competitions are in meeting the social and emotional or intellectual needs of gifted and talented children is scarce. Udvari and Schneider (2000) also indicate that there is a lack of research related to intellectually gifted children's attitudes towards, experiences with, and opportunities for competition.…”

“…Kao (2011) and Udvari and Schneider (2000) describe competition as either structural or intentional. Structural competition refers to the dynamics of the situation, where intentional competition is about the attitude or personality trait of the individual.…”

“…Ministry of Education, 2007). However, cooperation has traditionally been postulated in literature as 'the opposite' to competition (Udvari & Schneider, 2000) and emphasis has been on competitive or cooperative situations rather than on what motivates individual children. There is more agreement now that there is a fine line between the two (Kao, 2011;Maholtra, 2010).…”