What does it mean to be gifted in geography education? A systematic review

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14410%2F25%3A00143050" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14410/25:00143050 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2025.017" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2025.017</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2025.017" target="_blank" >10.37040/geografie.2025.017</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

What does it mean to be gifted in geography education? A systematic review

Original language description

This systematic review examines what it means to be geographically gifted within geography education. It asks how geographical giftedness is defined in the literature and what manifestations or performances are attributed to gifted students. Following the PRISMA 2020 approach, eight key publications were identified through database searches and snowballing, and analysed using hybrid content analysis. The results show that the concept of geographical giftedness is ambiguously defined and often overlaps with general cognitive abilities or with curriculum requirements. The analysis identifies six thematic areas of giftedness in geography: difficulties in defining and anchoring the concept; manifestations of gifted, bright, or intelligent students; criteria for their identification; educational strategies for stimulation and recognition; the role of the Geography Olympiad in identification; and the Olympiad’s potential in fostering giftedness. The review highlights the need for a systematic definition, valid identification strategies, and effective support for geographically gifted students.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Geografie

ISSN

1212-0014

e-ISSN

2571-421X

Volume of the periodical

130

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

25

Pages from-to

469-493

UT code for WoS article

001643260000004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105024574027