Higher Levels Of Achievement Research Articles

Academic Achievement of Female Students at College Level In Relation to Their Family Environment And Locale

Academic achievement is often considered as a key criterion to judge one's total potentialities and capabilities. Academic achievement has become a prime interest for the teachers, educationists, psychologists and parents to predict children's academic success which is considered to be an outcome of the learning environment and the family. The present study aimed at seeking the level of academic achievement of female students at the college level with respect to their family environment and locale. Random Sampling Technique was applied to draw the sample of 200 female students studying in the five-degree colleges of Jammu City (J&K) in the year 2015. Family Environment Scale (FES-BC) by Bhatia and Chadha (2012) was used for data collection. This tool has eight dimensions-Cohesion, Expressiveness, Conflict, Acceptance and Caring, Independence, Active-Recreational Orientation, Organisation and Control. The findings revealed that most of the female students were having an average level of academic achievement. Very few female students were found to have a high level of academic achievement. No significant differences in the level of academic achievement were found among female students in relation to their residential background, whereas significant differences were found in the family environment of female students with respect to the locality at the sub-scale “Acceptance and Caring” and “Active Recreational Orientation”. The value of the coefficient of correlation was found to be low, positive but significant at the 0.01 level of significance at the sub-scale “Cohesion” of Family Environment Scale. It shows that academic achievement and cohesion in the family are positively related with each other, however, the correlation is low.

Reading Habits and their Correlation with Reading Achievement among ESL Learners in Selected Malaysian Secondary Schools

Reading is a complex process that involves cognitive, physical, intellectual, cultural, and linguistic processes. Research shows that learners who read extensively tend to accomplish a high level of academic achievement. In Malaysia, the educational goal has shifted from simply forming literate citizens to nurturing a well-educated and intellectual society. Promoting efficient reading habits can be an effective approach to realizing this goal. This study, therefore, aims to examine reading habits and ascertain their correlation with reading achievement among final-year English as a Second Language (ESL) learners in selected Malaysian secondary schools. The study utilized a cross-sectional survey in which data were gathered from a sample of 351 ESL learners using questionnaires and written tests as data-gathering instruments. The analysis was conducted by means of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and simple linear regression. The findings revealed a significant relationship between ESL learners’ reading habits and their reading achievement. Additionally, ESL learners’ reading habits contribute significantly to their reading achievement. These findings highlight the significance of reading habits in determining ESL learners’ reading achievement itself. However, this study is limited to reading habits and reading achievement among students in selected secondary schools. Thus, further research may replicate this study in the context of computer-assisted or blended learning.

Sustainable management and organisation of the work environment in the context of flexibility paradigm

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to analyse the quality of the human – work system in the context of modern organisation management paradigms focused on theoretical aspects of sustainable growth in which flexibility gets the crucial condition to meet each company’s objectives specified by this growth. Design/methodology/approach: It is an opinion article, the attempt to interpret the correlation between the high quality of work environment indicated by the goals of Agenda 2030 and the organisation flexibility dimensions presented in literature which imply the growth in efficiency and effectiveness of work potential management. The study was developed on the basis of the regular and critical literature analysis. Findings: The considerations presented in the article indicate that the achievement of high efficiency and effectiveness level in organisation in the era of postglobalisation and Coronavirus is only possible when the high organisation flexibility is guaranteed, and the flexible initiation of innovative changes depends on optimising the management of work potential. The need of flexibile creativity in the company, being a reaction to the radical redefining the human functioning in an organisation, is required on all levels of each company functioning arising from the view that the general organisation flexibility is conditioned by partial flexibilities. Originality/value: The value of this paper is theoretical. The possibilities of obtaining various kinds of flexibility by a company were determined in the context of developing the human – work system and its influence on the total growth of organisation abilities. It was presented that the flexible organisation competences guaranteeing the proper organisation processes, condition the increase in flexibile skills in a positive way, which contributes to the more flexible activities adapted to the permenent and turbulent changes in the company external surroundings. This article is addressed to the people interested in the multiaspect problematics of the academic issue, the obtained results may be the inspiration to further research.

Diversification of teaching cognitive styles in higher school as a factor of enhancing the quality of teaching accounting the best European practices

In the modern conditions, one of the teacher’s leading tasks is achievement of high quality of teaching based on the analysis and accounting of the best European practices, which can be actualized in the context of a research on teaching cognitive styles. The relevance of a research is as follows: teaching cognitive style causes features of an individual style of teacher’s professional activity. The purpose of the article is in determination of inter-relation between the research on teachers’ cognitive styles and realization of practical aspects of teaching accounting the best European practices. It is formulated that the research of teaching cognitive styles is one of the priority directions of the research which is caused by the need for enhancing the quality of teaching in higher school within achievement of high level of pedagogical mastery. It is proved that inter-disciplinary study of Russian and foreign researchers is aimed to establish individual differences in the ways of teacher’s work with information, to model variable situations of pedagogical interaction accounting diversification in models of teachers’ intellectual behavior in higher school. The article is intended for the researchers, and teachers-practitioners.

Study of The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Goal Commitment Levels in Athletes

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and goal commitment levels in athletes doing individual and team sports. The study group of the research consists of 427 licensed athletes who study at Sports Sciences Faculties of 6 universities in Aegean Region of Turkey in 2018-2019 academic year. In order to measure the level of goal commitment and emotional intelligence in athletes ‘Emotional Intelligent Scale’ and ‘Goal Commitment Scale’ were used in the current study. In order to find answers to the sub-problems of the study, t-Test, Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and Cohen’s d analysis were used. The results obtained from the analyses revealed that the goal commitment and emotional intelligence mean scores of the female athletes doing individual or team sports are higher than those of the male athletes. Moreover, the mean scores of the athletes doing team sports were found to be higher than those of the athletes doing individual sports and the emotional intelligence mean score of the professional athletes doing individual sports was found to be higher than that of the amateur athletes. According to the results of the correlation analysis, there is a significant correlation between the goal commitment and emotional intelligence mean scores of both the athletes doing individual sports and the athletes doing team sports. As a conclusion, regardless of being engaged in an individual sport or a team sport, increasing emotional intelligence was found to be leading an increase in goal commitment in both of the groups. This positive correlation is believed to make important contributions to literature and academicians working in this field, coaches, conditioners and sports psychologists to achieve high level of achievement and performance.

Addressing heterogeneity in secondary education: who benefits from differentiated instruction in German classes?

ABSTRACT In times of increasing heterogeneity in school classes – not only due to inclusive education – the demand for implementing differentiatedinstruction becomes more prominent. Differentiated instruction is supposed to support students according to their competence level. This paper investigates reading competence development in the course of secondary school using data from Starting Cohort 3 of the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) and how it is affected by differentiated instruction within German class. Analyses aim at students with low achievement levels and with special educational needs (n = 433) compared to students with average and high achievement levels (n = 1456). The latent change model allows the estimation of the effects of differentiated instruction focusing on tiered assignments in German classes over the course of five years. Data does not suggest an effect of differentiated instruction on reading competence development for neither of the two groups. Although teachers report implementation of differentiated instruction, they may be challenged by the task of differentiated instruction, especially in adapting tiered assignments to various competence levels within class.

What Makes Musical Prodigies?

Musical prodigies reach exceptionally high levels of achievement before adolescence. Despite longstanding interest and fascination in musical prodigies, little is known about their psychological profile. Here we assess to what extent practice, intelligence, and personality make musical prodigies a distinct category of musician. Nineteen former or current musical prodigies (aged 12–34) were compared to 35 musicians (aged 14–37) with either an early (mean age 6) or late (mean age 10) start but similar amount of musical training, and 16 non-musicians (aged 14–34). All completed a Wechsler IQ test, the Big Five Inventory, the Autism Spectrum Quotient, the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire, the Dispositional Flow Scale, and a detailed history of their lifetime music practice. None of the psychological traits distinguished musical prodigies from control musicians or non-musicians except their propensity to report flow during practice. The other aspects that differentiated musical prodigies from their peers were the intensity of their practice before adolescence, and the source of their motivation when they began to play. Thus practice, by itself, does not make a prodigy. The results are compatible with multifactorial models of expertise, with prodigies lying at the high end of the continuum. In summary, prodigies are expected to present brain predispositions facilitating their success in learning an instrument, which could be amplified by their early and intense practice happening at a moment when brain plasticity is heightened.

UNPACKING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE TOURISM FROM THE ACADEMIC TOURISTS’ PERSPECTIVES: A CASE OF TASIK CHINI

Biosphere reserves are well recognized as a ‘learning site’ for reconciling conservation, development, and learning functions. Being a learning site, the Biosphere reserves received many visitors, including academic tourists. This article aims at uncovering what academic tourists perceived as the biosphere reserve tourism of Tasik Chini Biosphere Reserve. Based on the academic tourists’ surveys conducted in 2012 and 2014, this study shows that the conservation, socio-ecological learning, and problem-solving experiences are key components of the Biosphere Reserve tourism. The context of entertainment, education, esthetic, and escapism experiences varied among academic tourists. While the academic tourists have ranked the first two components; entertainment and education at a high level of achievement, the esthetic and escapism components on the other part have been ranked at lower achievement. In bridging these contradictory achievements, the study suggests the holistic learning approach. The realistic integration of entertainment, education, esthetics, and escapism is meant to fulfil the needs of the academic tourist's needs during their visit to the Biosphere reserve sites, hence, responded to the rising of experiential tourism and experience economy.

The effects of community-wide distributed leadership on students’ academic achievement

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to verify whether students’ academic achievement is enhanced not only by the leadership of school organization members represented by a principal but also by the comprehensive power of community-wide distributed leadership. A questionnaire survey was conducted from July to September 2018. The participants were 1,157 principals from 55 school districts in Japan. A logistic multilevel analysis was conducted using three binary variables as dependent variables. In the logistic multilevel modeling, four district level variables including superintendent leadership and socioeconomic status factors, in addition to 10 school level variables including distributed leadership and socioeconomic status factors, were used as explanatory variables. The analysis results indicated that distributed leadership at the school level had a suppression effect on continuous low-level academic achievement and a promotion effect on academic growth. The main explanatory variables for continuous high-level and low-level academic achievement were socioeconomic status factors. On the other hand, academic growth was explained by distributed leadership and the establishment of support headquarters. However, this study is limited in the method of measuring distributed leadership, professional community, and teacher efficacy, in addition to do not describing the process from distributed leadership to academic achievement.

Survey of Attitudes on Personal Protection Interventions against COVID-19 Including MMR Vaccination and Future Anti-COVID Vaccines

An electronic survey was conducted in October, 2020 among individuals primarily age 60 and older regarding their degree of confidence of deriving personal protection from 8 different anti-COVID interventions - social isolation, lockdowns, avoiding restaurants, taking MMR vaccine, wearing masks when indoors with others, avoiding hotels, avoiding commercial air travel, and using the first future specific anti-COVID vaccine. Responses were received from 135 persons from many different U.S. regions and 5 foreign countries. Respondents were generally individuals with very high levels of education and personal achievement. Results demonstrated wide diversity of responses regarding each of these interventions. None were strongly supported by a majority of respondents, but those receiving the largest proportions of strong support were social isolation (41%), wearing masks indoors (41%), and using the first anti-COVID vaccine (41%). MMR (Measles-Mumps-Rubella) vaccination was viewed much more positively than negatively but had the highest proportion of individuals who felt they had insufficient data to formulate an opinion. The largest number of strong negative assessments were toward lockdowns (37%). We speculate that the wide variation in perception of possible benefits from the surveyed interventions, most of which have been widely practiced by or imposed upon millions of individuals, in this highly accomplished older population at increased personal risk from COVID-19 reflects the current absence of rigorous scientific proof of the efficacy of any these interventions, and the continuation of the epidemic despite the widespread utilization of most of them.

Sustainable Supply Chain in the Agri-Food Sector in South-Italy as an Eco-Sustainability Tool for Innovation and Territorial Development

The agri-food logistics chains face guarantee the greatest extending of sustainability practices in the management of the entire supply chain. The use of management and marketing tools and of innovative legal and economic institutes, also in the agri-food sector, is fundamental to guaranteeing an increasingly “cleaner” agriculture, in order to introduce more and more organic and eco-sustainable food products and safe for the health and well-being of living beings on the market. However, the joint use of these tools does not yet seem to be fully exploited, particularly in South-Italy. In this sense, the territories limit of potential eco-sustainable development tools deriving from the agri-food logistics chains, also in terms of territorial and tourism development of entire areas. Drawing upon the experiences of innovative projects oriented to eco-sustainability that have implemented mechanisms of continuous improvement in the agri-food sector, through the achievement of high levels of technological, methodological and organizational innovation, some implications for how to implement territorial development policies guided by sustainability can be found. In this paper, the changes that the agri-food sector has undergone will be discussed and possible scenarios of territorial and tourism development supported by the agri-food logistics chains will be suggested, two macro areas covered by the three pillars of sustainability, environmental, economic and social.

Psychological suzhi and academic achievement in Chinese adolescents: A 2-year longitudinal study.

In the Chinese educational system, there has been an ongoing debate between using examination- or quality-oriented education. The Chinese concept of psychological suzhi was proposed based on quality-oriented education, and a positive link between psychological suzhi and academic achievement was found by cross-sectional studies; however, studies examining their longitudinal relationship are still lacking. To examine the longitudinal trajectories of Chinese adolescents' academic achievement and the longitudinal effects of psychological suzhi on academic achievement trajectories. Participants were 3,587 adolescents (Mage =14.85years, 51.1% male) in grades 7 and 10, from 10 secondary schools in southwest China. A 2-year (four-wave) longitudinal study was conducted, and growth mixture models were used to analyse the data. Four distinct developmental trajectories of academic achievement were identified (i.e., high-positive growth, middle-negative growth, low-stable, and lowest-stable) that were significantly predicted by different levels of psychological suzhi, particularly the dimension of cognitive quality. Cognitive quality was strongly associated with the initial academic achievement values in the high-positive growth group and linked to achievement rate (decreasing) in the middle-negative growth group. However, individuality quality and adaptability quality had a buffering effect on the rate of achievement decreasing in the middle-negative growth group. This study not only highlighted the promotive role of high cognitive quality on high levels of achievement (static) but also indicated the protective role of non-cognitive factors (i.e., individuality and adaptability) against a decreasing rate of academic achievement (dynamic).

Utilising pupils plurilingual skills: a whole-school approach to language learning in a linguistically diverse Irish primary school

Since the mid-1990s, schools in many parts of Ireland have experienced an unprecedented increase in the level of linguistic and cultural diversity among pupils. This paper describes an innovative approach to integrated language learning that was developed in a primary school in West Dublin in response to this phenomenon. To ensure inclusion of all pupils and to support them in reaching their full potential, pupils’ plurilingual repertoires are welcomed. Two overarching goals to language teaching and learning inform the whole-school language policy that seeks to: • ensure that all pupils become proficient1 in the language of schooling • exploit the linguistic diversity of the school for the benefit of all pupils (Council of Europe [CoE] 2001: 4; Garcia 2017: 18). Classroom procedures that facilitate inclusion of home languages in curriculum delivery and the needs of pupils who are endeavouring to learn English as an additional language are described. The importance of literacy is highlighted as is teacher, pupil, and parent cooperation. In addition to high levels of achievement in standardised tests of English and Maths, additional outcomes are identified including enhancement of the Irish language, a developing culture of learner autonomy, and the cultivation of pupil confidence and social cohesion.

THE Enhancing Moral Awareness for Racial Unity Through Islamic and Asian Civilization Course (TITAS): An Empirical Research from Non-Muslim Students’ Perspective

This article attempted to investigate the significance of the Islamic and Asian Civilization Course (TITAS) according to the point of view of non-Muslim students to form a harmonious view towards Islam besides forming and cultivating racial unity in Malaysia. This study was also conducted with expectations that TITAS will be the impetus to create moral awareness amongst non-Muslim students towards Islam and Muslims other than giving ideas that multiracial is assimilable through TITAS. This matter was aligned with the objective of the Islamic Civilization study for non-Muslim students and the goals of TITAS introduced in 1983. This study was conducted using a quantitative approach involving 203 non-Muslim students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris as the study sample. The mean was 3.81 which depicts a high-level achievement of the goals and objectives of TITAS. This showed that TITAS was able and managed to predispose moral awareness amongst non-Muslim students towards Islam and Muslims. It is also proposed that TITAS continues to be maintained as the mainstream syllabus beyond the pre-university level.

Influencia del Estrés Laboral en docentes de Colegios Particulares Católicos

El estrés laboral es un factor psicosocial relacionado con el individuo y su lugar de trabajo, este resulta ser de gran importancia para quienes estudian sus efectos en las personas a nivel mundial. La presente investigación mide la influencia del estrés en docentes de colegios particulares católicos y tiene como principal objetivo establecer factores asociados al síndrome de Burnout, para ello se aplicó el cuestionario de Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) a 102 docentes, considerando variables sociodemográficas como: género (masculino y femenino) y rango de edad (oscilan entre los 20 y 71 años). En un modelo de estudio cualitativo-descriptivo, se presentaron resultados muy bajos de Burnout en dos de tres subescalas, cansancio emocional (16,67 por ciento), despersonalización (2,94 por ciento) y un nivel alto de realización personal (85,29 por ciento). En términos generales existe una baja influencia del estrés laboral en docentes, la edad y el género tampoco influyen en los niveles de estrés, pero cabe mencionar que cada institución educativa tiene una realidad diferente, pudiendo ser la cultura organizativa una variable significativa y diferencial en cada investigación, se espera que su uso resulte de gran provecho en investigaciones futuras.

Moving in and adjusting to a new country without the support of an employer? Tapping into personal dispositions and capabilities to achieve social well-being

PurposeSocial well-being is the perception and feeling of belongingness and integration within the community and the broader society. For self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) who rely on their own personal resources and network, the achievement of high levels of social well-being can be challenging (compared to corporate-initiated expatriates who typically receive pre-departure training and relocation assistance from their employers). Hence, in this study, we examine personal factors and theoretically ground how they can be helpful and influence the achievement of high levels of social well-being among SIEs.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a survey study (n = 215) involving SIEs to determine how specific personal factors influence the achievement of social well-being.FindingsThe authors analyzed the data using PROCESS approach and results show that cultural intelligence positively and significantly relates to social well-being. In addition, cross-cultural adjustment is shown to exert an influence as a mediator and further found to be moderated by a personality trait (i.e. emotional stability). Supplementary analyses further show support for the critical role of each of the dimensions of cultural intelligence in the moderated-mediation process.Originality/valueThis study offers novel insights relevant for SIEs who move in to another country and try to socially integrate without any support from employers. The study highlights how personal resources and capabilities could help in the achievement of social well-being. Specifically, the findings suggest the important role of cultural intelligence which needs to be developed prior and after the relocation. Also, the study suggests how a personality trait such as emotional stability can be tapped to increase the likelihood of achieving social well-being among SIEs.

6. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Dörtgenler Hakkındaki Geometrik Muhakeme Süreçleri

Bu çalışmanın amacı 6. sınıf öğrencilerinin dörtgenler konusundaki geometrik muhakeme süreçlerinin Şekilsel Kavram Teorisi çerçevesinde incelenmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda “öğrencilerin paralelkenar, dikdörtgen ve kare kavramları hakkında geometrik muhakeme süreçleri nasıldır?” problem cümlesine yanıt aranmıştır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan durum çalışması yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, Konya ili Kulu ilçe merkezinde bulunan bir ortaokulun 6. sınıfında öğrenim görmekte olan 5 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu yaklaşımıyla elde edilmiştir. Öğrencilerle yapılan görüşmeler ses kaydına alınmıştır. Verilerin analizine başlanmadan önce görüşmeler araştırmacı-öğrenci diyalogu şeklinde metne dönüştürülüp analize hazır hâle getirilmiştir. Görüşme formundan elde edilen nitel veriler betimsel olarak analiz edilmiştir.Araştırma bulgularına göre alt düzey başarıya sahip öğrencilerin geometrik muhakemelerinde çoğunlukla prototip şekil etkisinin baskın olduğu görülmüştür. Orta düzey ve üst düzey başarıya sahip öğrencilerin ise geometrik muhakemelerini çoğunlukla kavram kontrolünde yürütebildikleri, buna karşın zaman zaman prototip şekil etkisiyle de muhakeme yaptıkları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğrencilerden verdikleri cevapların gerekçelerini ortaya koymaları istendiğinde geometrik şekillerin kavramsal yönüne daha fazla odaklanarak üst düzey geometrik muhakeme yapabildikleri saptanmıştır.

PISA 2018 결과에 나타난 우리나라 학생들의 수학 성취 및 학교 풍토와 학생 웰빙 관련 결과 탐색

PISA was implemented in 43 countries and economics in the first assessment. But now it has become a representative international comparative study as the number of participating countries and the interest in PISA results have increased. At the end of last year, the OECD announced the PISA 2018 results, and Korea recorded a high level of achievement, similar to the PISA 2015 results of the previous cycle. However, considering that the mean score of the PISA 2015 mathematics declined by 30 points compared to the PISA 2012 mathematics, it is necessary to interpret the PISA 2018 results by trend analysis on the percentage of the correct response and the proficiency in mathematics in addition to the comparison of the mean scores. Meanwhile, PISA provides indices of the educational context variables as well as the results of student achievement. Thus, this study outlined the results of the PISA 2018 mathematics domain, analyzed the trend of the percentage of correct answer by subcategory of mathematics framework and the results of school climate and student well-being by mathematics achievement level and also derived the implications for improving students’ achievement.

MACROECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE’S FOREIGN TRADE

The purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between Ukraine's foreign trade and its major macroeconomic indicators in the context of deepening globalization processes and increasing dependence of national economic development on exogenous determinants. In order to achieve this goal, the most important factors of influence of macro level on the scale of foreign trade turnover have been selected, the interval of observations has covered 1999-2018. Authors used the method of economic and mathematical modeling based on the E-Views software. A multifactor regression model has been constructed, tested for autocorrelation and heteroskedasticity; causal effects have been identified between foreign trade and the main macroeconomic indicators of combinatorial nature (both exogenous and endogenous), Ukraine’s foreign trade volumes has been forecasted up to 2023. Methodology. The study is based on the analyzed macroeconomic indicators for the period of 1999-2018, which made it possible to select those that showed up greatest impact on foreign trade. The results of the conducted modeling showed: high level achievement of foreign trade dynamics of Ukraine over the mentioned years, which exceeded similar indicators of dynamics of global trade; strong link between foreign trade, foreign direct investment and employment; revealing of a significant influence upon foreign trade of innovative activity of national business in industry as a dominant segment of the foreign sector of the country. As conclusions, the authors formulated a thesis on the need to strengthen institutional support for innovation and investment activities of national enterprises as a driver for scale-up and improvement of quality of Ukraine's trade relations with the entire world. It is determined that the multiplicative interaction of innovation and investment would diversify and complicate the commodity structure of exports, increase the level of its technological and innovative nature, and thus it is to allow to get rid of the established attitude to Ukraine on the trading map of the world as a supplier of low-tech raw materials. Practical implications. The main theoretical propositions, the authors’ conclusions presented in the article, are supposed to form a methodological basis for expert evaluation in substantiating the priorities of the state policy modernization regarding conditions and factors promoting the export-oriented sectors of the national economy. Value/originality. Prospects for further research in this sphere may be to assumed onto making an assess on risks (threats) and macroeconomic effects of foreign trade deterioration in the context of declining economic activity regarding importing countries of their domestic products, especially in the EU and the PRC, further weakening of external channels of investment and reducing the ability of businesses to innovate in deepening recessionary processes on the global and national levels.

Achievement Across the Life Span: Perspectives From the Terman Study of the Gifted

The Terman Study of the Gifted presents a unique opportunity to study the implications of achievement for life satisfaction in adulthood and aging. This article uses a life-span developmental perspective to summarize research concerning the lifetime achievement of the Terman sample, their appraisals of living up to their intellectual abilities, and their approaches to aging. A large majority of the Terman men reached high levels of occupational achievement, while the achievements of the Terman women were more varied. The historical context is important in understanding these gender differences. The participants’ appraisals of having lived up to their intellectual abilities were generally positive, and appraisals were related to lifetime achievement pattern and gender. Early knowledge of being labeled as gifted was negatively related to participants’ appraisals of their life accomplishments in adulthood. Finally, the lives of the Terman Study participants provide insight into possibilities for successful aging.