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Steven C. Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education 100 N. University Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098 BRNG 5120work
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Work Email: npereira@purdue.eduINTERNET
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Nielsen Pereira
Director of the Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I), Associate Professor
Gifted, Creative and Talented StudiesEducational Studies
- Ph.D. — Educational Studies (Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- M.A. — Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
- B.A. — English Education, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
- 2021 – Present
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Studies
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2015 – 2021
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Studies
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2011 – 2014
Assistant Professor
School of Teacher Education
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
- 2012 – 2014
Talent Development Programs Instructor
The Center for Gifted Studies
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
- 2007 – 2011
Graduate Assistant
Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GERI)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2008
Talent Development Programs Instructor
Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GERI)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Editorial Board Member
- Gifted Child Quarterly
- Journal of Advanced Academics
- Journal for the Education of the Gifted
Associate Editor
- Gifted and Talented International
Chair-Elect
- Special Populations Network, National Association for Gifted Children
Program Co-Chair
- Division D, American Educational Research Association
Design and assessment of learning in varied gifted and talented education contexts.
Understanding gifted and talented student experiences in talent development programs in and out of school.
Conceptual, contextual, and measurement issues in the identification of gifted and talented populations.
Selected Publications
- Pereira, N. (2021). Finding talent among elementary English learners: A validity study of the HOPE Teacher Rating Scale. Gifted Child Quarterly, 65(2), 153-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0016986220985942
- Pereira, N., Tay, J., Desmet, O., Maeda, Y., & Gentry, M. (2021). Validity evidence for the Revised Classroom Practices Survey: An instrument to measure teachers’ differentiation practices. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 44(1), 31-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162353220978304
- Parra-Martinez, F. A., & Pereira, N. (2021). Gifted education policy in Colombia: Legislation and guidelines for learners with exceptional abilities and talents. International Journal of Educational Research, 109, 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101814
- Desmet, O., Pereira, N., & Peterson, J. (2020). Telling a tale: How underachievement develops in gifted girls. Gifted Child Quarterly,64(2), 85-99. doi:10.1177/0016986219888633
- Pereira, N., Tay, J., Maeda, Y., & Gentry, M. (2019). Differentiation as measured by the Classroom Practices Survey: A validity study updating the original instrument. Learning Environments Research. 16, 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10984-019-09284-z
- Zhou, N., Pereira, N., George, T., Alperovich, J., Booth, J., Chandrasegaran, … Ramani, K. (2017). The Influence of Toy Design Activities on Middle School Students’ Understanding of the Engineering Design Processes. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1-13. DOI 10.1007/s10956-017-9693-1
- Hodges, J., Tay, J., Ozturk, E., & Pereira, N. (2018). The effect of the 2008 recession on gifted education funding across the State of Texas. AERA Open, 4, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/2332858418786224 (2019 Pathbreaker Award)
- Peters, S. J., & Pereira, N. (2017). A Replication of the Internal Validity Structure of Three Major Teaching Rating Scales. Journal of Advanced Academics, 28, 1-19.
- Pereira, N., Bakhiet, S. F., Gentry, M., Balhmar, T. A., & Hakami, S. M. (2017). Sudanese students’ perceptions of their class activities: Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of My Class Activities–Arabic Language Version. Journal of Advanced Academics, 28, 101-119.
- Jordan, S. S., Pereira, N., Dalrymple, O. (2016). The impact of design swapping on student design sketch quality. International Journal of Engineering Education, 32, 1984-2016.
- Pereira, N., Knots. J. D., & Roberts, J. L. (2015). Current status of twice-exceptional students: A look at legislation and policy in the United States. Gifted and Talented International, 30, 122-134.
- Gentry, M., Pereira, N., Peters, S. J., McIntosh, J., Fugate, C. M. (2015). HOPE Teacher Rating Scale: Administration manual. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
- Pereira, N., & de Oliveira, L. C. (2015). Meeting the linguistic needs of gifted English language learners: What teachers need to know. Teaching Exceptional Children, 47, 208-215.
- Pereira, N., & Gentry, M. (2013). A qualitative inquiry into the experiences of gifted English language learners in Midwestern schools. Journal of Advanced Academics, 24, 164-194.
- Pereira, N., Peters, S. J., & Gentry, M. (2010). The My Class Activities instrument as used in Saturday enrichment program evaluation. Journal of Advanced Academics, 21, 568-593.
- de Oliveira, L. C., & Pereira, N. (2008). “Sink or Swim”: The challenges and needs of teachers of English language learners. INTESOL Journal, 5, 77-86.
- EDPS 54000 — Gifted, Creative, and Talented Children
- EDPS 54500 — Social and Affective Development of Gifted Students
