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Nielsen Pereira

Assistant Professor Educational Psychology & Research MethodologyEducational Studies

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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., 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
Hodges, J., Tay, J., Lee, H., & Pereira, N. (2019). The influence of the Great Recession on the identification of students from non-White populations in the State of Texas. Journal of Advanced Academics, 30, 124-143. doi: 10.1177/1932202X19825802
Tan, D., Yough, M., Desmet, O. A., & Pereira, N. (2018). Middle school students’ beliefs about intelligence and giftedness. Journal of Advanced Academics, 29, 1-24. doi: 10.1177/1932202X18809360
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)
Zhou, N., Pereira, N., George, T., Alperovich, J., Booth, J., Chandrasegararan, … 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
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.
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.
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. & Gates, J. (2013). Perceived classroom management needs of pre-service teachers. Kentucky Teacher Education Journal, 2, 1-17.
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.