Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5120

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Nielsen Pereira

Associate Professor; Executive Director, Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER²I)

Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies,
Educational Studies

Email:
npereira@purdue.edu

Phone:
(765) 494-7243

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5120

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Nielsen Pereira (PhD) is an associate professor of Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies at Purdue University and Director of Purdue’s Gifted Education Research & Resource Institute (GER²I). His research interests include conceptual, contextual, and measurement issues in the identification of gifted and talented populations; design and assessment of learning in varied gifted and talented education contexts; and understanding gifted and talented student experiences in talent development programs in and out of school. He has received research grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, and the American Psychological Foundation. He was the recipient of the 2020 Early Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children and the 2019 Pathbreaker Award from the American Educational Research Association Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent special interest group.

Research & Publications

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., Bright, S., Ozen, Z., Safitri, S., Castillo-Hermosilla, H., Matos, B., Karatas, T., & Fonseca, P. (2025). A multi-tiered approach to computer science talent development. Gifted Child Quarterly, 69(2). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862241307662
Ozen, Z., Pereira, N., Karatas, T., Castillo-Hermosilla, H., & Maeda, Y. (2025). A meta-analytic evaluation: Investigating evidence for the validity of the Cognitive Abilities Test. Gifted Child Quarterly, 69(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.1177/0016986224128
Ozen, Z., Pereira, N., & Bright, S. (2025). Exploring critical predictors of math and science achievement for high achieving students in TIMSS data: Application of elastic-net logistic regression. Journal of Advanced Academics. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X251356325
Desmet, O. A., Austin, G., & Pereira, N. (2025). Resolving relative underachievement through an achievement motivation intervention: A single-case study. Gifted Education International. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02614294251364808
Desmet, O. A., & Pereira, N. (2022). The Achievement Motivation Enhancement Curriculum: Evaluating an affective intervention for gifted students. Journal of Advanced Academics, 33(1), 129-153. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X211057424
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
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., 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
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.

+ Current Grants & Funded Research

Courses Typically Taught

EDPS 54000 — Gifted, Creative, and Talented Children
EDPS 63100 – Gifted Education Seminar
EDPS 59100 – Creativity in Education

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Nielsen Pereira

Profile

+ Education

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Research & Publications

+ Selected Publications

+ Current Grants & Funded Research

Courses Typically Taught

Nielsen Pereira

Profile

+ Education

+ Career Experience

+ Awards & Honors

+ Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Research & Publications

+ Selected Publications

+ Current Grants & Funded Research

Courses Typically Taught

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