Parenting Journal · Volume 3 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Rethinking Giftedness in the Age of Generative AI: A Relational Epistemic Agency Model for Advanced Learners
Originally published 2026-10-07 · Journal of Intelligence
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/jintelligence14100247 ↗
AI / system type
Generative AI/LLM; theoretical agency model
Child-facing evidenceExamines children or child-focused systems. Transfer to everyday family life must be assessed separately.
The AI connection
Examines GenAI cognitive offloading, task distribution and epistemic agency.
Why this reading matters
Provides a precise vocabulary for evaluating ownership and transfer instead of judging polished output alone.
Editorial reading guide · Independence
What can my child still explain and do after the AI is removed?
Maps to Independence by separating AI-supported performance from independent competence and intellectual ownership.
Study context
Single-author synthesis developing REAM-AL for advanced learners
Age / stage: Advanced children and adolescents; no new child cohort
Read with three questions
- How does the model distinguish extension from developmental substitution?
- Who makes the epistemic decisions in a joint task?
- What independent or transfer task could test the child’s own understanding?
Keep the limits in view
Untested theoretical model, single-author source selection and mixed proximity of underlying evidence; no demonstrated benefit for gifted children.
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Çiğdem Nilüfer Umar (2026). Rethinking Giftedness in the Age of Generative AI: A Relational Epistemic Agency Model for Advanced Learners Journal of Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence14100247
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