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ERIC Number: ED291213
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 11
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The University of Tulsa School for Gifted Children.
Hollingsworth, Patricia L.
The University of Tulsa (Oklahoma) School for Gifted Children is a full school program for able learners ages 3-12. The school is the only one in the nation to use a curriculum based on Enaction Theory which postulates that thinking is a matter of running a simulation in one's head and involves three steps: (1) creating a mental model, (2) manipulating that model, and (3) developing a strategy for problem solving. The curriculum also incorporates other hands-on, experience-based approaches, including Renzuilli's Triad Enrichment approach to children's independent investigations, the Talents Unlimited model to develop multiple talents, the Developing Capable Young People approach to social and emotional development, and Math Their Way and Mathematics a Way of Thinking for the math program. Each classroom has a lead teacher and one or more assistants. Consultants in computers and mathematics, music, Spanish, art, and science are available. Students are selected by an Admissions Board using interviews, parent information forms, and results of tests measuring verbal, quantitative, perceptual, and creative abilities. The school sponsors conferences for teachers and parents of gifted and talented youngsters and serves as the practicum site for The University of Tulsa's master's degree with specialization in gifted education. (VW)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Tulsa Univ., OK. School for Gifted Children.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A