ERIC Number: EJ1297547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-2291-7179
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Educating the Gifted: An Opportunity for Improving the Quality of Teaching and Learning in Classrooms
Neber, Heinz
International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, v8 n1-2 p161-176 Aug-Dec 2020
Implementing programs for gifted students requires solutions on multiple levels of the education system. In this article, Heinz Neber suggests streamlining the topic with five interacting, systemic levels. Each level requires its own definitions and clarifications. These should be coordinated and prioritized according to prominent goals and society- and culture-specific political objectives. The resulting vertical alignment between different levels and types of schools will enable smooth transitions in passing through the system from kindergarten to higher education. If a teacher recommends skipping a grade or another form of academic acceleration that requires transferring to a different learning environment, he or she must ensure that the new school or class includes a focus on educating the gifted, where the chosen student will be able to apply his or her preferred learning style and will be accepted by both peers and teachers via a corresponding, positive social-emotional atmosphere.
Descriptors: Gifted Education, Academically Gifted, Instructional Improvement, Program Implementation, Discovery Learning, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning, Inquiry, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Talent Identification, Academic Standards, Foreign Countries
International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) & Lost Prizes International (LPI). Postfach 12 40, D-89002, Ulm, Germany. Web site: http://www.ijtdc.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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