ERIC Number: EJ1430828
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-2276
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University-Based Mentoring Program for School-Going Gifted Students
Jyoti Sharma; B. Biswal; Pankaj Tyagi; Shobha Bagai
Gifted and Talented International, v39 n1 p32-45 2024
Academically gifted students or high potential learners don't feel challenged in regular classrooms. Teachers in schools are also not quipped with pedagogical interventions to meet the advanced learning needs of gifted students. Mentoring is considered an effective method to guide, motivate and optimize learning abilities of gifted students. The present paper discusses the process of developing a mentoring program for 32 gifted students in Science and Math who were selected through a two-tier identification process. Students were selected from three different locations in India and were invited to attend residential mentoring program in University of Delhi, Delhi. Students were administered Wechsler Intelligence Test (WISC) IV, Test of Intelligence and were closely observed during the mentoring session. Statistic analysis of WISC IV composite score and composite observation score indicated high positive correlation between the two scores and 93.75% students scored in top three categories of intelligence as specified in WISC IV score interpretation norm. Detailed qualitative analysis also helped to develop both learning profiles and a specific mentoring program for individual students.
Descriptors: Mentors, Academically Gifted, Program Development, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, Children, Intelligence Tests, Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Identification, Learning Processes, Intelligence, Partnerships in Education, Private Schools, Public Schools, Middle School Students, Middle School Mathematics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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