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ERIC Number: EJ1161639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jan
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-2175
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Student Independent Investigations for Authentic Learning
Westberg, Karen L.; Leppien, Jann H.
Gifted Child Today, v41 n1 p13-18 Jan 2018
Including opportunities for students to conduct independent investigations is a mainstay of gifted education programs and services. When carefully designed and skillfully facilitated, students' interest-based, independent study experiences result in increased intrinsic motivation, growth in 21st-century critical and creativity skills, greater self-efficacy toward research and creative productivity, and authentic learning experiences. Successful and meaningful investigations occur when teachers guide students through four stages of the independent study process: interest focusing, problem focusing, product focusing, and audience focusing. Progression through these stages leads to real-life learning experiences with lasting effects for students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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