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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"gifted and talented students"”.
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Effects of Professional Development on Using Differentiated Instruction with Gifted and Talented Students in the Library Media Center
… to reach out to every student, especially to gifted and talented students who can benefit from having more advocates within their learning communities. Collaborating with other education professionals is beneficial to all students and many library media specialists already make this a normal …
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Career Values and Perceptions of Agricultural Careers of Gifted and Talented Students in the Virginia Governor's School for Agriculture
… choice is governed by what individuals value and their perception of the realities that exist in a given field. Agriculture career education of gifted and talented students, therefore, must begin with an assessment of the values of the students, their assumptions regarding fields within the …
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A Study of the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test Performance of South Carolina's Gifted and Talented Learners in Grades Three Through Five
… the South Carolina Department of Education (SDE) and by South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) leaders to assure the public that South Carolina public schools are making academic progress as outlined in the Education Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA) as well as with the federally …
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Who Is She? A Case Study of A Teacher of Gifted Learners
… reading specialist for struggling readers and today, she is in her second year of teaching English language arts to students who are identified as academically gifted and talented. The case study took place at Beech Hill Elementary School (pseudonym), one of eleven elementary schools in a …
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Case Study: Exploring Inservice Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences of the Effectiveness of Gifted Preparation and Training Programs in Saudi Arabia
<p>In Saudi Arabia, the teaching of gifted and talented students is relatively new, and research that describes the quality and effectiveness of teachers' gifted preparation programs and the training sessions they receive remain rather limited and inconsistent. Purpose: This dissertation focuses on …
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ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION IN RELATION TO GENDER AMONG GIFTED AND TALENTED COLLEGE STUDENTS
… gender predicts academic procrastination among gifted and talented college students. The study consisted of 35 honor college undergraduate students enrolled in a large urban university in Texas. A questionnaire packet was used for collecting data. It included a demographic data form and the …
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An investigation of differences in selected curriculum and student characteristics in regular and gifted English classes in Area I Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax County, Virginia
Current research and national studies reflect concerns about the quality of differentiated education that is offered to gifted and talented students. Fairfax County Public Schools, in Virginia, has made a commitment to providing differentiated education to gifted and talented students, as mandated …
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Perceptions of the Influence of the Virginia Governor's School for Agriculture on VGSA Alumni
… (VGSA) is a summer enrichment program for gifted and talented students from throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. The program is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education, and it takes place at Virginia Tech during the month of July each year. The program is housed in the …
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A Change Plan for Underachieving Gifted Children
<p>There exists a population of gifted and talented students for whom the educational system does not service. These children are often either from poverty or minority backgrounds, or sometimes so profoundly smart that schools simply do not know what to do with them or where they fit in. This …
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Exploring the effects of teaching the character trait of respect to students in grades 4 and the impact it has on behavior during recess
… lessons on respect presented to fourth grade students could reduce the number of discipline referral forms and reduce inappropriate behavior during the lunch recess hour. The elementary school selected for this research project was Larchmont Elementary School. Larchmont School is an ethnically …
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Analysis of the Reliability of the Cognitive Ability Test as a Predictor of Intellectual Giftedness
… of the Cognitive Ability Test by Thorndike and Wagen as a tool for identification of gifted students, Procedure. Statistical analysis using a chi-square and a t-test were used to examine the reliability/ repeatability of this test. The first grade scores were compared with the fourth grade …
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Designing education for twice-exceptional learners
Gifted and talented students with coexisting learning disabilities, also known as twice-exceptional, are increasingly recognized in U.S. schools. This increasing awareness needs to be met with improved legal protection, better methods for identification and optimized teaching strategies for the …
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The Relationship between Teacher Efficacy Levels and Virginia Standards of Learning Fifth Grade Math Achievement in One Virginia School Division
… the relationship between teacher efficacy levels and fifth grade Virginia SOL Mathematic achievement. This study sought to determine the extent to which personal efficacy, general efficacy, and total efficacy account for fifth grade Virginia Standards of Learning Mathematic achievement over and …
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Urban gifted teachers' perceptions of giftedness: Ability grouping or acceleration as an instructional delivery model
Benjamin, Tangela Raquel Teachers’ beliefs about students’ intelligence, giftedness, and talents can influence their own teaching self-efficacy, their instruction, and the way in which they act as gatekeepers or as advocates for gifted and talented students. This qualitative research study examined …
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The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Interest in Mathematics for Elementary Students across Time
… is a transition time for student interests and motivation and there is a need for teachers to provide opportunities to facilitate continued interest. One area of concern is in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. One pedagogical approach that may help …
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Phenomenological Inquiry into Middle School Teachers’ Perception of Creativity
… creativity is an ability that can be developed and should be fostered (Guilford, 1958; Parnes, 1961). Teachers play an important role in creativity development and often serve as gatekeepers to identify gifted and talented students (Bianco et al., 2011; Novak & Jones, 2021; Schack & Starko, …
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The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Mathematics Achievement of Elementary Students Across Time
… instruction on the mathematics achievement of students who demonstrated higher ability in the subject area than their comparable peers. Subjects included 65 students from six south-central Kentucky elementary schools who participated in Project Gifted Education in Math and Science (Project …
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A Mixed Methods Study on Evaluations of Virginia's STEM-Focused Governor's Schools
… youth to enter science, technology, engineering, and math-related professions. Gifted students are a natural resource of future innovators for these fields; however gifted programs are largely overlooked for program support. Since 1973, the Virginia Department of Education has sponsored a unique …
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