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The Effects Of The Comprehensive School Improvement Process On Gifted And Talented Programming In Iowa As Perceived By Middle Level Principals And Teachers, Jean Suchsland Schneider
The Effects Of The Comprehensive School Improvement Process On Gifted And Talented Programming In Iowa As Perceived By Middle Level Principals And Teachers, Jean Suchsland Schneider
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
This descriptive study examined the perceived effects of the Iowa state-mandate, the Comprehensive School Improvement (CSI) Process, for Gifted and Talented (GT) Programming in Iowa. The study examined the assumption that mandates lead to internal changes in schools, increased collaboration among various groups, and improved school programs. Based on the mandated provisions of the Iowa Administrative Code, this study compared the perceptions of middle level teachers of gifted and talented students with middle level principals and investigated two areas: (a) the perceived changes in GT Programming in Iowa from the time the CSI Process was implemented to the present time …
Gifted Underachievers : A Review Of The Past And Present With Implications For The Future, Angela R. Fry
Gifted Underachievers : A Review Of The Past And Present With Implications For The Future, Angela R. Fry
Graduate Research Papers
The academic underachievement of gifted students has perplexed educators, parents, and researchers for over half a century. With such a controversial background, gifted underachievers have become a topic of increased interest in the last few decades. A large body of quantitative research has attempted to fill this void. Numerous personality and environmental factors such as lack of effort, learning styles, family dynamics, and peer relationships have been linked to underachievement.
A plethora of inadequate and unsuccessful interventions have been implemented, researched, and scrutinized. With such an increased awareness, why do potentially gifted students continue to fail and what can we …
Meeting The Needs Of Gifted Primary Readers, Lori K. Deboer
Meeting The Needs Of Gifted Primary Readers, Lori K. Deboer
Graduate Research Papers
Today's classrooms consist of students with a diverse range of social, emotional, and academic abilities. There are young children who enter school already knowing how to read or who learn quickly after they begin their education. Current literature seems to indicate that primary reading curricula in schools are not meeting these students' needs. This project was developed as one method to meet the needs of gifted primary readers.
The project consists of 10 books that were selected to challenge and address the intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted primary readers. For each book a series of discussion questions and …