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Perceptions And Experiences Of Gifted And Talented African American Alumni From A Steam Program, Hanan R. Hameen
Perceptions And Experiences Of Gifted And Talented African American Alumni From A Steam Program, Hanan R. Hameen
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions of gifted and talented African American former high school students who are alumni of an exemplar STEAM program in a major urban city on the eastern seaboard with culturally relevant instruction regarding curricular and instructional practices for academic success. The conceptual framework was Ladson-Billings’ constructivist theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. Three research questions guided this study. Through a basic qualitative research design with a typological approach, semi-structured virtual interviews with 10 participants were conducted. Emergent themes from data collection were feelings of isolation due to uninvolved teachers and peers, cultural …
Influence Of Project-Based Learning And Homogeneous Grouping On Gifted Students' Cognitive Abilities, Pamela Stewart Holman
Influence Of Project-Based Learning And Homogeneous Grouping On Gifted Students' Cognitive Abilities, Pamela Stewart Holman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem investigated in this study was the lack of an appropriate educational setting for gifted and talented students (GATSs) in New Jersey. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to determine the differences in cognitive abilities between GATSs who participated in project-based learning (PBL), and if so, in homogeneous grouping (HG) or not, and GATSs who did not participate in PBL. The theoretical frameworks used in this study were the theories of learning, creativity, and critical thinking of Vygotsky and Piaget. The research questions addressed differences in GATSs' cognitive abilities as measured by score changes in the scaled verbal, …
Evaluation Of The Excel And Impact! Programs For Gifted Students, Jeffrey Christo
Evaluation Of The Excel And Impact! Programs For Gifted Students, Jeffrey Christo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This study addressed a gap in local practice where the IMPACT! and EXCEL programs for gifted students only received anecdotal evaluation. Despite the existence of established standards, programming for gifted students rarely undergoes rigorous evaluation at the local, state, or national levels. The research project consisted of a summative goal-based evaluation that reported the degree to which the school district's programming met national standards and to identify strengths and weaknesses. The researcher conducted qualitative inquiry of an intrinsic case study to evaluate the programming at a single school district under the theoretical frameworks of pragmatism, differentiated instruction, and self-efficacy. Educators …