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Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Of Creativity In Education, Merve Topak-Jamsran
Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Of Creativity In Education, Merve Topak-Jamsran
Theses and Dissertations
This study examined the relationship between pre-service teachers’ self-reported creativity and their appreciation for students’ creative characteristics. The researcher replicated Kettler et al.'s (2018) "Teacher Perceptions of Creativity in the Classroom" study of in-service teachers. Specifically, the relationship among pre-service teachers’ creative self-efficacy, self-reported personal creativity, perceived importance of promoting creativity, and their preference for student characteristics in the classroom was investigated. Data were gathered using a web-based questionnaire e-mailed to pre-service teachers in educational preparation programs in a southern U.S. state. The study sample were 92 pre-service teachers who had completed at least one practicum or who were currently …
Examining School Belonging And Academic Resilience Among Biliterate And Multilingual High School Students, Keila Moreno Navarrete
Examining School Belonging And Academic Resilience Among Biliterate And Multilingual High School Students, Keila Moreno Navarrete
Theses and Dissertations
An increasing number of students in the United States identify as Hispanic or Latino/a. These students enter American classrooms from varying backgrounds with diverse talents. Many of these students are proficient in at least two languages. Unfortunately, Hispanic students are underrepresented in gifted and talented programs, nationwide. The present study contributes to the limited empirical research on talented, biliterate, Hispanic, first-generation, and second-generation immigrant students by investigating strength-based factors (i.e., academic resilience, biliteracy, and school belonging) using both quantitative and qualitative evidence. Quantitative data from 30 bilingual Hispanic high school students were collected through an online survey with items measuring …
Towards Critical Reflexivity In Gifted Education Teacher Preparation, Inna Kruvi
Towards Critical Reflexivity In Gifted Education Teacher Preparation, Inna Kruvi
Theses and Dissertations
Ever since the emergence of gifted education in the United States in the beginning of the twentieth century, the concept of giftedness has been used to marginalize, segregate, and exclude students of particular backgrounds from specialized academic programs. Among the factors that contribute to unequal access to gifted education for ethnically, culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse (ECLED) students, teacher bias, deficit thinking, and insufficient teacher preparation have been identified as especially significant (Coleman et al., 2015; DeWet & Gubbins, 2011; Mansfield, 2015). Among various approaches to mitigate underrepresentation of ECLED students, the concept of cultural humility (Tervalon and Murray-Garcia, 1998) …
A Community Cultural Wealth Perspective: Black And Latino Families' Experiences In Nyc Gifted Programs, Jennifer Cosme
A Community Cultural Wealth Perspective: Black And Latino Families' Experiences In Nyc Gifted Programs, Jennifer Cosme
Theses and Dissertations
Black and Latino K-12 students are largely underrepresented and underperform on standardized assessments in gifted programs compared to their White and Asian peers. The reasons for these differences in recruitment and retention of Black and Latino K-12 students have been attributed to a culturally biased admissions process and the lack of a culturally responsive curriculum framework for students of color. Nevertheless, a small minority of Black and Latino students are successful in K-12 gifted programs. Yet, little is understood about the factors that account for their success and the degree to which families are involved in their child’s success. Using …
Self-Efficacy Of Endorsed And Nonendorsed Elementary Teachers Of Gifted Students In Stem Education, Lianna L. Moss-Everhart
Self-Efficacy Of Endorsed And Nonendorsed Elementary Teachers Of Gifted Students In Stem Education, Lianna L. Moss-Everhart
Theses and Dissertations
This study compared elementary endorsed and nonendorsed teachers of gifted students in science, mathematics, and STEM self-efficacy as well as self-reported use of STEM instructional strategies in central Virginia. The survey, adapted from the T-STEM survey by the Friday Institute at NC State University, focused on self-efficacy and use of STEM instructional strategies. ANOVAs, univariate linear analyses, were conducted on 39 responses to compare teachers’ self-efficacy and use of STEM instructional strategies. ANCOVA and moderated regressions were used to compare the groups of teachers while controlling for the variables of grade level, years of experience, and recent STEM training. Multiple …
Gender Differences In Stem Sense Of Belonging For Academically Advanced Middle School Students, Monica C. Meadows
Gender Differences In Stem Sense Of Belonging For Academically Advanced Middle School Students, Monica C. Meadows
Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated academically advanced middle school students’ sense of belonging as it pertains to the STEM disciplines. The study examined the relationship between STEM sense of belonging, STEM class/peer climate, amount of STEM exposure, and the strength of identification with STEM. A quantitative research design was used to examine factors that influence STEM sense of belonging. The researcher utilized a survey research design with data collection via a web survey. This was accomplished through the use of a descriptive rating, Likert-type sense of belonging survey, modified from the Sense of Belonging to Math Scale (PSOBS) created by Rattan, Good, …
Attitudes Of Advanced Placement Teachers Toward Debate: Meeting The 21st Century Critical-Thinking Needs Of Gifted Secondary Students, Allison Mcmath Mcmath
Attitudes Of Advanced Placement Teachers Toward Debate: Meeting The 21st Century Critical-Thinking Needs Of Gifted Secondary Students, Allison Mcmath Mcmath
Theses and Dissertations
Young Americans must be equipped, both individually and collectively, with the 21st century skills, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, in order to thrive in the global landscape which lies before them. Little political or economic capital is devoted to maximizing academic opportunities for gifted secondary learners. Limiting opportunities for children and youth with the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment, deprives them of their right to an appropriate education and wastes a national resource. Recognizing that limited capital often circumscribes schools in their ability to provide special programs, the researcher proffers debate, a course within the …
Factors Affecting The Job Satisfaction Of Teachers Of The Gifted: A Mixed Methods Study, Mary Kathryn Kathryn Stein
Factors Affecting The Job Satisfaction Of Teachers Of The Gifted: A Mixed Methods Study, Mary Kathryn Kathryn Stein
Theses and Dissertations
This mixed-methods research study examined the job satisfaction of teachers of the gifted in a southern state to determine if the factors of perceived organizational support, teachers' sense of autonomy, and teachers' self-efficacy significantly predict job satisfaction for teachers of the gifted. The teachers are from a state that mandates services to identified gifted students, partially funds the services, requires teachers who provide gifted services to have graduate courses in gifted education, and evaluates services to students with gifts and talents. The open-ended responses of the teachers responding to the survey who have high job satisfaction and those identifying as …
Gifted Education Teachers' Perceptions On Implementation Of Blueprints For Biography: Stem Starters, Mary Christine Deitz
Gifted Education Teachers' Perceptions On Implementation Of Blueprints For Biography: Stem Starters, Mary Christine Deitz
Theses and Dissertations
This qualitative research study investigated gifted education teachers' perceptions regarding the implementation of the Blueprints for Biography: STEM Starters Series curriculum guide materials with gifted and talented pull-out classes in Grades 3, 4, and 5. Specifically, this study focused on gifted education teachers' perceptions about gifted students' knowledge, skills and interests, gifted education teachers' understanding of teaching biography, their perceptions about implementing science-related curriculum, and gifted education teachers' perceptions about teaching with primary-source materials. One group consisting of four gifted and talented teachers from two small, rural school districts who taught 124 students in 12 gifted and talented pull-out programs …
The Academic And Social Implications Of Virtual Learning Environments For Gifted High School Students With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Lorna Elizabeth Bryant
The Academic And Social Implications Of Virtual Learning Environments For Gifted High School Students With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Lorna Elizabeth Bryant
Theses and Dissertations
In public schools today, students who are identified as individuals with gifts and talents are generally confronted with education that is not fitted to their learning needs and self-regulatory potentials (Colangelo, Assouline, & Gross, 2004). The mismatch between needs and services is particularly true of those students who, in addition to their giftedness, are faced with the challenges of a developmental disability such as autism or Asperger's Syndrome. In the face of such challenges to appropriate services for twice-exceptional students, a new approach to public education is attracting an increasing amount of attention. The term twice-exceptional was coined by James …
The Effects Of Peer Coaching On The Evaluation Knowledge, Skills, And Concerns Of Gifted Program Administrators, Alicia Ervin Cotabish
The Effects Of Peer Coaching On The Evaluation Knowledge, Skills, And Concerns Of Gifted Program Administrators, Alicia Ervin Cotabish
Theses and Dissertations
Improving practice in the evaluation of gifted programs is often hampered by insufficient training among gifted program administrators, a lack of release time for carrying out evaluations, and a failure to devote sufficient resources to evaluation efforts. To increase knowledge and skills in program evaluation, a peer coaching intervention provided one-on-one professional development to gifted program administrators. This study examined the effects of peer coaching on program administrators' evaluation knowledge and skills, with a particular focus on increased access for culturally diverse and low-income gifted learners to program services. Gifted program administrators' concerns about implementing more rigorous program evaluations were …
A Correlational Study Of Locus Of Control And Reading Achievement Among Gifted Middle School Students, Jerry A. Taylor
A Correlational Study Of Locus Of Control And Reading Achievement Among Gifted Middle School Students, Jerry A. Taylor
Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the relationship between reading achievement and internal locus of control among eighth-grade gifted students attending a rural middle school in Georgia. The NowickiStrjckland Locus of Control Scale was used to determine a locus of i control score for each of the eighteen subjects involved. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills Form G was .used to obtain an achievement score for each subject. The study used a correlational research design. The Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between test scores. Analysis of statistical data revealed a .0985 correlation. This correlation was not significant.
Pretest Development For Gifted Biology Students, Paulette B. Jones
Pretest Development For Gifted Biology Students, Paulette B. Jones
Theses and Dissertations
Public education has redirected concern for the education of a subpopulation within the public schools which have special needs rooted in their innate abilities to excel in selected areas. That subpopulation identified as gifted students has traditionally been approached with a variety of attitudes and teaching methods which may or may not have fully addressed the student's unique talents. The implementation of a comprehensive program of gifted education within the school system isa renewed commitment to provide appropriate education for this subpopulation of gifted learners and as such involves different teaching methodologies. The utilization of an individualized learning program which …
The Effects Of Vertical Acceleration In Mathematics, Amy Willis
The Effects Of Vertical Acceleration In Mathematics, Amy Willis
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of vertical acceleration of students who had taken algebra in the eighth grade. A questionnaire was administered to seniors to determine the attrition rates and their perceived success level in subsequent mathematics courses. All seniors in four high schools in a large school district in Georgia completed the questionnaire. Responses of those seniors who had taken algebra in the eighth grade were analyzed by examining the percentages and frequency counts. The study revealed a high attrition rate for the senior year mathematics course and perceived success levels that were not …