Jihyang Park ELI 73(001) Paper 2 – Academic Writing(draft 1) Grouping the Gifted Children The articles talk about grouping gifted children. In his article entitled “Grouping the Gifted: pro” Kenneth Mott claims that we should do grouping gifted children. Second article “Grouping the Gifted: con” Bruno Bettelheim claims that Grouping the gifted children has some cons. According to Kenneth Mott ‘Gifted’ means that pupils of average intelligence who have exceptional ability in art or music
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degrees of intelligence ranging from mental retardation to the extremely gifted and creative individuals. To examine the gifted individual more closely‚ an interview was conducted with a woman named Deloris Tamers regarding her daughter Olivia Tamers. Olivia tamers IQ score revealed that she has an IQ of 145. Gifted and creative individuals have their own distinctive features and characteristics. Santrock (2007)‚ describes gifted individuals as developing high intelligences and IQ’s of 130 and higher
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Big achievements start on small ideas. Research allows you to pursue your interests‚ to learn something new‚ to hone your problem-solving skills and to challenge yourself in new ways. Working on a faculty-initiated research project gives you the opportunity work closely with a mentor–a faculty member or other experienced researcher. With a self-initiated research project‚ you leave Berkeley with a product that represents the distillation of your interests
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For my assignment‚ I got the opportunity to learn more about exceptional learners. I took an in depth look at what defines a child as gifted‚ how the life course of the gifted can be described‚ and some options for educating students who are gifted. I began by taking a look at what defines a child as "gifted". Our book describes gifted children as those that have a combination of an extreme talent in subjects such as music‚ mathematics‚ and art‚ and an above average intelligence‚ which is usually
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Exceptionally Able/Gifted Children Definition: a child who shows exceptional ability in one or more areas mathematical‚ verbal‚ spatial awareness‚ musical or artistic ability. These children have an IQ of 130 or above. This is the top 2% of the population in Ireland. Characteristics of Gifted Learners: * Keen powers of observation - noticing details other children of the same age would miss‚ including non-verbal cues. * Develop skills quicker – gifted children learn to read‚ walk and talk
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Characteristics of Gifted Children Very Observant Extremely Curious Intense interests Excellent memory Long attention span Excellent reasoning skills This above average giftedness can be generic or acquired. Mildly gifted (IQ 115-129) Moderately gifted (IQ 130-144) Highly gifted (IQ 145-159) Exceptionally gifted (IQ 160-174) Profoundly gifted (IQ 175+) MENTAL RETARDATION Genetic conditions Problems during pregnancy. Problems at birth. TYPES syndromic intellectual disability
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Ability Grouping The BALANCED VIEW: Research-based information on timely topics Volume 6‚ Number 2 July 2002 WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES RESEARCH 7-11 South Broadway White Plains‚ NY 10601 (914) 682-1969 FAX: (914) 682-1760 e-mail: info@westchesterinst.org What is ability grouping? Researchers have struggled for decades to find answers to questions about ability grouping: Does anyone benefit from it? Is anyone harmed by it? Who benefits (or is harmed)
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ABILITY GROUPING Ability grouping is grouping students according to their ability. The practice of grouping student according to their level of academic skills allows a teacher to provide a uniform level of instruction to an entire group. TYPES OF GROUPING 1. Between class 2. Within class ability grouping Between- class grouping refers to a schools’ practice of forming classroom that contain students of similar ability. Within class grouping refers to the teachers’
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There are many cognitive and affective characteristics of intellectually gifted adolescents which differ from those of their non-gifted peers. These characteristics have the potential to assist academic and social development‚ or conversely may present social and academic difficulties for the adolescents. Two cognitive characteristics and two affective characteristics typically associated with gifted adolescents will be examined to explore the relationship between these characteristics and their
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Ability grouping is a widely spread practice used among many educators today. Between-class grouping is by far one of the most commonly used types of ability grouping. "The goal of this grouping is for each class to be made up of students who are homogeneous in standardized intelligence or achievement test scores" (Snowman‚ Biehler). In this type of grouping‚ the schools separate their students into different classes or courses. "Between-class ability grouping is where students spend most of the
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