Journals / Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists / 2023 / Volume: 11 Issue: 4

Evaluation of training workshop curriculums for gifted and talented students

Fatih Aksoy(ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-0102-6969
Bayram Özer(ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-4375-4104
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2023-12-30
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The strengths and weaknesses of the implemented curriculum will be revealed, allowing its practitioners to create a more efficient training system.

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Objective & Hypothesis:One of the critical points that can determine the future of a country is the education of the gifted and specially talented children there.
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Key Findings & Data:For this purpose, a research was carried out with six teachers, a psychologist, an education coordinator and two administrators working as practitioners in the workshop training curriculums for the gifted students implemented in the 1st semester of the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Conclusion & Impact:The strengths and weaknesses of the implemented curriculum will be revealed, allowing its practitioners to create a more efficient training system.
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📍Scope:2019-2020 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Gifted and talented student · Worksho education · CIPP

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One of the critical points that can determine the future of a country is the education of the gifted and specially talented children there. Many civilizations from past to present have attached importance to this education. The aim of this study is to evaluate the educational workshop curriculums applied for gifted children according to the Context-Input-Process-Product (CIPP) model. For this purpose, a research was carried out with six teachers, a psychologist, an education coordinator and two administrators working as practitioners in the workshop training curriculums for the gifted students implemented in the 1st semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. In the study, semi-structured interviews according to CIPP steps were collected by interviewing the participants one-to-one for 8 weeks within a 16-week training curriculum. According to the findings obtained; The quality of education given to gifted children should be increased. In addition, it was seen that it was necessary to systematically examine the opinions expressed by the curriculum practitioners and to make the necessary changes to the curriculum in a planned manner. In the light of these findings, about workshop training curriculums; increasing the adequacy of the physical environment, disseminating studies on creative thinking skills, opening different trainings for all areas of development and ensuring that children can participate in the areas they want have been achieved. The strengths and weaknesses of the implemented curriculum will be revealed, allowing its practitioners to create a more efficient training system.

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Aksoy, F., Özer, B., Gencel, N. (2023). Evaluation of training workshop curriculums for gifted and talented students. Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists, Volume: 11 Issue: 4. https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1380004

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