Science Education for Gifted Learners by Keith S. Taber

By Keith S. Taber

Science is valuable to our glossy technological society, but a few of the such a lot capable students who may possibly develop into the scientists of the next day to come shy away from technology once they've got a call of their reports. technological know-how is frequently noticeable to be tricky or dull, and fails to interact or problem people who are so much fitted to excel in clinical studies.


This ebook asks what lecture room academics can do to ensure that their technological know-how instructing is stimulating and demanding for his or her scholars. themes coated include:



  • what can we suggest through talented and capable childrens?

  • gifted youngsters that slip during the web

  • challenging technological know-how via modelling

  • asking questions in technology

  • exploring topical matters

  • challenging technological know-how via speak

  • after-school enrichment.

Set within the wider context of debates concerning the provision for these labelled ‘gifted’ and ‘exceptionally able’, this booklet explores the which means of those different types, and considers what they could indicate in such ways as atmosphere, streaming, acceleration and enrichment.

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