The purpose of this study was to develop an operating standard for elementary school gifted education based on the opinions made by experts and literature research. The results are as follows.
Study 1, Constructing an operating standard framework for...
The purpose of this study was to develop an operating standard for elementary school gifted education based on the opinions made by experts and literature research. The results are as follows.
Study 1, Constructing an operating standard framework for elementary school gifted education.
Study 2, Describing the framework obtained from study 1 in detail.
The study comprised distribution of questionnaires based on literature research to relevant experts, in which the results were subjected to statistically analysis. The subjects of the study consisted of 35 elementary school gifted education staff and teachers in Incheon however 27 of them responded to the questionnaire, producing a response rate of 77.1%. The subjects were allowed to freely describe the sub-categories of 7 questions in the first questionnaire and from the second questionnaire, in order to increase the accuracy of the sub-categories, that ones that had an overall score of less than 3 out of 6 were excluded from the study.
The order of importance of up to 5 sub-categories of each question is as follows.
First, the factors that should take the greatest priority in terms of distinguishing the level of elementary school gifted education are:
① Calibrating students' justifiable attitude, creativity and intelligence using various calibrating tools.
② Maintaining the consistency of the use of examining tools that pertain to elementary school gifted education curriculum.
③ Observations to judge students' learning ability and ability to perform assignments.
④ Using appropriate tools that are suitable for different age, psychological and physical state of children.
⑤ Reflecting the feedback from teachers.
Second, elementary school gifted education curriculums:
① Curriculum that training has been applied to a variety of classes.
② Curriculum that exhibits consistency in teaching-learning and evaluation.
③ Various curriculums that corresponds to the characteristics of each individual.
④ Curriculum that permits group education with flexibility.
⑤ Systemized curriculum of pre-learning, deep learning, professional training.
Third, elementary school gifted education teaching-learning:
① Classes that encourage creative and critical thinking for problem solving.
② Unique classes in terms of the depth of study and complexity.
③ Diagnosis of intelligence considering the level at the starting point of gifted education.
④ Proposition of feasible goals.
⑤ Classes that reflect the interests of elementary school gifted students.
Fourth, evaluation of elementary school gifted education curriculum:
① Is this the curriculum that could reinforce the level of creative thinking and problem solving ability?
② Is the evaluation of the curriculum being performed by experts?
③ Has the evaluation strategy been established for the purpose of improving and developing the quality of programs?
④ Does the curriculum take into account the internal and external support for education activities?
⑤ Is this the curriculum that gives the motivation to proceed with research?
Fifth, specialization of elementary school gifted education teachers:
① The ability of professors to deal with the demands and capability of gifted children.
② The ability to give feedback through modification and reconstruction of class work.
③ The ability to understand and develop learning materials to produce specialized versions.
④ Understanding various class strategies that are applicable to gifted education.
⑤ Active participation in training to enhance specialization in the curriculum.
Sixth, elementary school gifted education service:
① Management of files of gifted children and guidance.
② Securement of long-term observation.
③ Rendering information and consultation as to gifted education.
④ Implementation of education of gifted children's parents.
⑤ Implementation of gifted children's personality education.
Seventh, elementary school gifted education administration:
① Establishing the basic framework of operating gifted education.
② Establishing the infrastructure of gifted education teachers in charge.
③ Administrative and financial support for a school inspector in charge.
④ Acknowledgement of gifted education teachers' expertise.
⑤ Acknowledgement of the specialization of gifted education.
If we were to establish a standard based on the results seen from the sub-categories and use it as a guide for the operation of elementary school gifted education in the interest of improving its quality, there will be advantages as to the operation of the system that is pursuant to the intentional and systemized gifted education curriculum.