An Enrichment Model: A Study of Developing a Pilot Program for Gifted Students

Abstract

The paper first reviews the development of gifted education for the last two decades in Taiwan. The review indicates that gifted students enjoy some advantageous circumstances that regular students do not. Gifted education in Taiwan is, hammer, facing the problems of conservative definition-identification, entrance examinations' negative impact and curricula that are not challenging. Searching far solutions, the author pursued a two year research project in the Affiliated School(AS) of National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU). The research project was to develop a pilot program using Renzull's Enrichment Triad Model By doing research an enrichment program was developed. The purposes were to investigate: Methods of curriculum compacting. The impact of curriculum of completing on students' achievement, time and attitudes. The impact of group training activities on students' creativity and creative-productivity. Factors conducive to individual and small group investigations. Observation, experimentation and interview were used to collect data. Findings concerning curriculum compacting, group training activities and investigations of real problems were discussed. Characteristics of the program developed were also described.