It provides
high ability learners from all racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds with the opportunity to maximize their potential.
It provides gifted and
high ability learners from all racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds with the opportunity to maximize their potential.
Two of the «reasons» above, however, are red herrings, and the other two have real alternatives that don't involve ignoring the needs
of high ability learners.
Recent work in using problem - based learning in teaching science to
high ability learners at the elementary level suggests the efficacy of the approach in enhancing student and teacher motivation (VanTassel - Baska, Bass, Ries, Poland, & Avery, 1998); in improving problem - finding abilities (Gallagher, Stepien, & Rosenthal, 1992); and in promoting intra and interdisciplinary learning (Stepien, Gallagher, & Workman, 1993).
The report notes that most teachers perceive lower - attaining students to be dependent learners, and
higher ability learners to be independent.
A minimalist design with lots of room for information, this menu is suitable for KS4 and
higher ability learners.