An Experimental Study on Effectiveness of Integrated Curriculum Model (ICM) in Social Studies Education for Gifted and Talented Learners

Autor/inn/en	Atalay, Özlem; Kahveci, Nihat Gürel
Titel	An Experimental Study on Effectiveness of Integrated Curriculum Model (ICM) in Social Studies Education for Gifted and Talented Learners
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 10 (2015) 8, S.1049-1062 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Integrated Curriculum; Models; Grade 4; Gifted; Talent; Academic Achievement; Creativity; Critical Thinking; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Social Studies; Curriculum Implementation; Program Effectiveness; Outcome Measures; Pretests Posttests; Intervention; Achievement Tests; Multiple Choice Tests; Scores; Instructional Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Turkey (Istanbul); Cornell Critical Thinking Test; Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analogiemodell; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Begabter, Hoch Begabter; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Schulleistung; Kreativität; Kritisches Denken; Gemeinschaftskunde; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland
Abstract	This experimental study examines the effects of Integrated Curriculum Model (ICM) on 4th grade elementary gifted and talented students' academic achievement, creativity and critical thinking (Control Group N= 10, Experimental Group N= 11) in the social studies classroom context, in Istanbul, Turkey. Integrated Curriculum Model was utilized to create a social studies curriculum unit named "luckily it is present" that both cover Turkish Ministry National Education aims and standards and goes beyond for that for gifted and talented learners in accordance of ICM. Research was conducted in a unique state school for identified gifted and talented learners by the Ministry of National Education branch named Counseling and Research Center for identification by means of multiple scales. Prior to the experiment both experimental and control groups were attained equally in terms of use of scales academic achievement, creative thinking skills test and critical thinking skills test's pre-test results. As stated above, Integrated Curriculum Model was utilized to create a social studies unit and implementation of its instruction in the experimental group while no intervention was made for the control group. After 8 weeks of implementation of the social studies unit, results of the experiment indicated that there was a significant difference in terms of academic achievement, creativity, and critical thinking between treatment and comparison groups. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01