Graduate Research Papers

Meeting the Needs of the Mathematically Gifted Child

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Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Keywords

Gifted children -- Education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary);

Abstract

Providing an appropriate instructional program for mathematically gifted children who are in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades is a daunting task. In addition to the routine tasks of identification and curriculum development, there are many other areas that must be considered and problems that must be addressed when a district attempts to meet the needs of upper elementary children who are mathematically gifted. This article will describe why the Dubuque (Iowa) Community Schools felt it was important to develop a mentor program for mathematically gifted children and how a specially developed curriculum not only challenged students, but also helped them see the wondrous and exciting side of mathematics.

Year of Submission

2002

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

First Advisor

William Waack

Second Advisor

Connie J. Erpelding

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Date Original

2002

Object Description

1 PDF file (32 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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