• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.239-264
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• 2008

The gap in academic achievement owing to entrance age in elementary school has been used as important basic data to formulate policies on school entrance system and other educational policies. Other countries have made further studies to prove the effect on academic achievement of age gap between students in the same grade. This study identified the clear difference in a component ratio in the participants and the successful candidates based on the by entrance age during the entrance examination of the "K" science education center for the gifted. Also, this study analyzed the difference in success in an examination depending on the season of birth between the participants and the successful candidates during the entrance examination. It also compared the birth ratio by season of each group including common students. Some preceding studies with common or backward students show the result that students who entered the school in full age have higher level of academic achievements than students in younger age. But the results of this study proved that gifted students who entered the school in full age did not have a high level of academic achievements. Like these studies, this study show the result that school entrance age works as an important factor of selection of gifted students. Students who entered the school in full age entered much more the "K" science education center for gifted students than students in young age.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.16
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• pp.367-386
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• 2003

현재 우리 나라에서는 과학영재교육원을 설립하여 초 ${\cdot}$ 중학생을 대상으로 영재 교육 프로그램을 운영하고 있다. 하지만 실제 초등학생보다는 중학생에 초점을 두고 이루어지고 있으며 프로그램의 내용 역시 일반화되어 있지 못하다. 특히 영재교육진흥법과 시행령이 통과되어 올해부터 영재 학교 ${\cdot}$ 학급이 운영되고 있는 현시점에서 영재들을 교육시킬 교수 ${\cdot}$ 학습자료의 개발이 절실히 요구되고 있다. 따라서 문제해결력중심, 수학실험중심, 수학탐구중심이면서 수학분야에 흥미가 있고 재능이 있는 아동들에게 수학적인 힘을 강화하고 자발적인 학습 태도를 배양시킬 수 있는 초등학교 중학년 영재아들을 위한 학습자료를 개발하는데 이 연구의 목적이 있다.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.709-719
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to identify the differences in classification skills shown in classification activities between the gifted and regular students in elementary schools. The subjects for the research consisted of six gifted students in an institute for the gifted for science annexed to P school district in Gangwon-do and 6 students at B and M general elementary schools. Results were as follows: The time taken for classification activities of the gifted was shorter than regular regardless of subjects for classifying. The number of standards for classifying for the gifted was more than regular students. Coefficient for measuring classification skills of the gifted was higher than regulars regardless of age. Consequently, there was a difference in the time taken for classifying and generating the number of standards and in a numerical index of classification activities performed at science classes between the science gifted and the regular students.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.147-158
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• 2012

In this paper we introduced the reflection cluster problems. They are not well known in Korea education field. We used two reflection cluster problems and analysed the responses of the gifted students. Finally, we asked how they felt about reflection cluster problems. The results of this paper will help to make new assessment items and develop new programs for the gifted education.

• School Mathematics
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.441-457
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• 2003

The purpose of this paper is to compare affective characteristics of mathematically gifted children and average students, by analying self-tests of self-efficacy and attitudes about mathematics. we survey 109 children from Mathematically Gifted Education Institutes located in Busan, and students from 6 elementary schools, each two graded A, B, and C, where schools graded A and B refer to so-called schools with concurrent and general classes and C schools with, semi-special and special classes ones. Those schools are determined through the consideration of geographical, cultural, and environmental conditions of 48 elementary schools under Seobu Educational Office, Busan Metropolitan City. From each of the six schools, a 5th-grade class is selected. That is, 205 students from 6 classes are finally selected. Results of the study can be described as follows. First, mathematically gifted children score higher on whole attitudes about mathematics and interest, preference, and confidence in each subarea than children from schools whose location is classified as A, B, and C. Irrespective of genders, mathematically gifted children are scored higher in the whole attitudes about mathematics than children from schools classified as A, B, and C. Second, mathematically gifted children are higher in score for self-efficacy than children from schools graded A, B, and C. Regardless of gender, mathematically gifted children are scored higher in self-efficacy than other groups of children. But mathematically gifted children's score is not significantly higher than that of children form schools graded A.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.223-250
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• 2007

Since 1992, the sixth national curriculum introduced the policy of school based curriculum development(SBCD) and required all the public elementary schools to develop their own curriculum for the gifted children in their schools. However, in spite of the fact that this curriculum policy for the gifted children has the history of 15 years until now, the current state of its implementation seems to be unsatisfactory. The major reason for that seems to be due to the reality that the schools have not had the theoretical basis for the curriculum development for the gifted children. In this vein, the researcher presented the theoretical SBCD model for the gifted children in elementary schools under the assumption that the model should suit the identity of elementary education, so that the gifted education in the elementary school can be implemented in its own form and adequacy. Based on the identity of elementary education, the model was developed by reformulating three component models of VanTassel-Baska's ICM: content model, process-product model, and epistemological model. The major feature of the researcher's model is to adapt and adjust the three component models differently according to the age level from the first to sixth graders in the elementary school. The model can be used not only as a general model for the talent pool of the school but also as an individual model for a specific gifted child by taking his special needs and characteristics into account. The model is a theoretical one based on the curriculum models for the gifted which were presented by several scholars in the area of G/T education, and it needs to be validated empirically in the future.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.289-316
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between thinking style and learning style of gifted children in elementary school. The subjects were 178 fourth, fifth and sixth grade elementary school students who enrolled in gifted education program. They were given the Thinking Style Questionnaire and the Grasha Reichmann Student Learning Style Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and canonical correlation analysis were performed. Results indicated that gifted students prefer legislative, judical, liberal, local, hierarchic, external thinking styles known to be related to creative and critical thinking rather than executive and conventional styles. Meanwhile, in the aspect of learning style, independent learning style than the dependent learning style, competitive style than the collaborative style, and participatory style than the avoiding style were significantly scored higher. The canonical analysis showed that thinking styles and learning styles share 59%(Rc=.77) each other, indicating the two variables had significant close relationship. External, liberal, hierarchic, judical, executive, and liberal thinking styles in the order named showed higher cross loading in the independent variable set, likewise independent, participatory, collaborative, and competitive learning styles in the dependant variable set. The results indicate that the external, liberal, hierarchic, judical, executive, and liberal thinking styles can be the significant predictors of independent, participatory, collaborative, and competitive learning styles. The implications of the study related to the gifted education were discussed in depth.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.127-147
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• 1999

본 연구는 마인드맵이 아동의 작문수행에 미치는 효과를 연구하기 위해 이루어졌다. 연구 대상자는 초등학교 6학년 학생 78명(2학급)으로, 각 학급을 실험집단과 통제집단에 각각 무선으로 배정하고 사전검사를 실시하였다. 이어서 10차시에 걸친 실험을 실시하고 실험을 마친 다음날 직후검사를 하였다. 실험의 파지효과를 알아보기 위해서는 실험 종류 1주 후에 파지검사를 실시하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 측정도구는 작문검사(사전검사, 직후검사 및 파지검사)이다. 작문의 채점에 있어서는 2명의 채점자가 분석적 평가 기준에 따라 채점한 것을 합산하여 사용하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 마인드맵이 아동의 작문수행에 미치는 효과는 긍정적이었다. 2) 마인드맵이 아동의 작문수행에 미치는 효과는 지속적이었다. 이러한 연구결과는 아이디어를 창출하고 아이디어를 조작하며 글을 개정하는 과정에서 마인드맵이 유용한 학습도구로서 이용될 수 있음을 시사해준다. 또한 정규교실에 있는 영재아들에게도 양반구의 기능을 고루 활용하는 마인드맵이 독자적인 학습방법으로 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.1-21
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of project activities on the development of problem solving skills and creativity of elementary school children. To achieve this purpose, 83 second grade children were sampled in Seoul-City, and they were assigned to experimental group and control group. Two project activities of social studies subject were treated to the experimental group for 4 weeks. And, the ‘Problem Solving Skills Test’ and ‘Creativity Test’were administered to both group children for the pretest and posttest. The collected data were analyzed by t-test to test the research hypothesis. The major findings of this study were as follows: Firstly, there were statistically significant differences between experimental group and control group on the posttest scores of problem solving skills. It showed that the posttest scores of comprehension skills[t(81)＝3.09, p＜.01], practical skills[t(81)＝2.40, p＜.05], and the total score of problem solving skills[t(81)＝4.24, p＜.01] were significantly higher than that of control group. Secondly, there were statistically significant differences between experimental group and control group on the posttest scores of creativity. It showed that the posttest scores of fluency[t(81)＝4.33, p＜.01], originality[t(81)＝2.85, p＜.01], and the total score of creativity[t(81)＝6.43, p＜.01] were significantly higher than that of control group.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for the Gifted Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.127-130
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• 2003

본 연구는 과학영재교육의 중요성이 증대되고 있는 현 시점에서 이의 효과적인 성취를 가져오기 위해선 우선 영재 판별의 시도가 다양해져야 한다는 필요성에서 출발하였다. 그 동안 영재 판별은 주로 인지수행의 결과적인 측면을 다루었다고 본다면, 본 연구는 인지수행의 과정적인 측면을 다루었다고 할 수 있다. 인지수행의 과정적인 측면은 뇌기능의 활동성을 파악하는 것으로 가능하다. 따라서 뇌의 활동성에 대한 뇌파측정 방법을 통해 좌.우뇌 기능상에서의 뇌파특성을 파악해 보므로써 영재성 판별의 한 방법으로서 그 가능성의 단초를 제공하는데 본 연구의 주목적이 있다. 이를 위해 영재성 판별 및 뇌기능 연구방법과 뇌의 정보처리과정에 대한 이론적인 고찰을 바탕으로 초등학교 4-6학년 아동 중 과학영재아 11명, 일반아 10을 연구대상으로 선정하여 PC용 뇌파측정기를 통해 이들의 뇌파특성을 분석한 결과, 다음과 같이 나타났다. 다음 표는 과학영재아 및 일반아의 아무런 과제를 수행하지 않은 상태의 기본뇌파와 과학 창의적 과제를 수행중인 상태에서의 뇌파를 좌뇌와 우뇌의 뇌파 활성도별로 그 차이를 분석한 것이다.