Programs for the gifted and talented: the investigation team - to Shlomo and Yael Sharan - model

• Main Authors: Samer Mutleq Iyasrah,, Nur Azizi Ismail,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5993/1/46.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5993/; http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/jiae/Default.aspx

This paper provides a broad overview for the model which is created by investigation team - Shlomo and Yael Sharan which sponsored the gifted and talented students. The program provides integrated sponsorship for these students, based on cooperative learning, scientific research and democracy. The main objective of the investigation team is to develop a fully-integrated personality under the democratic social system, and convert the class into an active community of learners who denounce racism and social discrimination, advocates union and developers of their abilities and preparations to confront present and future life. This paper covered definition of talent and excellence, and presented a comprehensive presentation of components of the investigation team’s model. We hope that this paper within its framework, by providing a comprehensive and integrated model in the sponsorship of the gifted and talented, as well as to contribute in enhancing the programs of gifted education in the Arab world by live and modern models for their sponsor, especially after we modulation and developed it to be commensurate with the Arab environment. This study is a theory, researchers have attempted where to study the global model to sponsored gifted and talented, and convert it to the Arab environment, in order to enrich and provide as much of models, programs and projects for professionals and researchers working in the field of talent and excellence to elevate makers of the future and the leaders of renaissance from the gifted and talented.