ERIC Number: EJ856016
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-3193
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Summer Enrichment Workshop (SEW): A Quality Component of the University of Alabama's Gifted Education Preservice Training Program
Newman, Jane L.; Gregg, Madeleine; Dantzler, John
Roeper Review, v31 n3 p170-184 2009
Summer Enrichment Workshop (SEW) is a clinical experience in the teacher preservice training program for gifted and talented (GT) master's degree interns at the University of Alabama. This mixed design study investigated the effects of the SEW clinical experience on interns' preparation to teach. Quantitative analysis demonstrated a statistically significant difference in the effects of SEW on the interns' self-appraisals of knowledge and preparation to teach Talents Unlimited higher-order thinking skills. In addition, qualitative data corroborated the statistical results and demonstrated that SEW was a high-quality clinical experience that had a positive effect on interns' learning and teaching. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Gifted, Workshops, Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities, Preservice Teacher Education, Clinical Experience, Thinking Skills, Statistical Analysis, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Knowledge Level
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama
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