Identification and Fostering of Mathematically Gifted Students.

Wagner, Harald; Zimmermann, Bernd

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Publication Date: 1986

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Identification and Fostering of Mathematically Gifted Students.

Wagner, Harald; Zimmermann, Bernd

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v17 n3 p243-59 Aug 1986

Annual mathematics talent searches for 12-year-old students were conducted in Hamburg, West Germany. One-hundred-fifty students took part in a long-term Saturday enrichment program to train them in problem finding and problem solving. The philosophy of this program is explained and illustrated with preliminary data. (MNS)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Research, Gifted, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Talent

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: West Germany

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