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Direct linkMaker, C. June; Schiever, Shirley W. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2005
This book comprehensively reviews teaching-learning models that can be used in the development and implementation of a curriculum for gifted students. The second edition reflects the many changes that have occurred in gifted education. The field of gifted education has seen new program models developed, more research accomplished, and new…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Teaching Models, Specialists, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedMaker, C. June – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1986
The article describes elements needed in a curriculum scope and sequence for gifted students, explains a general process for curriculum scope and sequence development, and presents some examples of different curriculum frameworks which incorporate these elements (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMaker, C. June – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1986
A general framework consisting of four curricular dimensions (content, process, product, learning environment) and criteria for developing and judging appropriate curricula for gifted students are presented with adaptations for gifted preschoolers. Examples of teaching activities and techniques appropriate for gifted preschool students can be…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedMaker, C. June; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1994
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences offers educators a comprehensive framework for identifying giftedness in diverse student populations. A definition of problem types is presented that, when combined with varied intelligences, forms a problem-solving matrix for designing assessment procedures and developing curriculum. (JDD)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Download full textMaker, C. June – 1988
A framework for curriculum design and a set of guidelines for curriculum development in gifted education are presented. The major dimensions guiding curriculum development for gifted students are: content, process, product, and learning environment. Curriculum content should be developed in such a way that it becomes more abstract, complex,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Economics Education
Maker, C. June; Nielson, Aleene B. – 1995
This book provides a comprehensive review of teaching-learning models used in the development and implementation of a curriculum for gifted students. The models described were selected for their demonstrated or potential success with gifted children and their widespread use. For each model, the following types of information are provided:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Maker, C. June; Nielson, Aleene B. – 1996
This text on the education of gifted children is organized into two parts--the first on curriculum principles and the second on applications of those principles. The first chapter examines such topics as theories of intelligence, qualitatively different curricula, and a comprehensive approach to curriculum. Chapter 2 considers several continuums…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles
Maker, C. June; King, Margaret A. – 1996
This book and video are based on a symposium on ways to foster giftedness in children in kindergarten through third grade. Emphasized throughout are DISCOVER projects, federally funded research and development projects to assist Arizona educators in identifying and planning programs for gifted children from diverse cultural, ethnic, and linguistic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design
Maker, C. June – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2005
C. June Maker, Professor at the University of Arizona, has developed a unique performance-based assessment in which children are observed by teams of teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, administrators, specialists in education of the gifted and bilingual education, and local community members. The assessment, designed initially to …
Descriptors: Gifted, Bilingual Education, Problem Solving, Program Effectiveness
