GaTe Action Research

Supporting Groupwork with Online Learning Kelli McGraw http://kellimcgraw.wordpress.com/

NSW DET G&T Policy
Teachers may use a variety of teaching and learning strategies to support gifted and talented students, including:
various grouping strategies
accelerated progression
extension activities within and across classes
enrichment
negotiated contract work
open-ended questions, activities and assignments
online learning
hypothesis testing and problem solving
individual research and investigation
opportunities for peer tutoring and assessment
mentors with specific expertise.

Renzulli
Renzulli identifies three traits of giftedness
above average though not necessarily superior general ability ;
high level of task commitment or intrinsic motivation ;
and creativity

Grouping Strategies
Term 1: Friendship groups
(groups designed a magazine cover)
Term 2: Special interest groups
(students selected a novel to study and worked with others who had selected the same novel)
Term 3: Mixed-ability groups
(based on pre-testing of student knowledge of familiarity with video games)

Key Observations: Groupwork
Friendship groups can limit creativity unless scaffolding e.g. jigsaw grouping is used
Special Interest groups foster intrinsic motivation, but organisation must be flexible and the product must be clear
Mixed Ability groups require a high level of task scaffolding e.g. use of specific ‘roles’; mandatory communication etc. to foster group cohesion

Key Observations: Online Learning
Engaging students in online spaces encouraged dialogue and creative thinking
Online communication enabled (most) ‘quiet’ students to have a ‘voice’
Groups appreciate an online space that they can take ownership of and be accountable for
Students appreciated timely, personalised feedback
Students require boundaries and guidelines for successful online working

The End Kelli McGraw http://kellimcgraw.wordpress.com/

GaTe Action Research

by DET on Sep 02, 2008

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