Teaching models in gifted education

This book provides a comprehensive review of teaching/learning models that can be used in developing and implementing curricula for gifted students. In doing so, we hope to have provided sufficient information for teachers, prospective teachers, program coordinators, and curriculum development specialists to enable them to: evaluate the relevance of a model's underlying assumptions to their personal philosophies; evaluate the validity of a model for their intended purposes; apply the model appropriately in any educational setting; and, most importantly, apply the model to gifted students. Because of its focus on application, this book provides numerous examples of the uses of various models with gifted students of all ages.