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First published online 2019-4

Voices From the Desk: The Big Ideas of Gifted Students About Collaborative Partnership

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Volume 42, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.1177/1076217518825337

Abstract

Students are active in shaping the implementation of any curricular intervention. At Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), more than 1,500 students in Grades 1 to 6 were recipients of the William & Mary English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum units. In this article, we share students’ perceptions related to the following three themes: (a) perception of researchers in the classroom, (b) perceptions of new curriculum, and (c) receptivity to the teaching models. Students’ responses revealed that they had much to say about the work being conducted at PVUSD. Gaining an understanding of students’ perception of curriculum could lead to stronger curricular reform in the future, especially when outcomes of school reform are measured by the success of students.

Keywords

curriculum gifted education instructional strategies young gifted

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