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Peer reviewedPearson, Erica – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
Five problem-based learning activities tested by fourth-grade gifted students are suggested. Each open-ended problem is intended to be worked on by a small group for 30 minutes. Student reactions are quoted and analyzed, noting that students became more willing to take risks, test the properties and limits of their materials, and learn from their…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Peer reviewedMoore, Rhonda Bodine – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1994
Gifted elementary students at the Center for Gifted Education in Columbia, Missouri, participated in a seminar designed to teach them the fundamentals of chess and other strategy board games. Students learned that beginning chess is accessible to everyone, learned problem solving and concentration, and created their own strategy board games. (JDD)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities
