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Maker, C. June; Pease, Randy – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2021
Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) is an evidence-based model for building on and extending the characteristics of gifted learners, enabling them to develop their exceptional talents. The purposes of this study were to (a) identify teachers who implemented the method at a high level of fidelity and (b) describe their ways of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Teaching Models
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Wu, I-Chen; Pease, Randy; Maker, C. June – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to explore general education teachers' perceptions of their experiences while implementing the Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) model. REAPS is an evidence-based teaching model for challenging and engaging gifted students in a variety of settings. Twenty-three teachers answered 7 semi-structured…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Teaching Models
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Maker, C. June; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1996
This study compared two teachers' levels of implementation of the DISCOVER approach to gifted education and the resulting effects on number of students identified as gifted and on problem-solving behaviors. Significant relationships were found between level of implementation and positive changes in mathematics problem solving and numbers of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Gifted