EPTS Curriculum Model in the Education of Gifted Students

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SAK U.

ANALES DE PSICOLOGIA, vol.32, no.3, pp.683-694, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.6018/analesps.32.3.259441
  • Journal Name: ANALES DE PSICOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.683-694
  • Keywords: Gifted Education, acceleration, EPTS, Gifted curriculum, PROGRAMS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this article, the author reviews the EPTS Model (Education Programs for Talented Students) and discuss how it was developed through multiple stages, the ways it is used to develop programs for gifted students, and then presents research carried out on the effectiveness of this model in the education of gifted students. The EPTS Model has two dimensions: ability and content. The ability dimension has a hierarchical structure composed of three levels of cognitive skills. The content dimension is the extension of the regular curriculum but organized at four levels: data, concept, generalization and theory. Included in the article also is a brief critics of the current state of curricular programs in gifted education.