A study of the Application of High Achiever Programs for Gifted Students

Abstract

Introduction. This research focus on to provide a project for gifted students with enrichment programs that can be performed at the school level. Method. In order to accomplish this, the programs were designed, teachers were trained at six educational centers, 37 gifted students were selected and attention testing was applied (D2); Creating testing (PIC and CREA) and Cognitive Abilities for Solving Interpersonal Problems (Evhocospi) testing were applied before and after performing the Expanded Curriculum, Creative Literature, Scientific World, Creative Mathematics, Art and Culture and Cooperation programs. Results. The results reflect significant improvements in attention, creativity and interpersonal problem resolution in gifted students that participated in the High Achiever Project programs they also reveal new procedures for applying programs for gifted students in the school context Discussion and Conclusion. The intervention program at the expanded curriculum level can be implemented in order to exercise higher intellectual abilities