Abstract
This study examined the perceptions of students, aged 10-17, who participate in “Kidumatica” a highly successful extracurricular club for mathematically talented youth. Kidumatica is marked by several unique characteristics: a fair and balanced identification system, expert mathematics instructors, personal mentoring, challenging curriculum and assignments, problem based learning, and a special assessment method known as “rating.” We sought to determine how – according to Kidumatica's students, each of these separate characteristics contributes to the advancement of their creativity and excellence and thus to the club's success. Using a questionnaire analyzed through two sets of categories – one based on research literature and one on observations of Kidumatica itself – we found that Kidumatica is perceived positively overall, with success resting primarily on its challenging and innovative content, and on its problem-based pedagogy.
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