Talented Students Research Articles

Artistic License: Celebrating the talents of students and educators

Kappan publishes examples of student and teacher art. This month features a teacher’s photograph of a ballet dancer and a student’s painting of a person experiencing curiosity and wonder.

Differentiated Instruction to Improve Learning Effectiveness in A Disruptive Era

In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, there was the spread of information, communication and spontaneity tools, which is called the era of digital disruption. Learning innovations that are oriented towards the interests and potential talents of students can be done by developing a differentiated learning strategy. Differentiation puts forward the concept that each individual has different interests, potentials and talents, for that the teacher's role must be able to coordinate and collaborate these differences with the right strategy. This study aims to explain the important role of differentiation learning in the era of disruption. The method used is library research. Through differentiation learning in the era of disruption, teachers are given the freedom to teach material through different media. As a result, students have the ability to find, solve and follow up on the problems given. This ability exists because students are trained to study independently or in groups without coercion and dependence from educators. An educator makes variations of methods and media in the learning process by adjustingadjust students' learning styles.

Teacher competence in improving student learning outcomes in social studies subjects at SMP Negeri 2 Lembang, Bandung Regency

The purpose of this study was to find out: Implementation of social studies teacher competence for class VII at SMP Negeri 2 Lembang (2). Student learning outcomes in social studies subjects through educational programs. The research method uses a qualitative approach that describes teacher competence in the social studies learning process in class VII. Data collection techniques were through interviews with several teachers who teach social studies, observations at school locations to observe learning teachers, and documentation studies in the form of archives, official meeting notes, and photographs of learning activities. The results of the research are: (1). The teacher's competency in social studies class VII is very good which is proven by the teacher fulfilling the indicators in managing learning materials, learning processes and how to convey learning (2). Student learning outcomes have improved with 6, 7, 8 which tend to increase, which is supported by student talent and innate (3). The teacher's inhibiting factor in carrying out the learning process is still monotonous because the mastery factor of ICT learning media is not proficient. The learning method used is less innovative, so it affects students' interest and motivation in learning.

COLLTS: A Promising Interactive Read-Aloud Intervention for Three-Year-Old Dual-Language Learners

AbstractThe goal of this pilot study was to test a bilingual interactive read-aloud intervention designed to develop the oral language proficiency of three-year-old dual language learners (DLLs). The eight-week intervention—Cultivating Oral Language and Literacy Talent in Students (COLLTS)—was aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and consisted of evidence-based instructional methods; resources for teachers and students that supported teachers in enacting these methods; professional development related to the methods and resources; and family literacy activities. Control teachers were given the same books as the treatment teachers to read to their students but were not provided with all of the professional development and any of the other COLLTS resources. The study was implemented in 22 classrooms in seven Head Start centers in a large city in the southern United States. Data were collected to assess students’ language outcomes, teacher fidelity, and family participation. Findings indicated gains on a short receptive measure of instructed vocabulary, but no significant differences between treatment and control DLLs on that measure. Findings also indicated significantly greater gains for treatment DLLs compared with control DLLs in semantic knowledge measured by oral narrative retellings coded using language sample analysis; high levels of parent involvement and family satisfaction; and significantly greater gains in student’s vocabulary knowledge for more engaged treatment families.

Revisiting the Design of the Long-Term Evolution Experiment with Escherichia coli.

The long-term evolution experiment (LTEE) with Escherichia coli began in 1988 and it continues to this day, with its 12 populations having recently reached 75,000 generations of evolution in a simple, well-controlled environment. The LTEE was designed to explore open-ended questions about the dynamics and repeatability of phenotypic and genetic evolution. Here I discuss various aspects of the LTEE's experimental design that have enabled its stability and success, including the choices of the culture regime, growth medium, ancestral strain, and statistical replication. I also discuss some of the challenges associated with a long-running project, such as handling procedural errors (e.g., cross-contamination) and managing the expanding collection of frozen samples. The simplicity of the experimental design and procedures have supported the long-term stability of the LTEE. That stability-along with the inherent creativity of the evolutionary process and the emergence of new genomic technologies-provides a platform that has allowed talented students and collaborators to pose questions, collect data, and make discoveries that go far beyond anything I could have imagined at the start of the LTEE.

Gender Differences in Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study on Talented School Students in Iran (2019)

Background: A considerable percentage of school-age children and adolescents have signs and symptoms of mental health problems. Gender differences can also be important in mental health status. In Iran, talented students are selected through an entrance exam to enter special schools called SAMPAD. Mental health problems in talented school students can also be affected by gender. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of mental health problems of Iranian students studying in SAMPAD junior high schools, aiming to identify gender differences in emotional and behavioral problems. Methods: The study population of this cross-sectional study consisted of male and female students aged 12 - 15 years, in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades studying in SAMPAD schools of Semnan province, Iran, within the academic year of 2019 - 2020. Sampling was performed by the stratified-cluster random method. The tool used to assess students’ mental health was the standardized Persian version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire related to adolescence, which is used to screen mental health problems in 11-17-year-old adolescents. Results: A total of 112 (52 boys and 60 girls, mean age: 14.0 ± 0.8 years) and their parents participated in the study. The prevalence of mental health problems was estimated at 19.6% (95% CI: 12.3 - 27.0%) and 14.3% (95% CI: 7.8 - 20.8%) according to the student questionnaire and the parents’ questionnaire, respectively. Based on the questionnaire completed by the students, the lack of prosocial behaviors was higher in female students (25% compared to 7.7%, P = 0.017). Based on the questionnaire completed by the parents, it was still significantly higher in female students than in male students (31.7% compared to 7.7%, P = 0.001). The frequency of conduct problems was higher in boys than in girls, according to the parents’ questionnaire (26.9% compared to 10%, P = 0.026). Conclusions: Girls regarding strengthening prosocial behaviors and boys regarding conduct problems require attention and effective action in SAMPAD junior high schools. Screening programs and holding periodic consultations to timely diagnose the problems mentioned above are recommended to the school officials and parents of students.

Gender Differences in Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study on Talented School Students in Iran (2019)

Background: A considerable percentage of school-age children and adolescents have signs and symptoms of mental health problems. Gender differences can also be important in mental health status. In Iran, talented students are selected through an entrance exam to enter special schools called SAMPAD. Mental health problems in talented school students can also be affected by gender. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of mental health problems of Iranian students studying in SAMPAD junior high schools, aiming to identify gender differences in emotional and behavioral problems. Methods: The study population of this cross-sectional study consisted of male and female students aged 12 - 15 years, in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades studying in SAMPAD schools of Semnan province, Iran, within the academic year of 2019 - 2020. Sampling was performed by the stratified-cluster random method. The tool used to assess students’ mental health was the standardized Persian version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire related to adolescence, which is used to screen mental health problems in 11-17-year-old adolescents. Results: A total of 112 (52 boys and 60 girls, mean age: 14.0 ± 0.8 years) and their parents participated in the study. The prevalence of mental health problems was estimated at 19.6% (95% CI: 12.3 - 27.0%) and 14.3% (95% CI: 7.8 - 20.8%) according to the student questionnaire and the parents’ questionnaire, respectively. Based on the questionnaire completed by the students, the lack of prosocial behaviors was higher in female students (25% compared to 7.7%, P = 0.017). Based on the questionnaire completed by the parents, it was still significantly higher in female students than in male students (31.7% compared to 7.7%, P = 0.001). The frequency of conduct problems was higher in boys than in girls, according to the parents’ questionnaire (26.9% compared to 10%, P = 0.026). Conclusions: Girls regarding strengthening prosocial behaviors and boys regarding conduct problems require attention and effective action in SAMPAD junior high schools. Screening programs and holding periodic consultations to timely diagnose the problems mentioned above are recommended to the school officials and parents of students.

Artistic License: Celebrating the talents of students and educators

Kayla Le’s oil painting, Bubble Wrap Boundaries, was inspired by art she saw on Instagram.

Manifestation of the Ecosystem Learning Model for Biodiversity to Improve Competency-Based Environmental Education

Integrating environmental education and increasing competency through the development program of educational ecosystem models and biodiversity education and learning ecosystems can effectively enrich materials and practices to increase students' knowledge, understanding, and skills. The embodiment of the Sensory Garden and Therapeutic Garden prototypes as natural laboratories and libraries will be an effective and adaptive way of developing competency[1]based education and learning models as well as the interests and talents of students.

Management of Entrepreneurship Education in Developing the Interests and Talents of Santri at Miftahul Mubtadiin Ar-Ridlo Krempyang Tanjunganom Nganjuk Islamic Boarding School in 2021-2022

This study discusses the management of entrepreneurship education in increasing the interest of students' talents at Miftahul Mubtadiin Ar-Ridlo Krempyang Tanjunganom Nganjuk Islamic Boarding School. The purpose of this study is to describe the management of entrepreneurship education in increasing the interests and talents of students, to describe the supporting and inhibiting factors, to describe the impact of implementing entrepreneurship education management. The results of the study stated that the management of entrepreneurship education at the Miftahul Mubtadiin Ar-Ridlo Kremp Islamic Boarding School was carried out according to the stages of management, including: planning, organizing, actuating and controlling. Supporting factors in the form of Sociological, personal and Environmental factors. inhibiting factors in the form of miscommunication and damage to facilities/equipment. The impact of implementing management is in accordance with the objectives of entrepreneurship education including increasing entrepreneurial insight, increasing experience, skills and developing talents and the emergence of an entrepreneurial spirit

Letter From the Editors

As researchers around the world characterize the COVID-19 pandemic that persists today, student researchers at Georgetown continue to follow their research interests with equal conviction and passion. Their leadership and initiative to share their work serve as an inspiration for us to always reach higher and a reminder of the importance of participating in the scientific community. Georgetown’s vibrant community of student researchers continues to grow as our campus finds its new normal. In publishing GSR Journal’s Fall 2022 Issue, we take pause to reflect on the research community that we have been able to connect with and amplify. We are honored to share the work of such talented students that contribute new findings to the body of scientific knowledge. GSR Journal is approaching its three-year anniversary, and we are astounded by the laudable research that Georgetown’s students conduct. In this issue, we present novel research on topics of long-standing importance. We hope this issue prompts you to reflect on the topics presented, as well as to consider topics that you are most interested in further studying. Included are studies on the dynamic social response to mass shooting events, factors that influence vaccination choices, and new approaches to improving health literacy among medically-underserved populations. We hope this issue provokes new ideas and inspires researchers to build off of the presented findings. At its core, research is a community effort. It is the culmination of many ideas, concepts, and backgrounds that drives scientific progress. Please join us in congratulating the students who committed themselves to their research amidst ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic and worked with gumption to publish their rigorous work in GSR Journal’s Fall 2022 Issue. The research community at Georgetown would not be the same without its driven students that remind us of the value in relentlessly pursuing our ideas.

IMPLEMENTASI MANAJEMEN PESERTA DIDIK DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT DAN BAKAT MELALUI EKSTRAKURIKULER DI SMA DARUSSALAM BLOKAGUNG BANYUWANGI

The importance of increasing interests and talents through extracurriculars for the 2021-2022 academic year, so that the interests and talents of students at Darussalam Blokagung High School can go according to what students have and not only focus on general science because students have many interests and talents which needs to be improved, thus it is necessary to have mature and good management so that extracurricular activities run effectively and efficiently. This type of qualitative descriptive research, namely by collecting data from interviews, documentation, and observation. The number of informants in this study was 3 people consisting of the Principal, Extra Coordinator, and Vice Chair (Student Affairs). And using data reduction analysis that directs, discards unnecessary, classifies, and organizes data so that final conclusions can be drawn. The results of this study are 1) Management of students at SMA Darussalam Blokagung Tergalsari Banyuwangi is the management of all activities related to students to achieve their goals and hopes in the future according to the conditions of different students. 2) Students at Darussalam Blokagung Tergalsari Banyuwangi High School have various abilities and desires, both in the realm of contract, 3) Implementation of student management at Darussalam Blokagung High School includes four stages namely planning, implementation, and evaluation.

ANALISIS KESULITAN SISWA DALAM MEMAHAMI KONSEP DAN MENYELESAIKAN SOAL ALJABAR

This research is aim to describe the difficulties in learning and solving Algebra problems experienced by class VII Students of SMP Negeri 7 Cimahi. This research method uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The subjects used in this research were five Students of class VII H who were randomly selected, and the teacher concerned. The instrument used in this study were written tests, questionnaires and interview guides. The results of this research indicate the various difficulties experienced by Students and the factors that cause them. These difficulties include difficulties in identifying coefficients, determining like terms, and performing various arithmetic operations in Algebraic forms. The factors that cause Student difficulties are divided into two, namely internal and external factors. The internal factor is that Students don't understand the concept and don't master arithmetic operations on integers, while the external factor is the lack of Interest, talent and motivation of Students in learning Algebra.

Predicted Specified STEAM Student Majors Depending On Many Factors Using Generative Adversarial Networks

The traditional educational systems in certain nations, such as those in the Arab world, use the previous year's scores to forecast academic achievement. Meanwhile, the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) educational system also considers the student's talents and interests, in addition to their test results, for each of the years of study used to forecast academic achievement. However, despite the numerous variables that could potentially impact a student's future profession, the STEAM educational system accurately predicts the academic achievement of students in five to seven broad majors. A smart model, data, generative, factors (DGF), has been proposed to assign a specific major for each student based on their academic background, interests, skills, and main influencing factors. The DGF model uses the supervised deep neural network and is trained by the generative adversarial network (GAN) algorithm. The DGF model has the capability to predict a specific major among 17 different majors for every student, with a high learning performance (1.4133), a plausible error rate (0.0046), a rational number of learning epochs (206), and an optimal accuracy of 99.99%.

Federal Support Fosters Ocean Workforce Diversity Through Programmatic Investments and Community Action

This article highlights efforts across four US federal funding agencies (National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Office of Naval Research), each with differing, yet complementary, priorities and approaches to increasing and retaining diverse talent in ocean science education and workforce development. To understand the success and impact of our endeavors, we call attention to the need for meaningful evaluation of supported programs, which requires collecting and analyzing robust demographic data. Finally, we underscore the important role of federal agencies working alongside professional societies, national boards, and academic institutions in effecting cultural change and creating environments where the talents of all ocean sciences students, researchers, practitioners, and faculty can be fully recognized and supported.

Политика КНР в сфере интернационализации высшего образования и развитие образовательного сотрудничества Китая и Узбекистана

The objective of the research is to determine the role of China in ensuring the priorities of higher education internationalization in Uzbekistan at the present stage of reforms carried out under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev since 2016. While preparing the paper, the authors used legislation and materials from official websites of Uzbek and Chinese state bodies, universities and other organizations, statistics from international organizations, and materials from news agencies. The paper discusses the current policy priorities of the internationalization of higher education in China; analyzes the state of higher education cooperation between Uzbekistan and China under the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (until 2016); studies the directions and results of the development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and China in higher education since 2016 under President Mirziyoev. The research reached the following conclusions. Current priorities of China's internationalization of higher education include: (1) involving foreign educational resources in teaching in China; (2) opening branches of Chinese universities abroad; (3) promoting the mobility of teachers and students. The second and third priorities are relevant to Tashkent, which since 2016 has been pursuing a policy of a “total” internationalization of higher education in Uzbekistan. Regarding the opening of branches of Chinese universities, the Ministry of Education of the PRC recommends choosing countries with large market demand, a high degree of openness and quality of higher education. The need to provide education for children of overseas offices of Chinese organizations and for Chinese people living abroad is also considered to be of importance. Mobility includes both sending researchers and students to study abroad and attracting talented foreign researchers and students to study and work in China. Uzbekistan, as a close neighbor of China in Central Asia, a participant in the Belt and Road Initiative, and a developing country, is subject to various mobility support programs funded by China. Until 2016, the main areas of cooperation between China and Uzbekistan in higher education were the study of Uzbek students in Chinese universities and the study of the Chinese language in Uzbekistan. Since 2016, despite the policy of openness of the new authorities of Uzbekistan and the sharp growth of economic ties between Tashkent and Beijing, higher education cooperation between the countries has received little development. This is evidenced by the absence of branches of Chinese universities in Uzbekistan, as well as extremely limited number of joint programs between Chinese and Uzbek universities, of mobility to China at the expense of the Uzbek El-Yurt Umidi Foundation, and of Chinese students studying in Uzbekistan.

Work Readiness, Decision‐Making Self‐Efficacy, and Career Exploration among Engineering Students: A Two‐Step Framework

Prior to entering the workforce, engineering students are expected to be highly skilled and contribute to decision‐making with confidence in their abilities. Despite this, most students are lacking in these areas. Engineering students typically have a hard time finding work because they lack the necessary skills and are unable to take decisions with confidence. Accordingly, the Washington accord created job‐ready features for engineering students that contain core knowledge and design (FKD), project management and finance (PMF), communication (C), modern tool use (MTU), teamwork (TW), engineers’ society and environment (ESE), ethics (E), and lifetime learning (LL). Work readiness (WR) literature will be examined in this study in an effort to promote decision‐making self‐efficacy (DMSE), which in turn leads to more successful career exploration (CE). Career discovery is then examined as a two‐step process, with work readiness influencing decision‐making self‐efficacy and decision‐making self‐efficacy influencing career exploration. Malaysian private engineering universities were surveyed using a quantitative way to acquire the data. Results found a strong correlation between work readiness and decision‐making self‐efficacy, according to scientific evidence. Decision‐making self‐efficacy was also found to have a significant impact on career exploration. This study is to be useful to curtail unemployment by adopting the required skill set, which will help universities to produce engineers who are able to contribute to decision making with confidence towards exploring their careers. Overall, the results of this study might provide significant information to the related institutions and policymakers on the scarcity of decision‐making of talented engineering students in Malaysia.

Жизненный и научный путь В. В. Никитина

The article analyzes the life and scientific path of mineralogist and geologist, director of the Mining Institute V. V. Nikitin. A talented student of the outstanding Russian crystallographer E. S. Fedorov, V. V. Nikitin devoted his life to mining and science. Thanks to foreign sources, the author managed to compile a more detailed biography of V. V. Nikitin after his emigration from the USSR to Yugoslavia.

The relationship between higher order thinking skills and critical thinking of gifted talented students

The relationship between higher order thinking skills and critical thinking of gifted talented students

地球物理学拔尖学生培养模式研究

地球物理学拔尖学生培养模式研究