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Texas a&m university-commerce Commerce, texas A Qualitative Analysis of Discussion Prompts and Student to Student Discussion Posts in an Online Graduate Gifted Education Course Joyce E. Kyle Miller, PhD Texas a&m university commerce Theoretical support Value of Discussion Supported by Vygotsky’s Learning Theory Nystrand’s Research Benjamin Bloom Hilda Taba Cognitive Field Theory Support the use of discussion, questions, activities, projects, strategies designed to trigger high level thinking Method Qualitative Research IRB Approval Member Checking Grouping and Labeling Prompts Bloom’s Taxonomy Grouping and Labeling Posts Edward DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats EDCI 506 Nature and Needs of the Gifted Student This course is a survey of the major facets of gifted education: characteristics of the gifted, identification of the gifted, curricular and instructional strategies appropriate in teaching the gifted, personnel for the gifted and evaluation Major Topics Addressed Historical development of gifted education Characteristics, nature and needs of the gifted Problems and Issues in the Identification of the Gifted The Gifted Underachievement Strategies for Teaching the Gifted Curriculum for the Gifted Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted The Texas State Plan for Gifted Education Acceleration Program Evaluation Demographics: Online Class Participants EDCI 506 Nature and Needs of the Gifted 2006 – 2015 Discussion Posts = 2200 N=110 Suburban/urban teachers Elementary/Secondary Certified Teaching Elementary Grades or the 4 core areas Demographics Most are Teachers… Assistant Principal Principal College Teaching Counselor Dept. Head Dean of Students Librarian Master’s Degree pursued Classification systems Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats: White Black Yellow Green Red Blue DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats Six Thinking Hats Discussion prompts Twenty (20) Discussion Prompts Question Addressed Which of DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats are reflected in Student to Student Discussion Posts ? 1.1 Post to Prompt and Post to Post 1.1 As you viewed the History of Gifted audio PowerPoint presentation, what did you find interesting, alarming, or a new piece of information for you? What other questions came to mind as you viewed the PowerPoint? Make a contribution regarding the history of gifted that others have not made. White Hat What I found interesting while viewing the information in the power point: the melting pot ideology shaped our country with sentiments against elitism by equal rights , a classless society governed by the common man. The 19th century brought in the status quo for conformity, factory type structured which devalued the gifted thinkers.