The Importance of Technology in the Education of Gifted in the Context of 21st Century Skills

Nisa G. KAYA; Hüseyin MERTOL

doi:https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1061877

Article Details

The Importance of Technology in the Education of Gifted in the Context of 21st Century Skills

Authors:

Nisa G. KAYA | Hüseyin MERTOL

Publisher:

Tamer KUTLUCA

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Computer and Education Research 2022 Vol.10 Issue 19, pp.18-25

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000495178

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2148-2896

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1061877

Abstract:

 

Gifted students have unique educational needs due to their superior cognitive skills. In other words, gifted students learn faster, deeper and consistent than their normally developing peers. Besides, creativity is one of the most important features of gifted students. Thus the properties of gifted students should be taken into account while planning their curriculum. Furthermore, due to rapid changes in science and technology, 21st century requires some new skills such as collaboration, communication, Information and Communication Technology literacy, and social and/or cultural competencies. In this context, educators should create learning environments that enable the gifted students to produce divergent thoughts and unusual solutions to global problems. This paper aims to discuss the change in educational sciences and how this change reflects to the learning process of gifted students to reach 21st century skills. The appropriate techniques used in gifted education in order to develop required new skills are reviewed.

 

Gifted students have unique educational needs due to their superior cognitive skills. In other words, gifted students learn faster, deeper and consistent than their normally developing peers. Besides, creativity is one of the most important features of gifted students. Thus the properties of gifted students should be taken into account while planning their curriculum. Furthermore, due to rapid changes in science and technology, 21st century requires some new skills such as collaboration, communication, Information and Communication Technology literacy, and social and/or cultural competencies. In this context, educators should create learning environments that enable the gifted students to produce divergent thoughts and unusual solutions to global problems. This paper aims to discuss the change in educational sciences and how this change reflects to the learning process of gifted students to reach 21st century skills. The appropriate techniques used in gifted education in order to develop required new skills are reviewed.

Article Details

The Importance of Technology in the Education of Gifted in the Context of 21st Century Skills

Authors: Nisa G. KAYA | Hüseyin MERTOL

Publisher: Tamer KUTLUCA

Main Topics: Education

Journal: Journal of Computer and Education Research 2022 Vol.10 Issue 19, pp.18-25

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000495178

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2148-2896

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1061877

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Authors:

Nisa G. KAYA | Hüseyin MERTOL

Publisher:

Tamer KUTLUCA

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Computer and Education Research 2022 Vol.10 Issue 19, pp.18-25

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000495178

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2148-2896

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1061877