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- Title
Gifted students in a community of inquiry.
- Authors
Tock Keng Lim
- Abstract
The community of inquiry, an instructional approach utilized in the Philosophy for Children program, creates a culture of critical thinking, inquiry and open-minded discussion in gifted students. It nurtures in gifted students, adept at mental competition and their abilities to ‘out-think’ others, the critical thinking dispositions to be good reflective listeners, open to evidence and respectful of other points of view. The community fosters mutual co-operation, trust, tolerance, fair mindedness and a heightened degree of sensitivity to their peers. This paper investigates the experiences of the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program in two top schools in Singapore, examining transcripts of P4C lessons and feedback from students and teachers in surveys and interviews.
- Subjects
GIFTED children; SCHOOL children; EDUCATIONAL programs; CRITICAL thinking; SOCIAL groups; COMMUNITY development
- Publication
KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 2006, Vol 3, Issue 2, p67
- ISSN
1739-4341
- Publication type
Article