| Honors Program for Gifted Students at University-level: on Selection and Curriculum |
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Sung-ho Kwon, Dong-Seok Tschoe, Myung-Sook Kim, Young-Ah Kim, Kyung-hee Kang |
| 대학 단계의 과학영재 특화교육 프로그램 |
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권성호, 최동석, 김명숙, 김영아, 강경희 |
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| Abstract |
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For years, poor research and working conditions in the field of science and engineering in Korea led to the migration of gifted students to seek a better academic environment. The primary reason for such a phenomenon is the lack of a coherent education system for gifted students. With the support from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity, Hanyang University launched an exploring project to introduce an Honors Program, aiming to provide specialized and systematic learning opportunities as well as supporting greater academic achievements for gifted students at university-level. Students admitted to this program were selected not by conventional standards but by competency-based selection process, assessed through an in-depth interview. The specific goal of this program is to prepare gifted and talented students not only for an academic pioneer with the highest caliber in the field of science, but also for a global leader equipped with a creative view as well as integrity and a convergent mind. Distinctive features of this program include emphasis on fundamental science and consilience, problem solving skills, first-hand education, interpersonal skills, and global communication skills as well as individualization of the learning experience, among many others. This paper provides a short glimpse of the focus and methodology Honors Program in Hanyang University offers. |
| Key Words:
Honors Program in Science, gifted student, selection and curriculum |
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