Development and Evaluation of a Pioneer School-Based Gifted Education Program (Project GIFT) for Primary and Secondary Students in Hong Kong

Daniel Tan Lei Shek, Alan Chi Keung Cheung, Anna Na Na Hui, Kim Hung Leung and Ruby Shui Ha Cheung
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Daniel Tan Lei Shek: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Alan Chi Keung Cheung: Department of Educational Administration and Policy, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Anna Na Na Hui: Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Kim Hung Leung: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Ruby Shui Ha Cheung: Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School, Hong Kong

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-20

Abstract: In this study, we used a quasi-experimental research design with pretest and post-test data collected from an experimental group and a control group to investigate changes in students after participating in a school-based gifted education program (Project GIFT) in Hong Kong. There were 3207 successfully matched students (3rd to 9th graders) joining the Level 1 program (for all students) alone or both the Level 1 program and Level 2 program (for gifted students). Participants of the experimental and control groups completed validated measures on creativity, multiple intelligences, gifted characteristics, self-efficacy, psychological well-being, and satisfaction with life before and after participating in the program(s). One-way ANCOVA results revealed that students in the experimental groups showed positive changes after joining the program(s), with a greater impact for students joining both Level 1 and Level 2 programs. Students participating in both Level 1 and Level 2 programs displayed significant improvement in creativity, academic performance, logical–mathematical intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, self-efficacy, autonomy, environmental mastery, and personal growth compared to the control counterparts. This study illustrates the benefits of the Level 1 and Level 2 programs in promoting the holistic development of the program participants.

Keywords: gifted education; Hong Kong; development; evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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