Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

The Curriculum Enrichment Pattern for Top Talented Students in Second Elementary Level: A Grounded Theory Research

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Amid Azadegan 1
Mohsen Ayati 1
Mohammad Akbary 1
Ahmad Abedi 2
1 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
2 , Department of Psychology and Education for Children with Special Needs, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
10.22034/jcs.2024.442881.2226
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to identify a curriculum enrichment pattern for top talented students in second elementary level and it was done with systematic grounded theory. The participants included 27 teachers of second elementary level in Birjand city, who were selected with purposeful sampling and their views were investigated with open and depth interview. The data was analyzed with the Corbin and Strauss approach. The findings included 175 open codes, 32 axial codes, 13 selective codes. The results showed the components of curriculum enrichment (core category), intra-school communication, coordination of internal and external organizational factors, culture building (causal conditions), conditions and facilities, supporting top talents (contextual factors), motivational, structural and social limitations (intervening conditions), use of outside school capacities, adapting learning activities and content to individual differences, use of rich learning resources and environments, use of diverse teaching and learning methods (strategies), all-round development of student, improving learning and its application in life (consequences), impress teachers performance in curriculum enrichment.
 
Keywords
Top talent
Enrichment
Curriculum
Second elementary level

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 31 July 2024
  • Revise Date 25 October 2024
  • Accept Date 29 November 2024