International Horizons of Talent Support II

Hungary has launched several talent support initiatives recently, which are outstanding also in European and even global comparison, by pooling public and other non-profit resources. Its national co-operation and talent support network of talent points is a unique venture, and the still expanding Genius Books series covering diverse aspects of the theory and practice of talent support published by the Hungarian Association of Talent Support Organisations is also unique in its kind.

One line covered by Genius Books is the presentation of foreign best practices in talent support in the context of the educational policy system or, as the case may be, the talent support strategy of the country concerned, providing the reader a detailed close-up of one best practice in each case.

The present volume, available both in Hungarian and in English, is the third one dedicated to this topic, similar in structure and content to its predecessors and, in regard of the presentation of best practices of countries with major traditions in talent support, an organic follow-up of the papers in International Horizons of Talent Support, I.

To provide an authentic close-up of the best practices under study, it is imperative to carry out thorough desk research, to have personal meetings with the foreign colleagues concerned and, if possible, to gain an insight into their implementation. Similarly to Horizons, Vol. I, this volume presenting nine best practices from three continents could not have come about without the unselfish assistance of foreign colleagues engaged in talent support and the information they supplied to our researchers. Besides the contribution of Hungarian researchers and foreign talent support professionals, special mention should be made of the valuable input of our Vietnamese and Saudi colleagues whose studies give an overview of the talent support efforts of their respective countries.

János Gordon Győri (ed.): International Horizons of Talent Support, II. (Géniusz könyvek 28.) Magyar Tehetségsegítő Szervezetek Szövetsége, 2012. (226 pages)

Contents:

(A more detailed table of) Contents5
Foreword13

I The Millennium Youth Camp for Young Researchers in Finland (Balázs Hornyák)

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1 Introduction15
1.1 The concept of the “camp” – international camping practice15
1.2 Educational achievements and forms of talent support in Finland16
1.3 Traditions of camping in Finland16
2 The MillenniumYouth (MY) Camp18
2.1 Start of the Camp and its organisers18
2.2 Programmes and didactic methods of the Camp21
2.3 Mentors, facilitators27
2.4 Contact-building with coevals29
3 Summary31
Bibliography33

II Summer Talent Support Camp: Talent Support Programme of the German Student Academy (János Gordon Győri–Tamás Nagy)

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1 Introduction35
2 Deutschland stipendium – Germany Scholarship36
2.1 Principles and objectives of the scholarship36
2.2 Legislative background of the programme36
2.3 The available support37
2.4 Selection of students for support; supported students38
2.5 Evaluation of the programme38
3 Deutsche SchülerAkademie – German Student Academy40
3.1 International talent support background40
3.2 European adaptation: Deutsche SchülerAkademie (DSA) – German Student Academy44
3.3 Differences between the initial model and the DSA system57
4 Summary59
Bibliography62

III Freedom and Creativity – Programm es of the Israel Center for Excellence through Education (Andrea Frank–János Gordon Győri)

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1 Talent support in Israel: The past65
2 The present67
2.1 Talent identification in Israel67
2.2 Talent support programmes68
2.3 The Israel Center for Excellence through Education (ICEE)70
3 Summary83
Bibliography87

IV Talent Support in Poland: Programmes of the Teacher Training Centre of Swietokrzyskie Region (Szilvia Péter-Szarka)

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1 Introduction91
1.1 Polish economy and society91
1.2 The Polish education system92
1.3 Tracking the PISA results94
2 Talent support in Poland96
2.1 General characteristics of talent support96
2.2 Significant local initiatives98
2.3 Best practice: Teaching programmes of the Swietokrzyskie In-Service Teacher Training Centre100
3 Summary110
Bibliography111

V Gifted Education in Saudi Arabia (Mohammed Jamalallail)

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1 Introduction: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Country and people113
2 Saudi educational system and gifted education114
3 The programme of special education for the gifted116
4 The thematic composition of gifted education117
4.1 Programmes for scientific activity117
4.2 The Cultural Activities programme118
4.3 Programmes for social activity119
4.4 Programmes for sports activity120
4.5 Students’ Transportation Programmes120
4.6 The School Transportation System120
4.7 The School Health Programme121
4.8 Advising Programmes121
4.9 Summer enriching programmes121
5 Closing remarks123
Bibliography123

VI Mathematical talent support at the National University of Singapore High School of Mathematics and Science (János Gordon Győri)

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1 Education and talent support in Singapore126
1.1 An effective educational system126
1.2 Talent support127
2 The NUS–HSMS128
2.1 The structure of education129
2.2 Mathematical talent support programme of the High School130
2.3 The Da Vinci Programme131
2.4 The Boarding School year132
2.5 Scientific publications133
2.6 The Einstein+ Programme133
2.7 Academic mentoring134
2.8 Olympiad training programmes134
2.9 The Einstein Club134
2.10 Co-curricular programmes134
2.11 Student performance measurement; characteristics of further education135
2.12 Selection of gifted students: the admission process135
2.13 The teacher/student ratio136
3 Evaluation of the talent support programme of the school137
Bibliography142

VII National and Local Achievements of the Slovenian Talent Support Programme (Anna Cseh)

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1 Introduction143
2 Summary of the research report on talent support at primary school145
2.1 Description of the research protocol145
2.2 Characteristics of registered and identified talents, and their distribution by certain criteria145
2.3 Survey data concerning the individual development plan146
2.4 Local implementation of the Primary School Concept148
3 Slovenian talent support practice: Best practices in Domžale and in Maribor150
3.1 Rodica Primary School150
3.2 Prva Gimnazija, Maribor159
4. Summary163
Acknowledgements164
Bibliography165

VIII Talent Support Programmes of the US Center for Excellence in Education (Csilla Fuszek)

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1 Introduction167
2 Foundation169
3 Talent support programmes of the Center for Excellence172
3.1 Financial background of the programmes172
3.2 Structure and personnel conditions of the CEE173
3.3 From STEM to STEAM: The RSI summer programme173
4 Other CEE programmes180
4.1 The USA Biology Olympiad – USABO180
4.2 Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP)181
5 Summary: From students to teachers183
Bibliography184

IX Talent Support in Vietnamese Education (Nguyen Van Tuan – Pham Xuan Hinh – Do Tien Dat)

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1 Introduction185
2 Education in Vietnam187
2.1 The education system in Vietnam187
2.2 Current education policy191
3 The talent support model in Vietnam193
3.1 The talent selection and identification mechanism193
3.2 Methods of fostering gifted students194
3.3 Gifted Education Content196
3.4 Teacher training for gifted education199
3.5 Gifted education methods and organizational forms201
3.6 Constraints of specialized teaching staff202
4 Talent support in mathematics in Vietnam204
4.1 The formation and development process of gifted education in mathematics204
4.2 Education programmes for math classes204
4.3 Achievement of the gifted mathematics classes207
4.4 Gifted High School, Pedagogical University of Hanoi – An example of the talent support model in Vietnam207
5 Some further talent support organizations in Vietnam210
6 Development of the gifted high school system, 2010–2020212
7 Conclusion213
Bibliography213

X Best Practices in International Talent Nurturing and Support – Reflect ions, Lessons and Questions (János Gordon Győri)

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1 Talent support and the schoool217
1.1 The requirement to interconnect talent support and the labour market217
1.2 Inevitable integration of the levels of the school structure in talent support218
1.3 International levels in talent support219
1.4 Professionalisation of talent support220
2 From STEM to STEAM221
3 New fields of talent – New challenges in talent education222
3.1 The four different talents222
3.2 New talent fields and/or traditional talent fields given little attention223
4 “When summers’s here at last …”224
5 A Talent-friendly environment227

 

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