Personalisation for gifted and talented students

Aamal G. Al-Saadi

EAP1

Reading Reaction Journal # 3

Reference

Personalisation for gifted and talented students.(2008, April). Posted in Learning Teaching. Retrieved April 08, 2011, from http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/personalisation-for-g-t-students-3347.

Summary

This article discusses personalization for smart pupils. The author mentioned that Deborah Eyre emphasized the need for a system for outstanding children in order to assist them in possession of a unique educational journey. If we can distinguish the idea of pesonalisation, we can know that it is an ideal way to include gifted education within the overall appropriation. This concept is somewhat difficult to absorb and understand although education focuses on it. Also, the article stated that Ischinger (2006) depicted personalization and said that there is a need for an approach that meets the need of the individual and society. So this approach is able to be changed easily according to the situation. The author also referred to the pesonalisation system as going away from the classical system of learning which was described by Ruano- Borbalan (2006) as " being characterized by the four ‘ones’: ‘one teacher, one class, one lesson and one subject″. This system doesn’t rely on the limited duties that are given to the students in a school, but it stimulates them to do many things and act effectively, so the present system of learning faces a big confrontation to shift to the new one. Leadbeater (2004) pointed out the main points, that the new system of talented education is needed in order to increase how well a person does a piece of work or an activity. This includes helping the learner to get information in particular subjects by taking online lessons or knowledge or skill from the position or job someone has in an organization , as well as the teachers trying to change their classes to support the needs of the talented pupils; this is called Bespoke services. Another element is a mass customization which focuses on creating an atmosphere of challenge within and outside the school to meet the needs of a learner. In other words, it concentrates on offering a menu which contains many activities to select; some of these are designed only for gifted students. In the final element of this system which is called mass personalization, the most capable mentally should be the most able to use this possibility for advantage. They can improve their aptitudes by being provide information, an opinion, and guidance.

Reaction

I was very interested in reading this article, which gave me extra information about personalization for gifted and talented students. I knew from this article that this system means to expect the need of students who are able to achieve a high level of achievement. This system helps the student to develop a unique way for learning, and the role of the school is to make this system a concept for the student. I figured out that many researchers claimed to need such a system to meet the needs of smart students and that there is argumentation about proving its effectiveness in education and to the public. I also I knew that this system includes the following three elements: bespoke services, mass customization, and mass personalisation. These elements are the more critical tools in developing and personalising learning for the gifted and talented. I think it is very amusing system because it helps to match the knowledge of each individual and society, gives encouragement and an excellent chance to learn, play, enjoy and achieve wherever they are; it also provides the people the opportunity to achieve their aspirations, and help them to be creative and play a full and positive part in their societies. I feel that personalization is positive because it helps to discover the unique talent of every pupil by keeping the learning away from any stress. It is not a system where everyone stays alone, but it is high quality learning focused on knowledge and detecting the needs of the students.