Teachers Perspectives on Teaching Math to Gifted/Talented Students
1. Instructions
Dear Teacher of gifted/talented students:
I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Specialties at the University of Nevada, Reno. I am conducting a study to find out more about teachers’ perspectives on teaching mathematics to elementary gifted/talented students. Although there are no direct benefits of this study, results from the study may offer helpful suggestions to education professionals and scholars on how to effectively teach mathematics to gifted/talented students. Thank you for volunteering to participate in this survey. Your responses are confidential and will not be shared with anyone. You may ask about your rights as a research subject or you may report any comments, concern, or complaints to the University of Nevada, Reno Social Behavioral Institutional Review Board, telephone number (775) 327-2368, or by addressing a letter to the Chair of the Board, c/o UNR Office of Human Research Protection, 205 Ross Hall / 331, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, 89557. You may also contact the researchers (Dr. Lynda R. Wiest, wiest@unr.edu, 775-682-7868; or Abraham Ayebo, ayebo@unr.edu, 775-250-7618) if you have any questions or concerns about the study.
Please indicate your response concerning your perception about mathematically gifted and talented students in relation to the teaching and learning of mathematics. Give your opinion by clicking on the check box next to your answer, and write an explanation for your choice. There is a phone-interview section which constitutes the second part of my study. If you are willing to participate in this optional phone interview, please indicate by providing your name and contact information at the end of the survey. Eight (8) teachers who indicate their consent to participate in the phone-interview will be randomly chosen for a follow-up phone interview.
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