The Knowledge, Volition and Action Programme in Singapore: the effects of an experimental intervention programme on high ability achievement
Titel:
The Knowledge, Volition and Action Programme in Singapore: the effects of an experimental intervention programme on high ability achievement
Auteur:
Teo, Chua Tee Quah, May Ling
Verschenen in:
High ability studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 10 (1999) nr. 1 pagina's 23-35
Jaar:
1999-06
Inhoud:
This study hypothesises that non-achieving behaviour of gifted adolescents in Singapore may be attributed to a lack of knowledge, volition and action on the part of the gifted. As such, an educational intervention programme, Knowledge/Volition/Action, was devised to teach pupils knowledge of the self, volition, consultation, time management and stress management. All subjects were gifted pupils in a secondary one cohort in three premier schools hosting the Gifted Education Programme (GEP). Experimental subjects (n = 57) and control subjects (n = 57) were matched by age, gender, school, class, race, socio-economic status, academic and non-academic achievement before being randomly selected and randomly assigned to groups. The effects of the intervention on academic and non-academic achievement were reported using paired t-tests. Interestingly, the intervention programme was found to be effective in augmenting the non-academic rather than the academic achievement of the experimental group.
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