The Effectiveness of a Biotechnology Enrichment Programme in Improving Gifted Students Reflective Thinking Skills and Academic Achievement

Authors

• Khalid A. Hammouri, Special Education Department, College of Education, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaFollow
• Mohamed A. Al-AHmari, The Prince Faisal Bin Khalid Centre for Gifted Students, Asir, Saudi Arabia; Special Education Department, College of Education, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This study assesses the effectiveness of a biotechnology enrichment programme in improving reflective thinking skills and academic achievement among a sample of 44 gifted students at the male-only Hunain School (secondary school) in Abha. The programme presents content related to specific issues with direct relevance for students 44 scientific and practical interests, as well as encompassing discussion of controversial topics. They are equally divided into two groups: a control group and an experimental group. Following an experimental method and a reflective thinking scale Kember et al. (2000) and Academic )2000( Kember et al Achievement are used to promote the verifiability and reliability of the results. The results indicate that the enrichment programme is effective in developing reflective thinking skills and promoting academic achievement in the experimental group. The research recommends that similar such programmes be adopted for gifted students in other contexts

Recommended Citation

Hammouri, Khalid A. and Al-AHmari, Mohamed A. (2021) "The Effectiveness of a Biotechnology Enrichment Programme in Improving Gifted Students Reflective Thinking Skills and Academic Achievement," Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences: Vol. 22: Iss. 4, Article 10.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.37575/h/edu/2189
Available at: https://sjkfuh.researchcommons.org/journal/vol22/iss4/10