Development of Scientific Research based Mentoring Program for Scientifically Gifted Students

Abstract

This paper suggested a scientific research based mentoring model(SRMM) for the gifted in science education. SRMM for the gifted focused on experiment-based scientific proceses in laboratory and research experiences of scientists. The SRMM has six phases such as introducing, exploring, planning, performing, verifying and concluding, which is final phase and includes discussing about results, presenting its implications and writing paper. The model can facilitate scientifically gifted students to construct scientific knowledges and comprehension of laboratory practice through concrete experimental experiences. It can motivate them to be able to use and extend scientific knowledges and laboratory experiences. Challenging tasks and feedback at the requisite stage of each phases can improve instructional effectiveness. The educational potentials of SRMM were examined by applying to the gifted and talented students of Science Education Institute for the Gifted, Kongju National University, Korea. The educational program using SRMM was applied in biology and its topic was ¡°The Effects of Aqueous Extracts from Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. on Early Protein Pattern of Lettuces and Radishes¡±. Its application suggested that the educational program using SRMM can be effective for the scientifically gifted students.