James J Watters
Biographic Data
| ID | 6503900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James J Watters |
| GIVEN NAMES | James J |
| FAMILY NAME | Watters |
| SIGNATURE | WATTERS J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queensland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9438-9437 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Secondary school principals as change agents in Kuwait
Kuwait is seeking to diversify its sources of income by modernizing the education system and providing its young people with the knowledge and skills needed for life in the 21st century. To this end, it is constantly trying to improve the whole educational system by introducing developmental projects and policies. Central to this process is the role played by school principals. However, contextual issues and challenges have limited the success of…
Perspectives on Australian, Indian and Malaysian approaches to STEM education
The Importance of Challenging Tasks for Mathematically Gifted Students
This study explored how the challenge of mathematical problem solving could be increased to provide greater value and interest to gifted students. Ten pairs of gifted 11-and 12-year old students were first studied as they engaged in problem solving tasks in their mixed-ability classrooms. Observations of these classrooms revealed that regular tasks and the pacing of mathematics tasks in these classrooms were inappropriate for these students. The …
An Enrichment Philosophy and Strategy for Empowering Young Gifted Children to Become Autonomous Learners in Science
A goal of gifted education is to enable gifted children to become autonomous learners and, as adults, creative participants in society. In this study, we have implemented a program in which young children are provided with opportunities to become autonomous. The approach is based on a “pull-out” enrichment program in science. Children attend a 10-week series of workshop sessions in which the teacher scaffolds the development of science-related re…
An Enrichment Philosophy and Strategy for Empowering Young Gifted Children to Become Autonomous Learners in Science
A goal of gifted education is to enable gifted children to become autonomous learners and, as adults, creative participants in society. In this study, we have implemented a program in which young children are provided with opportunities to become autonomous. The approach is based on a “pull-out” enrichment program in science. Children attend a 10-week series of workshop sessions in which the teacher scaffolds the development of science-related re…
The Importance of Challenging Tasks for Mathematically Gifted Students
This study explored how the challenge of mathematical problem solving could be increased to provide greater value and interest to gifted students. Ten pairs of gifted 11-and 12-year old students were first studied as they engaged in problem solving tasks in their mixed-ability classrooms. Observations of these classrooms revealed that regular tasks and the pacing of mathematics tasks in these classrooms were inappropriate for these students. The …
Perspectives on Australian, Indian and Malaysian approaches to STEM education
Secondary school principals as change agents in Kuwait
Kuwait is seeking to diversify its sources of income by modernizing the education system and providing its young people with the knowledge and skills needed for life in the 21st century. To this end, it is constantly trying to improve the whole educational system by introducing developmental projects and policies. Central to this process is the role played by school principals. However, contextual issues and challenges have limited the success of…
Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)