Schoolwide Enrichment Model

Dr. Renzulli/Dr. Reis
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
University of Connecticut
362 Fairfield Road, U7
Storrs, CT 06269-2007 		    Telephone: (860) 486-4676
    Fax: (860) 486-2900
    Email: epsadm06@uconn vm.uconn.edu
    Website: http://www.gifted.uconn.edu

Program Description

Focus Area     Age Group
Whole School Reform; program originally designed for gifted/talented students and has expanded to include all students     Kindergarten through 12th Grade

Research Description

Outcomes
  • Greater self-initiation of creative products both in and outside the school
  • Improved attitudes towards the education of gifted students among teachers
  • Increased self-efficacy
  • Increased self-concept

Research Category

       1   Large Scale, Externally Reviewed Research

Design

   Quasi   Quasi-experimental with control group; pre-posttest design with experimental group only

Multiple Studies

   Yes   1981, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993

Sample Size

   >50   Samples sizes range from approximately 100 to 300 students across numerous studies

Valid/ Reliable
Instrument

   Yes   Student Product Assessment Form; Locus of Control Scale; Teacher surveys

Results

   Yes   Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

   Yes   Gifted Child Quarterly, 1994 (includes a review of published results)

Follow-up Data

   Yes   One study was conducted 3 years after program participation and another study was conducted 10 after program participation. Results indicated that program effects were sustained.

Award

   No   There were no awards to the program.