A REVIEW OF TEACHING READING ARABIC TEXT: CULTIVATING CURIOSITY FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM

Mohd Sham Kamis, Maimun Aqsha Lubis, Norhayuza Mohamad, Aini Akmar Mohd Kasim, Md Jais Ismail

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Curiosity is a vital component in the learning process which can stimulate the potential to increase students’ capacity to think critically. How curiosity can be stimulated and enhanced develops gifted students’ abilities? The authors elucidate characteristics of successful teachers in teaching in the classroom and theories of students’ tendencies regarding curiosity in a classroom setting. This article explores the characteristics of gifted learners and offers teacher tips and ideas for understanding the gifted learners how they learn in the classroom. Apart from that, the authors of this article intend to elucidate how to cultivate learning situation that can engage students in meaningful activities which are also related to real life situations. This situation also can cultivate curiosity in gifted students in the classroom during learning and reading Arabic text.


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