Service-Learning as Creative Productivity

Service-learning is similar to one of the leading theories of learning in gifted education -- creative productivity. Both processes provide in-depth investigative research experiences which culminate in the development of creative products and services. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a curriculum unit designed for gifted students on the quality and completion of service-learning projects for gifted and non-gifted students. The study showed that the utilization of the curriculum resulted in high quality service-learning projects for both groups of students. This suggests that practitioners of service-learning and gifted education have much that they can learn from each other.