The present study aimed at investigating the effect of a training program based on mathematical problem-solving strategies on critical thinking skills among seventh-grade students in King Abdullah II schools of Excellence. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research approach. The participants of the study comprised of 29 male seventh graders. The participants were randomly distributed into a control group (n = 14) and an interventional group (n = 15). The study adopted the critical thinking skills test (75 items). The tests consisted of five subtests (identifying assumptions, deduction, conclusion, interpretation, and discussion). The interventional training program was a group of training situations complementary to the official curriculum. These situations were based on the strategy of building an organized list or a table, the strategy of finding a pattern, trial and error strategy, the strategy of using an equation or a law, the strategy of building a model or a diagram, the strategy of solving an easier problem, deletion strategy, go backward strategy, and logical justification strategy. The results showed that there were significant statistical differences in the critical thinking post-test scores between the control group (M = 26.5714, SD = 3.95580) and the interventional group (M = 43.6667, SD = 4.68534, t = 10.640, p = 0.000). The study concluded that the training program based on solving mathematical problems is an effective interventional tool to improve the seventh graders’ critical thinking skills. The study recommends reviewing the content of the curricula designed for the elementary stage in Jordan and including drills related to solving mathematical problems that aim to improve critical thinking skills of the elementary stage students.

<b>Aim: </b>The present research sought at investigating the effectiveness of a training program on the basis of Betts’ model of autonomous learner on improving the creativity product among a sample of gifted 10^th grade female students.<br /> <b>Method: </b>This was a quasi-experimental study that included a sample of 68 gifted 10^th grade female students from King Abdullah II School for Excellence. The students were randomized into a control group (n=34) that received traditional teaching and an experimental group (n=34) that was subjected to the training program based on Betts’ model of autonomous learner. The creative product semantic scale was adopted to perform a pre- and post-assessment of the students’ creative projects (a telescope). The data gathered in this study was analyzed using the statistical package of social sciences.<br /> <b>Results: </b>The findings of the study showed that there was significant statistical differences in the experimental group creativity product between pre- (3.18±0.73) and post-training assessment (5.81±0.70), (t=15.1628, p≤0.05).<br /> <b>Conclusion: </b>The study ended up with that the training program based on Betts’ model of autonomous learner had a statistically significant positive effect on improving gifted students’ creativity products. The study recommends adopting the concepts of learning autonomy in teaching gifted students and designing various training programs aiming to improve the creativity capacities of the gifted students.