Gifted Students' Metaphors About the Ideal Teacher

The Ideal Status and Expectations of the Gifted and Talented Students: A Qualitative Study

Introduction:  Gifted and talented students are the main customers and driving force of the education system, therefore, the existence of a permanent mechanism based on their demands, expectations, and problems seems necessary to improve the education system. Method: This qualitative study was done using conventional content analysis. The participants were 23 gifted and talented students of Te...

The Scale of Teacher Perception of Gifted Students: a Validity and Reliability Study

The purpose of this study was to develop the Scale of Teacher Perception of Gifted students. The validity and reliability studies were conducted. The sample consisted of 175 randomly selected primary school teachers. Within the scope of the scale validity studies, contextual validity was determined, based on specialist opinions, while the factor analysis was used for determining the structural ...

Gifted and talented students

Optimising the Learning of Gifted Aboriginal Students

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (2000) “Education for All” goals, all students are entitled to opportunities to fulfil their potential. This implies that appropriate programs need to be in place for all children, especially gifted Aboriginal students. Accordingly, this means that all educational institutions in Australia have an obligation to ...

Students` view points about priorities in teacher evaluation

Introduction. Using students' view points for teacher evaluation is a common method. But regardless of its abundant usage, research results indicate that students ideas about teachers is influenced by some factors which have not a close relation to the evaluation subject and is merely related to the teacher's specifications. Determining the views of students of different fields about priorities...