Učiteljevo pridobivanje znanja v kontekstu poučevanja nadarjenih učencev

slovenian

2022

volume 28, issue 1

gifted students   teacher   teacher qualifications   teaching gifted students

Univerza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Teachers are considered competent experts in their subject area, so it is important that they keep up-grading and updating their knowledge. To this end, we wanted to find out how primary school teachers acquire knowledge about working with gifted students, whether they feel the need for (additional) educa-tion in this field, and the role schools have in providing relevant professional development opportunities. The survey was conducted in the 2020/21 school year. One hundred and seven primary school teachers participated. The results show that they gained the most knowledge about gifted students through profes-sional pursuits and by reading professional literature. They gained the least amount of knowledge about gifted students during their university studies. The responses indicate that older teachers and teachers with higher professional titles gained the most knowledge about gifted students through different types of professional development. We also found that most primary school teachers feel the need for additional education in teaching gifted students, in their opinion mainly because schools do not take full advantage of all the opportunities offered to them to provide such education.

05.05.2022