Teachers\' Perception of Giftedness and Talent Among Primary School Children

Ngara, Constantine

doi:10.4314/zjer.v14i3.26013

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“…As revealed by teachers" responses in the study, a gifted child is one who demonstrates exceptional motivation and creativity, grasps concepts or masters skills quickly and excels in tests and examinations with minimum effort. The attributes of giftedness thus revealed by Bahraini teachers are consistent with the findings in other studies (e.g., Coleman & Gallagher, 1992;Ngara, 2002). In these studies teachers" perceptions of giftedness among children focused mostly on scholastic excellence.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

“…As an exploratory study, this study revealed some important insights on how the Bahraini teachers sampled understand and develop students" giftedness and talent in their schools. Consistent with findings in other studies (e.g., Ngara, 2002, Guskin et. al, 1998, the Bahraini teachers tended to rely heavily on classroom testing and anecdotal observations to identify gifted students in their schools.…”

Section: Conclusion and Implications Of The Studysupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Data in this study were collected using a questionnaire designed in a Likert Scale format that was originally developed in a similar study by Ngara (2002). The Likert Scale format was found to be convenient for collecting data for determining directionality of the participants" responses by a consensus.…”

Section: B Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence, the teacher"s central role in identifying and instructing highly able learners cannot be ignored in this discourse (e.g., Speirs Neumunster, Adams, Pierce, Cassady & Dixon, 2007). However, as revealed in several studies (e.g., Coleman & Gallagher, 1992;Ngara, 2002;Speirs Neumeister et al, 2007), teachers tended to view giftedness and talent narrowly regardless of its cultural context. In particular, Speirs Neumeister et al"s ( 2007) study of Caucasian fourth-grade teachers" perceptions of giftedness in the United States confirmed that even some experienced teachers also held similar narrow views of giftedness and talent.…”

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confidence: 96%

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An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Giftedness and Talent among Students in Bahraini Primary Schools

al.¹

2016

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While there is no unanimity on how we define and assess giftedness and talent among students, identifying and educating gifted students in schools remain elusive. Despite criticisms leveled against teachers" understanding of giftedness, teachers" perceptions of giftedness and talent among students cannot be ignored. In the quest to gain insight into current practice in Bahrain; this study explored Bahraini teachers" perceptions of giftedness and talent among children in primary schools. Using a Likert type questionnaire, the study sampled data from 80 (male and female) Bahraini primary school teachers. The study revealed that Bahraini teachers viewed giftedness as essentially academic excellence. The study also revealed gaps in teachers" understanding of theory and practice in gifted education. In view of these findings, the study recommended a complete review of staff development programs and the preparation of pre-service teachers on understanding and educating highly able students in Bahrain schools.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Conclusion and Implications Of The Studysupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: B Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

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An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Giftedness and Talent among Students in Bahraini Primary Schools

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2016

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“…The diversity of possible talent domains acknowledged in this study are consistent with Gardner's (1983Gardner's ( , 1993Gardner's ( , 1999aGardner's ( , 1999b Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Unfortunately, the school curriculum tends to ignore these rich views of giftedness embodied in indigenous cultural views and focuses on a narrow view of giftedness defined by tests (Ngara, 2002).…”

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Ndebele culture of Zimbabwe's views of giftedness

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Porath

2007

High Ability Studies

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Temperament Styles in Zimbabwean Early Adolescents: A Rasch Measurement Model Analysis

Mpofu

Oakland

Gwirayi

2010

South African Journal of Psychology

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The structure of temperament styles was investigated using Rasch analysis methods with data from 397 (46% males) Zimbabwean early adolescents. The students completed the Student Styles Questionnaire (SSQ), a 69 item children's self-report measure of temperament styles that uses a forced choice item format. Each item was scored as a dichotomous Rasch scale variable. Principal component analysis of the standardized residuals yielded unidimensional latent temperament variables for extroversion-introversion (El), practical-imaginative (PM), thinking-feeling (TF), and organized-flexible (OL) styles. Higher endorsements were found for extroversion (E) than introversion (I) styles, for practical (P) than imaginative (M) styles, for feeling (F) than thinking (T) styles, and for organized (0) than flexible (L) styles. TF style indicators seemingly were targeted more appropriately to the Zimbabwean adolescents than were El, OL, and PM styles. Rasch modelling methods appear to have merit when constructing and using interval scale measures of temperament styles from forced choice data.

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Teachers\' Perception of Giftedness and Talent Among Primary School Children

Cited by 5 publications

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An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Giftedness and Talent among Students in Bahraini Primary Schools

An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Giftedness and Talent among Students in Bahraini Primary Schools

Ndebele culture of Zimbabwe's views of giftedness

Temperament Styles in Zimbabwean Early Adolescents: A Rasch Measurement Model Analysis

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