Perceptions of Giftedness and Classroom Practice with Gifted Children – an Exploratory Study of Primary School Teachers

The Decree-Law 54/2018 combined with Ordinance 223-A / 2018 - Article 33 regulates the inclusion of gifted students in Portuguese schools. This study aims to investigate primary school teachers` perceptions of giftedness and their experiences of working with gifted children in their regular classes. This is an exploratory study with 13 teachers and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Our participants tended to represent giftedness with an emphasis on the intellectual traits of gifted learners and to adjust their pedagogical approach accordingly. Their assessment practices focused essentially on product-oriented approaches instead of process-oriented approaches. Our findings suggest that there is still a long way to go, especially in terms of formal teacher training, to tailor teaching to the needs and characteristics of gifted learners.

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Pre-Service Primary School Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Understanding of an Enquiry Based Approach to Teaching Primary School Science and Its Influence on Their Field Teaching Experiences

World Journal of Educational Research ◽

10.22158/wjer.v3n1p33 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Bisram Ramesar

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

School Science ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Science Courses ◽

Approach To Teaching ◽

Primary School Science ◽

University Science

This study seeks to explore pre-service primary school teachers’ perceptions of their understanding of an enquiry based approach to teaching primary school Science. The study also seeks to identify how pre-service primary school teachers perceive the effectiveness of their University Science courses in preparing them to teach science using an enquiry approach. Participants were pre-service teachers enrolled in the B.Ed programme at The University of Trinidad and Tobago. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The data revealed that the teachers understood the concept of guided enquiry and knew how to develop lesson plans that incorporate that approach. Although the teachers believed that their courses prepared them adequately to teach primary school Science using enquiry, they encountered problems because of the lack of adequate resources.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ OPINIONS TOWARDS MUSICALLY GIFTED STUDENTS

Problems of Education in the 21st Century ◽

10.33225/pec/21.79.133 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

pp. 133-161

Author(s):

Vesna Svalina ◽

Blaženka Bačlija Sušić ◽

Goran Lapat

Keyword(s):

Music Education ◽

Primary School ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Gifted Students ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Gifted Children ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Teacher Mentor ◽

Further Development

Primary school teachers have an important role in the early identification and further development of a child's musical giftedness. The research was aimed to examine the opinions of primary school classroom teachers (N = 1130) employed in Croatian primary schools regarding conceptualization of musical giftedness and its impact on identification of musically gifted students. Furthermore, their opinions about the support of parents, professional team and collective as well as competencies for recognizing and further development of the child’s musical giftedness were investigated. Although most respondents assess their competencies in identifying musical giftedness, most of the surveyed teachers, especially younger ones, are willing to be additionally trained in this area. They stated that the existing curriculum should be expanded and enriched and stressed the need for more support from the expert assistants (psychologists and pedagogues). In addition to the teachers' age, their title (teacher, teacher mentor and teacher advisor) also proved to be a significant factor in the identification and development of a child's musical giftedness. Findings of research have implications for theory and practice of primary school teacher’s music education and education for work with gifted children both during their higher education and lifelong learning. Keywords: musical giftedness, musically gifted students, primary school teachers, Republic of Croatia

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‘I think one of the ways they will help is to create awareness’: primary school teachers’ perceptions of cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria

Global Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/1757975919893981 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 24-31

Author(s):

Kingsley Udeh ◽

Candidus Nwakasi ◽

John Fulton

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

Primary School ◽

Cardiovascular Health ◽

Communicable Diseases ◽

Health Concern ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Non Communicable Diseases

The increasing incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases is a major global health concern. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for the highest percentage of deaths related to non-communicable diseases, and low and middle-income countries (LMIC) face the highest burden of CVDs. Understanding the knowledge and perception of CVDs and their risk factors in an LMIC such as Nigeria may play an important role in cardiovascular health promotion and improvement plans to reduce CVD-related deaths. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews to gain an in-depth understanding of some personal and sociocultural views on CVDs and their risk factors. The participants were purposively sampled primary school teachers in South-Eastern Nigeria. Thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis. The study findings include knowledge of heart disease, perceived causes and risk factors of CVDs, spirituality, and the way forward. Overall, the knowledge of CVDs in the setting was found to be related to the psychosocial nature of the participants; the effectiveness of any intervention needs to take these factors into consideration. For example, health policies for CVD health education and awareness should be tailored to address some of the issues of belief, values, and religion, as mentioned in the study.

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Comparative Analysis of North and South Cyprus’ Teachers’ Perceptions of Teachers’ Unions

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020988283 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 215824402098828

Author(s):

Fatoş Silman ◽

Ahmet Güneyli ◽

Osman Vaiz ◽

Nedime Karasel-Ayda

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Trade Unions ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Teachers Unions ◽

Greek Cypriot ◽

Turkish Cypriot ◽

North And South

This study aims to examine the views of primary school teachers from North and South Cyprus on Teachers’ Unions. Qualitative research and a comparative case study method were used for the study. Thirty-seven primary school teachers from North and South Cyprus participated in this study. The data were obtained through interviews and analyzed by the content analysis method. The comparison of the findings of the research suggests that the functions of trade unions are related to the pressing issues of education, teachers, and the nation in both regions. Turkish Cypriots placed emphasis on education-related functions, while for Greek Cypriots teachers-related functions mattered more. Turkish Cypriot teachers assessed the functions of their unions to be more unsatisfactory than their Greek Cypriot counterparts’.

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Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of the Effect of Using Puppet Theater Strategy on the Development of Personal (Cognitive and Social) Aspects in Jordan: دور مسرح الدمى في تنمية الجوانب الشخصية لدى طلاب المرحلة الأساسية من وجهة نظر معلميهم في الأردن

المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الأبحاث مجلة العلوم التربوية والنفسية ◽

10.26389/ajsrp.a041219 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (18) ◽

Author(s):

Asma tayseer Mohammad Al-adwan

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Primary Teachers ◽

Social Aspects ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

First Semester ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Puppet Theater ◽

Study Population ◽

The Impact

The study aimed to identify the perceptions of primary stage teachers for the effect of using the puppet theater strategy in developing personal aspects (cognitive, social) in Jordan. The study population consisted of all primary school teachers in the southern Shouna schools, and the whole community of (112) teachers was taken in the first semester 2019/2020, and the researcher used the descriptive method to suit the nature of the study and the results showed what Follows: - The perceptions of primary teachers of the impact of the use of the puppet theater strategy in the development of cognitive aspects were high and significantly. - The perceptions of primary school teachers of the impact of using the puppet theater strategy in the development of social aspects have been high and significantly. In the results, the researcher made several recommendations The most important of them are: - Carrying out many studies and researches in different academic stages. - Attention to using the puppet theater strategy in the curriculum. - Training teachers to use the puppet theater strategy.

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FINAL-YEAR PRE-SERVICE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF INQUIRY-BASED-SCIENCE TEACHING

Journal of Baltic Science Education ◽

10.33225/jbse/20.19.454 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 454-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Khanyisile Brenda Nhlengethwa ◽

Nadaraj Govender ◽

Doras Sibanda

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Science Teaching ◽

Teacher Educators ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

School Teachers ◽

Pedagogical Approach ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Directed Learning

Teachers’ accurate understanding of Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (IBST) is crucial for the proper enactment of this pedagogical approach. In this research, a qualitative case study design was used to explore and interpret pre-service teachers’ understanding of IBST at the conclusion of their three-year primary diploma at a university in Swaziland. Data were collected using a semi-structured teaching scenario-based questionnaire in conjunction with individual semi-structured interviews. Thirty-four participants completed the questionnaire and eight of them were subsequently interviewed. The data were analyzed using a conceptual framework of IBST that outlines two dimensions of IBST; namely the cognitive and guidance dimensions. The results show that in the cognitive dimension, participants focused mainly on the procedural domain. With regard to the guidance dimension, they associated the pedagogical approach more with teacher-directed than learner-directed learning activities. This paper recommends that in training pre-service primary school teachers, teacher educators must broaden their focus from procedural aspects of IBST to include all its aspects; thereby developing their pre-service teachers’ holistic and deep experiences of IBST. Keywords: inquiry-based science teaching, primary school, pre-service teachers, scenario-based questionnaire, IBST understanding.

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An analysis of attitudes towards the gifted students with learning difficulties using two samples of Greek and Czech primary school teachers

Gifted Education International ◽

10.1177/0261429413511887 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 271-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Aikaterini Gari ◽

Kostas Mylonas ◽

Sarka Portešová

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Learning Difficulties ◽

Gifted Students ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Two Samples ◽

Years Of Teaching Experience ◽

Separate System ◽

Teachers Attitudes

The provision of gifted students with learning difficulties (GSLD) composes a complicated educational problem that deserves special care. This study explores teachers’ attitudes towards the GSLD in two samples of primary school teachers: 225 Greek teachers and 158 teachers in the Czech Republic, 40–59 years of age and with 14–28 years of teaching experience. A questionnaire of 26 questions, created for the purpose of this study, was administered referring to teachers’ attitudes towards opinions and information regarding the GSLD characteristics, along with three open-ended questions on the most preferable types of the GSLD educational provision. Through multidimensional scaling solutions in their trigonometric transformation (MDS-T) one large common and one minor separate system of items emerged for the two samples, which were meaningful in the direction of understanding teachers’ difficulties in accepting the contradictory core of the GSLD characteristics and educational needs. These systems of attitudes are discussed in respect to their relative importance to Czech and Greek teachers and the respective educational settings.

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Teachers’ Understanding and Practice of Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment

Children Australia ◽

10.1017/cha.2016.53 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 38-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Meredith Falkiner ◽

Donald Thomson ◽

Andrew Day

Keyword(s):

Child Maltreatment ◽

Primary School ◽

Mandatory Reporting ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

School Teachers ◽

Child Victim ◽

Primary School Teachers

Across the eight jurisdictions of Australia, mandatory reporting obligations and thresholds for reporting vary. Teachers are one group of the professionals who are mandated to report child maltreatment, yet some teachers are still reluctant to make such a report. This paper examines the barriers that discourage teachers from reporting child maltreatment and also whether teachers consider it necessary to question a child about the maltreatment before they decide if a report should be made. Thirty semi-structured interviews with Victorian primary school teachers were thematically analysed and revealed that inadequate and inconsistent mandatory reporting training, the need for certainty before initiating a report and the ambiguous concept of neglect were barriers to teachers identifying and reporting child maltreatment. Analyses further revealed that teachers gather evidence to confirm or disconfirm their suspicions of maltreatment by questioning the suspected child victim. The consequences of this practice are discussed along with recommendations to help overcome the barriers to making a formal report when child maltreatment is suspected.

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