Καταγραφή και ανάλυση των γνώσεων Εκπαιδευτικών Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης ως προς τα γνωστικά και κοινωνικο-συναισθηματικά χαρακτηριστικά των ευφυών μαθητών

Abstract

Gifted students consist a special group of the scholarship population, who need differential educational treatment. Major factor in the proper and holistic intervention is the knowledge of the cognitive, emotional and social background of gifted students’ skills. Gifted students have special cognitive traits, which differentiate them from students of typical development. This finding is a common place in every researching and literature review in relation to their cognitive profile. On the contrary, disagreement is apparent in the researching findings in relation to their psycho-social traits. In this situation the opinions diverse and there are findings either of emotional health, or psychopathology in gifted persons. The nominations of teachers for the special features of gifted students consist one of the most significant diagnostic factors. The main purpose of the research was the listing and analysis of Secondary Teachers’ knowledge and perceptions in relation to the special cognitive, social and psycho-emotional traits of gifted students. The methodology of the research had to do with the planning and implementation of a constructed questionnaire with questions in a Likert five point scale. The statistic procession was accomplished by correlations, mean values and reliability measures of the research instrument. The results are discussed according to the researching hypotheses and the findings of equivalent international researches in this field.