Преглед истраживања о ставовима према даровитим ученицима и њиховом образовању

Abstract

The paper gives a review of investigations on the attitudes of pupils, parents, teachers, and public opinion to gifted and talented pupils and to their education. In general, it can be stated that there is a general agreement that gifted pupils require special educational support. However, there is no agreement as to the types of adequate forms of support. The investigation reveal that giftedness is experience by the gifted themselves as something positive and favorable primarily in respect of academic achievement, status and personal growth. The gifted young are aware of their abilities and powers, but assess that the relation of their environment is less positive than it really is. Teachers support special educational offer for gifted pupils more than parents and pupils. Despite the fact that investigations included a number of variables, only a few predictors for attitudes to gifted pupils and their education have been found. The most important characteristic of the subjects is their personal experience> whether the subject is gifted and has already been involved in some special program for the gifted. Gifted pupils express a more positive attitude to special educational support to the gifted than their ungifted peers, and the same differences occur among their parents. The more they know about giftedness, contents and aims of the program, the more positive attitude to gifted pupils parents and teachers have.