Preparation of Pre-Service Teachers for Gifted Children Education

Running head: LITERATURE REVIEW
Critical Contemporary Issues in early childhood- gifted children
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Research Question: To what degree preservice teachers are prepared for gifted
children education?
Articles Theme 1: Who are
gifted children
Theme 2: Attitude
of preschool
teachers towards
gifted children
Theme 3:
Improvement
strategies
Harris, A.M. and
Hemmings, B.C.,
2008. Preservice
teachers'
understandings of and
preparedness for
gifted and talented
education. Australasi
an Journal of Gifted
Education, 17(1), p.5.
 Developed
ability
 Require
assistance in
reaching
potential
 No selection
record
 Curriculum
differentiation
 Enrichment
and extension
Hudson, P., Hudson,
S., Lewis, K. and
Watters, J.J., 2010.
Embedding gifted
education in
preservice teacher
education: A
collaborative school-
 Great
potential
 Negative
attitudes
 Lack of
training
 Monitor
student
engagement
 Reflect and
evaluate on
teaching

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university
approach. Australasia
n Journal of Gifted
Education, 19(2), p.5.
Jung, J.Y., 2014.
Predictors of attitudes
to gifted
programs/provisions:
Evidence from
preservice
educators. Gifted
Child
Quarterly, 58(4),
pp.247-258.
 Special
skills with
poor
achievement
 Poor
knowledge
 Negative
perception
 Lack of
support
 Targeting
power
distance
orientation
 Communicati
on message
 Encourage
interaction
Fraser-Seeto, K.,
Howard, S.J. and
Woodcock, S., 2016.
Preparation for
teaching gifted
students: An updated
investigation into
university offerings
in New South
 Diverse
group
 Extraordinar
y potential
 Under-
prepared
 Insufficient
training
 Changes in
education
course and
content of
subject
 Increased
commitment

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Wales. Australasian
Journal of Gifted
Education, 25(1),
p.58.
Yazici, D., Akman,
B., Kardeş, S. And
Uzun, E.M., 2017.
Preservice Preschool
Teachers’ Views on
the Characteristics of
Gifted
Children. Journal for
the Education of
Gifted Young
Scientists, 5(3),
pp.70-89.
 asynchronou
s
developmen
t
 giftedness is
a component
of cognitive
skills
 increase
communicatio
n skills
Wood, D., 2009.
Project Gifted: Using
a project-based
approach to
-  lack of
consistent
provisions
 absence of
 project based
learning