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A Comparison between Competencies of Teachers and Students of Teacher Education in Recognizing Artistically Gifted Students

Marija Brajcic , Dubravka Kuscevic, Marijana Lazeta

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Brajcic M, Kuscevic D, Lazeta M. A comparison between competencies of teachers and students of teacher education in recognizing artistically gifted students. European J Ed Res. 2020;9(3):1327-1336. doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.9.3.1327
Brajcic, M., Kuscevic, D., & Lazeta, M. (2020). A comparison between competencies of teachers and students of teacher education in recognizing artistically gifted students. European Journal of Educational Research, 9(3), 1327-1336. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.9.3.1327
Brajcic Marija, Dubravka Kuscevic, and Marijana Lazeta. "A Comparison between Competencies of Teachers and Students of Teacher Education in Recognizing Artistically Gifted Students," European Journal of Educational Research 9, no. 3 (2020): 1327-1336. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.9.3.1327
Brajcic, M Kuscevic, D & Lazeta, 2020, 'A comparison between competencies of teachers and students of teacher education in recognizing artistically gifted students', European Journal of Educational Research, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1327-1336. Brajcic, Marija et al. "A Comparison between Competencies of Teachers and Students of Teacher Education in Recognizing Artistically Gifted Students." European Journal of Educational Research, vol. 9, no. 3, 2020, pp. 1327-1336, https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.9.3.1327.

Abstract

School system has not proven successful in educating gifted students. Artistically gifted students are a group of students requiring special education approach. The aim of this paper was to explore the extent to which classroom teachers and students as future teachers are able to identify artistically gifted students. The study involved a total of 160 respondents, among which 80 classroom teachers and 80 students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Teacher Education in Split. The results showed statistically significant differences in the identification of artistically gifted students between groups of teachers and groups of students, future teachers. The results showed that there is a statistically significant difference in the assessment of several factors of giftedness of students in the surveyed teachers compared to students of Teacher Education. A statistically significant difference is present in Factor 1 (Art Abilities) where p (0.00) <0.05, and in Factor 3 (Motivation in Artistic Expression) where p (0.00) <0.05 and in Factor 4 (Use of Fine Arts) where p (0.04) <0.05. A statistically significant difference between students and teachers is not present in Factor 2 (Art Interests) where p (0.78)> 0.05. Furthermore, the results showed that teachers and students of Teacher Education share the opinion that gifted students will have a high level of learning, possess a large number of artistic ideas and show interest in figurative and abstract forms of artwork.

Keywords: Artistic giftedness, competences, students, teachers.


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