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3.6.7 Preparing Teachers to Respond Effectively to Gifted Students in Classrooms: Longitudinal Case Study Results
This presentation outlines the perceptions of almost 600 preservice teachers (PSTs) at a major Australian university who over a seven-year period completed an elective unit in gifted education during their initial teacher education program. Data were collected from participants through pre and post surveys to determine their attitudes towards teaching gifted students. Findings suggest that completion of the elective was a significant contributor to the development of more positive attitudes towards giftedness among PSTs, who also indicated a greater understanding of provisions and practices that have an evidence base as appropriate for teaching gifted students.
Author(s):
Leonie Kronborg
leonie.kronborg@monash.edu
Monash University
Australia
Dr Leonie Kronborg is a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Gifted Education in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia. Her research interests include teacher education, talent development, giftedness and gender. Leonie is a past president of the Australian Association for the Education of Gifted Children. She is Vice President of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Co-Editor of Gifted and Talented International and on the Editorial Boards of Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal for Advanced Academics, and the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education. Leonie gained the Monash University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013.
Margaret Plunkett
margaret.plunkett@federation.edu.au
Federation University
Australia
Associate Professor Margaret Plunkett works in the School of Education at Federation University, Australia. Margaret has developed and taught courses in gifted education for which she has won a number of teaching awards including the Pearson/ATEA Teacher Educator of the Year (2012) and an Office of Learning and Teaching Citation (2014). Her main research interests include professional learning for teachers, engagement of gifted students and curriculum innovation. Margaret is an elected Australian delegate on the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, and Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education.