The Level of Services Provided for Gifted Students in Regular Schools from the Perspective of Students and Teachers

• Main Authors: Nadia Hayel Al Srour, Alia Mohammed Al-Oweidi
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: King Saud University 2013-05-01
• Series: Journal of Educational Sciences
• Subjects: Gifted; Regular school; Services for gifted students.
• Online Access: https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/v25n22013-3.pdf

This study aims to identify the level of services provided for gifted students in regular Schools from the perspective of students and teachers. The study sample consists of (1207) students and (333) teachers (third to the first secondary grades), two questionnaires were used to determine the level of services provided for the gifted students.The results show that the level of services which were provided was low from the student perspective specially in the area of Awareness, program objectives and curriculum. The results also show that the level of services was low from the perspective of teachers in the following areas: the concept of giftedness, awareness, program objectives, Identification, curriculum, and counseling services. The results indicate that both students and teachers support the establishment of special classes for the gifted students in regular schools.