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Proposing a Pre-service Teacher Training Program for the Gifted Education

  • Shin Myeong-Kyeong (The Institute of Science Gifted Education, Cheongju National University of Education) ;
  • Park Jong-Wook (The Institute of Science Gifted Education, Cheongju National University of Education) ;
  • Chung Byung-Hoon (The Institute of Science Gifted Education, Cheongju National University of Education)
  • Published : 2005.05.01
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Abstract

Since 1998, an elementary teacher education institute in Korea has hosted the center for the gifted education. The institute hired undergraduate students to escort and liaison each class of the gifted student participants with assisting classroom activities. These liaison teachers observed the gifted classroom activities and evaluated them by using a given checklist and filling out pre-made evaluation forms. Currently this system is being transferred from part-time jobs for students to earn allowance into well organized pre-service teacher program focusing on the gifted education. In other words, the purpose of system is being shifted from how liaison teachers facilitate the gifted program to how the system helps the liaison teachers to be quality teachers for the gifted who can understand what the gifted are and how to facilitate them. Analyzed were the self reports of the liaison teachers regarding their perceptions and beliefs of the gifted and their education program. It was found participant liaison teachers purposed to have more live experiences with getting along with students as well. Liaison teachers’ perceptions on establishing a gifted teacher professional education sequence were reported in this study. The potential scaffolding of the pre-service teacher education program model of the gifted education was provided as a consequence of this study.

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