• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.473-491
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• 2016

This study was aimed at researching the current condition of differentiated education on gifted infants and a demand for support in an educational institution for gifted infants. The survey was conducted on teachers and principals in infant education institutions including kindergartens, day care centers and other institutions(English kindergartens and playing school) in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon and total 309 questionnaires were collected. Result first, infant educational institutions like kindergartens, day care centers and others lacked infra for differentiated education for gifted infants. Especially in 'the experience of differentiated education' for gifted infants, the three institutions showed a lower level than the normal level. Second, the teacher's demand for differentiated education for gifted infants in educational institutions were remarkably lower than the required level in all three institutions. The study expects that it could be used as the basic standards to seek for the direction of realization of customized and differentiated education that meet the developmental characteristics and educational demands for gifted infants in regular infant educational institutions.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.221-226
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• 2016

This research was conducted as a necessary preliminary research for topics related to young gifted children education such as whether young gifted children education is really necessary, how to define the concept of giftedness, and on what grounds the identification of giftedness should be conducted by. For this purpose, the research examines the concept of giftedness in both western and eastern cultures and searched for development direction focusing on domestic research trends in the identification. The research holds its value from provision of rudimentary data in adequate identification of young gifted children in convergence era.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.85-126
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 4세 영재아들이 유아교육 기관에서 일반 유아들과 생활하는 과정을 문화기술적(ethnographic) 연구방법을 통하여 분석해 보고자 하였다. 본 연구는 서울시에 위치한 유치원의 만 4세 남자 유아와 전주시에 위치한 어린이집에 다니는 만 4세 여자 유아를 대상으로 선정하였다. 1999년 4월 2일 - 1999년 6월 18일까지 14주 동안 진행되었다. 관찰은 1주일에 2-3회 1시간 정도씩 참여하였다. 교사와의 면담은 6차례에 걸쳐 총 2시간 10분 동안의 면담을 녹음하여 분석하였다. 부모와의 면담은 4차례에 걸쳐 실시되었으며, 영재아를 지도해 본 교사 6명에게 설문지를 실시하였다. 수집된 사례는 부호화하고 범주화 한 뒤 분석하였다. 본 연구는 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유아교육기관에서 4세 영재아들은 풍부한 지식과 우수한 기억력, 부한한 상상력, 문제해결 능력과 논리적 추리 능력, 흥미와 집착, 다른 장난과 배회, 포기와 합리화의 특징을 가지고 있었다. 둘째, 4세 영재아들의 또래 친구들과 자기 중심적 사고와 자기 주장, 갈등과 화합, 놀이 주도자와 창안자의 관계를 갖고 있었다. 셋째, 부모들은 자녀에 대해 강력한 지지자, 정원사와 같은 신념과 양육태도를 가지고 있었다. 넷째, 교사들을 영재아 지도에 대해 놀라운 아이, 방해하는 아이로 인식하였으며, 논리적 설득과 중재, 제재와 격리의 방법으로 지도 하고 있었으며, 수용 혹은 지나친 인정, 그리고 방치하는 것에 대해 갈등을 갖고 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for the Gifted Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.71-92
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• 2005

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.985-1004
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to examine the gender differences in children's emotional intelligence or their giftedness, and to investigate the relationship between children's emotional intelligence and their giftedness. Subjects were 268 5-year-old kindergarten children who were composed of 131 male children and 137 female children. The collected data were analyzed by using t-test, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression. The major results of this study were as follows: First, female children showed higher emotional intelligence than male children. Second, there was no signifiant difference between male children and female children in their giftedness. Third, controlling for children's IQ, utilization of emotion, appraisal and expression of self-emotion, and relationship with peers were predictable variables of children's giftedness. Among the subareas of emotional intellignece, utilization of emotion was the most important predictor in explaining children's giftedness. The results showed that there was significant relationship between children's emotional intelligence and their giftedness.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.131-153
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• 2001

The importance of identifying gifted children during early childhood is becoming recognized. Nonetheless, most researchers preferred to study the primary and secondary levels where children are already and more clearly demonstrating what talents they have, and where more reliable predictions of gifted may be made. Comparatively lisle work has been done in this area. When we identify giftedness during early childhood, we have to consider the potential of the young children rather than on actual achievement. Giftedness during early childhood is still developing and less stable than that of older children and this prevents us from making firm and accurate predictions based on children's actual achievement. Dynamic assessment, based on Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development(ZPD), suggests a new idea in the way the gifted young children are identified. In light of dynamic assessment, for identifying the potential giftedness of young children. we need to involve measuring both unassisted and assisted performance. Dynamic assessment usually consists of a test-intervene-retest format that focuses attention on the improvement in child performance when an adult provides mediated assistance on how to master the testing task. The advantages of the dynamic assessment are as follows: First, the dynamic assessment approach can provide a useful means for assessing young gifted child who have not demonstrated high ability on traditional identification method. Second, the dynamic assessment approach can assess the learning process of young children. Third, the dynamic assessment can lead an individualized education by the early identification of young gifted children. Fourth, the dynamic assessment can be a more accurate predictor of potential by linking diagnosis and instruction. Thus, it can make us provide an educational treatment effectively for young gifted children.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.483-497
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the Teacher's Scale for Gifted Preschool Children(TSGPC). Participation of this study were 357 preschool children and their parents and teachers from Seoul, Ulsan, Daegy, Gwangiu & Daejeon. Data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis, Pearson's r, t-test and Cronbach's ${\alpha}$. Results are as follows. (1) exploratory factor analysis of TSGPC revealed that a 5-factor solution (academic ability, creativity, task commitment, artistic talent, and leadership) was the best fit. (2) Correlations between TSGPC and parental rating scale for young children's giftedness were significant. (3) Scores of TSGPC between gifted children and general children were significantly different (4) Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ ranged from .82 and .91 for subscale of TSGPC and .93 for the total scale. These results show that the Teacher's Scale for Gifted Preschool Children is quite reliable and valid measure.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.99-117
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• 2001

This study looked at the validity of assessments of academic giftedness in young children, details of assessment procedures and tasks related to them. It has shown that academic giftedness in young children can be reliably observed and reported by parents and teachers through similar characteristics to older gifted children. But for young preschool children since the potentiality rather than the current performance level is more important to detect and children's abilities are not fully differentiated, more systematic and comprehensive assessments are needed. Parents'and/or teachers' referrals, behavior checklists for the gifted, tests for creativity, short or group forms of standardized tests and finally individualized tests can be used as a comprehensive battery but these methods can be used stepwise for the sake of efficiency and economy. Especially the variability of performance in young children during the rapid developmental phase as well as their vulnerability by situational factors ask for the repeated assessments as regular bases. In this study different measures for gifted young children, specialists' qualification, and procedural guidance were reviewed and the necessity for various screening tools for different programs for the gifted was discussed. Finally it was emphasized that early assessment and following educational arrangement are needed for gifted young children for their optimal development.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.241-260
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to contrast young gifted children with ordinary young children in K-ABC profile. The subject were 51 young gifted children and 51 ordinary young children, 2 to 4 years of age. Data of children's K-ABC profile were analyzed by Correlation and Crosstabs. The main results of this study were as follows: First, in the case of ordinary young children, there were significant positive correlation among 'Mental Processing Composite' and all sub-tests of mental processing composite except 'face memory' test, 'Achievement Scale'. In young gifted children, there were significant positive correlation among 'Mental Processing Composite' and just four sub-tests of mental processing composite, and there were no significant correlation between 'Mental Processing Composite' and 'Achievement Scale'. Second, there were no significant differences among all sub-tests' strength and weakness in young gifted children and ordinary young children. Third, young gifted children got higher score in 'Sequential Processing Scale' and 'Mental Processing Composite' than 'Achievement Scale'. But in ordinary young children, there were no significant differences among all K-ABC' sub-scales.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.281-297
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural relationships between gifted preschool children and their related variables(creativity, motivation, family system). 230 preschool children, parents and teachers from U-city have participated in this study. the collected data were analyzed with SPSS and AMOS. The goodness of fit was evaluated using the SRMR, RMSEA, CFI, and TLI. The results of this study were as follows: First, family system(adaptability, cohesion) were found to have a statistically significant direct impact on gifted preschool children. Second, creativity were found to have a significant direct effects on gifted preschool children. moreover they also had an indirect effect on gifted preschool children through family system. Third, motivation were found to have a statistically significant direct impact on gifted preschool children.