Characteristics and competencies of teachers of gifted learners: The Hong Kong teacher perspective

Characteristics and competencies of teachers of gifted learners: The Hong Kong teacher perspective

• Chan, David W. Dept. of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Roeper Review, 23(4), 197-202, 2001

Routledge

2001

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MF Characteristics & Conditions of Educational Workers
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers
• E Special Education
  • EC Education for the Gifted & Talented Learners

Chinese Elementary Secondary Education Foreign Countries Gifted Teacher Characteristics Teacher Competencies Teacher Education Teacher Surveys Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education

Fifty Hong Kong Chinese teachers rated the importance of 25 characteristics and 14 competencies for teachers of gifted learners. While all 39 characteristics and competencies were endorsed as important, the characteristics classified as philosophical ideals were rated most important, followed by characteristics related to professional predispositions. Personal attributes were rated least important. Regarding competencies, specific skills related to identifying, teaching, and counseling gifted learners were rated more important than global strategies. While the selection of teachers of gifted learners might proceed with selecting teachers with the desirable characteristics to meet the needs of gifted learners, the present findings indicated that the development of philosophical, professional, and personal characteristics conducive to effective teaching should not be neglected in teacher preparation programs. Further, desirable skills and competencies that teachers require to teach the gifted well could be made the objectives, goals, and outcomes of teacher preparation programs for teachers of gifted learners. It is believed that the development of teacher preparation programs for teachers of gifted learners in Hong Kong and elsewhere might benefit from integrating Chinese thinking with Western empirically supported findings on the characteristics and competencies of teachers of gifted learners.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02783190109554098 ]

Theme Issue: Gifted Teachers: Teachers of Gifted Learners.

• English

Journal Articles

• 02783193

• 10.1080/02783190109554098

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2010-09-06