The Psychopedagogical Dimension Of Promoting Talents - An Observative Study

Abstract

The psycho-pedagogical issue of talent promotion is a field of current interest for different categories of teachers, students preparing for the teaching career, counsellors, parents, pupils, decision-makers. Until recently, the general assumption assumed by most countries was that talented children have no special needs or difficulties in order to succeed in school and life. Talent nurturing and management became a challenge for teachers. Unfortunately, the support for initial and in-service teacher training for gifted education is yet insufficient. In this context, we consider it important to know the opinion of master candidates in the domain of educational sciences regarding the usefulness, content, strategies for stimulating/realizing talent promotion in the present Romanian school, as well as the causes that support or complicate these approaches. The present study was conducted in the second semester of the academic year 2017-2018. The research method was a questionnaire applied to 71 master candidates at the Innovative Strategies in Education master study programme from Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacӑu, Romania. The purpose of this observative study is to identify the master candidates' perception of this issue with a view to ensuring a higher convergence between their professional training interests and the content studied during the master program. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the answers was relevant to the need for a minimal initial/continuous training in the psycho-pedagogy of high abilities (PPHA) for teachers.