Journal of Educational Sciences > Volume 25, No. 2, 2013

The Level of Services Provided for Gifted Students in Regular Schools from the of Students and Teachers Perspective / Nadia Hayel Al Srour, Alia Mohammed Al-Oweidi

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.
Key words: Gifted, Regular school, Services for gifted students.