Identifying learners as gifted by EUN Partnership aisbl

Simona, Slovakia

simonatarajova58 — 2023-09-18 14:37:48 UTC

In my school we do not have many gifted students that belong to this category according law. I can count them on two fingers. I do not teach them yet because they are on primary level. On the other hand I know several students who are not "labeled" as gifted but they show amazing skills either in language area or in the artistic area. As a language teacher I try to support students who are focudes on languages by creating different assignments for them, their speaking tasks are on higher level, they are given different tests etc. Artistic students excel in project where the focus is also on the visual side. They may be not as good in language but they are valluable part of the team.

Aura, Romania

2023-09-18 14:51:17 UTC

in Romania, teachers identify gifted students very easily. they pay attention to how a student is attracted to the lessons, if the students ask questions about a topic, if they argue in addition to what topics are given to them in class

Edita, Lithuania

Edita_ — 2023-09-18 16:56:44 UTC

We don't use any special strategies to discover gifted students, but the first sign is that they always have questions, doubts or their own opinion of the subject.

Miguel, Portugal

2023-09-18 17:10:30 UTC

Alex was a quiet but inquisitive student in my 5th-grade class. He had a keen interest in science and often asked questions that went beyond the scope of our curriculum. His intense curiosity was evident from the moment he stepped into my classroom.
Observation: I noticed that Alex consistently scored at the top of his class in science assessments, and his answers showed a depth of understanding that exceeded his grade level.
Classroom Participation: During class discussions, Alex not only answered questions accurately but also elaborated on concepts in a way that fascinated his classmates. His explanations were clear and insightful.
Independent Projects: Recognizing his passion for science, I encouraged Alex to undertake independent research projects. He chose to explore the life cycle of butterflies and presented his findings to the class with a beautifully illustrated poster that far exceeded my expectations.
Problem-Solving Skills: In a group project where students had to design a contraption to solve a real-world problem, Alex's team came up with a creative and efficient solution that impressed both me and his peers. His problem-solving skills were remarkable.
Interests Beyond the Curriculum: I discovered that Alex spent his free time reading advanced science books and conducting experiments at home. He was genuinely passionate about learning and exploring the natural world.
Peer Feedback: His classmates often praised his willingness to help them understand complex topics, and they admired his intelligence and dedication to learning.
Parental Involvement: When I discussed Alex's abilities and interests with his parents during a parent-teacher conference, they shared that he had been passionate about science since a very young age. They were supportive of his educational journey and eager to provide additional resources to nurture his talent.
Recognizing Alex's giftedness, I collaborated with the school's gifted education program to tailor his learning experiences. He was given the opportunity to attend advanced science workshops and even participated in a regional science fair, where he won a prize for his project on butterfly behavior.
As Alex progressed through the grades, his talents continued to shine, and he eventually pursued a career in scientific research, making significant contributions to the field of entomology. His journey from a curious 5th grader to a renowned scientist was a testament to the importance of identifying and nurturing gifted students to help them reach their full potential.

Vasiliki Dogani

2023-09-18 17:59:25 UTC

First in all, very clever

Aurora, Slovenia

aurora_calvet — 2023-09-18 18:00:01 UTC

In my school some teachers (for example art teacher) discovers gifted students... The other teachers don't take the time or don't have the formation to see them.

Minodora, Timisoara

minodoragiuchici — 2023-09-18 18:17:21 UTC

Gifted students seem are curious, critical, restless (or apathic/bored)

In Poland we identify gifted students by observation, tournaments, how fast they obtain new knowledge and how much they remember,

2023-09-18 18:31:38 UTC

Agnieszka, Poland

amuc — 2023-09-19 07:31:28 UTC

Usually the students who do well in tests are seen as talented. However, I do know the cases from the groups that I teach, that there are many students who demonstrate their talents in a completely different ways. They have low grades in tests (because they find them boring, dull, etc.) at the same time they do very well in projects as team members or team leaders. They can think 'out of the box' and sometimes surprise me with their answers and ideas.

Jorge Conde, Portugal

2023-09-19 09:06:58 UTC

I had a gifted students in my early teaching years. It's a unique experience, as a human being you know that there is something different with that child. And different is always good. He was extremely curious, way ahead of the what the teacher was about to say. He had multiple skills and he could be the best in all of them. As time went by I came to know that as an adult he had a tragic end. I guess we need to look more carefully to these special situations.
Last year I also had a student that it could be considered gifted as he was extremely ahead of his peers, especially on social and emotional levels. This was visible on the way we almost acted as out of his age.

Maria, Greece

tsikourimar — 2023-09-19 09:45:15 UTC

Gifted students often show intense curiosity and deeper knowledge, advanced vocabulary, leadership abilities, have a good sense of humour, but sometimes show apathy because of low self esteem or lack of interest.

Esra, Turkey

koyuncuesra — 2023-09-19 10:31:18 UTC

They are fast learners and creative. They think outside the box.

Anna, Greece

2023-09-19 14:45:32 UTC

During my long career as a teacher, I have met several children with excellent learning abilities and a variety of interests and talents (art, music, sports). But I don't know if I would easily label any of them as gifted. I think we sometimes use the term easily, rather than for the very special cases of students who truly have the profile of "gifted"

Dr.Njoud.Jordan

ajloun_rose — 2023-09-19 16:45:43 UTC

In our country :the students who do well in tests are seen as talented

Despoina, Greece

2023-09-19 17:01:03 UTC

I am currently teaching a student who has been diagnosed as gifted. Looking at the identification checklist for gifted students, I can see that he ticks all the boxes from the list. He is curious, self-motivated, he thinks outside the box and he's creative. However, when it comes to his social skills, he struggles a lot.

Mariana, Romania

m_gaiu — 2023-09-20 06:43:08 UTC

Even if students are very different and generally demonstrate their talents and skills in many different ways, gifted students are usually more curious and self-motivated, always eager to surprise teachers with their ideas and solutions as well as their questions.

The distinction between "truly gifted" and "talented" is important

kkritzinger — 2023-09-20 10:11:03 UTC

A lot of students excel in certain subjects and for a teacher it is a - rare - pleasure to work with such students. However, I sometimes struggle with the way we/parents/authorities/over-eager colleagues want to label them "gifted". In my understanding, being truly gifted is a far way from "just" being talented in languages / mathematics / public speaking / arts / ... The scales mentioned in the material are helpful.

In my country, I would love to see programs and ways to encourage BOTH types of students - the tradtional "good" ones, who ask interesting questions, have fun developing their skills and are eager to improve and the "truly gifted" ones, who definitely are a league of their own. However, I sometimes feel that we often focus exentsively on the weaker students, which - just to make that clear - is just as important, and then do not find the time/energy/competence to help the talented and gfited students shine.

Elpida Semertzidou

2023-09-20 12:54:22 UTC

A gifted student learn fast, is creative and curious!

Vasiliki Kalantzi

2023-09-20 14:25:42 UTC

They are clever, very creative and curious. Many times seem bored in class.

Alex Cavriani

2023-09-20 14:27:15 UTC

As an English teacher, I must say that I tend to identify students as gifted when they show a natural penchant for communication and language accuracy.
In other words, such students are able to express themselves through an extensive vocabulary and a high degree of fluency without any real support from the teacher. They are naturally curious and so they learn at a fast pace through self-study.

Sofia, Greece

spoulioti — 2023-09-21 08:24:54 UTC

I think that I have a probable gifted child in my classroom. I have noticed it last year and every day I think that she is beyond the average. She is fast learner, she has very good reading skills for her age, she is curious and talkative. I wish we had the time to observe more intensively all our students.

Dr.Njoud.Jordan

ajloun_rose — 2023-09-21 14:12:53 UTC

The students who do well in tests are seen as talented. However,

Vasiliki Dogani

2023-09-21 16:08:41 UTC

good, talented

Vasiliki,Greece

2023-09-21 16:27:32 UTC

Yes, gifted students are beyond the average. They learn fast,are curious and creative. They are usually bored in the class, they need something else, something specially planned for them.

ANNA, GREECE

2023-09-21 16:33:43 UTC

One of my students, 9 years old, could solve math problems in her own way, which the other children had difficulty in understanding it.

Iolanda, Italy

2023-09-22 09:58:40 UTC

Some students usually show their ability to connect each topic very quickly in a very meaningful way; They are able to think critically and always ask appropriate questions while showing intense curiosity. However, they will get bored very quickly unless you continually motivate them to engage

Tomi, Spain

2023-09-22 15:06:41 UTC

Gifted students learn very fast if the topic is interesting for them. They have got a great vocabulary, they are good at problem solving and they are algo very creative.

Renata, Slovenia

renata_jakic — 2023-09-22 16:05:26 UTC

Gifted students in my foreign language classes are those who stand out due to their rapid learning, excellent language comprehension and usage skills, and enthusiasm for the language and culture.

Corina, Romania

2023-09-22 17:01:36 UTC

There are gifted students in my language classes and they can be easily identified due to their easiness of learning and their curiosity.

Marija, Croatia

marcagrh — 2023-09-23 07:23:36 UTC

I went through the list of my students and wrote the names that stand out in my lessons. This is what they all have in common: curious, fast, eager to say/ to get involved in discussion, creative in solutions. There are more students in that category but they are not that interested in homework or any additional work, they don't want to be bothered.

Milena

2023-09-23 10:04:19 UTC

I have noticed on several occasions that my gifted student has unique ideas on how to finish the task. He likes team work, because it gives him the opportunity to lead, and he gets easily bored with individual tasks. Very often, my strategy with him is to give him more challenging tasks.

Sandra from Portugal

sandravasc — 2023-09-23 14:02:39 UTC

I teach in a very common school in my country.
All students are gifted in their own way - I see that every day!
But I can see that the most "intelligent" are the ones that have a good support at home! When parents show interest in their learning and invest, with their children, in their study, the results are amazing.

Visnja, Croatia

visnjavezmarovic — 2023-09-23 17:44:08 UTC

Usually a gifted studen will offer a perspective of a problem noone else in the class has. Or he/she will easily understand some task connectingdifferent fields of science like combining both matemathics and physics wiht biology.

MY STUDENT WHO KNOWS ALL THE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

anarociolucas — 2023-09-24 17:05:42 UTC

Last week, my students of 1st secondary were doing a diagnostic test and one of them, a gifted one, when he finished the test, turned the page and started to write the names of all the countries in the world. I asked him to write them in order, first a continent, then, other...and he said: " teacher, I prefer doing it in alphabetical order".
I was very impressed by this student.

Kerim,Turkiye

2023-09-24 19:04:54 UTC

I think my students who are really eager to learn English, remembers whatever I say, gets easily what I mean are gifted. They have curiousity to learning a foreign language.

Fabio, Italy

2023-09-24 21:08:19 UTC

I have in mind some students who are very quick at reading and doing homework. They are intuitive and provide sometimes surprising answers. In some cases they seem distracted or bored. I am afraid of not offering them the stimuli appropriate to their situation as talented students.

Amaya, Spain

2023-09-24 21:15:41 UTC

In Secondary School, the majority of gifted students are already diagnosed and the families are the ones who inform the educational center. But, sometimes, we observe students who understand not simple concepts the first time and are able to have greater inferences about the topics than the rest. They go one step further and show great enthusiasm and attention in the activities they like.

Mari Cruz, Spain

2023-09-24 22:33:44 UTC

According to my experience, gifted and talented students are usually fast finishers, use a sophisticated vocabulary and try to expose their arguments based on logic.

Brana , NMacedonia

bibrana — 2023-09-25 08:59:39 UTC

There have been many very curious kids, enjoying experiments and non - reproducing study material- of analytic and synthetic minds ,then there have been creative kid always eager to engage their minds in new swirls of action and production , others have been super organized kids with a steady progress and deep understanding , some others -mathematicians and musicians enjoying exercises , art super talented from the early age , sport oriented over achievers...Plenty and extra productive kids. The class is a pool , they have to be finger-picked and nurtured.

Ekaterina Ashikyan, Bulgaria

eashikian — 2023-09-26 06:09:33 UTC

My observations in kindergarten are that talented children are distinguished by very good speech activity already at the age of 3. They perceive poems and songs extremely quickly, they are happy to work on a given task. Often these children enjoy constructive games and visual activities.

Elisa, Spain

2023-09-26 07:20:58 UTC

I am thinking about my son’s best friend. From an early age he has been extremely advanced in reading and logical thinking. He is curious about certain topics and searches for information and becomes very well informed. He is very creative also and has excellent reasoning skills. I have always thought he was special. But reading the different characteristics possessed by high ability students, I am quite certain he belongs into this group.

Angeliki, Greece

2023-09-26 16:04:59 UTC

I have been lucky enough to teach many straight A pupils. But a gifted pupils is a totally different story. I think, that they can solve a problem using a totally different prespective. Some of them have a broader knowledge than their classmates and have many new ideas

Irene, Greece

milirene4 — 2023-09-26 17:01:44 UTC

Our best friend's son is a gifted child since he was 3 years old. Very early his parents noticed he was talented because he was able to do so many things than his peers.At the age of 3 he was reading newspapers, could count (absolute and ordinal numbers), new the flags of the countries from all over the world etc and very soon started to attend on spesial programmes. He knows many things about economy, maths, history and has the curiosity to learn more. He involves in discussions, and always is well informed. He has multiple skills but he isn't very sociable, he doesn't have many friends and prefers to stay alone even at the schoolyard during the school break. Last year i had a student who had those caracteristics and there were many moments who was boring and couldn't attend the proccedure. That time he was prefering to draw or sing silently. He was very willing to help his classmates and share his ideas with them.
I think that in the future George will give us his knowledge and his lights.

Monica, Romania

arotariteimonica — 2023-09-26 17:29:42 UTC

Ghifted children are not always very communicative and sociable but they are quiet sure on themselves when they have to offer an answer or their input in a project.

Fabio, Italy

2023-09-26 18:23:06 UTC

I don't really know how to identify gifted students. Some of my students are clever, sppedy, but are they really gifted?

Bettina, Germany

2023-09-27 18:39:09 UTC

All my students are gifted since I teach at a specialized school. So at first sight, they seem like normal teenagers and they are indeed. Each one of them has, however, their individual strenghts, be it mathemtics, foreign languages, social science or art. Many of them have more than one area where they excel. What is remarkable, however, is their deep interest in solving things and deal with projects, problems and so on. Also, they seem more relaxed in class than "normal" peers, but this might mainly be due to living in a boarding house.

As an English language teacher, I can say that students gifted in languages aare those who pick up language with ease. This is reflected in their fluency and accuracy, and very often the inability to remember certain grammar rules. This happens because they feel natural in speaking English without thinking about grammar rules.

2023-09-28 14:01:55 UTC

I think sometimes we need to dig deeper when a student asks a question that at first glance may even seem absurd... the way they think, the connections they create, can give us a clue that they are thinking outside the box and connecting knowledge from different fields.

2023-09-28 14:43:49 UTC

Ana, Portugal

2023-09-28 14:59:05 UTC

In my country, unfortunately, schools still don`t give much importance to the diagnosis of gifted students, or the possibility that they need support. Only those who have interested parents, and with some economic power, turn to specialists to be diagnosed. They are then referred to associations, dedicated to this type of students, to provide them with the necessary support.
Personally, I have never worked with students diagnosed as gifted. However, now that I study the subject in greater detail, I see some signs in previous students that could indicate possible giftedness.
I think that, in Portugal, there is still a lot of work to be done, in order to help these children develop their potential (not just the academic part). There are associations that are already doing great work in raising awareness among the educational community and legislators, but there is still a lot of work to do in this area.

Maja, North Macedonia

majavidenovik — 2023-09-28 15:31:01 UTC

There is a lot of discussions about the importance of identifying and working with gifted students, but all that is just theoretically. In my country each teacher is working with his own understanding, without organized guiding by the institutions

Ahmet, Türkiye

2023-09-28 17:47:11 UTC

As an EFL teacher, the most important characteristics I observe in a gifted student in a foreign language are self-learning ability, near-perfect pronunciation, extensive vocabulary and fluent speaking. I observe that students who are creative, willing to learn new things, and have the ability to solve world-wide problems are generally gifted.

Lidija, Croatia

2023-09-29 10:41:15 UTC

I am an EFL teacher and I can notice the talented and gifted students among my students. Not all have the same set of characteristics but, they tend to be - a great curiosity and desire for learning, ability to comprehend and explain advances concepts at a younger age then their peers, great meorising skills, great oral and writing skills, is usually a leader of the group, is at times impatient and shows frustration when others don't know something, some of them refer to work alone. These are just some things I notice. They have never taken a test to dermine this, but I regard them as gifted. They are most often my helpers, they like helping others doing the task.

Ruth, Ireland

2023-09-29 20:43:30 UTC

One of the starting points we plan to use in my school is the standardised aptitude testing students do when entering the school. If a student shows a particular ability in verbal, numerical or spatial reasoning, they will be mentored and nurtured where possible to achieve their potential.

Valentina, Napoli-Italy

2023-09-30 15:40:50 UTC

I'm not sure to be able to identify gifted student in my classes (perhaps I'm enrolled in the right course!!!) I have 5/6 students shining for their curiosity and motivation, I'm wondering if it's enough to define them as "gifted".

Marina, Croatia

marinamarkovicvukmirovic — 2023-09-30 19:06:19 UTC

I'm not sure how to tell the difference between a gifted and a persistent student. I would like to learn that skill in this course.

Alfonsina, Italy

2023-09-30 19:08:59 UTC

If I talk about giftedness, one of my students immediately comes on my mind. He's brilliant and really smart; he know many things in may sectors and areas; he has some difficulty relating to classmates and sometimes, during lessons, he gets bored (because he already knows what we're talking about). I try to set up specific lessons for him, with more difficult insights and exercises, but I have 12 classes and almost 170 students, so I can't always meet his needs.

Elpida Semertzidou, Greece

2023-10-02 09:08:18 UTC

Gifted Students are curious and they want to learn more and more

Iva, Croatia

2023-10-02 19:45:36 UTC

I always observe in my classes (EFL teacher) those students who have extensive vocabulary and speak fluently, excellent pronunciation and desire to learn outside the standard norms.

Lucica, România

lucy87ot — 2023-10-03 07:04:43 UTC

I have not yet discovered gifted preschoolers. Every generation is different. Instead, I have many children with various problems who also have medical certificates.

Jon, Basque Country

2023-10-03 12:11:18 UTC

Thinking about this topic, a certain case of a student I had some years ago has come to my mind. I remember he used to get bored very easily with textbooks and worksheets and we got to a point where his motivation was very low. He had lots of interests that had to be fulfilled as nothing that was part of the curriculum was challenging for him. Hence, he needed tasks that required research and creativity along with some guidance. Such tasks increased his motivation and implication and affected his learning outcomes in a very positive way.

2023-10-03 12:29:06 UTC

Aleksandra, Serbia

For me, gifted students are fast learners, absorbing new information easily, capable of abstract thinking and with a highly developed positive transfer of learning. Very often they are curious and somewhat restless, eager to learn if they feel motivated; but they can lose interest if they are nor challenged enough.

Emiliana, Italy

emiliana_rufo — 2023-10-05 08:43:44 UTC

Curiosity!
when one of my students asks questions -that anyone else thought about - and is very curious about some particular facts that go beyond what we are talking about, these are the students who catch my eye!

Ane. Basque Country

2023-10-05 13:02:50 UTC

Talented students can be identified in several ways. Sometimes, they have a greater interest than their peers in the most difficult areas of the subject I teach (physics and chemistry). Other times, the speed with which they solve problems is much greater than that of the rest of the students. But there are still times when a student with high abilities does not excel in a particular subject, because his most developed area does not correspond to the one worked. In these cases, it is difficult for teachers to detect high capacity. And that makes it difficult to adapt the curriculum (Secondary School)

Tina, Croatia

2023-10-05 19:05:08 UTC

Every school year I see gifted students (they are curious with interesting questions) and students with huge range of problems.

Amanda, Prishtina, Kosovo

2023-10-07 06:37:01 UTC

For me, a gifted student is one who is more interested in understanding higher concepts. They often are capable of high level work, but do not necessarily have the interest in the basics (handwriting, punctuation, spelling, formatting, etc) They are able to have complex comversations or create complex presentations of different sorts, with pleasure. Thye do research in areas of their interest, without propmting. THey are also asking questions that their peers are not.

Melita, Croatia

2023-10-09 08:48:22 UTC

The question arises as to how to distinguish a gifted child from a highly motivated child. High ability is marked to indicate high potential in various areas of human capabilities. High student ability refers to students whose ability is more advanced than that of their peers in one or more different fields (intellectual, physical, creative, social). Teachers use a variety of strategies and activities to involve high-ability students. Strategies vary depending on the age of the student, but also the subject being taught. Teachers should bring depth and complexity to their teaching.

Silvana, North Macedonia

sk437179 — 2023-10-09 19:16:09 UTC

As a math teacher, I notice the recognition of talented children when setting a problem task. the talented ones approach from different perspectives when solving the task and while thinking critically they perform analysis and synthesis and come to a solution much easier and faster.

Marina, Portugal

2023-10-10 15:15:38 UTC

As far as I had known, I've never worked with "labeled" gifted students. Some of them have higher abillities, some of them in my subject (chemistry) and some of them in other areas, but I think my students are just average ones.

Gifted students are not communicative, they fail to control their emotions.

tanaseanicamaria2015 — 2023-10-12 04:30:26 UTC

Dijana, Croatia

2023-10-12 08:50:40 UTC

I appreciate gifted children when having them in my classroom. I think all the participants in the learning process gain from gifted individuals. They are open and always have interesting questions, they love helping others, have unexpected- great ideas and creative solutions, are curious and self- motivated. So, the most of the other peers in the classroom get motivated as well and also learn how to look at things from other perspective.

Georgiana,România

2023-10-15 13:18:13 UTC

Unfortunately, in my 13 years of activity, I was not lucky enough to meet a gifted child. The environment they come from does not help the little ones. I fondly remember that 8 years ago I had a boy who loved books and always asked me to borrow one at home for his mother to read. Otherwise, I've only had children who are no longer interested in anything, have speech or mental problems sometimes, and their parents don't cooperate.

Rocío González, Asturias,Spain

magnus179s — 2023-10-15 16:23:21 UTC

Gifted students are curious, ceative and love learning new things. They get bored very easily and they don't usually like basic or repetitive tasks. It is difficult to motivate them with the average school work.
Most of the gifted students I have known fail to control their emotions and some of them have problems to socialize with their classmates.

Tanja, Slovenia

2023-10-16 19:02:26 UTC

in kindergarten we can talk about the potentially gifted. in my group, I notice that two children acquire new knowledge extremely quickly and are far ahead of their peers on a cognitive level. However, we cannot yet make a classification in the pre-school period, as we do not have the appropriate tools for identifying gifted children. I want to gain more knowledge and work methods that I can offer to these children so that they don't get bored.

katyfour_ne — 2023-10-16 20:03:23 UTC

During my last four years I've helped a lot of colleagues by sharing my knoweledge on this topic...I think we have more students involved than the statistics say (gaussiana of QI)

Simona, Italy

delbravos — 2024-03-02 14:22:07 UTC

I'm sure I've had several gifted students over the years, which gave me much satisfaction working with them. They are very different from each other; many of them are endowed with more than one type of intelligence, making them particularly mature. I have had only one pupil with a "certification" of high QI and he's the only one who has behavioural disorders because he can't relate in a positive way to his classmates.

Sara, Italy

2025-12-13 23:24:02 UTC

I've certainly had gifted students in my classes, but when I talked to their parents about it, few of them decided to delve deeper. There are still too many prejudices about it.