WORKING WITH GIFTED CHILDREN IN CHINA: SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION AND THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
Today in China there are two main philosophical positions on the education and upbringing of gifted and talented people: one position emphasizes the importance of natural abilities and talents, the other - emphasizes the idea that the talent of every child can be brought up and developed. Although...
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Alfred Nobel University Publisher
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Вісник Університету імені Альфреда Нобеля. Серія Педагогіка і психология |
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| Summary: | Today in China there are two main philosophical positions on the education and upbringing of gifted
and talented people: one position emphasizes the importance of natural abilities and talents, the other
- emphasizes the idea that the talent of every child can be brought up and developed. Although gifted
children education in China has been evolving for more than three decades, there is still no law governing
working with them. Special programs for gifted children exist in only a few schools in economically
developed areas. China does not have a clear national and regional policy to support education for the
gifted. On the basis of psychological research and educational practice, a procedure and methodology
for identifying and selecting gifted children has been developed, which is based on several key aspects:
priority is given to high academic performance, general intellectual abilities, personal qualities, level of
motivation, creativity. The curriculum for gifted students is usually formed on the approach of «accelerated
learning», which involves mastering the content of learning in a shorter period of time, compared to the
traditional program. Gifted children graduate four to five years earlier. Several educational institutions
offer «enrichment» programs, which provide in-depth study of individual subjects in accordance with the
abilities and needs of a child. China is actively conducting research in the field of giftedness and talent,
which involves the implementation of two approaches: a psychological approach that supports the natural
development of children; an educational approach that takes into account the special needs of gifted
students and offers them appropriate educational programs and services. Most research is based on a
psychological approach, so in educational practice there are not enough illustrations to formulate the
results of programs for the development of gifted and talented people. It is very important for Chinese
scientists to identify and solve practical problems that usually arise in China. The psychological and
pedagogical theory of teaching and upbringing of gifted children is actively developing, which, taking into
account Confucian traditions, emphasizes the role of personal efforts and social influence in achieving
academic success. The implementation of talent development programs for overall academic achievement
has shown high performance by Chinese students in several international competency assessments, such
as PISA and TIMMS, and many graduates have excelled in academic, technical and professional fields, both
in China and abroad |
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| ISSN: | 2522-4115 2522-9133 |