Abstract

MORALES-NAVA, Rosa Adriana; GONZALEZ-ARREOLA, Mercedes Rosalía  and  CHAVEZ-SOTO, Blanca Ivet. Preschool teachers: recognized characteristics in gifted children. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2021, vol.19, n.3, pp.276-296.  Epub Dec 10, 2021. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/rlcsnj.19.3.5066.

This study had the objective of identifying characteristics that preschool teachers recognize in gifted boys and girls through a quantitative, cross-sectional and exploratory investigation. A total of 58 preschool teachers participated in the research. A modified natural semantic networks technique was used by asking four stimulus questions: What characteristics do gifted children have in the cognitive area?; in the creative area?; in the psychomotor area; and in the socio-emotional area. The results showed that the teachers were able to recognize some characteristics of gifted children that coincide with what is reported in scientific literature. This suggests that they may be a key element in detec-ting the population of gifted children if they are provided with the appropriate instruments outlining the characteristics of outstanding students.

Keywords : Semantic network; outstanding aptitude; preschool; intelligence; creativity.

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