ÖZEL YETENEKLİ ÖĞRENCİLERİN DESTEKLENMESİ İÇİN GEREKEN YETERLİLİKLER: SINIF ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN GÖRÜŞLERİ.

Teachers are expected to have a range of competences in order to make student development positive. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of classroom teachers who have gifted students in formal education institutions about the competencies that will support these students in classroom settings. In our country, studies about gifted students are generally carried out through Science and Art Centers (BİLSEM), where these students are identified and continued. However, gifted students should also be supported in their own classroom settings in the formal education institution. This study was carried out by focusing on the qualifications required by the class teachers of the students attending the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades of formal education institutions and also attending the Science and Art Center after the diagnostic process. For this purpose, the study group of the study consists of classroom teachers who work in Çanakkale city center in the 2017-2018 academic year and have gifted students in different fields. The sample of the study consists of 28 classroom teachers who were determined through purposeful sampling. In the study, phenemology design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used. The data of the study was collected by semi-structured and non-directive interview technique. The analysis of the research data was carried out by two data encoders. Cohen Kappa agreement values were used for data analysis. In the research, the importance of the professional and personal competences of classroom teachers has been revealed to support gifted students. In the light of the research findings, developing in-service training programs for class teachers, conducting workshops in which teachers will cooperate, and practical casebased teacher trainings were presented as suggestions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]