PRIMARY SCHOOL IN-SERVICE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS’ OF GIFTEDNESS

The purpose of this research study was to determine the primary school in-service teachers’perceptions’ of giftedness. Totally 155 primary school in-service teachers had participatedthis study. Data was collected via open-ended questionnaire protocol and comparatively triedto be discussed considering some of the most common conceptions of giftedness. Findingsindicated that primary school teachers’ perceptions’ about giftedness and their knowledgeabout giftedness and gifted children are inadequate for the realization and the nomination ofthe gifted children.