Naslov
A novel way for detecting children's mathematical gift by using the estimates of expert system, teachers, and students

Autori
Pavleković, Margita ; Zekić-Sušac, Marijana ; Đurđević, Ivana

Izvornik
International journal of research in education (0974-1577) 1 (2009), 1; 13-30

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
gift; mathematics; expert system; estimation of gift; t-test; teachers; students

Sažetak
The paper aims to identify five main components of gift in mathematics based on previous research, and to create an expert system that will support teachers and students of teacher education in detecting gifted children. Each pupil was classified into four categories of mathematical gift. An empirical research is conducted at ten elementary schools in Osijek, Croatia. The assessments of teachers, students of education, and the expert system are obtained for each of the pupils, and then compared. The results show that more pupils are identified as potentially gifted by the system. It implies that an expert system leads teachers and students of education to consider other components of giftedness in mathematics, and could be used as an efficient methodological tool in detecting gifted children as well as in educating teachers and students of teacher education.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Matematika, Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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