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Gifted Students within the Greek Educational Context... ΠΕΡΙΛΗΨΗ
Gifted Students within the Greek Educational Context... ΠΕΡΙΛΗΨΗ
Practitioners and researchers in the field of gifted education recognize cognitive and
psychosocial variables as determining influences in the successful development of talent.
Gifted children seem to manifest both signs of intelligence and strong abilities especially in
sectors related to their interests provided that they are identified in time and they are
appropriately motivated. The aim of the article is not only to present contemporary inclusive
methods or both gifted and talented children’s education in European countries but also to
focus on how such students are educated when it comes to the Greek curricula. This review
paper further pinpoints the certain conditions under which Greek educational settings of
gifted and talented students can become both feasible and effective. Τherefore, it concludes
that gifted pupils of all levels in Greece often attend school classes without their individual
abilities having been previously recognized in depth, nor their intrinsic needs having been
sufficiently met, either. Additionally, the current school system actually fails to take full
advantage of gifted students’ potential, a fact that obviously disrupts their motivation and
impedes their school performance.