SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF GIFTED CHILDREN IN FOREIGN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS

Abstract

The authors of the article carry out an analytical review of educational systems for working with gifted and talented children from the USA, Germany, Great Britain, individual Asian countries (China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore) and highlight the specifics characteristic of each country on the basis of a non-judgmental presentation of facts available in the Elsevier abstract database (Freedom Collection magazine collection). The leitmotif of supporting gifted children abroad is the fact that the availability of national standards, specialized programs and special teacher training for gifted students will help guide and improve work with talented children. A global development trend is shown with various cultural and national variations being implemented everywhere: to understand the differences in learning and development of gifted students in order to draw up a curriculum, instructions, a grading system that will develop the talents of students and their abilities to the fullest. Educators need to understand the characteristics of the cognitive development of gifted and talented students, to be aware of the psychological, social and emotional needs that need support for their development at school, at home and in the community. The reported study is funded by RFBR according to the research project№ 19-413-220005.