DISCOVERING AND SUPPORTING GIFTED STUDENTS IN CONDITIONS OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

We analyze the approaches to the study of giftedness in modern reality. The author’s project “Centre for Gifted Children Support” of Saratov State University is presented. We describe the system approach to the organization of work with gifted students in conditions of university educational environment. We also consider the problem of complex identification of giftedness in schoolchildren. The results of the empirical study of the relationship of creativity self-assessment with its actual manifestation, obtained by means of sample tests, correlation analysis of the results of tests of creativity and intelligence are analyzed. The possibilities of multiple regression analysis for the contribution of intelligence parameters to the formation of the level of creativity are shown. We present the analyses of the pedagogical possibilities of the developed technologies to support students with motivation and certain achievements. The emphasis is placed on the selection and training of mentors working with gifted students.

giftedness, approaches, university educational environment, “Centre for Gifted Children Support” of Saratov State University, discovering, creativity, intelligence, support technologies, mentor