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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
Institute for Information Technologies Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
Gifted students have a range of unique abilities interwoven with the higher levels of creativity and motivation that differentiates them from the most peers in their distinctive learning and understanding abilities. In order for gifted students to fully develop their abilities, the teaching environment must be tailored to meet their special needs by implementing higherorder cognitive tasks in learning activities, so that the lack of challenge and boredom doesn’t trigger some negative outcomes in the terms of disinterest, becoming disengaged and unmotivated, which ultimately leads to unfulfillment of student’s potentials and underachieving (Taber, 2015). In Šumadija district gifted children have the opportunity to enroll in regular schools or be grouped in specialized classrooms by abilities (chemistry/biology; physics; mathematics; informatics). Also, gifted students can participate in a various afterschool activities intended for high-achieving and gifted students, such as Regional Centre for Talented – Kragujevac, workshops organized by Faculty of Science – Kragujevac and Petnica Science Centre – Valjevo. The main goal of this paper is to examine the position of gifted students in chemistry in our district and to evaluate real circumstances and opportunities that are presented to students through our educational system.
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