A Scale Designed for Specifying Educational Needs of Teachers of Gifted and Talented Students

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to develop a valid and reliable scale specifically designed for identfying the eduational needs of the teachers of gifted and talented students. The study employs exploratory sequential design in which both qualitative and quantitative data have been used and the study group is composed of 343 teachers from 18 branches employed at the Science and Art Centers(BİLSEM). At the end of the study which has passed through the stages of qualitative data collecting and during which the pcychometric features of the proposed scale have been analysed, a 5-point Likert scale has been developed having 65 items and one factor, a good level of explained variance (66%), and high level of validity and reliability (Cronbach-Alpha .99).