Teaching Strategies and the Role of Creativity in Gifted Education: Perceptions of Students, Families, and Educational Professionals

Abstract

The role of creativity in teaching gifted children is essential for gifted students to develop their high abilities and creative potential. Teaching and fostering creativity and creative thinking within other academic domains can provide opportunities for excellence and achievement within studdents’ talent development and interests. This manuscript aims to highlight research participants’ perceptions of teaching strategies and the importance of creativity in the development of gifted students. These perceptions were captured utlizing a qualitative, casestudy design approach whereby the data was collected through semi-structured interviews and observations, and these data were analyzed through an exploratory analysis approach. Findings revealed that the perceptions of the selected participants (three gifted students, two mothers, five teachers, two principals, and one educator) are in line with the recommendations of experts in the field of creativity and giftedness. Implications for educators are discussed, including creating an environment that is responsive to the needs of gifted students and their creativity and cultivating a psychologically safe school space, that promotes the development of creative potential.

Keywords:

• Gifted,
• creativity,
• talent development,
• teaching strategies