Direct and Indirect Acts of Labeling Gifted Pupils in the Pro-labeling Pedagogical Situations

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.e-iji.net/dosyalar/iji_2025_1_23.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.e-iji.net/dosyalar/iji_2025_1_23.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.29333/iji.2025.18123a" target="_blank" >10.29333/iji.2025.18123a</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Direct and Indirect Acts of Labeling Gifted Pupils in the Pro-labeling Pedagogical Situations

Original language description

The labeling gifted pupils is related to the unsparing treatment of the label “gifted” which creates inappropriate teachers’ emotions and attitudes towards giftedness. Labeling should be given through “direct acts”, which include specific pro-labelled actions and speech toward gifted and can be easily identified and eliminated. However, also the “indirect acts” exist, which are hidden in educational procedures. The study aimed to identify the pro-labeling pedagogical situations and describe the direct and indirect acts of labeling. The qualitative research was conducted in elementary schools in the Czech Republic, with class observations and teacher interviews as data sources. Nine pro-labeling pedagogical situations were identified which were typical with signs such as overemphasizing the differences between gifted pupils, unavailability of activities for other pupils, accentuated selection, and rigidity. The direct acts of labelling included naming gifted pupils by specific names, explicitly expressed instructions for gifted pupils, and presenting increased expectations for their performance. Acts of indirect labeling occurred in situations where the primary purpose was to engage gifted pupil, assemble a group of pupils with a strong performer, quickly activate pupils in competitions, develop the pro-social skills of the gifted, help weaker pupils, assign extra tasks according to recommendations and assess specific tasks for the gifted. The study highlights the existence of indirect acts of labelling next to the direct acts. Limiting the theory of labeling only to direct acts can lead to legitimization and frequent use of inappropriate pro-labeling pedagogical situations against gifted pupils.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Instruction

ISSN

1694-609X

e-ISSN

1308-1470

Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

TR - TURKEY

Number of pages

22

Pages from-to

"415 "- 436

UT code for WoS article

001432626800014

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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