The Most Achieved Standards In The Gifted Education Programs In The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan From The Point Of View Of The Gifted Student Teachers In Light Of The American Gifted Association Standards

Abstract

The study aimed at identify the most achieved standards in the gifted education programs in the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan from the point of view of teachers of gifted students in light of the standards of the American Association of the Gifted.
The current study population consists of teachers of gifted students working in King Abdullah II Schools of Excellence in each of
Salt, Madaba, Jerash, Ajloun and the Jubilee School in Amman. The sample of the study consisted of (165) male and female
teachers, and the tool for the standards of gifted programs was through a questionnaire distributed among teachers, with a triple
ranking (available, somewhat available, not available). The validity and reliability indications were extracted for them, and the
means and standard deviations were used for the independent samples.
The results showed that the degree of applicability of international standards for gifted education programs to gifted
education programs in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from the point of view of the gifted students' teachers came to the
overall mean with a mean of (1.41) and a high degree. As for the most attained criteria in the gifted education program in the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, from the point of view of the gifted students' teachers, where the criteria for goals came in the first
rank with the highest arithmetic mean (1.60) and a high degree. This was followed by the evaluation criterion with an arithmetic
mean (1.52) with a high degree. Then the standard of services provided in the program with an arithmetic mean (1.40) and a high
degree. The study concluded with recommendations, which is to conduct more studies that show the objectives of gifted education and care programs in Arab countries and evaluate them in light of international standards in general and American in particular, to find out the strengths and weaknesses of these programs.