Assessing the Performance of Jordanian Educational Counselors in the Environment of Private and Government Schools toward Gifted Students | Science Publications

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Ayed H. Ziadat¹ 

关键词: Educational counselors;    gifted students;    Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS);    educational counselors;    Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD);    oupled motivation;    Intelligence Quotients (IQ);    Vocational Training Corporation (VTC);   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajassp.2011.164.171

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: The objective of this research was to evaluate the needs of suitableenvironment for educational counselors to provide support and enhance the capabilities of gifted studentsfor better education and behavior performance during their academic school years. This study emphasizeswith more details on the impact of the educational counselors experience, gender and schoolsenvironment regarding the role of improving gifted students performance in the country of Jordan.Approach: Seventy three educational counselors from government and private schools in the country ofJordon participated in the survey and completed the questionnaire in the spring of 2010. Thequestionnaire consisted of twenty two questions regarding the interaction between educational counselorsand gifted students in private and government schools. Analysis of Variance was conducted on the meanof the sample population determined by counselors experience, gender and type of schools to verify theapparent differences of the means. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program, T-Testand the F-Test were applied to the obtained data. Results: Performance of educational counselors in theprivate school environment was more effective and more evident than in government schools. The resultsof this study revealed that gifted students in private Jordanian schools, performed better in a climatecharacterized by high expectations of readiness to invest effort, enjoyment of learning, with strongdisciplinary climate and good teacher-student relationships. Conclusion: Educational counselors withmore years of experience showed more involvement in solving and enriching gifted students performancedespite the gender of the counselor. Private schools provided better programs and more suitableenvironment for educational counselors to help gifted students than government schools.

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