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RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN Giftd Eductio i 21 Europ Coutris: Ivtory d Prspctiv Möks, F.J. & Pflügr, R. Fbrury 2005

Iititor of th Ivtory Di Studi "Giftd Eductio i 21 Europ Coutris: Ivtory d Prspctiv wurd im Auftrg ds Dutsch Budsmiistriums für Bildug ud Forschug (BMBF) rstllt. Ds BMBF wr bi dr Abfssug dr Aufgbstllug ud dr wstlich Rdbdigug btiligt. Ds BMBF ht ds Ergbis dr Studi icht biflusst; dr Auftrghmr trägt lli di Vrtwortug. Th survy "Giftd Eductio i 21 Europ Coutris: Ivtory d Prspctiv ws coductd o bhlf of th Grm fdrl miistry of ductio d rsrch (BMBF). Th BMBF ws ivolvd i formultig th tsk d th frmwork. Th BMBF did ot ifluc th rsults of th survy; th cotrctor brs sol rsposibility. Authors Prof. Dr. Frz.J. Möks Rdboud Uivrsity Nijmg Ctr for th Study of Giftdss P.O. Box 9104 6500 HE Nijmg Th Nthrlds f.moks@psych.ru.l Drs. Robi Pflügr Rdboud Uivrsity Nijmg Gsdockr Brtugsstll für Bgbtfördrug Gsdockr Str. 220 47574 Goch Grmy r.pflugr@csw.ru.l 2

Forword Th support for ductig th giftd is boomig i my Europ coutris. Th grlly hld opiio durig th prvious ctury ws tht highly bl studts did ot d spcil tttio or xtr fcilitis. Cosqutly, th tsk of dvlopig ductiol d othr provisios for th giftd i schools ws compltly glctd. Oly withi th pst coupl of dcds hs it bcom mor widly rcogizd d ccptd tht ll childr d support tht is djustd to thir lvl of bility, whthr low or high, i ordr to dvlop thir pottil to th fullst. Th cocpt giftdss (high bility, giftdss d tlt r usd syoymously) rfrs to th idividul pottil for high or outstdig chivmt i o or mor rs of bility. Th rquirmts for th dvlopmt of idividul pottil r prsol ddictio d motivtio d supportiv socil viromt. A diffrtitd d diffrtitig curriculum is idispsbl to th rliztio of qul opportuitis for ll. This c oly b rlizd if thr is flxibl school orgiztio, divrsity of tchig mthods d richss of cott i th subjct mttr. Udr ths coditios, giftd childr d dolscts c dvlop ccordig to thir dvlopmtl d lrig ds. This publictio is updtd vrsio of th rport i th yr 2003 (Möks t l., 2003; s lso Möks & Pflügr, 2004) which rflcts th stt of ffirs i th r of giftdss s of Dcmbr 2004. Th uthors would lik to thk ll corrspodts for thir thusistic d fficit cooprtio: Fridrich Oswld, Tss Kiboom, Silvi Grossbchr, Christi Fischr, Ol Kyd, Jvir Touro, Kirsi Tirri, Todd Lubrt, Aiktrii Gri, Lszlo Blogh, Colm O Rilly, Adrio Pgi, Loy Schiltz, Ni Lid, Willy Ptrs, Wislw Limot, Ldro Almid, Crm Crtu, Åk Edfldt d Joh Rff. Spcil thks to Dr. Michl Ktzko for brigig th cotributios up to commo stdrd of Eglish. W hop tht this survy will support th xchg of xprics mog coutris d will hc mutul lrig which, i tur, will cotribut to th furthr dvlopmt of Europ tworkig i this fild. Frz Möks Robi Pflügr Nijmg, Fbrury 2005 3

Cotts Giftd Eductio i 21 Europ Coutris: Ivtory d Prspctiv... 1 Iititor of th Ivtory...2 Giftd Eductio i 21 Europ Coutris: Ivtory d Prspctiv... 2 Authors... 2 Forword... 3 Summry...8 Survy... 9... 9 Itroductio...9 Mthod of Dt Collctio...10 Ntiol Corrspodts... 10 ISCED... 10 Procdur...11 Rsults...12 Topic wis iformtio (Tbls)...12 A) School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis bout Giftdss...12 B) Spcific Provisios...13 C) Idtifictio Critri... 15 D) Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg...16 E) Prioritis d Expcttios...17 Coutry spcific iformtio (Full Txt)... 19 AT - Austri... 19...19 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 19 B. Spcific Provisios... 20 C. Idtifictio Critri...21 D. Profssiol Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 21 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 22 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...23 G. Addrsss...24 BE - Blgium (Fldrs)... 26...26 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 26 B. Spcific Provisios... 26 C. Idtifictio Critri...27 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 27 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 28 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...28 G. Addrsss...29 CH - Switzrld...30...30 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 30 B. Spcific Provisios... 30 C. Idtifictio Critri...32 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 32 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 33 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...33 G. Addrsss...33 DE - Grmy... 35...35 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 35 B. Spcific Provisios... 36 4

C. Idtifictio Critri...36 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 37 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 38 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...38 G. Addrsss...39 DK - Dmrk...42...42 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 42 B. Spcific Provisios... 42 C. Idtifictio Critri...43 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 43 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 43 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...44 G. Addrsss...44 ES - Spi...46...46 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 46 B. Spcific Provisios... 49 C. Idtifictio Critri...49 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 50 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 50 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...51 G. Addrsss...52 FI - Fild...55...55 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 55 B. Spcific Provisios... 55 C. Idtifictio Critri...57 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 57 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 58 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...58 G. Addrsss...59 FR - Frc...60...60 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 60 B. Spcific Provisios... 61 C. Idtifictio Critri...62 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 63 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 64 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...64 G. Addrsss...66 GR - Grc...68...68 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 68 B. Spcific Provisios... 69 C. Idtifictio Critri...69 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 69 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 70 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...71 G. Addrsss...71 HU - Hugry...74...74 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 74 B. Spcific Provisios... 75 C. Idtifictio Critri...78 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 78 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 80 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...80 G. Addrsss...81 5

IE - Irld... 83...83 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 83 B. Spcific Provisios... 84 C. Idtifictio Critri...86 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 86 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 86 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...87 G. Addrsss...88 IT - Itly... 89...89 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 89 B. Spcific Provisios... 89 C. Idtifictio Critri...91 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 91 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 92 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...92 G. Addrsss...92 LU Luxmburg... 94...94 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 94 B. Spcific Provisios... 94 C. Idtifictio Critri...96 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 97 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 98 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...99 G. Addrsss...99 LV - Ltvi... 100...100 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 100 B. Spcific Provisios... 100 C. Idtifictio Critri...101 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 101 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 101 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...102 G. Addrsss...102 NL Th Nthrlds...104...104 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 104 B. Spcific Provisios... 105 C. Idtifictio Critri...106 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 107 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 108 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...109 G. Addrsss...110 PL - Pold...112...112 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 112 B. Spcific Provisios... 113 C. Idtifictio Critri...116 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 116 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 117 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...118 G. Addrsss...119 PT - Portugl... 123...123 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 123 B. Spcific Provisios... 124 C. Idtifictio Critri...125 6

D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 126 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 126 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...127 G. Addrsss...128 RO - Romi...130...130 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 130 B. Spcific Provisios... 131 C. Idtifictio Critri...133 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 134 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 134 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...136 G. Addrsss...136 SE - Swd... 138...138 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 138 B. Spcific Provisios... 138 C. Idtifictio Critri...139 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 139 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 140 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...141 G. Addrsss...141 SI - Slovi... 143...143 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 143 B. Spcific Provisios... 145 C. Idtifictio Critri...146 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 147 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 147 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...148 G. Addrsss...148 UK Uitd Kigdom... 151...151 A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis... 151 B. Spcific Provisios... 152 C. Idtifictio Critri...153 D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg... 154 E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig... 154 F. Prioritis d Expcttios...155 G. Addrsss...155 Fil Commt... 157 List of Rfrcs... 160 Appdix...163 Appdix 1: Corrspodt...163 Appdix 2: Grmy - Itrtiol Stdrd Clssifictio of Eductio (ISCED-97)...166 Appdix 3: Uitd Kigdom - Itrtiol Stdrd Clssifictio of Eductio (ISCED-97)... 171 7

Summry I 2001 th Grm miistry of Scic d Eductio gv th uthors of this rport th ssigmt to mk ivtory of giftd ductio i Europ schools. Sic th ivstigtio strtd bfor th xtsio of th Europ Uio up to 25 coutris, w oly icludd th th 15 mmbr stts plus Switzrld, Hugry, Ltvi, Pold, Romi d Slovi. Th rsults wr rportd i Sptmbr 2003 (s Möks t l, 2003; Möks & Pflügr, 2004). Th prst rport updts tht iformtio to th d of Dcmbr 2004. Th dt collctio ws crrid out with th co-oprtio of corrspodts from ch of th twty-o prticiptig coutris. All corrspodts who prticiptd i th first ivtory wr lso willig to co-oprt i th updtig of th mtril. Th ivtory icluds ivstigtio of th followig six topics: 1) School lgisltio, rgultios d guidlis 2) Spcific provisios 3) Idtifictio critri 4) Profssiol triig d/or tchr upgrdig d tworks of xpric xchg 5) Rsrch d profssiol cr d couslig 6) Prioritis d xpcttios. Th corrspodts wr skd to rlt th iformtio rlvt to thir ow coutry to th UNESCO Itrtiol Stdrd Clssifictio of Eductio (ISCED-97). I this wy it would b possibl to compr th dt of th vrious coutris with ch othr. I grl, th updtd ivtory rvls dymic dvlopmt of giftd ductio i Europ schools up to th d of Dcmbr 2004. Th lgisltiv sttus of giftd childr d thir ds bcm rlity i som coutris. Tchr triig d upgrdig improvd grlly i most coutris. Howvr, th most progrss ws md i Switzrld, Grmy d Uitd Kigdom. Ths coutris lrdy hd high rkig rgrdig giftd ductio i 2002. Substtil progrss hs cotiud to b md sic tht dt. Romi d Swd r pprtly lso hdig i th right dirctio. No chgs wr rportd from Fild. Howvr, th coclusio md i th first rport c b rptd hr: Fild lrdy hs high qulity ductiol systm, chrctrisd by diffrtitio of curriculum d istructio from th vry bgiig of school ductio. It is clr tht thr still rmis importt d sigifict list of xpcttios d distict prioritis idtifid by th coutris survyd. Nrly ll coutris wt to s xtsio of provisios for th giftd d bttr rcogitio d mbddig of th giftd lrr withi school lgisltio. But most of ll, it is sstil tht xt to tchr upgrdig, giftd ductio bcoms itgrl prt of th bsic curriculum of tchr triig. 8

Survy Itroductio A importt cotributio to, d to som xtt milsto for, giftd ductio i Europ ws th Eductiol Rsrch Workshop Eductio of th Giftd i Europ: Thorticl d Rsrch Issus, which ws hld i Nijmg i 1991 (July 23-26). This workshop ws offrd by th Coucil of Europ d joitly orgizd by th Ctr for th Study of Giftdss t th Uivrsity of Nijmg, th Coucil for Culturl Co-oprtio of th Coucil of Europ, th Dutch d Grm Miistris of Eductio, d th Istitut for Eductiol Rsrch i Th Nthrlds (SVO). All Miistris of Eductio i Europ wr providd with th summry rport of this workshop. This rport ws lso th guidli for rcommdtio 1248 (1994) o ductio for giftd childr by th Prlimtry Assmbly of th Coucil of Europ. This ws, for th first tim, politicl documt tht mphsizd th spcil ds of giftd idividuls d how to cop with ths spcil ds. I Sptmbr 2003, ssmbly mmbr Mr. Vrl i Srr, i rfrrig to rcommdtio 1248, brought writt qustio (No. 433; Doc. 9953) to th tttio of th Committ of Miistrs, skig bout th sttus quo of giftd ductio d th ivolvmt of th Coucil of Europ. I dirct rspos to this qustio th Dirctort Grl IV of th Coucil of Europ orgizd ductiol rsrch workshop o giftd childr, d hld i Douschig from Novmbr 15 to 19, 2004. Th rsults of this workshop will b brought to th tttio of th prlimtry ssmbly. Aprt from ths ctivitis of th Coucil of Europ, th Grm fdrl miistry of ductio d rsrch (BMBF) gv th uthors of this rport th ssigmt to mk ivtory of ductio of th giftd i Europ schools. Th ssigmt ws giv i th yr 2001. Th rsults wr rportd i Sptmbr 2003 i Grm vrsio (Möks t l., 2003). Th prst rport updts tht iformtio to th d of Dcmbr 2004. 9

Mthod of Dt Collctio Ntiol Corrspodts To obti iformtio cocrig giftd ductio i Europ schools, it ws dcidd to work with tiol corrspodts rprstig th coutris to b covrd i th rport. As such, corrspodt should b ivolvd i giftd ductio i his/hr hom coutry, from scitific d/or from prcticl prspctiv. It ws rltivly sy tsk to idtify qulifid corrspodts. As th first uthor of this rport ws prsidt of th ECHA ssocitio (Europ Coucil for High Ability) i 1992, d r-lctd i 2006, thr ws lrdy dirct cotct with ctiv twork of idividuls i vrious Europ coutris. Cosqutly, most of th omitd corrspodts for this rport wr lso ivolvd i th ECHA twork. Nms d ddrsss of th corrspodts r providd i Appdix 1. Th followig 21 coutris r icludd i th rport. Th ordr of th coutris is rrgd lphbticlly, d bsd o th iitils of ch coutry 1 : Austri (AT), Blgium- Fldrs (BE), Switzrld (CH), Grmy (DE), Dmrk (DK), Spi (ES), Fild (FL), Frc (FR), Grc (GR), Hugry (HU), Irld (IE), Itly (IT), Luxmbourg (LU), Ltvi (LV), Th Nthrlds (NL), Pold (PL), Portugl (PT), Romi (RO), Swd (SE), Slovi (SL) d Uitd Kigdom (UK). ISCED A frm of rfrc for th diffrt ductiol systms of th coutris ws dd so tht th dt from idividul coutris would b comprbl. This ws providd by th Itrtiol Stdrd Clssifictio of Eductio (ISCED-97). Ech coutry s ductiol systm is rprstd i four ISCED lvls (ISCED lvls 0-3). I grl, ISCED lvl 0 rprsts th pr-primry ductio, ISCED lvl 1 rprsts th primry ductio or first stg of bsic ductio, ISCED lvl 2 rprsts th lowr scodry or scod stg of bsic ductio d ISCED lvl 3 rprsts uppr scodry ductio. For diffrtitd rprsttio of th ductiol systms of Grmy d Uitd Kigdom s Appdix 2 d Appdix 3. 1 Th ordr will b kpt durig th rport. 10

Procdur W dvlopd qustioir to collct dt covrig six mi topics: 1) School lgisltio, rgultios d guidlis 2) Spcific provisios 3) Idtifictio critri 4) Tchr triig d/or tchr upgrdig d tworks of xpric xchg 5) Rsrch d profssiol cr d couslig 6) Prioritis d xpcttios. Th qustioir ws st to ll corrspodts with th rqust tht it b compltd d rturd by Ju 2002. Howvr, th vlutio of th qustioir ws ot sy tsk bcus th qustios wr too dtild, with th cosquc tht o rsposs wr giv to my of th qustios. To rsolv ths difficultis it ws dcidd to orgiz workshop with ll corrspodts ivitd to prst thir dt. With th ssistc of th Grm Miistry of Scic d Eductio, this workshop ws hld i Nijmg from Ju 5 to 9, 2002. As rsult, it ws ot oly possibl to gthr th missig iformtio, but th workshop lso srvd usfully s vu for xchgig xprics. Th rsults wr publishd i th rport Schulisch Bgbtfördrug i Europ: Bstdsufhm ud Ausblick [Giftd Eductio i Europ Schools: Ivtory d Prspctiv] (Möks 2 t. l, 2003). From th bgiig, it ws obvious tht thr should b Eglish vrsio of this rport. W proposd to th Grm fdrl miistry of ductio d rsrch (BMBF) tht, i th prprtio of this vrsio, th opportuity b tk to do follow-up dt collctio to obti th most rct iformtio bout dvlopmts i giftd ductio i Europ schools. Th corrspodts wr pprochd i August d Sptmbr 2004 d skd to cotribut to updtig th iformtio i th origil rport. Th w iformtio ws itgrtd ito updtd rport, d th idividul coutry chptrs gi st to th rspctiv corrspodts for fil vrifictio. This tsk ws compltd by Dcmbr 2004. 2 Dowlod PDF fil t: www.socsci.ru.l/psy/cbo [litrtuur] 11

Rsults Topic wis iformtio (Tbls) Lgd of tbls Symbol Dscriptio Ys; this iformtio is bsd o th ivtory of 2002 - No; this iformtio is bsd o th ivtory of 2002 + Ys; this iformtio chgd i th ivtory of 2004 rgrdig th ivtory of 2002 0 No; this iformtio chgd i th ivtory of 2004 rgrdig th ivtory of 2002 A) School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis bout Giftdss Coutry Lgisltiv Rcogitio Th trm giftdss (or syoym) is xplicitly md i th lw of your coutry? Giftd studts r prt of subgroup (.g. childr with spcil ds...) Lgisltiv Rgultios Lgisltiv Rgultios d guidlis bout giftd ductio is st by th school ispctort AT Austri BE Blgium (Fldrs) - CH Switzrld * DE Grmy * DK Dmrk - ES Spi FI Fild - - FR Frc - + GR Grc + + HU Hugry IE Irld - IT Itly - - - LU Luxmburg - LV Ltvi - - NL Th Nthrlds - - PO Pold - PT Portugl - ) - ) RO Romi - SE Swd - - SI Slovi UK Uitd Kigdom - - *Coutry is dividd ito idpdt sub rs. Lgisltio is md utoomously by provics. As fr s school lgisltio, rgultios d guidlis bout giftdss xist i o or mor rs, w hv mrkd it i th tbl. ) Oly i th utoomous rgio of Mdir. No Updt iformtio 2004 vilbl. 12

B) Spcific Provisios Provisios Erly trc Skippig clsss Shrd clsss with highr grds Groupwis cclrtio Workshops Cooprtio with compis or oprofit orgiztios Extr - curriculr Idividul mtors Slf study School itr comptitios Psychologicl couslig Summr cmps I S C E D L v l A u s t r i B l g i u m ( F l d r s ) S w i t z r l d * G r m y * D m r k S p i F i l d F r c G r c H u g r y I r l d AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR HU IE IT LU LV NL PL PT RO SE SI UK 0 1 2 + + 3 + + 0 1 2 3 0 + 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 0 1 2 3 0 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 0 1 + 2 + 3 + 0 1 + + 2 + + + 3 + + 0 1 2 3 0 + 1 0 2 0 3 + 0 0 1 2 3 + I t l y L u x m b u r g L t v i T h N t h r l d s P o l d P o r t u g l R o m i S w d S l o v i U i t d K i g d o m 13

Provisios Fstivls Exhibitio I S C E D L v l A u s t r i B l g i u m ( F l d r s ) S w i t z r l d * G r m y * D m r k S p i F i l d F r c G r c H u g r y I r l d AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR HU IE IT LU LV NL PL PT RO SE SI UK 0 + 1 2 3 0 + 1 + + 2 + 3 + 0 I t l y L u x m b u r g L t v i T h N t h r l d s P o l d P o r t u g l R o m i S w d S l o v i U i t d K i g d o m School xtr comptitios Prformcs/ Shows (rtistic,...) Followig courss t ISCED lvl 4-6 Spcil schools Othrs 0 1 2 3 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 2 + + 3 + 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 + 3 + * Coutry is dividd ito idpdt sub rs; lgisltio is md utoomously by Provics. As fr s spcific provisios xist i o or mor rs, w hv mrkd it i th tbl. ) Oly i th utoomous rgio of Mdir. No Updt iformtio 2004 vilbl. 14

C) Idtifictio Critri Idtifictio Critri A u s t r i B l g i u m ( F l d r s ) S w i t z r l d * G r m y * D m r k S p i F i l d F r c G r c H u g r y I r l d I t l y L u x m b u r g L t v i T h N t h r l d s P o l d P o r t u g l R o m i S w d S l o v i U i t d K i g d o m AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR HU IE IT LU LV NL PL PT RO SE SI UK School grds School xtrl chivmt (Comptitios ) Achivmt tsts Psychologicl tsts (IQ Tst, prsolity tst ) 0 Obsrvtio/ Chcklists + + + Tchr omitio + Prt omitio + + + 0 + Exprt omitio + Nomitio by third prty (Elmtry tchr, othr dults; Trir...) + + Slf omitio + Istitutios-slf md critri + * Coutry is dividd ito idpdt sub rs. As fr s idtifictio critri r hdld i o or mor rs, w hv mrkd it i th tbl. No Updt iformtio 2004 vilbl. 15

D) Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg Triig d Ntworks Tchr triig Rtriig d furthr ductio of tchrs Triig of othr profssiols such s rmdil tchrs, school psychologists ECHA Tchr triig Ntwork school itr Ntwork btw schools Ntwork rgiol Ntwork provics Ntwork Europ Ntwork world wid I S C E D L v l A u s t r i B l g i u m ( F l d r s ) S w i t z r l d * G r m y * D m r k S p i F i l d F r c G r c H u g r y I r l d AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR HU IE IT LU LV NL PL PT RO SE SI UK 0 + + 1 + 2 + + 3 + + 0 + 1 + 2 + + 3 + 0 + 1 + ) + 2 + ) + + 3 + ) + + 0 1 2 + 3 0 1 + 2 3 0 1 + 2 + 3 0 + 1 2 3 0 + 1 2 3 0 1 + 2 + 3 0 1 + 2 + + 3 + * Coutry is dividd ito idpdt sub rs. As fr s Bsic Tchr Triig, Rtriig d Furthr Eductio & Ntworks of Expric Exchg xists i o or mor rs, w hv mrkd it i th tbl. ) Oly i th utoomous rgio of Mdir. No Updt iformtio 2004 vilbl. I t l y L u x m b u r g L t v i T h N t h r l d s P o l d P o r t u g l R o m i S w d S l o v i U i t d K i g d o m 16

Topic Is th trm giftdss (or syoym) xplicitly md i th lw of your coutry? Ar giftd popl prt subgroup (.g. childr for spcil ds or othr) E) Prioritis d Expcttios A u s t r i B l g i u m ( F l d r s ) S w i t z r l d * G r m y * D m r k S p i F i l d F r c G r c H u g r y I r l d AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR HU IE IT LU LV NL PL PT RO SE SI UK Lgisltiv rcogitio of giftdss + + + + + 0 Lgisltiv Rgultios d Guidlis, st by th school ispctort or othr uthoritis Rcogitio of d rspct for idividul diffrcs Idtifictio of idividul ds + 0 Diffrtitio (.g. richmt, projcts...) + + Flxibility withi th school systm (.g. rly try, + skippig clsss...) Eductio of th giftd child s topic of tchr triig Bsic curriculum (idticl tiol school mtril...) + 0 Spcil curriculum (spcil school mtrils for giftd + studts...) Rls of compulsory ductio + No-itllctul provisios (rts, sports,...) + Spcific provisios Erly trc + Skippig clsss Shrd clsss with highr grds + 0 Groupwis cclrtio + 0 Workshops Cooprtio with compis + or o-profit orgiztios Extr - curriculr + + Idividul mtors + Slf study + Comptitios + Psychologicl couslig + Summr cmps + Fstivls + Exhibitios + + Comptitios + Prformcs/Shows (Artistic,...) + + I t l y L u x m b u r g L t v i T h N t h r l d s P o l d P o r t u g l R o m i S w d S l o v i U i t d K i g d o m 17

Topic A u s t r i B l g i u m ( F l d r s ) S w i t z r l d * G r m y * D m r k S p i F i l d F r c G r c H u g r y I r l d I t l y L u x m b u r g L t v i T h N t h r l d s P o l d P o r t u g l R o m i S w d S l o v i U i t d K i g d o m AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR HU IE IT LU LV NL PL PT RO SE SI UK Followig courss t ISCED lvl 4-6 + + Spcil schools + Modifictio of idtifictio critri Spcil idtifictio critri i grl + Hdicppd mioritis + + Ethic mioritis + Gdr spcific mioritis + 0 Spcil provisios for udrchivr + 0 Triig Tchr triig + Rtriig d furthr ductio + 0 Othr profssiols + 0 Expric xchg School itrlly Btw schools + + 0 Rgiol + + + Provics + + + Europ + World wid + Scitific Rsrch & Profssiol cr d couslig Spcilists + Publictios + Cofrcs + 0 * Coutry is dividd ito idpdt sub rs. As fr s prioritis s futur prspctiv xist i o or mor rs, w hv mrkd it i th tbl. No Updt iformtio 2004 vilbl. 18

Coutry spcific iformtio (Full Txt) AT - Austri A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis Th rct Austri school lgisltio is bsd o th lgisltio which ws drw up i th 20 th ctury, mily durig th 60s d 70s. Sic 1990, th lgisltio rgrdig giftdss d giftd ductio hs b rviwd d th ductio of tlts d giftd studts bcm xplicitly prt of th systm of grl ductio. At prst, thr is trd towrd doptig v mor rgultios d lgisltio rgrdig th idividul ds of giftd studts d giftd ductio. Th school lgisltio of Austri mphsizs grl idl of idividulizd ductio d utoomous crtio of th idividul school crr through cclrtio d richmt withi th rgulr school s wll s withi spcific schools. I dditio to diffrtitio rgrdig itllctul ductio, school lgisltio lso rfrs to th ductiol d of provisios rgrdig th o-itllctul domis [ISCED Lvls 1-3]. Thr is o spcil sctio i th school lgisltio (SchOG 1962) tht rfrs to provisios i school which r spcilly pproprit for th giftd ( 17). Th chptr icluds rgultios rgrdig spcific provisios lik skippig clsss ( 26) or rls from compulsory ductio i spcil d rsobl situtios, for xmpl, to ttd clsss t Uivrsity ( 45), which r implicitly imd t th ductio of th giftd child. Sic 1998 th flxibility of idividul school crr from ISCED lvl 1 to ISCED lvl 3 is chord i th school lgisltio. Skippig clsss is possibl up to thr tims (oc vry school lvl). A rly xit from school, icludig prmissio to ttd uivrsity, c b obtid t g of 15. A spcil xmitio ds to b tk s vidc for th rquird cdmic bilitis. As cosquc of this lgisltio th officil g lvl for uivrsity studts dd to b rducd to th g of 15. Privt ductio/ hom schoolig is lgl. 19

B. Spcific Provisios A vrity of spcific provisios s wll s ductiol systms to fvor th giftd child hv b stblishd durig th pst 10 yrs. Th idl of itgrtio s wll s sgrgtio hs lso b prcticd. I Austri, giftd studts r kpt withi th rgulr clss d rciv spcil tttio through richmt, workshops [ISCED lvls 0-3] idividul mtors [mily ISCED lvl 1] or vrious pull-out progrms rgrdig lgug, mthmtics, scic, music or sports (.g. Atlirbtrib d Lrwrkstätt ). Mor th 60 schools i Vi r giig xpric with spcil tchig styl clld fr lrig ( offs Lr ). At prst, idtifictio d idividulizd ductio of giftd studts is big ivstigtd withi this frmwork. I dditio to richmt, cclrtio is prcticd o rgulr bsis i Austri, but mily t ISCED lvl 1. Thr hv b good xprics with modrtd procss of skippig grds. Aftr tst priod t cours or clss of highr grd, th studts c mk fil dcisio rgrdig th cclrtio or skippig. At ISCED lvl 3, giftd studts c joi courss t Uivrsitis. If thy pss th cours xmitio, thy c rciv full cours crdit ftr thy tr Uivrsity. Psychologicl couslig is vilbl t ll ISCED lvls [ISCED lvls 0-3]. Rgiol, tiol d itrtiol comptitios d Olympids i forig lgug, turl d socil scics, mthmtics s wll s sports d rts r orgizd frqutly t ll lvls [ISCED lvls 0-3]. I dditio to 15 summr schools, Austri hs prticiptd i th Archimds progrm, progrm for giftd studts i middl Europ, i 2004. Som schools hv dcidd to pursu th idl of giftd ductio through sprtio. Giftd studts follow spcil clss or v joi spcilizd school lik th Sir-Krl- Poppr Schul which is spcilizd i liguisticlly giftd d socilly ggd studts, or th Schumptr-Hdlskdmi which orgizs provisios mily for tltd studts with rspct to busiss d socity. 20

C. Idtifictio Critri Th idtifictio of giftd studts lis mily i th hds of xprts such s school psychologists, tchrs or scitists who us stdrdizd tsts. Iformtio providd by prts is wlcom withi th idtifictio procss. To idtify studts for spcil provisios lik skippig clsss or richmt progrms, high chivmt withi th r of tlt d tchr omitio r th mi critri [ISCED lvl 1]. At ISCED lvls 2 d 3 xprts with psychologicl bckgroud r lso ivolvd i th omitio procdur. Slf omitio d tchr omitio r ccptd for comptitios d Olympids. A sstil critrio is rlir prticiptio i courss for giftd studts. Spcilizd schools hv thir ow critri. Achivmt t school is tk s idictor for high pottil. Psychologicl xmitios by school psychologists r itgrtd ito th omitio procdur. Th idtifictio of Udrchivmt is topic of cocr i Austri. Approprit idtifictio procdurs or v guidlis r missig. Withi th fr lrig situtio (s Spcific provisios bov), th hop is to hv bttr chc of idtifyig th giftd studt. D. Profssiol Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg Giftd ductio hs icrsigly bcom prt of th tchr triig durig th lst t yrs. Nothlss, oly som Tchr Triig Collgs ( Pädgogisch Akdmi ) iclud giftd ductio s substtil prt of thir curriculum. At th uivrsity lvl, smirs, lcturs d workshops bout thorticl d prcticl issus of giftdss d giftd ductio r offrd d followd mor frqutly. Th courss r mily optiol durig tchr triig. At th Austri Pdgogicl Istituts which r istlld i ll 9 stts (Budslädr) of Austri, rtriig of tchrs ud upgrdig progrms rgrdig giftd ductio is orgizd frqutly for tchrs of lmtry d scodry ductio. Both, th Tchr Triig Collgs d th Pdgogicl Istituts orgiz smirs d lcturs for tchrs, scitists d othr itrstd popl (t lst oc 21

yr). Th dvlopmt of th fild of giftd ductio is strogly iflucd by th postgrdut progrm of th Europ Coucil for High Ability (ECHA) which lds to th ECHA-Diplom Spcilist i Giftd Eductio. This progrm ws dvlopd by Prof. Dr. Frz Möks ud Dr. Willy Ptrs (Rdboud Uivrsity Nijmg) d is offrd by th 9 Pdgogicl Istituts. Th post-grdut progrm of ECHA is prtly ficd by th Austri miistry of ductio. Up to ow, mor th 600 tchrs hv compltd succssfully th 500 hour triig. Austri is imig to provid vry school with t lst o Spcilist i Giftd Eductio. E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig I grl, my schools r cousld by mtors t ISCED lvl 1. Du to th govrmtl grmt btw th govrig prtis, th miistry of ductio stblishd svrl istituts for giftd ductio d rsrch i giftdss. Th miistry of ductio is highly ivolvd i rg of rsrch d profssiol couslig srvics for th giftd. Sic 1999 th Austri Ntiol Ctr for Giftd Eductio d Rsrch (ÖZBF) hs offrd thir xprtis to schools, tchrs, prts d studts. Th ÖZBF coordits pilot projcts for giftd ductio d fuctios s iititor d s vlutiv uthority. Rgrdig th rsrch ssigmt, th ÖZBF vluts progrms rgrdig th ffct Olympids, skippig clsss or summr cdmis. Schools r rltivly fr i stblishig diffrtitd curriculum d istructio. It is th tsk of th ÖZBF to vlut ths pprochs. I dditio to th ÖZBF, th followig istituts c b cosultd for dvic: th Pdgogic Istitut, th Pdgogic Acdmy icludig coorditio offic for giftd ductio (ch i o of th 16 coutis), som Uivrsitis, such s th Uivrsity of Vi (Prof. Dr. Fridrich Oswld), s wll s th miistry of ductio itslf. Cogrsss o giftdss d giftd ductio hv b orgizd o rgulr bsis sic 1996. Evry two yrs th miistry of ductio fics cogrss rgrdig diffrt topics of giftd ductio. All coorditio offics of th 9 stts tk prt t ths 22

cogrsss. Th ÖZBF fuctios s th orgiztiol istitut. I 2004 th topic giftdss i mthmtics d scic ws strssd. F. Prioritis d Expcttios Giftd ductio i Austri hs its roots i politicl ctio. Th lst dcium hs b chrctrizd by cossus mog diffrt politicl prtis cocrig scitific dfiitios of giftdss d th ductiol ds of giftd studts. Th discussio of sprtio vrsus itgrtio hs chgd to sprtio d itgrtio d focuss mor strogly o th idividul wll-big of giftd studts. School iititivs d privt ctivitis hv lso dvlopd strogly i th pst fw yrs. Ev with this rpid dvlopmt for th good of giftd ductio, mor xplicit lgisltio d guidlis is still viwd s cssry i Austri. Th ssibility of tchrs, prts d studts i th fild of giftdss is obvious, but diffrtitio withi schools rgrdig giftd ductio ds to b xtdd. A vrity of scitific publictios bout giftdss d giftd ductios is vilbl i Austri, but rltd school mtrils hv ot b oft ough vilbl for tchrs. This ds to b chgd. Th mjor tsk howvr, is s i th qulifictio of giftd ductio of tchrs s wll s of spcilizd istituts which r ssocitd with giftd ductio (from Kidrgrt to Uivrsity). Giftd ductio ds to b itgrtd ito th curriculum of tchr triig, ot oly s optiol but s obligtory subjct. Th post-grdut rtriig i giftd ductio, i.., th ECHA progrm ldig to th diplom Spcilists of Giftd Eductio, should giv th opportuity to cotiu th study o Uivrsity lvl. Through cooprtio btw Europ Uivrsitis Europ M.A. progrm i giftd ductio should b stblishd. Tchrs with spciliztio i giftd ductio should b rcogizd t school d should b bl to ivst mor tim i th fild of giftd ductio. I this wy thy c fuctio s scouts d mtors for giftd studts d provid mor succssful procdur for th idtifictio of giftd studts. I this rspct, spcil focus o th idtifictio of udrchivrs is dd. Spcil tttio ds to b giv to gdr diffrcs, icludig mor rsrch. 23

I grl, it is mor rsrch dd to ivstigt th lrig d dvlopmtl d of giftd childr. Th dvlopmt of giftd ductio i Austri ovr th lst t yrs, from giftdss s xcptio to grl policy of giftd ductio, ds to b dvlopd v furthr. To rch this gol, d to scur high qulity stdrd of giftd ductio, th ifrstructur coctig th coorditig istituts of giftd ductio of th 9 stts d th ÖZBF ds to b dvlopd furthr i Austri. G. Addrsss Prof. Dr. Fridrich Oswld Uivrsity of Vi Ztrum für ds Schulprktikum Mri Thrsistr. 3/18 1090 Vi Austri Pho: +43 (0) 1 427748046 Fx: +43 (0) 1 42779223 fridrich.oswld@uivi.c.t G Edligr ud E. Sttlbrgr Uivrsity of Vi Istitut für di schulprktisch Ausbildug Diststll ud ußrfkultär Eirichtug Mri Thrsistrß 3 1090 Vi Pho: +43 (0) 1 4277 22301 FAX: +43 (0) 1 4277 9223 ÖZBF Austri Ntiol Ctr for Giftd Eductio d Rsrch Östrrichisch Ztrum für Bgbtfördrug ud Bgbugsforschug Mkrtki 3 A-5020 Slzburg Pho: +43 (0) 662 439581 FAX: +43 (0) 662 439581 ifo@bgbtztrum.t www.bgbtztrum.t Sir Krl Poppr Schul Schlliggss 13 1010 Vi Austri Pho: +43 (0) 503 74 66 Budshdlskdmi Budshdlsschul Vi 13 Mygss 43 1130 Vi Austri Pho: +43 (0) 1 8045375 24

Fx: +43 (0) 1 8022786 E-Mil offic@bhkvi13.t www.schumptr-hk.t ECHA-Austri Mg. VOL Siglid Wyrigr Austriischs Ztrum für Bgbtfördrug ud Bgbugsforschug (ÖZZB) Mkrtki 3 5020 Slzburg Pho: +43 (0) 662 439581-503 Fx: +43 (0) 662 43 95 55 siglid.wyrigr@bgbtztrum.t 25

BE - Blgium (Fldrs) A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis Thr is o spcific dfiitio or rcogitio of giftdss or giftd ductio i Blgi (Flmish) lgisltio. Th currt Miistr of Eductio is prprig lw cocrig provisios for diffrcs mog childr d i this cotxt giftd childr will b, for th first tim i Flmish history, cosidrd s spcil itrst group. This lgisltiv work ws xpctd to b compltd by th d of 2002. Thr r lso o xplicitly writt guidlis st by th school ispctort or othr rlvt uthoritis. I som css, documt rltd to giftdss is prprd by idividul school tm for thir ow school. Such documt icluds idtifictio critri s wll s th rlvt digostic istrumts d othr spcific trc coditios. I grl, schools hv complt utoomy i ductio of th giftd. B. Spcific Provisios Erly trc d grd skippig is possibl i Fldrs. Grd skippig is sir i primry schools [ISCED lvl 1] bcus skippig grd i scodry schools ms tht stt-xmitio hs to b tk i ordr to strt i th highr grds [ISCED lvl 2 d 3]. I grl, grd skippig is rthr ucommo i Fldrs. Sic th yr 2000 primry schools i prticulr hv bcom itrstd i how to mg giftd childr withi rgulr school systm. Durig th ctul school yr som schools (primry s wll s scodry) iititd spcil provisios d xprimts for th mor bl pupils. Sic schools hv utoomy i ductig th giftd som schools orgiz xprimtl progrms d othrs do ot. Approximtly 10-15 % of th primry schools hv foudd kgroo-clss of roud four hours wk. I ths clsss, giftd childr from diffrt rgulr clsss d diffrt gs com togthr to work o chllgig xrciss d projcts. Iitilly this iititiv hd cogitiv gol. Howvr, ftr fild tstig it lso smd to b vry importt for th socil-motiol dvlopmt of giftd childr i tht 26

it llowd thm to mt prs. This cotct with prs hs positiv ifluc o th slfstm of th mor bl. Furthrmor, it is possibl for thm to compt with quls which hlps thm to dvlop mor rlistic slf-cocpt. Itrst i ductio of th giftd is lso growig i scodry schools. Th diffrt xprimts tht tk plc owdys r situtd btw th xistig modls of curriculum compctig d school wid richmt. Som schools xprimt with slf study s richmt provisio for th giftd studt. Th most importt guidli i Fldrs for dsigig spcific provisios for th giftd cocrs srch for blc btw sprtio d itgrtio. Sprtio is rlly vry succssful with rspct to th socil-motiol dvtgs i buildig pr group. Out-of-school ctivitis r mily orgizd through comptitios i rt, mth d sport. Acdmiclly giftd studts c tk prt i othr ctivitis which r orgizd o ifrqut d mostly xprimtl lvl [ISCED lvls 2 d 3]. Th prt orgiztio Bki offrs summr cmps for giftd studts o ISCED lvls 0, 1 d 3. C. Idtifictio Critri No officil procdur for th idtifictio of th giftd xists i Fldrs. Ech school dvlops its ow idtifictio procdur. Psychologicl itlligc tsts r most oft usd withi idtifictio procdur to omit studt for spcific provisio. Exprt vlutios r rr but ccptd by schools d tchrs. D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg As schools hv th utoomy to orgiz spcific provisios for th giftd th ky fctor is th tchr. Howvr, tchr triig progrms spcilizd i giftd ductio do ot xist t th compulsory triig lvl i Fldrs. Th topic giftdss or giftd ductio is ot discussd i y wy. 27

I-srvic tchrs c tk volutry clsss i giftd ductio. Th dmd to follow ths clsss is icrsig. I 2002 th first ECHA cours Spcilist i giftd ductio strtd i Fldrs with 10 prticipts. Furthrmor, pltforms for both primry d scodry school tchrs wr foudd i ordr to spd up th kowldg trsfr d xprtis i ductio for th giftd. Spcil tttio is giv to diffrtitio mtrils i ordr to dvlop mor cofidc rgrdig withi-clssroom diffrtitio. E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig I th pst som rsrch o high bility ws do t th Fr Uivrsity of Brussls. I 1998, th Ctr for th Study of Giftdss ws foudd t th Uivrsity of Atwrp. Hr, th suprvisio of dissrttios i th domi of giftdss is orgizd. Furthrmor, th Ctr for th Study of Giftdss offrs its xprtis to prts d tchrs, icludig spcilizd procdur for th idtifictio of th giftd studt. F. Prioritis d Expcttios Atttio for th spcific situtio of giftd childr bg i August 1998 wh th Ctr for th Study of Giftdss ws foudd t th Uivrsity of Atwrp, chgig th climt for this group i Fldrs. Th oly iititiv tht xistd bfor th ws th Prt Associtio BEKINA. Util ow, lgisltio for th giftd d othr politicl ctio is missig but th Miistr of Eductio is bcomig mor wr of th spcific ds of ths childr. At th momt, giftd ductio is bsiclly school iititiv. Th biggst obstcl to giftd ductio i Fldrs is th lck of ficil id. Ev if som schools do iitit provisios for th giftd, thy r ot covrd ficilly. Filly, furthr rsrch is sstil. First, fudmtl rsrch is dd. Scod, th rsrch o ductiol xprimts d th vlutio of rly trc d grd skippig, s provisio for th giftd, ds to b crrid out. 28

G. Addrsss Prof. dr. Tss Kiboom Uivrsity of Atwrp Ctr for th Study of Giftdss (CBO) Ht Brtijzr Sit-Jcobsmrkt 9-13 2000 Atwrp Blgium Pho: +32 (0) 3 220 47 54 Fx: +32 (0) 3 220 47 28 tss.kiboom@u.c.b BEKINA Scrtrit Aick Mrts D Lid 48 2240 Zdhov Blgium Pho: +31 (0) 3 322 71 27 Fx: +31 (0) 3 322 71 27 29

CH - Switzrld Th ductiol systm i Switzrld is orgizd i strogly dctrlizd mr. Switzrld cosists of 26 ctos, ch with utoomous ductiol lgisltio d school prctic. Th followig iformtio cocrs th 19 Grm spkig ctos which r itgrtd ito th ductiol twork for giftd ductio i Switzrld. Bcus of clos rltioship d cooprtio btw th ductiol systms of th Grm spkig ctos of Switzrld d th Priciplity of Lichtsti, Lichtsti is lso prt of th Swiss twork for giftd ductio. Iformtio bout Lichtsti is icludd i this rport. A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis Most of th school lgisltio of th Swiss ctos xplicitly mtios giftd studts, provids iformtio bout giftd ductio or t lst rcogizs giftd studts s prt of group of studts with spcil ds. Erly trc is possibl d rgultd i most of th ctos. Evry cto llows grd skippig t ISCED lvl 1. Grd skippig t ISCED lvls 2 d 3 is rgultd by lw i most of th ctos. B. Spcific Provisios A commo provisio for th giftd is cclrtio, i th form of rly trc d grd skippig. Durig th rgulr school dy, giftd studts c lso shr clsss with highr grds i spcific topic. Othr rcogizd provisios for giftd studts r richmt ctivitis, mily orgizd s withi clss diffrtitio or i cooprtio btw school d Schulhus [ School Hous ]. Th Schulhus itslf offrs group ctivitis withi th locl school hous or withi twork of school houss. I spcil css rls from compulsory ductio for giftd studts is possibl to limitd xtt. 30

Lss commo, but occsiolly prcticd, is th us of mtors, idividul lrig cotrcts, or ductio withi spcific, mostly o-itllctul, clsss (sgrgtio). Tbl 1 prsts ovrviw of th provisios for th giftd withi th diffrt ctos. Tbl 1: Ovrviw of provisios for th giftd withi th diffrt ctos of Switzrld (icl. Priciplity of Lichtsti (FL) Provisio E D K O s t B K Z A G A I A R B E B L B S F L Cto G G L R A: Erly trc x X X X X Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X A: Shr clsss with highr X X X X X X Y X X X X X X X X grds i spcific topics A: Grd skippig X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B: Erichmt s withi clss X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X diffrtitio B: Cooprtio with Schulhus X X X X X X X X Y X X X X X X X X B: Idividul lrig cotrcts X X Y X X X Y X X X X X X B: Rls of compulsory X X X X X X X X X X X X X ductio (prtly) B: Workshops X X X X X X X X X X X C: Group ctivitis withi th X X X X X X X Y X X X X X X X X X X Schulhus C: Ntwork of school houss X X X X X X X Y X X X X X X ctivitis C: Idividul mtorig X X X X X X X X X X X X X C: Spcil clsss X X 1) X X Y Y Y Y X X (Music, Arts, Sport) C: ficil id for sprt ductio (privt) Y X X Y X X X X D: Bsic Compulsory Triig, X X X Y X X X X X X X X X X X Rtriig d Furthr Eductio D: Advisory Istituts X X X Y X X X X X X X X X X X D: Exprts or spcilizd X X X X X X O X Y X X X X X X X X istitutios D: Mtrils X X X X X Y X X X X X X X D: Iformtio d public ssibility ctios X X X X X O Y Y X X X X X X X X E: Priority i itgrtiv X X X Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ductio withi rgulr clsss E: Spcil tttio to spcil X X X X Y X X X X X X groups (fml studts, US studts, udrchivr) E: Giftd ductio s topic of X X X X X X X X X Y Y X X X X x school- d qulity dvlopmt E: Explicit dfiitio X X X X X X Y X X X X X L U N W O S W G S H S Z T G U R V S d Z G Z H 31

Lgd: Appzll Irrhod (AI), Appzll Außrrhod (AR), Br (BE), Bsl-Ldschft (BL), Bsl-Stdt (BS ), Fürsttum Lichtsti (FL), Glrus (GL), Grubud (GR), Luzr (LU), Nidwld (NW), Obwld (OW), Schffhus (SH), Schwyz (SZ), St. Gll (SG), Thurgu (TG), Uri (UR), Wllis (Grm spkig r) (VSd), Zug (ZG), Zürich (ZH) A: Acclrtio; B: Erichmt; C: Group ctivitis d idividul provisios; D: Support by spcilists; E: furthr iformtio X: vilbl t th cto t lst sic 2002 Y: vilbl t th cto t lst sic 2004 O: o logr vilbl t th cto t lst sic 2004 C. Idtifictio Critri Th dcisio to implmt idividul provisios withi th rgulr clssroom is bsd o tchr omitio or slf-omitio. For othr provisios, such s skippig clsss or shrig clsss with highr grds i spcific topic, psychologicl xmitio by (school) psychologist is cssry. D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg Th tchr triig is orgizd withi th pdgogicl uivrsity [Pädgogisch Hochschul]. Giftd ductio is prt of th bsic curriculum tht vry studt must follow durig tchr triig. For tchrs i grl rtriig, giftd ductio is offrd o rgulr bsis i vrious forms, from smirs to post-doctorl courss. Th pdgogicl uivrsity Zürich hs implmtd th study progrm ldig to th ECHA Diplom [Europ Coucil for High Ability]. Locl ductiol d school uthoritis implmt spcil positios for spcilists i giftd ductio to mt th ds of propr couslig for tchrs, prts d studts. Tchr rtriig c lso b orgizd. Furthrmor, iformtio d mtrils rgrdig giftdss d giftd ductio is structurlly distributd i th fild to icrs grl wrss of th topic. Th School Hous offrs itrl rtriig. A o wk smir rgrdig giftd ductio, clld Wigs, is offrd t privt lvl d orgizd t diffrt rtriig ctrs i th Swiss ctos. I grl, ll ctos r itrcoctd withi twork to gurt xpric xchgs. Both itrl d btw-school tworks r orgizd mily withi th 32

cotxt of provisios for th giftd. A spcil workgroup hs b formd for ll Grm spkig prts of Switzrld, ficd by 20 ctos (icludig FL), d provids srvics d iformtio through th itrt. E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig I Switzrld, quit fw spcilists i giftd ductio offr thir xprtis to th fild. Ech cto hs o rsposibl uthority for th fild of giftd ductio. A umbr of istituts d uivrsitis do rsrch i th fild of giftd ductio. Logitudil studis hv b dsigd to follow giftd studts rgrdig rly rdig d clcultig s socil rlity or cr d ductio of giftd studts. Byod tht, provisios r vlutd o rgulr bsis. My privt couslig ctrs offr ssistc to giftd studts. F. Prioritis d Expcttios Giftd ductio strtd with privt iititivs. Politicl d school ctivitis followd. At th momt, Switzrld is i phs of cosolidtio d rliztio. Most ctos hv dvlopd cocpts d hv dptd thir lgisltio d guidlis with rspct to th giftd. Th lrgst obstcl to furthr dvlopmt cocrs th ficig of th mily dvcd pls d cocpts. G. Addrsss Silvi Grossbchr Ntzwrk Bgbugsfördrug (SKBF/CSRE) Etfldrstr. 61 5000 Aru Switzrld Tl : + 41 (0) 62 835 23 92 www.bgbugsfordrug.ch Swiss coorditio of ductiol rsrch 33

Ntwork Giftd Eductio Etfldrstr. 61 5000 Aru Switzrld Pho: +41 (0) 62 835 23 90 Fx: +41 (0) 62 835 23 90 skbf.csr@mil.ch 34

DE - Grmy Eductio i Grmy is th rsposibility of th 16 fdrl stts; ductio policy is coorditd o tiol lvl by stdig cofrc of stt miistrs of ductio d culturl ffirs. A complt rprsttio of th rg of ch stt s offrs d school-dirctiv rrgmts cocrig th ductio of giftd childr i schools cot b giv t this poit. For diffrtitd ccout w rfr to th rport by Hollig 3, t. Al (2004). I this ccout, dtils o lgl rgultios, ctivitis for xtr-support, critri for slctio, tchrs bsic ductio s wll s furthr ductio, rsrch d qulifid support s wll s o th rliztio procss of giftd ductio r prstd. Th dtils of this ccout r bsd o iformtio of our corrspodt d o th rport by Hollig t. l. (2004). Th uthors of this ccout r rsposibl for th prsttio of fcts. Th mtioig, or rthr th o-mtioig, of iformtio is ot to b udrstood s ssssmt of th importc d qulity of th offrs. Thy r rthr supposd to giv isight ito th vrity of giftd ductio t schools d to srv th Europ compriso. A. School Lgisltio, Rgultios d Guidlis Th trm giftdss is xplicitly mtiod i th lgisltio of som stts. Furthrmor, i umbr of stts rgultios r formultd which prst - with rfrc to giftd ductio - pproprit msurs for xtr support d iformtio o how to implmt ths msurs. Thr r guidlis i ll stts for th trsitio to flxibl school systm through stps such s rly rolmt t primry schools [ISCED Lvl 1] d skippig clsss [ISCED Lvl 1-3]. 3 Hollig, H., Prckl, F., Vock, M. & Schulz Willbrig, B. (2004). Schulisch Bgbtfördrug i d Lädr Mßhm ud Tdz. I: Bud-Lädr-Kommissio für Bildugsplug ud Forschugsfördrug (Hrsg.). Mtrili zur Bildugsplug ud Forschugsfördrug, Hft 121. BLK. Bo. (pdf-fil t: www.blk-bo.d/dowlod.htm) 35

B. Spcific Provisios A rg of spcific support-msurs hs b put ito prctic i Grmy. I dditio to th rly rolmt t primry school [ISCED Lvl 1], th cclrtd pss-through of th flxibl g to strt school d grd skippig [ISCED Lvl 1-3], ir-school supportmsurs iclud th opportuity for pupils to tk prt i lssos of highr clsss [ISCED Lvl 1-3]. Th vrious msurs of cclrtio hv b tstd i most divrs modls i th diffrt stts, d thy hv prtly b put ito prctic. Additiolly, workig-groups s wll s cooprtio with uivrsitis, busiss udrtkigs compis or/d o-commrcil compis [ISCED Lvl 1-3] r orgizd. Aothr commo form of ir-school support of giftd childr is rlizd with th id of xtr-curriculr syllbus cott [ISCED Lvl 0-3]. Ir-school comptitios tk plc rgulrly. Additiolly, studts d prts c tk dvtg of psychologicl support t school [ISCED Lvl 1&2]. Outsid school, spcific dditiol courss d summr cmps r offrd by diffrt providrs [ISCED Lvl 1-3]. Furthrmor, tltd studts r chllgd d supportd i umbr of comptitios tkig plc throughout th stts d th whol of Grmy [ISCED Lvl 1-3]. C. Idtifictio Critri At th rqust of th prts, childr c strt primry school yougr th six yrs of g o th coditio tht th childr s succssful prticiptio i school-lif c b xpctd from thir cogitiv, physicl d socil dvlopmt. Th school dmiistrtio prtly i cosidrtio of xprt s rport usully mks th dcisio rgrdig rly dmissio. To b cosidrd for th skippig of clss, pupil s good chivmts i school d pprt motivtio r usully tk for grtd. Rsults of psychologicl xmitios r oft icludd i th idtifictio procss, lthough thy r ot lwys cssry. I grl, th dcisio to llow pupil s rly mov up clss is md i clss cofrc. 36

For th prticiptio i furthr ir-school ctivity progrms for furthr support, schoolspcific critri for slctio hv to b mt. Idtifictio/slctio critri for out-ofschool support ctivitis/progrms r st by thos orgiztios tht offr th ctivitis/progrms. Usully, omitios by tchrs, prts or v th childr thmslvs r ccptd. Extrordiry school chivmts r mostly prcoditio i th slctio procss. Othr progrms of privt iititivs most oft us idtifictio critri which r rltd to th IQ-vlus of itlligc tsts. D. Tchr Triig d/or Tchr Upgrdig d Ntworks of Expric Exchg Oly fw fdrl stts dl with giftd ductio i tchrs compulsory triig. Opportuitis for tchrs rtriig d furthr ductio r offrd occsiolly i Grmy [ISCED Lvl 0-3]. Th Itrtiol Ctr for th Study of Giftdss (ICBF) of th Uivrsity of Müstr coordits th rtriig progrms for tchrs Spcilist i Giftd Eductio (ECHA) d rtriig progrms for pr-school tchrs Spcilist i Pr-School Giftd Eductio (ECHA-crtifict). Exprics gid from ths progrms hv b put ito prctic i som fdrl stts, prticulrly i North Rhi- Wstphli. Som citis tk thir ow rsposibility for upgrdig thir tchrs i giftd ductio. As xmpl, th Comptc Ctr for Giftd Eductio of th City Düssldorf (CCB) strtd -i cooprtio with th ICBF- th ECHA Progrm for group of tchrs of th city schools. Byod this, this ctr provids idividul psychologicl ssssmt for th studts with high pottils. Furthrmor, th twork for giftd ductio is orgizd. Ths srvics r prtly or tirly ficd by th city. E. Rsrch d Profssiol Cr d Couslig I Grmy, som istituts hv dvotd thmslvs to th topic of rsrch o giftdss d Giftd Eductio. At som uivrsitis PhDs coctrt o giftdss 37

d o giftd ductio s wll. I fw citis (.g. Rostock, Mrburg, Muich, Müstr, Hovr, Erfurt, Tübig d Ulm) thr r uivrsity-likd istituts which srv s cotct poits for miistris, tchrs, prts d othr prsos ffctd. Ths istituts, i dditio to thir ow rsrch projcts o digostics, support msurs, viromt-lysis d crtivity, oft support stt-rltd school-projcts. Furthrmor, umbr of profssiol cr d couslig ctrs r vilbl for both digosis of giftdss d couslig. Ths plcs r usully likd to scitific istituts s, for istc, th Gsdockr dvisory ctr for Giftd Eductio of th Rdboud Uivrsity Nijmg (NL). Prt iititivs hv b st up i my citis. Projcts o Giftd Eductio r lso crrid out or supportd by ssocitios d foudtios such s th Krg-foudtio. F. Prioritis d Expcttios Th wy Giftd Eductio is rlizd i th 16 fdrl stts is xtrmly vribl d c thus oly b ispctd o stt-by-stt bsis. Thus, w rfr i dditio to th ccout by Hollig t l. (2004) to th rport by Hollig 4 t. l. (2001), which cotis rcommdtios for th rliztio d orgiztio of support msurs, idtifictio procsss, furthr ductio of tchrs, d vlutio of msurs, which r mtiod i xcrpts i this rport s ssssmt of th childr s spcil ds d cssry chgs. I dditio to itsifid cosidrtio of th pr-school fild mor trsitio to flxibility i th school systm is rquird, prticulrly th opportuity for rly rolmt t primry school d skippig of clsss. I dditio, th dpttio of th curricul d tchig mthods is rcommdd so tht bility groupig (.g. cclrtio for complt group, workig/study groups) c b orgizd mor sily d msurs of diffrtitio (.g. idividuliztio, xtr-curriculr syllbus cott, prticiptio i highr clsss, slf-study) c b rlizd. 4 Hollig, H., Vock, M. & Prckl, F. (2001). Schulisch Bgbtfördrug i d Lädr dr Budsrpublik Dutschld. I: Bud-Lädr-Kommissio für Bildugsplug ud Forschugsfördrug (Hrsg.). Bgbtfördrug i Bitrg zur Fördrug vo Chcglichhit i Schul Oritirugsrhm (S.27-270). Mtrili zur Bildugsplug ud Forschugsfördrug, Hft 91. BLK. Bo. 38