20.500.12556/DKUM-93556 Perspectives and practices of early childhood educators on identifying mathematically talented children This study examines early childhood educators' perceptions and experiences in identifying mathematically gifted children, addressing a critical gap in early education research. Using a quantitative research design, data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 47 educators. Findings reveal that educators generally believe mathematical talent can be identified in preschool and agree on the importance of differentiated teaching approaches. However, many reported limited confidence in their ability to identify such children. Educators with positive attitudes toward mathematics showed a stronger recognition of differentiated instruction and early numerical concept development as key indicators of giftedness. Additionally, more experienced educators rated early counting skills as a more significant indicator than their less experienced counterparts. Despite frequent observations of children's mathematical abilities, only 40.4% reported encountering mathematically gifted children. No significant differences were found in observation frequency or encounters based on teaching experience or attitudes toward mathematics. mathematical giftedness early childhood education early childhood educators attitudes towards mathematics work experiences matematična nadarjenost vzgojitelji v predšolski vzgoji odnos do matematike delovne izkušnje true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-07-02 10:53:34 2025-07-02 10:53:34 2025-07-03 03:11:15 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 141-162 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-06-13 159.922.76:[373.3:51] 238312451 241065731 10.18690/um.pef.4.2025.7 RAZ_Antolin_Dresar_Darja_2025.pdf RAZ_Antolin_Dresar_Darja_2025.pdf 1 CAB69BF31238F789087B3E66C532BBBA 75fc37d251815ecdb2d850406a5a13490e5c10290a5d767246b513801e023bac 2da2e4a5-5722-11f0-bb83-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=193117 https://doi.org/10.18690/um.pef.4.2025.7 1 0a433ff6-5722-11f0-bb83-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=193116 Pedagoška fakulteta Selected Contemporary Research on Special Needs, Giftedness, and Talent in Slovenia 0 0 0