Conceptual approaches to understanding pedagogical giftedness: the psychological aspect

the article discusses fundamental approaches to understanding the nature of giftedness in Russian psychology. The purpose of the research is to analyze the theoretical concepts of giftedness and to form a holistic view of pedagogical giftedness as a special phenomenon. The paper presents an analysis of two main approaches to understanding giftedness: the realization of existing abilities and the development of hidden potential. The characteristic of the components of pedagogical giftedness is given. The features of the manifestation of pedagogical giftedness in schoolchildren are described. The principles of working with pedagogically gifted children are defined. The structure and mechanisms of pedagogical giftedness formation are presented. The systematization of existing approaches to understanding pedagogical giftedness and the formation of a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon has been carried out. The obtained research results can be useful in the system of identification and development of pedagogically gifted children, as well as in the process of teacher training. The study was conducted at Donetsk State Pedagogical University named after V. Shatalov as part of the State Assignment of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation (No. 1024122500032-0-5.3.2) on the topic "Regional support and support system for pedagogically gifted children and youth in specialized psychological and pedagogical classes".

giftedness, pedagogical giftedness, gifted child, personal education, systemic personality quality, criteria of pedagogical giftedness, components of pedagogical giftedness