Selection criteria for students in a Danish mathematics talent program

Dorthe Errebo-Hansen; Lóa Björk Jóelsdóttir

Selection criteria for students in a Danish mathematics talent program

Dorthe Errebo-Hansen, Lóa Björk Jóelsdóttir

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In this paper, we present the results of an interview study of Danish mathematics teachers’ selection criteria regarding their selection of their most talented math students to participate in a two‐year talent program, Talent2 for Grade 5 students. Talent2is a development program for math teachers and talented math students, which focus on developing students’ creativity and Mathematical Mindset. The results indicate that the math teachers have selected their talented students on the basis of either test results or the teachers’ instincts. The teachers have not thought particularly about creativity as relevant criterion. The interview study also reveals that the talent students can be categorized in two groups: students that are generally result‐orientated and achieving above average in all school subjects and students with higher level of creativity.

Translated title of the contribution	Udvælgelseskriterier for elever i et dansk matematiktalent program
Original language	English
Publication date	22 Aug 2019
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 22 Aug 2019
Event	The 11th International Conference on Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness - Universität Hamburg, Hamborg, Germany Duration: 22 Aug 2019 → 24 Aug 2019 Conference number: 11 https://www.mcg2019.de/en/

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Conference	The 11th International Conference on Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness
Number	11
Location	Universität Hamburg
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Hamborg
Period	22/08/19 → 24/08/19
Internet address	https://www.mcg2019.de/en/

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public school
didactics

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Talenters kreativitet i matematik
Errebo-Hansen, D. (Co-researcher) & Jóelsdóttir, L. B. (Co-researcher)
02/01/18 → 30/12/19
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