Detection and care of gifted and talented students in Ecuador, an analysis of the literature

Abstract

Gifted students, if they are not assertively integrated into learning, can find themselves excluded, since one way to establish exclusion is to force them to study topics that they are already aware of and master, which creates restlessness, as well as disruptive directives that can demotivate the student. serious study, so it is necessary to promote in this type of students, the circumstances of integration to the appropriate, relevant teachings, to their reality, thus managing to focus meaningful learning. The objective of this work is to carry out a theoretical analysis of the literature to determine techniques and/or methods used in Ecuador for the detection and care of gifted and talented students. In Latin America, the evaluation of talent is relatively recent, but some experiences can be cited in Mexico, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia. In all of them quantitative and qualitative strategies are combined. At the regulatory level, the Ecuadorian law conceptualizes inclusive education "from an integrating, holistic approach, which offers the opportunity of access, quality, equity, quality to children and youth without discrimination of any kind." In this regard, major changes have been made in the legislation in order to improve educational quality.