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O.* and Chisiyanwa, L. A.  \nBA Isago University, Botswana.  \nAccepted 8 October, 2018  \n\n| ABSTRACT\u003Cbr>Giftedness in numeracy skills in young children is a phenomenon that is not always visible and easily identifiable. However, these numeracy skills should be recognised in the early years of pre-school education for adequate enrichment on curriculum and pedagogy in teaching young children. Numeracy skills in young children at pre-schools involves the ability to apply mathematical concepts in all areas of life, understanding numbers, counting, solving number problems, measuring, sorting, noticing patterns, adding and subtracting numbers. This study investigated predictors that should be readily visible to notice in preschool children, who possess giftedness in numeracy skills. In order to establish these predictors, a questionnaire was administered to a random sample of one hundred (100) pre-school teachers from twenty (20) pre-schools in Gaborone. The questionnaire consisted of twenty five (25) items on four Likert scale (Strongly Disagree SD; Disagree D; Agree A; Strongly Agree SA) . The pre-school teachers’ responses were analysed using factor analysis (available on SPSS Computer package) . The principle factor analysis with iteration and varimax rotation method was used to identify the main predictors of giftedness in numeracy skills of young children, and ten (10) factors emerged as predictors of numeracy giftedness in young children, which should have implications on the curriculum and pedagogy in teaching pre-school young children numeracy concepts.\u003Cbr>Keywords: Numeracy skills, giftedness, pre-schools. |\n| --- |\n| *Corresponding author. Email: [omobola_adedoyin@yahoo.com](omobola_adedoyin@yahoo.com). |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nIn the past, the concept of giftedness was associated primarily with young children with high intelligence quotient (IQ) . Teachers, parents or school administrators always assume that gifted children were born with high intelligence and identified by their high grades and test scores, capable of excelling in all areas of school and of life. These assumptions are still prevalent, although the definition of giftedness in children is beginning to change. Cognitive science, developmental psychology, and new understandings of how learning takes place are influencing the way giftedness is defined and conceptualized.  \nGiftedness in young children has been explained by  \nmany researchers like Harrison (1999) who defined giftedness in the early years in terms of a child “who performs or has the ability to perform at a level significantly beyond his or her chronologically aged peersand whose unique abilities and characteristics require special provisions and social and emotional support from the family, community and educational context”. (p. 20) . Harrison (2003:8) defined a gifted child as “one who performs or has the potential to perform at a level significantly beyond his or her age peers and whose unique abilities and characteristics require special provisions and social and emotional support from the family, community and educational context”. Harrison  \n(2003) also explained the concept of giftedness in children as young children with a fast pace of learning, exceptional memory, extended concentration span, ability to understand complex concepts, enhanced observational ability, curiosity, and an advanced sense of humour that is apparent. Most research on giftedness has so far concentrated on intellectual and academic aspects, but according to Clark (2002:25)“gifted children exhibit high intellect and creativity and are frequently accompanied by personality factors that impact the life of gifted children, such as: advanced moral ju","cbCaifrlXJWn2Ubw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifrlXJWn2Ubw","pdf",292446,"English","# Abstract\n## Introduction\n## Statement of the problem","[{\"question\":\"What does the study focus on regarding numeracy giftedness in young children?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates predictors for numeracy skills giftedness in preschool children and what early childhood practitioners should be able to notice.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the data collected for identifying the predictors?\",\"answer\":\"A questionnaire with 25 Likert-scale items was administered to a random sample of 100 pre-school teachers from 20 pre-schools in Gaborone.\"},{\"question\":\"What analytical method was used to determine the main predictors?\",\"answer\":\"Responses were analyzed using factor analysis in SPSS, applying the principle factor analysis with iteration and varimax rotation, resulting in ten factors.\"}]","Predictors of numeracy skills giftedness in young children: Perceptions of Botswana early childhood practitioners | PDF",1792070247,25]