Research Article
How Do School Children and Adolescents Perceive the Nature of Talent Development? A Case Study from Finland
Table 1
Participating students at the Viikki Teacher Training School.
| | | Basic education | Upper secondary school | Total | | | Elementary school
Grades 4–6
| Lower secondary school
Grades 7–9
| Grades I–III(IV)
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| | Gender | | | | | | Female | 98 (50%) | 137 (54%) | 102 (68.5%) | 337 (56%) | | Male | 99 (50%) | 117 (46%) | 47 (31.5%) | 263 (44%) |
| | Mother tongue | | | | | | Finnish | 168 (86%) | 222 (87%) | 143 (95%) | 533 (89%) | | Other | 28 (14%) | 32 (13%) | 8 (5%) | 68 (11%) |
| | Academic achievement (min 5, max 10) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | | Math | 8.88 (.94) | 8.70 (1.13) | 8.71 (1.20) | 8.76 (1.09) | | Finnish | 9.16 (.84) | 8.34 (1.12) | 8.95 (.91) | 8.77 (1.05) |
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