Giftedness; analytical-synthetic model; motivation; science and technology education; systemic teacher education

The study provides outcomes of our research, the aim of which was to answer the research question regarding whether systemic teacher education on work with gifted students is necessary. We used design-based research as a core research method. Our research has brought us to the conclusion that it is necessary to create systemic teacher education for work with gifted students. Teacher pre-service and in-service education should be systematically linked with practical experience. We also discovered that another major reason for systemic teacher education for work with gifted students is an analytical-synthetic model of development of science giftedness. This model corresponds to systemic teacher education for gifted students.