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This research has been performed in order to determine the effect of an in-service training program for classroom teachers pertaining to the education of gifted and talented students on the level of knowledge of teachers about gifted and talented persons and their views on the in-service training program. The sample group of the research consists of 34 primary school classroom teachers. During the research, a total of eighteen-hour in-service training program was applied to the teachers for three days. The research data were collected by the gifted and talented knowledge test and the end-of-program teacher opinion form. As a result of the research, it was determined that the program applied had a significant positive effect on the level of knowledge of teachers about gifted and talented students. In addition, teachers participating in the in-service training program expressed a positive opinion regarding the content of the training, the quality of the trainers and its contribution to their professional development. |