Research Article

MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children

Volume: 10 Number: 3 November 15, 2025
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MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children

Abstract

This study examines the Türkiye Yüzyılı Maarif Model Early Childhood Education Program, developed by the Ministry of National Education (MEB), in terms of its potential to support the developmental characteristics of gifted children. Within the scope of the research, the documents of the early childhood education program and the monthly and daily plans prepared by teachers in line with this program were analyzed. Descriptive analysis was employed, and the findings were presented in tables. In the study, the extent to which developmental characteristics were supported was examined through the 2024 MoNE Preschool Education Program introduction text, a 9-month plan and a 3-day plan, as well as 9-month and 3-day plans prepared by three preschool teachers. The documents were analyzed using the “List of Developmental Characteristics of Potential Gifted Children. According to the findings, the updated early childhood education program was found to support children’s developmental characteristics to a limited extent. Additionally, it was determined that the plans implemented by teachers in the classroom support these characteristics even more limitedly than the program itself. The results of the study highlight the necessity of conducting further research focusing on practical applications. In this context, the findings are expected to contribute to the literature on supporting gifted children in early childhood education.

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Ethical Statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The author declares that there is no conflict of interest in this study. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS STATEMENT The author declares that research and publication ethics are followed in this study. AUTHOR LIABILITY STATEMENT The author declares that she has done every step of this work herself.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Child Development Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 15, 2025

Submission Date

February 6, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 27, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 3

APA
Zorbay Varol, S. (2025). MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, 10(3), 573-611. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1634793
AMA
1.Zorbay Varol S. MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children. J-LER. 2025;10(3):573-611. doi:10.29250/sead.1634793
Chicago
Zorbay Varol, Songül. 2025. “MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10 (3): 573-611. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1634793.
EndNote
Zorbay Varol S (November 1, 2025) MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10 3 573–611.
IEEE
[1]S. Zorbay Varol, “MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children”, J-LER, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 573–611, Nov. 2025, doi: 10.29250/sead.1634793.
ISNAD
Zorbay Varol, Songül. “MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10/3 (November 1, 2025): 573-611. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1634793.
JAMA
1.Zorbay Varol S. MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children. J-LER. 2025;10:573–611.
MLA
Zorbay Varol, Songül. “MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, vol. 10, no. 3, Nov. 2025, pp. 573-11, doi:10.29250/sead.1634793.
Vancouver
1.Songül Zorbay Varol. MEB Examination of the Preschool Education Program (2024) in Terms of Supporting the Developmental Skills of Potentially Gifted Children. J-LER. 2025 Nov. 1;10(3):573-611. doi:10.29250/sead.1634793

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