Effects of a teacher training workshop on creativity, cognition, and school achievement in gifted and non-gifted second-grade students in Lima, Peru

Enrichment for the gifted in the regular classroom was studied with a teacher training workshop developed for the purposes of this study. Participants were 231 second-graders of Lima public schools (in Peru). The instruments used, TCT-DP and the CogAt test, were first culturally adapted to the Lima context. Results reveal a significant ability x time interaction in figural-creative performance and a condition x time significant interaction effect. Also, analysis of school achievement showed an ability x time interaction effect. These findings argue for the further development and use of teacher training programs in educating the gifted within the regular classroom in Lima public schools.