mBET-excellence – The coaching programme for highly motivated and high-performing students

This study presents the mBET1-excellence coaching programme for highly motivated and high-performing students, developed by the Austrian Research and Support Centre for the Gifted and Talented (ÖZBF). The programme is based on the specifically developed mBET-excellence-Model, which uniquely combines theoretical frameworks from giftedness research with principles of Positive Psychology. mBET-excellence was piloted at the University of Education Salzburg Stefan Zweig in Austria during the 2023/24 academic year, involving seven student teachers (primary level). A qualitative evaluation was conducted to optimise the programme. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subsequently analysed using content analysis in MAXQDA. This article highlights both the strengths of the programme and necessary adaptations derived from the interviews. 1mBET is an acronym for the German term multidimensionales Begabungs-Entwicklungs-Tool, which means multidimensional talent development tool.