Communication of Gifted Students with Teachers at the Stage of Initial Education During Crisis Remote Education from the Perspective of Parents' Survey Results

The introduction of remote education during social isolation caused by the Coronavirus pandemic changed the way communication takes place during the learning process. This article describes the results of a survey conducted among parents of gifted pupils aged 7-11. Parents (N = 712) completed an electronic questionnaire containing open and closed questions. The research aimed to analyze the process of communication between a gifted student and a teacher in distance education during the pandemic. The study examined the possibilities, conditions, and forms of communication as well as how parents perceive and assess the communication process. The results show that only 26.4% of students have comfortable conditions for communicating in distance learning. The activity of students, contact with teachers and peer relations have deteriorated significantly in relation to traditional education. There was no indication of any systemic support for gifted students, nor any attempts to improve the process of communication between students and teachers.