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

Abstract

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.