Investigation of Gifted Students' Problem-Solving Skills

F. Melike UÇAR; Murat Berat UÇAR; Merve ÇALIŞKAN

Makale detayları

Investigation of Gifted Students' Problem-Solving Skills

Yazarlar:

F. Melike UÇAR | Murat Berat UÇAR | Merve ÇALIŞKAN

Yayıncı:

Genç Bilge Yayıncılık

Dergi:

Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists 2017 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.1-14

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2017

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000487472

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-360X

Özet:

 


The aim of this study is to examine the level gifted students’ problem-solving skills in terms of their gender and grade level. A total of 68 fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grade gifted students enrolled in a Science and Art Center participated to the study. In this quantitative survey study, Problem-solving Inventory for Children developed by Serin, Bulut Serin, and Saygılı (2010) was used to collect data from the participants. This instrument consists of three dimensions, which are namely confidence to problem-solving skills, self-control, and avoidance. In order to determine the level of problem-solving skills, an independent-sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were utilized. The results indicated that the level of gifted students’ problem-solving skills was not high. Moreover, while gender did not play role in their problem-solving skills, some grade levels of the participants were significantly superior to other levels regarding to problem-solving skills. In general, it was seen that problem-solving skills of gifted students gets lower as their grade level increases. Based on the findings, some implications were recommended.

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Makale detayları

Investigation of Gifted Students' Problem-Solving Skills

Yazarlar: F. Melike UÇAR | Murat Berat UÇAR | Merve ÇALIŞKAN

Yayıncı: Genç Bilge Yayıncılık

Dergi: Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists 2017 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.1-14

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2017

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000487472

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2149-360X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

F. Melike UÇAR | Murat Berat UÇAR | Merve ÇALIŞKAN

Yayıncı:

Genç Bilge Yayıncılık

Dergi:

Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists 2017 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.1-14

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2017

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000487472

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-360X