期刊名称:Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists
印刷版ISSN:2149-360X
出版年度:2017
卷号:5
期号:3
页码:1-14
DOI:10.17478/JEGYS.2017.61
语种:English
出版社:Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists
摘要: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.