Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

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Association of Intellectual Risk Taking with Science Achievement of Gifted Students and Comparison of their Intellectual Risk Taking in Different Grades and Gender

  • Dr. Mustafa Serdar Köksal (Author) Hacettepe University image/svg+xml
    Mustafa Serdar Köksal is a proffessor at the Special Education Department in Hacettep e University. His primary focus is on nature of science, intellectual risk taking, web based education, gifted students and science education. He visited science education department of Florida State University for collaboration about a project regarding inquiry-based teaching. His field study is “science education for gifted students”. He is an editorial board member of ”Journal of American Academy of Special Education Professionals” and “Education and Science Journal”. Also he was chair of the congress; International Congress of Gifted and Talented Education (IGATE-2018; 2019).
  • Dr. Esra Açıkgül Fırat (Author) Adıyaman University image/svg+xml
    Esra Açıkgül Fırat is an assistant professor at the Department of Science Education, Department of Science and Mathematics Education in Adıyaman University. Her research interests are in the area of science education, STEM education, Web 2.0 tools for education, biotechnology education, intellectual risk taking and computer assisted science education.
  • Dr. Gamze Akkaya (Author) Inonu University image/svg+xml
    Gamze Akkaya worked as a assistant professor at Special Education Department in İnönü University in 2017-2019 after working as a science teacher at Ministry of National Education. Between 2015-2017, she worked as a science teacher of gifted students in Science and Art Center. Her research interests are “Science Education on Gifted and Talented Students” and “Teaching by modeling” and “Intellectual risk taking”. She has organized and managed IGATE’18 and IGATE’19.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.472
Abstract
This study explores the association between intellectual risk taking and science achievement of gifted students and difference in grade levels and gender. The participants were 122 sixth, seventh and eighth grade gifted students in Turkey. In data collection, "science achievement test" and "intellectual risk taking scale in learning science" were utilized. For analyzing data, nonparametric tests (Spearman correlation, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis) were used. The findings revealed that while there were no significant difference in gender, and the relationship between risk taking and science achievement was not statistically significant, the study determined significance in the difference between grade levels. A significant decrease in eighth grade was observed. This study warns about clear decline in eight grade in terms of intellectual risk taking and about active participation to learning.
Keywords
Academically Gifted, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Gifted Education, Grade 6
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Köksal, M. S., Firat, E. A., & Akkaya, G. (2021). Association of Intellectual Risk Taking with Science Achievement of Gifted Students and Comparison of their Intellectual Risk Taking in Different Grades and Gender. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 16(3), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.472

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