Examination of Science Self-Regulation Skills of Gifted and Non-Gifted Students

Oğuzhan Nacaroğlu; Oktay Bektaş; Mustafa  Tüysüz

doi:10.7160/eriesj.2021.140403

Authors

Oğuzhan Nacaroğlu Erciyes Üniversitesi
Oktay Bektaş Assoc, Prof., Faculty of Education, Erciyes University, Kayseri
Mustafa Tüysüz Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Science Education Department, Van, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2021.140403

Keywords:

Science, self-regulation, gifted students, normal students, survey

Abstract

The study aimed to examine and compare the science self-regulation skills of gifted and non-gifted students in this study. Survey design, one of the quantitative methods, was utilized in the research. The sample of the study consisted of 263 gifted students enrolled in science and art center and 482 non-gifted students located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Science Self-regulation Scale was used as a data collection tool in the research. Independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used in the analysis of the data. The findings showed that gifted and non-gifted students had high self-regulation skills towards science. In addition, it was found that although there was no statistically significant difference between the average scores of gifted female and male students on the overall scale, there was a significant difference in the other group. Moreover, while the difference between the mean scores obtained in the dimensions of Refinement, Time Organizing, Organizing, Help Seeking, Metacognitive Self-regulation, and Repetition was in favor of gifted students, it was in favor of non-gifted students regarding the mean scores of critical thinking and effort regulation dimensions. The conclusion and implication were discussed in line with these findings.

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