TÜYSÜZ, Cengiz Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

DETERMINATION OF GIFTED STUDENTS METACOGNITION LEVEL ABOUT PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

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In this study, it is aimed to carry out gifted students metacognition level about problem solving skills. For this purpose, the study was conducted with 85 gifted students continuing their education in Kahramanmaras Science and Art Center in the spring semester of the academic year 2012-2013. Metacognitive Activities Inventory which was developed by Cooper, Urena and Stevens (2008) and adapted to Turkish by Tüysüz, Karakuyu and Bilgin (2008) was used to collect data in the research. The results showed that i) gifted students had higher metacognitive levels about problem solving skills ii) female students’ metacognitive levels about problem solving skills were better than male students’ and iii) students’ metacognitive levels about problem solving skills in individual difference program were better than students in special skills development program.

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Gifted Students , Metacognition Level , Problem Solving Skill

Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences

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