Profiles of Gifted Students in Turkey

The purpose of this study is to determine the profiles and characteristics of the students at the six science-art centers in Turkey and to find out shortcomings of the current student identification system. In this research a case study approach was used, and data gathered with the help of a developed questionnaire. This questionnaire was delivered to 304 students who are educated at the Science-Art Centers in the cities of Bayburt, Bursa, İzmir, Sinop, Tekirdağ and Trabzon and 258 questionnaires returned. The data clarified that 36% of the sample’s mothers and 55% of their fathers were graduated from the universities. In addition, present gifted student-identification system is mostly concentrated on determining the students at upper class of society.

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