Relations between Executive Functions and Intelligence in Gifted Children
Abstract
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between psychometric intelligence level (WISC-R) and executive functions measured by Wisconsin Card Mapping Test (WKET) in gifted children. The sample of the study consisted of 50 students, 22 girls (44%) and 28 boys (56%), all of whom diagnosed as gifted at İzmir Sıdıka Akdemir Science and Art Center (BİLSEM). The Wisconsin Card Matching Test was applied individually to highly skilled children in a computer environment. The results of the study revealed that there is a relationship between WISC-R Verbal IQ and WKET in Verbal IQ 114-130 in gifted children, that there is no general relationship between Performance IQ and WKET and that WKET subscales differ significantly by age. An exploratory factor analysis was performed on the WKET scores in the sample group. Two basic factors were found as the result of the principal components and varimax rotation analyses. According to the PCA results, factor 1 has 6.27 eigenvalues and accounts for 57% of the total variance. These results indicate that the WKET factor structure is valid for gifted children.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ahmet Bildiren
ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ, ÖZEL EĞİTİM BÖLÜMÜ
Türkiye
Mediha Korkmaz
EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, PSİKOLOJİ BÖLÜMÜ
Nagehan Demiral
This is me
Ege Üniversitesi, Çocuk Psikiyatrisi
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 29, 2017
Submission Date
June 28, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 24, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 2