Üstün Yetenekli Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Rutin Olmayan Problemleri Çözerken Gösterdikleri Strateji Esnekliği

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 214 - 228, 30.09.2025

Sümeyra Balikçi , Yeliz Yazgan , Gizem Yapar Söğüt

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, üstün yetenekli ortaokul öğrencilerinin rutin dışı problemleri çözerken sergiledikleri stratejik esnekliği incelemektir. Araştırmaya, Bursa ili Yıldırım ilçesindeki ortaokullarda öğrenim gören ve üstün yetenekli olarak tanılanmış yedi altıncı sınıf, altı yedinci sınıf ve beş sekizinci sınıf öğrencisi yer almıştır. Her biriyle ayrı ayrı görüşmeler yapılmış ve öğrencilere yedi adet rutin olmayan problem yöneltilmiş, öğrencilerin çözüm süreçleri ve biçimleri incelenmiştir. Öğrencilerin problem çözme süreçleri üç temel kategori üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir: en uygun stratejiyi kullanma, görevler arası esneklik (inter-task flexibility) ve görev içi esneklik (intra-task flexibility). Bu kategorilerin her biri, 1 ile 4 arasında puanlanarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, öğrencilerin uygun strateji seçimi ve farklı problemler karşısında strateji değiştirme konularında genel olarak başarılı olduklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Bununla birlikte, genel esneklik puanlarının yüksek olmasına rağmen, öğrencilerin tek bir problem üzerinde çalışırken strateji değiştirme veya birden fazla stratejiyi bir arada kullanma konusunda zorlandıkları görülmektedir. Elde edilen bulgular, stratejik esnekliğin boyutlarının birbirinden bağımsız gelişebileceğine işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

Matematik Eğitimi , Ortaokul Öğrencileri , Rutin Olmayan Problem , Rutin Olmayan Problem Çözme , Stratejik Esneklik

Strategy Flexibility Exhibited by Gifted Middle Schoolers While Solving Non-Routine Problems

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the strategic flexibility demonstrated by gifted middle school students while solving non-routine problems. The study involved seven sixth-grade, six seventh-grade, and five eighth-grade students who were identified as gifted and were attending middle schools in the Yıldırım district of Bursa, Turkey. Individual interviews were conducted with each student, during which they were presented with seven non-routine problems. The students’ problem-solving processes and approaches were analyzed. Their performances were evaluated based on three main categories: selecting the most appropriate strategy, inter-task flexibility, and intra-task flexibility. Each category was scored on a scale from 1 to 4. The findings reveal that students were generally successful in selecting suitable strategies and in shifting strategies across different tasks. However, despite their overall high flexibility scores, it was observed that they struggled to change strategies or use multiple strategies simultaneously within a single problem. These findings suggest that the components of strategic flexibility may develop independently from one another.

Keywords

Mathematics Education , Middle School Students , Non-Routine Problem , Non-Routine Problem Solving , Strategic Flexibility

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