Investigation of the effects of religious music education practices on perceived stress levels of gifted students

Year 2021, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 33 - 43, 15.06.2021

Recep Dereli

https://doi.org/10.29228/jiae.13

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to find an answer to the question "Does Turkish religious music education practices have a positive effect on the perceived stress levels of gifted students?" For the purpose of the study, a total of 305 students between the ages of 8 and 18, studying at Science and Art Centers providing education to gifted students across Ankara, constituted the control group of the study and the data collection tool was applied to this group. In addition, 25 students who were diagnosed with gifted in the field of music formed the experimental group and were subjected to 10-weeks religious music education by the researcher, after these training, the data collection tool was also applied to these students. When the findings of the study are examined, it is concluded that religious music education practices do not affect perceived stress levels positively or negatively.

Keywords

Gifted student, music education, perceived stress, religious music

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