INVESTİGATİON OF GİFTED AND NON-GİFTED MİDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MATHEMATİCS ANXİETY LEVELS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the levels of mathematics anxiety for gifted and non-gifted students. Also it was investigated that gifted and non-gifted students’ mathematics anxiety levels with respect to gender, grade level, and mathematics achievement level. Relational survey method was used. Participants of the study consisted of 140 gifted and 815 non-gifted students from 6^th through 8^th grades. Results of the study indicate that gifted students have significantly lower mathematics anxiety than non-gifted students. Furthermore, levels of mathematics anxiety differ significantly with respect to grade level for non-gifted students. This is not true for gifted students. Findings also showed that both gifted and non-gifted girls have higher mathematics anxiety levels compared to boys, whereas this difference was not found significant. Findings also showed that mathematics achievement has a significant impact on non-gifted students’ mathematics anxiety. However, gifted students’ mathematics anxiety was not significantly differ with respect to mathematics achivement.

Keywords

• Gifted Students,Non-gifted Students,Mathematics Anxiety

Üstün Yetenekli Olan ve Olmayan Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Matematik Kaygı Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı üstün yetenekli olan ve olmayan öğrencilerin matematik kaygı düzeylerini belirlemek ve bazı değişkenlere (cinsiyet, sınıf seviyesi ve matematik başarısı) göre karşılaştırmaktır. Bu çalışmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılar 6-8. sınıflarda okumakta olan 140 üstün yetenekli öğrenciden ve 815 üstün yetenekli olmayan öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre; üstün yetenekli öğrencilerin matematik kaygı düzeylerinin üstün yetenekli olmayan akranlarına göre daha düşük olduğu bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, üstün yetenekli olmayan öğrencilerin matematik kaygı düzeyleri sınıf seviyesine göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermiştir. Bu durum üstün yetenekli öğrenciler için geçerli değildir. Üstün yetenekli ve üstün yetenekli olmayan öğrenci gruplarında kız öğrencilerin kaygı düzeylerinin erkek öğrencilerin kaygı düzeylerinden yüksek olduğu ancak bu farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmadığı bulunmuştur. Ayrıca matematik karne notunun üstün yetenekli olmayan öğrenci grubunun matematik kaygı düzeyi üzerinde anlamlı bir farklılık yarattığı görülmüştür. Üstün yetenekli öğrenci grubu için karne notu matematik kaygısı üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark yaratmamıştır. 

Keywords

• Üstün Yetenekli Öğrenciler,Üstün Yetenekli Olmayan Öğrenciler,matematik kaygısı

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