Research Article

Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application

Volume: 11 Number: 1 April 30, 2021
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Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure the effects of COVID-19 on gifted students’ quality of life and analyse its effects on their quality of life considering some variables such as gender, age, education level, mother’s education level, father’s education level, monthly income and number of children in the family. To this end, a scale was developed and its reliability and validity were measured through a number of measures. The internal consistency was used to evaluate the reliability of the scale whereas its validity was analyzed by a factor analysis. Regarding EFA, the result of the KMO test was .90 and Bartlett test χ2 statistic was 3055.306 (p < .001). Path coefficients of the items varied between .55 and .89 and Cronbach’s Alpha (α=.76) coefficients indicated that the data obtained from the scale (QOL-GSS) was reliable. Results overall indicated that COVID-19 affected gifted students’ quality of life slightly in all dimensions and QOL-GSS. Results also indicated that the effect of COVID-19 on gifted students’ quality of life showed significant differences by gender, education level, mother’s education level, father’s education level, monthly income and number of children in the family.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2021

Submission Date

December 18, 2020

Acceptance Date

February 19, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Erçetin, Ş. Ş., Potas, N., Açıkalın, Ş. N., Koçtürk, N., & Abal, S. (2021). Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 11(1), 28-50. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.843116
AMA
1.Erçetin ŞŞ, Potas N, Açıkalın ŞN, Koçtürk N, Abal S. Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application. SUJE. 2021;11(1):28-50. doi:10.19126/suje.843116
Chicago
Erçetin, Şefika Şule, Nihan Potas, Şuay Nilhan Açıkalın, Nilüfer Koçtürk, and Sema Abal. 2021. “Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 (1): 28-50. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.843116.
EndNote
Erçetin ŞŞ, Potas N, Açıkalın ŞN, Koçtürk N, Abal S (April 1, 2021) Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 1 28–50.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Ş. Erçetin, N. Potas, Ş. N. Açıkalın, N. Koçtürk, and S. Abal, “Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application”, SUJE, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 28–50, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.19126/suje.843116.
ISNAD
Erçetin, Şefika Şule - Potas, Nihan - Açıkalın, Şuay Nilhan - Koçtürk, Nilüfer - Abal, Sema. “Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11/1 (April 1, 2021): 28-50. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.843116.
JAMA
1.Erçetin ŞŞ, Potas N, Açıkalın ŞN, Koçtürk N, Abal S. Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application. SUJE. 2021;11:28–50.
MLA
Erçetin, Şefika Şule, et al. “Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 11, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 28-50, doi:10.19126/suje.843116.
Vancouver
1.Şefika Şule Erçetin, Nihan Potas, Şuay Nilhan Açıkalın, Nilüfer Koçtürk, Sema Abal. Effects of COVID-19 on Gifted Students’ Quality of Life (QOL-GSS): Scale Development and Application. SUJE. 2021 Apr. 1;11(1):28-50. doi:10.19126/suje.843116

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