Research Article

Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills

Volume: 11 Number: 61 June 30, 2021
  • Zeynep Karataş
  • Özlem Tagay
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Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to prepare a social skill program that can be used for gifted middle school students. In this context, this study is an experimental study conducted with 24 gifted middle school students (12 students experimental group, 12 students control group) studying at Burdur Science and Arts Center (SAC). In the study, the social skill scale developed for gifted secondary school students was used. Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test, which are non-parametric tests, were used to test the effectiveness of the experimental study. As a result of the psycho-education program developed to increase the social skills of gifted middle school students was implemented for 10 weeks. After the pre-test, post-test and follow-up measurements, it has been shown that it is an effective program for increasing the social skills of gifted middle school students.

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Supporting Institution

Burdur MAKÜ Scientific Research Projects Commission

Project Number

0355-NAP-16

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zeynep Karataş This is me
Türkiye

Özlem Tagay This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Submission Date

March 30, 2021

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 61

APA
Karataş, Z., & Tagay, Ö. (2021). Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, 11(61), 177-198. https://izlik.org/JA78GU33UC
AMA
1.Karataş Z, Tagay Ö. Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2021;11(61):177-198. https://izlik.org/JA78GU33UC
Chicago
Karataş, Zeynep, and Özlem Tagay. 2021. “Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 11 (61): 177-98. https://izlik.org/JA78GU33UC.
EndNote
Karataş Z, Tagay Ö (June 1, 2021) Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 11 61 177–198.
IEEE
[1]Z. Karataş and Ö. Tagay, “Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills”, Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, vol. 11, no. 61, pp. 177–198, June 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78GU33UC
ISNAD
Karataş, Zeynep - Tagay, Özlem. “Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 11/61 (June 1, 2021): 177-198. https://izlik.org/JA78GU33UC.
JAMA
1.Karataş Z, Tagay Ö. Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2021;11:177–198.
MLA
Karataş, Zeynep, and Özlem Tagay. “Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, vol. 11, no. 61, June 2021, pp. 177-98, https://izlik.org/JA78GU33UC.
Vancouver
1.Zeynep Karataş, Özlem Tagay. Exploring the Effects of Social Skills Psycho-Education Program Developed for Gifted Middle School Students on Students’ Social Skills. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 1;11(61):177-98. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78GU33UC

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