Research Article

Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills

Volume: 9 Number: 4 December 30, 2022
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Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills

Abstract

This research was conducted to examine the creative thinking skills of gifted students studying in primary school. The sample group of the study consists of 83 gifted students who continue their education in Ordu. The level of these students is 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade and refers to all students who have been diagnosed throughout the city. The research was conducted using descriptive survey method. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) was applied to obtain data. The data obtained from the applied test were analyzed by SPSS. Data were analyzed by Independent t-Test, ANOVA and Post Hoc-Tukey Test. According to the results of the research, a significant difference was determined between the scores obtained by the students from TTCT and the variables of age level, gifted and talented field, and taking preschool education. In the fluency sub-dimension, 10-year-olds compared to 7-year-olds; In terms of the originality sub-dimension, the Creative Strengths sub-dimension, and the scores from the Total of the Creativity Index, children aged 9 and 10 had significantly higher scores than children aged 7 and 8. It was seen that art students got significantly higher scores than gifted and music students. In the Abstractness of Titles sub-dimension, the students who received pre-school education scored significantly higher than the students who did not receive pre-school education. There was no significant difference between the scores of the students in TTCT and gender, parental education level, school type, number of siblings, family income, birth order and parental age.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

Ordu University

Thanks

I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Gökhan Özsoy for her contributions

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2022

Submission Date

November 11, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 26, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 9 Number: 4

APA
Midilli, M., Özsoy, G., & Aslan, O. (2022). Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity, 9(4), 417-431. https://izlik.org/JA87FT36KK
AMA
1.Midilli M, Özsoy G, Aslan O. Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills. JGEDC. 2022;9(4):417-431. https://izlik.org/JA87FT36KK
Chicago
Midilli, Muhammed, Gökhan Özsoy, and Osman Aslan. 2022. “Examining of the Turkish Gifted Primary School Students’ Creative Thinking Skills”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 9 (4): 417-31. https://izlik.org/JA87FT36KK.
EndNote
Midilli M, Özsoy G, Aslan O (December 1, 2022) Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 9 4 417–431.
IEEE
[1]M. Midilli, G. Özsoy, and O. Aslan, “Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills”, JGEDC, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 417–431, Dec. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA87FT36KK
ISNAD
Midilli, Muhammed - Özsoy, Gökhan - Aslan, Osman. “Examining of the Turkish Gifted Primary School Students’ Creative Thinking Skills”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 9/4 (December 1, 2022): 417-431. https://izlik.org/JA87FT36KK.
JAMA
1.Midilli M, Özsoy G, Aslan O. Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills. JGEDC. 2022;9:417–431.
MLA
Midilli, Muhammed, et al. “Examining of the Turkish Gifted Primary School Students’ Creative Thinking Skills”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity, vol. 9, no. 4, Dec. 2022, pp. 417-31, https://izlik.org/JA87FT36KK.
Vancouver
1.Muhammed Midilli, Gökhan Özsoy, Osman Aslan. Examining of the Turkish gifted primary school students’ creative thinking skills. JGEDC [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 1;9(4):417-31. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA87FT36KK

JGEDC is one of approximately ten academic journals in the world that publish in the field of gifted education, and its editorial board includes some of the most prominent scholars in this field.