Investigation of Mobile Learning Readiness Levels of Gifted Students and Middle School Students with Normal Abilities

Abstract

In this study aimed to examine the mobile learning readiness levels of special talents and normally developing secondary school students. As a quantitative research method, correlational survey methods were used for the research. In the study, 176 gifted students secondary school students studying at the Science and Art Center (BİLSEM) and 170 students with normal development and attending secondary school participated. In total, 346 students were included in the study. Data were collected with the 'Mobile Learning Readiness Scale'. This scale has three sub-dimensions; mobile learning self-efficacy, optimism, and self-directed learning. The findings show that all students' mobile learning readiness levels are high on average. The data was analyzed through using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 21.0) program. According to the results of the analysis of the mobile learning readiness levels of the gifted students, a significant difference was found compared to the students with normal development. In addition, statistically significant difference was not found between the total scores of both normal and gifted students in the gender-related mobile learning readiness level scale. On the other hand, there was no statistically significant difference between the total scores of the girls and boys on the mobile learning readiness level scale. When the correlation of the sub-dimensions in the mobile learning readiness scale with each other was examined, it was seen that all sub-dimensions were positive and significant.

Keywords

• Technology
• Mobile technology
• Mobile learning
• Gifted individual
• Gifted

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