Investigation of Academic Perseverance Levels of Gifted Students in Terms of Some Variables

Abstract

With positive psychology, more focus is placed on the strengths of individuals. Thus, in recent years, it has been seen that features such as courage, optimism, hope, forgiveness, gratitude and perseverance have been the subject of more research. However, features associated with positive psychology have not been adequately studied in gifted students. In this study, perseverance, one of the positive psychology concepts, was discussed and academic perseverance in gifted students was examined. In this context, it is aimed to examine the academic perseverance levels of gifted students in terms of various variables. The study group of the research consists of 152 gifted students attending the 5th and 6th grades. The data in the study were collected with the Academic Perseverance Scale. Descriptive statistics and t-test were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the analysis, when the findings of the study were examined, it was determined that the academic perseverance levels of the gifted students were above the average and high. It was observed that the academic perseverance levels of gifted students did not differ significantly according to gender and school type, but differed significantly according to grade level. The findings were discussed together with the studies in the current literature and suggestions were presented to researchers and practitioners.

Keywords

• gifted
• science and art center
• BİLSEM
• positive psychology
• perseverance
• academic perseverance

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