A Comparative Investigation of Environmental Behaviors of Gifted Students and Their Peers
The main purpose of this study was to compare gifted and non-gifted students’ behaviors towards environment. The sample of the study consisted of 364 sixth, seventh and eighth graders attending six different middle schools in the city of Amasya and 34 gifted sixth, seventh and eighth graders a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Turkish Journal of Giftedness and Education
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Turkish Journal of Giftedness and Education |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tuzed.org/publications/cilt4/tuzed_2014_4_2/tuzed_2014_4_2_sontay_gokdere_usta.pdf |
| Summary: | The main purpose of this study was to compare
gifted and non-gifted students’ behaviors towards
environment. The sample of the study
consisted of 364 sixth, seventh and eighth graders
attending six different middle schools in the
city of Amasya and 34 gifted sixth, seventh and
eighth graders attending the Amasya Science
and Art Center in Turkey. Data was collected
through a 12-item “Environmental Behavior
Scale (EBS)” developed by the researchers. Independent
samples t-test was used to compare
scores. The findings showed that gifted students
were superior to their peers in terms of
showing positive environmental behaviors. |
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| ISSN: | 2146-3832 2146-3832 |