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Thesis Type: Doctorate
Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey
Approval Date: 2017
Student: ZELİHA KAYAHAN
Supervisor: ALEV KURU
Abstract:In the study, it is aimed to reply the question "is there a significant difference between success statuses of students at license level, who attended the Faculties of Fine Arts in Turkey by Special Talent Exam and who attended by Centralized Exam System". Population of the study consists of academicians and sophomores of Visual Communication Design Departments in Turkey. Its sample consists of sophomores of Gazi University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Visual Communication Design Department. Datas of the Study were compared and got YGS (The transition to higher education examination) points and Art History and Design Class grades of students included in the sample who attended by Special Talent Exam and by Centralized Exam. These comparisons were supported and interpreted by opinions which were obtained by questionnaire data made to academicians in Visual Communication Design Departments in Turkey. The study, survey method was adopted and qualitative and quantitative methods were used together. In the qualitative method, students were grouped according to their admission to faculty and controlled experiment was performed. And in the quantitative aspect of the study; within the scope of determining the opinions of academicians regarding the current statuses of students who attended by Special Talent Exam and Centralized Exam System, a questionnaire was applied to academicians of Visual Communication Design Departments of Faculty of Fine Arts in Turkey. In the study; percentage (%), frequency (f), t-test, descriptive analysis and content analyses were used. At the end of the study, it was observed that "YGS points" of students who attended by Centralized Exam System was higher than that of the students who attended by Special talent exam. On the other hand, it was revealed that skills of students who attended by Talent Exam was higher in comparison of "Design Class" grades. As there was no significant difference in comparison of "Art History Class" grades, only in two criteria (Success in theoretical lectures and In-class adaptation / participation in theoretical lectures) regarding theoretical lessons were the students who attended by Centralized Exam System found successful whereas students attended by Talent Exam were more successful in the remaining 11 criteria. With that context, it was concluded that the method of student admission which might provide Faculty of Fine Arts to be in a suitable sense of education with their mission and vision was Special Talent Exams.