A MEASUREMENT OF PROGRESS OF GIFTED STUDENTS' PHYSICS ABILITIES


Unlu P.

HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, sa.36, ss.294-305, 2009 (SSCI) identifier identifier

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The aim of this study is to measure progress of physics abilities of 11, 12, 13 year-old gifted students in Science Arts Center. Firstly, the students who were enthusiastic or gifted in physics area is determined. It was studied in physics laboratory with the determined 16 students during 5 months and this studies was recorded by observing each of the students' progress. Progressing of physics abilities of the students were investigated in six categories: Interest in Subjects, Ability to Form New Information, Ability to Interpret Subjects and Related Events, Making Analysis, Associating Different Subjects, Improving Learned Information. Each of categories were marked quantitatively on a scale of 5 and it was made a rubric.