ERIC Number: EJ1000420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
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To Learn from Teachers at School, Ideal Teacher or E-Learning Applications from the Perspectives of Gifted Students
Eristi, Bahadir
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v13 n4 p153-166 Oct 2012
The present study, aimed at revealing the views of elementary school gifted students about the roles and behaviors of their teachers in class as well as about the in-class roles and behaviors that they expect from an ideal teacher with respect to different variables. Another question in the study was directed to determine students' views about learning academic subjects via e-learning applications instead of at teachers. The participants of the study were 46 gifted students identified with the diagnosis system of "Education program for the gifted" executed in the Department of Gifted Education at the Education Faculty of Anadolu University. The research data were collected via a five-point Likert-type scale developed and tested by the researcher for its validity and reliability. For the analysis of the research data, paired sample t-test, one of descriptive parametrical statistical techniques, was applied. The findings obtained in the study revealed that according to gifted students, the in-class behaviors demonstrated by the course teachers were mostly those related to their roles of guidance for students. The behaviors of the course teachers within the scope of this role were followed by those related to providing information and maintaining the discipline, respectively. The behaviors least demonstrated by the teachers were those related to the role of supporting the students and those related to being a model for them. According to the students, an ideal teacher should at most demonstrate behaviors in class regarding the role of guiding the students and those regarding the role of providing information. According to the gifted students, the roles and behaviors of their teachers in class are quite different from the behaviors expected from an ideal teacher. Students do not regard e-learning applications as an alternative to learning from teachers. Rather, they prefer learning from their teachers to technology-aided learning environments. According to students, compared to structure academic learning, technology is a better environment to make good use of their time, to satisfy their curiosity about certain subjects, to establish communication with others and to play games. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Faculty, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Teacher Role, Elementary School Students, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Behavior, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Validity, Reliability, Statistical Analysis, Educational Environment, Likert Scales, Student Surveys, Teacher Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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