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Publication Date: 2023
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The Effect of Differentiated Instruction on Gifted Students' Critical Thinking Skills and Mathematics Problem Solving Attitudes
Aybala Çayir; Emine Balci
Educational Research and Reviews, v18 n12 p392-398 2023
It is known that a significant portion of the world's child population is gifted. Studies on the applications that can be used in the education of these gifted students have been given importance in recent years. In this study, the effect of differentiated instruction method on mathematics problem solving attitude and critical thinking skills of gifted students at primary school level was examined. The research is a pretest-posttest one-group quasi-experimental study. The study group consisted of five elementary school students diagnosed as gifted in Antalya/Turkey. "Mathematics Problem Solving Attitude Scale" and "Critical Thinking Scale" were used as data collection tools. The study continued for eight weeks, three hours a week. Throughout the study, problem solving instruction with differentiated method was carried out by the researcher. Within the scope of the study, quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS statistical package program. There was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test of the mathematics problem solving attitude and critical thinking scales in the students. According to the results, it was concluded that there was a significant difference in the participants after the application. Therefore, it is possible to mention that individualized and differentiated education should be included in the mathematics problem solving attitude and critical thinking skills of gifted students due to its positive effect.
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Academically Gifted, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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