Comparison of the Perceptions of the GiftedTalented Students and Normally Developing Students Concerning Plants Through Metaphors

Year 2020, Volume: 10 Issue: 1, 1 - 15, 01.01.2020

Murat Ozarslan

Abstract

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the perceptions of the gifted and talented
(GAT) students and normally developing (ND) students concerning plants through
metaphors. The phenomenology design, which is one of the qualitative research
designs, was used in this study. The research group was comprised of 136 GAT
students from the Science and Art Centers (BİLSEM) in two different cities in
the Marmara region and 136 ND students studying at a secondary school in the
Marmara region in the fall semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. The research
group was selected through convenience sampling method. The data were collected
using the sentence "The plants are like / similar to .......; because
........." that was completed by the participant students. The data were
analyzed through the content analysis and the Chi-Square test methods. As the
conclusion of the research study, it was determined that both the GAT and the ND
students mostly emphasized metaphors such as life/living, life source, water,
oxygen, and oxygen source, etc., generally forming a benefit-oriented
perception concerning plants. Moreover, it was observed that both student
groups particularly emphasized the "Plant analogous to the human"
category and that their perceptions concerning plants were shaped as
anthropocentrically and in a self centered way. In addition to these, it was
determined that giftedness and talentedness had no influence on the perceptions
of the students concerning plants. However, it was determined that the ND
students emphasized the "Plant, as the source of peace and happiness"
category more, while the GAT students were emphasizing the "Plant
structure" category more. As the conclusion, it was observed that there
was not a significant difference between the perceptions of the GAT and ND
students concerning plants. 

Keywords

Gifted and talented student, normally developing student, plants, perception

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