ISSN 2167-0447
International Journal of Agricultural Sciences ISSN: 2167-0447 Vol. 14 (3), pp. 001-008, March, 2024. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Exploring gifted students’ environmental perspectives: A case study in Turkey
Fatih Aydin*, Mücahit Coskun, Hüseyin Kaya and Đlker Erdönmez
Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Karabük University, 78050 Karabük, Turkey.
Accepted 9 November, 2023
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine the attitudes of primary students that study at gifted students’ school (BĐLSEM). A total of 156 primary school students participated in the research in Ankara BĐLSEM schools in 2010-2011 academic year. As data gathering tool “Environment Attitude Scale” developed by Atasoy (2005) was used in the study in the form of survey model. In data analysis phase, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, t test and one way variance analysis (ANOVA) were used. According to the results of the study, gifted students have positive attitudes towards environment. Another result indicated that gifted students’ attitudes towards environment showed significant differences according to “gender” and “class level” variants.
Key words: Environment, environment education, environment attitudes, gifted students.