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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2021.45.1.23

Features of Problem-Finding and Problem-Solving of the Secondary Gifted Students in the Context of STEAM Convergent Problems  

Lee, Eunseon (Pusan National University)
Sim, Jaeho (Pusan National University)
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Journal of Science Education / v.45, no.1, 2021 , pp. 23-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is to investigate the characteristics of problem-finding and problem-solving abilities demonstrated by the secondary gifted students in the context of STEAM convergent problems. For this, using the STEAM convergence problem solving ability test, we qualitatively and quantitatively compared and analyzed the workbook outputs written in the process of finding and solving problems for each student in the gifted class. The results are as follows: First, we found that the speciality of the major of the proposed activity paper influenced the preference for questions and pattern of finding problems. Second, it was found that the difference in the ability to find and solve problems for a specific task was not by the major of the gifted class, but by the composition of the group. Third, in finding and solving the STEAM convergent problem, the individual creativity and the cooperative creativity of the group were more significant than the major. These results suggest that it is necessary to include the affective factors of gifted students and the concept of cooperation in problem-finding and problem-solving ability evaluation, and there is a need to develop a teaching and learning strategy that can improve cooperative problem-solving skills so that group creativity can be exhibited well.
Keywords
STEAM convergent problem situation; giftedness; problem finding; problem solving ability; individual creativity; group creativity;
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