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Characteristics of Student-Generated Analogies, Mapping Understanding, and Mapping Errors on Saturated Solution of Scientifically-Gifted and General Elementary Students (포화 용액 개념에 대해 초등 과학 영재와 일반 학생들이 만든 비유의 특성과 대응 관계 이해도 및 대응 오류)

  • Noh, Tae-Hee;Yang, Chan-Ho;Kang, Hun-Sik
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.292-303
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    • 2009
  • In this study, we investigated the characteristics of the analogies, the mapping understanding, and the mapping errors on saturated solution of scientifically-gifted and general elementary students. Fifth graders (n=60) at four scientifically-gifted education institutes in Seoul and/or Gyeonggi province and fifth graders (n=91) at three elementary schools in Seoul were selected and assigned to the scientifically-gifted group and the general group respectively. After the students of each group performed the experiment and were taught about the target concept in the first class, they administered the test on the self-generating analogies on the target concept in the second class. The results revealed that the students in the scientifically-gifted group made more analogies, especially verbal/pictorial, structural/functional, enriched, and higher systematic ones, and had deeper understanding of the analogy than those in the general group. The numbers of the shared attributes included in the student-generated analogies and the scores of the mapping understanding of the students in the scientifically-gifted group were significantly higher than those in the general group. The students in the scientifically-gifted group had fewer mapping errors than those in the general group. However, not a few students in the scientifically-gifted group had at least one mapping error. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

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Comparative Analysis of Leadership Characteristics and Emotional Intelligence Between Scientifically Gifted Students and General Students in Middle School Age and Emotional Intelligence's Effects on Leadership Characteristics (중학교 과학영재 학생과 일반학생의 리더십 특성, 정서지능 비교 및 정서지능이 리더십에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Young-Han;Yoo, Mi-Hyun
    • Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.943-966
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this research was to compare the leadership characteristics and emotional intelligence between scientifically gifted middle school students and general students and to investigate the emotional intelligence's effects on leadership characteristics. For this study, 150 scientifically gifted middle school students and 130 general students were participated. The results obtained from this study were as follows. First, the total score of leadership characteristic and sub-domains of leadership characteristic showed significant difference. The leadership characteristic of the gifted students turned out to be significantly higher than that of general students. Investigating gender difference, it showed that the score of girls significantly higher than that of boys in some sub-domain both gifted and general students. Second, the total score of emotional intelligence and sub-domains of emotional intelligence showed significant difference. There were significant differences between the two groups in 'thinking-acceleration ability by emotion' and 'ability of utilizing emotional knowledge'. Investigating gender difference, it showed that the score of girls significantly higher than that of boys in some sub-domain both gifted and general students. Third, it proved to be significantly positive correlation between leadership characteristic and emotional intelligence of gifted middle school students. Forth, the gifted students' emotional intelligence affected leadership characteristic significantly by multiple regression analysis.

Characteristics of Students Gifted in Science : Creativity, Environment, and Academic Self-Efficacy (과학영재의 창의성, 환경, 그리고 학업적 자기효능감에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Myung Sook;Chung, Dae Ryun;Lee, Jong Hee
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.91-108
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    • 2002
  • The present study examined differences between students gifted in science and general students in creativity, environment, and academic self-efficacy. Subjects were eighth graders, 66 students gifted in science and 105 general students. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and Stepwise multiple regression. Results indicated that the students gifted in science were higher in creative thinking, creative personality, academic self-efficacy, and home environment than the general students. Self-regulatory efficacy was the most critical predictor of creativity.

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Comparison of Academic Stress, Stress Coping and Academic Burnout between Elementary Gifted Students and General Students and Analysis of the Relationships (초등영재와 일반학생의 학업스트레스, 스트레스 대처방식, 학업소진 비교 및 관계 분석)

  • Ahn, Jong-Hyuk;Yoo, Mi-Hyun
    • Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.169-189
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to compare elementary gifted student's academic stress, stress coping and academic burnout with those of general students and investigate the relationships between academic stress, stress coping and academic burnout. There is a significant meaning in promoting healthy growth and development by reducing academic stress and academic burnouts, as well as providing fundamental data to understand and mentor elementary gifted student and general students emotionally. The results obtained in this study were as follows. First, the results showed that the gifted students' academic stress, school stress, and after school academic stress were significantly lower than general students'. Second, the results showed that the elementary gifted students used more of active and socially supported ways to cope with stress while the general students use more of passive/evasive and aggressive ways to cope with stress. Third, the results showed that the score of gifted students' academic burnouts was significantly lower than that of regular students', and among general students, the students who spent more time than average time in the private education per week had significantly higher academic burnouts compared to the students who didn't. Fourth, the results showed that the elementary gifted students with high academic stress used more passive/evasive and aggressive ways to cope with stress. As a result of correlation analysis, it appeared a positive correlation between academic stress and academic burnout. Hierarchical multiple regression showed that academic stress and stress coping affected on academic burnout significantly.

The Types of Analogy Generation Processes and the Perceptions of Analogy Generation on Saturated Solution of Fifth Grade Scientifically-gifted and General Elementary Students (초등학교 5학년 과학영재와 일반 학생들의 포화 용액 개념에 대한 비유 만들기 과정의 유형과 비유 만들기에 대한 인식)

  • Noh, Tae-Hee;Yang, Chan-Ho;Kang, Hun-Sik
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.219-232
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    • 2010
  • In this study, we investigated and compared the types of analogy generation processes and the perceptions of analogy generation on saturated solution of fifth grade scientifically-gifted and general elementary students. After the instruction of self-generating analogies on 'saturated solution' concept for two classes, 12 scientifically-gifted and 8 general elementary students were interviewed to explore their analogy generation processes and the perceptions of the abilities required in the processes, the conditions of good analogies, and the advantages/disadvantages of analogy generation. The results revealed that their analogy generation processes were classified into three types. The scientifically-gifted students generated the analogies in more systematic and efficient ways and had better understanding of the important parts in the processes than the general elementary students. They also suggested more concrete and various ideas about the conditions of good analogies. Many scientifically-gifted and general elementary students thought that analogy generation would have positive influences on the developments of the cognitive aspects such as various higher-level thinking abilities and understanding of science concepts as well as the affective aspects such as science learning motivation and interest. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

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Comparison of Characteristics of Analogies on Saturated Solution Generated by Elementary School Teachers, General and Science-Gifted Students (포화 용액 개념에 대해 초등학교 교사와 일반 학생 및 과학영재 학생들이 만든 비유의 특성 비교)

  • Kang, Hun-Sik
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.305-314
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    • 2011
  • In this study, the analogies on saturated solution generated by elementary school teachers were analyzed in their numbers, materials, and types aspects. The results were also compared with those of general and science-gifted elementary students. A test on the self-generating analogies on the target concept was administered to 111 elementary school teachers, 60 fifth graders at four science-gifted education institutes and 91 fifth graders at three elementary schools. The results revealed that the teachers made more analogies than the general and science-gifted students. In general, both the teachers and the students tended to make the analogies using the materials in family, riding, digestive, and school situations. However, there were a little difference between the teachers and the students in the cases of the analogies using other situations including body/physical activity. Similarly to the cases of the students, the teachers made more functional analogies than structural or structural/functional ones and did more concrete ones than abstract ones. However, they made more verbal, artificial, and enriched analogies than the students. They also made more highly systematic analogies than the general students, and did less ones than the science-gifted students. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

The Comparison of Perceptions of Science-related Career Between General and Science Gifted Middle School Students using Semantic Network Analysis (과학영재 중학생들과 일반 중학생들의 과학과 관련된 직업에 대한 인식 비교: 언어 네트워크 분석법 중심으로)

  • Shin, Sein;Lee, Jun-Ki;Ha, Minsu;Lee, Tae-Kyong;Jung, Young-Hee
    • Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.673-696
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    • 2015
  • Students' perception of science-related career strongly influences the formation of career motivation in science. Especially, the high level of science gifted students' positive perceptions plays an important role in allowing them to continue to study science. This study compared perceptions of science-related career between general and gifted middle school students using semantic network analysis. To ensure this end, we first structuralize semantic networks of science-related careers that students perceived. Then, we identified the characters of networks that two different student groups showed based on the structure matrix indices of semantic network analysis. The findings illustrated that the number of science-related careers shown in science gifted students' answer is more than in general students' answer. In addition, the science gifted students perceived more diverse science-related careers than general students. Second, scientific career such as natural scientists and professors were shown in the core of science gifted students' perception network whereas non-research oriented careers such as science teachers and doctors were shown in the core of general students' perception network. In this study, we identified the science gifted students' perceptions of science-related career was significantly different from the general students'. The findings of current study can be used for the science teachers to advise science gifted students on science-related careers.

Comparison of Science Academic Emotion and Scientific Imagination of Students between a Science Gifted Class and a General Class in Elementary School (초등과학 영재학급 학생과 일반학급 학생의 과학 학습정서와 과학적 상상력 비교)

  • Ahn, Tae-Hun;Choi, Sun Young
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze science academic emotion and scientific imagination of students between a science gifted class and a general class in elementary school. Samples of this study were composed of 212 fifth and sixth graders in Gyeonggi province. The results of this study were as follows. First, positive scientific academic emotion of students in a science gifted class was higher than that of general class. Second, boredom and laziness of negative scientific academic emotion were higher scores in general students, whereas, angry area was higher scores of students in a science gifted class. Third, scientific imagination of students in a science gifted class was higher than that of general class. Fourth, both groups had a positive correlation between scientific imagination and positive science academic emotion. Especially, interest area of positive scientific academic emotion in both of the two groups influenced scientific imagination.

A study on the stress, perfectionism, optimism and academic achievement of the scientifically gifted (과학영재의 스트레스, 완벽성, 낙관성과 학업성취도의 관계에 대한 연구)

  • 하종덕;송경애
    • Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.47-64
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in stress, perfectionism, optimism and academic achievement between the scientifically gifted middle school students and general students and the relationships between stress, perfectionism, optimism and academic achievement in these two groups. 154 scientifically gifted middle school students and 145 general students from C middle school in Inchon were participated in this study as subjects. The result of this study were as fellow; In case of the gifted group, perfectionism were higher than the comparative group. However, the stress of the comparative group was higher than the gifted group. The gifted groups felt less stresses than the comparative group. In case of the gifted group, optimism were higher than the comparative group. However, It is independent in the co-relationships stress, perfectionism, optimism and academic. achievement of the scientifically gifted and general students.

The Validity of Teacher Nominations for the Selection of Scientifically Gifted Students (과학영재 선발을 위한 교사 추천의 타당성 분석)

  • Yoon, Chohee
    • Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.679-701
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    • 2014
  • As the validity issue of teacher nominations for the identification of gifted students has been raised recently, this study purports to test the validity of teacher nominations for selecting scientifically gifted students. As the criterion variables, domain specific traits such as science creative problem solving skills and science attitudes and domain general characteristics such as divergent thinking skills, creative attitudes, intrinsic motivation, and leadership were analyzed. Scientifically gifted students, potentially gifted students who had never been enrolled in gifted programs but were nominated as the scientifically gifted by teachers, and general class students participated in the study. The results of ANOVA showed that there were significant differences in all variables but originality factors of the TTCT and science creative problem solving skill test between gifted/nominated students and general class students; gifted/nominated students were significantly superior in these variables to general class students. The discriminant functions analysis yielded a discriminant function that significantly discriminated between gifted/nominated and general class students. Variables loaded on the discriminant function were science creative problem solving skills except for the originality subfactor, and science efficacy. These results imply that while teachers are likely to consider adaptation-oriented academic excellency related to logical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and science performance when nominating students, they may ignore the innovation-oriented property which is indicated as the fluency and originality factors of TTCT. Also, the criteria of teacher nominations are presumed to be congruent with the selection criteria of the gifted education program which pursued academic excellency as the educational goal. This suggests that with such criteria, high performing students in the science area can be sufficiently identified by teachers with no further identification procedures or/and tests.