Perceptions of Information Technology Competencies among Gifted and Non-gifted High School Students

Prediction of math anxiety on metacognitive beliefs among gifted high school students

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between dimensions of metacognition beliefs and mathematics anxiety among gifted high-school students. To this end, 183 high school students (96boys, 87girls) were selected purposive sampling method as gifted by Otis Intelligence Test (students with IQ above 120) and participated in this study. Math Anxiety Scale and Metacogni...

Investigating philosophical thought in gifted third grade high school students

Article history: Received date: 23 September, 2016 Review date: 5 October 2016 Accepted date:20 November 2016 Printed on line: 5 January,2017 Purpose: The aim of the current research was investigating the rate of philosophical thought in gifted third grade high school students of Zahedan on the basis of Smith Theory. Materials and method: Research methodology was deceptive-correlationa...

Gifted and talented students

Identifying stressors and reactions to stressors in gifted and non-gifted students

Using the Student Life Stress Inventory and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, stressors and reactions to stressors were identified in gifted high school students and compared with non-gifted students. Altogether, 340 boys and girls (156 gifted and 184 non-gifted students) from four high schools in Shiraz (two high schools for gifted and two for non-gifted students) took part. Although ther...

Learning Styles of Gifted and Non- Gifted Students in Tafila Governorate

This study aimed to investigate learning styles of gifted and nongifted students, and its relationship with school type, gender and grade. The sample of this study consists of 90 (Female=41, Male=49) gifted Students, and 90 (Female=43, Male=47) nongifted student in Tafila Governorate Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for the second semester of the academic year 2012/2013. Learning style Questionnair...