Metaphorical Perceptions of Gifted Students Towards the Phenomenon of Studying Science Lesson

Authors : Gamze Kocabaş, Tuba Demirci

Pages : 1-15

Doi:10.25233/ijlel.1358160

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Publication Date : 2024-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, it was aimed to examine the metaphorical perceptions of gifted students towards studying science lesson. The study was conducted with 210 gifted students. Since the study aimed to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of gifted students towards studying science lesson, phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. \\\"Metaphor data collection form\\\" was used as a data collection tool in the study. The metaphor data collection form includes the phenomenon of \\\"Studying science lesson\\\". The form includes that \\\"The phenomenon name (e.g. studying science) is like ....................... Because................\\\" In the study, descriptive analysis was used to analyze student data. Gifted students developed a total of 129 metaphors including 53 different metaphors for the phenomenon of studying science lesson. The phenomenon of studying science lesson was classified into 12 different categories. The categories with the highest number of metaphors were \\\"entertainment and science\\\", respectively. In the study, the most developed metaphors for the phenomenon of \\\"studying science lesson\\\" were \\\"play, life, research, science, knowledge and nature\\\" metaphors. In this study, it was determined that gifted students find studying science lesson very entertaining and have very positive perceptions about studying science lesson.
Keywords : Gifted Student, Metaphor, Studying Science Lesson

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