An Examination of Gifted Students’ Mathematical Reasoning Approaches

Authors : Gülşah Saltık Ayhanöz, Arzu Aydoğan Yenmez

Pages : 4490-4532

Doi:10.53444/deubefd.1564667

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Publication Date : 2025-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Special talent is not a feature that is constantly present in the individual and can always appear, on the contrary, it is a sensitive value that requires a special effort to reveal and develop. For this reason, it is critical to provide appropriate educational support for this special potential to evolve into a tremendous talent and outcome. Students with special abilities in mathematics, who spend most of their educational time in the same environment with their peers, with applications for the same educational content, face limitations in assessing their higher-order thinking and reasoning skills. The reasoning processes of gifted students in mathematics is a complete mystery, some important and common features of these students are mentioned by researchers in the literature. Based on these findings, the aim of the study is to examine the mathematical reasoning approaches of gifted students. The research was designed with the action research method. The sample of the study consists of 18 seventh grade students studying in the Special Talents Development Program. The duration of the implementation is ten weeks. Data collection tools are solution sheets of the reasoning activities, clinical interviews, researcher log and audio recording of the implementation. With its findings and suggestions, the research offers crucial components for subsequent investigations.
Keywords : Matematiksel akıl yürütme, Matematik eğitimi, Üstün yetenek, Üstün yetenekli bireyler.

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