The Knowledge and Awareness Levels of Gifted Children on Nanotechnology
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Published: 30 April 2021

The Knowledge and Awareness Levels of Gifted Children on Nanotechnology

Mücahit Köse

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Turkey

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10.31014/aior.1993.04.02.235

Pages: 157-168

Keywords: Gifted Students, Nanotechnology, Awareness, Knowledge

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the knowledge and awareness of gifted children receiving education in the Science and Art Center on nanotechnology. The descriptive survey model was used in the study. The purposeful sampling method was chosen and a total of 160 students receiving education in two Science and Art Centers located in the city of Antalya in the 2018-2019 academic year were included in the study. The students consisted of 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. The study tested whether the nanotechnology knowledge levels of gifted students differ according to the variables of students 'gender, grade level, knowledge source, parents' education level, and occupation. According to the findings, while the students’ knowledge and awareness of nanotechnology did not create a significant difference in terms of the gender variable, it was determined that as the grade level increased, the knowledge and awareness level also increased. Also, it was determined that as the parents’ education level increased, the students’ knowledge on nanotechnology increased and that the knowledge and awareness of students whose parents are engineers or doctors were higher compared to the other students.

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