GIFTED AND TYPICALLY DEVELOPING STUDENTS` PERCEPTIONS OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Authors : Ayşe ŞAHİN, Müzeyyen SÜMER, Bedia TARSUSLU, Suat TUNCAY

Pages : 1-21

Doi:10.55895/sshs.1220375

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Publication Date : 2023-05-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions of gifted and typically developing students regarding the COVID-19 epidemic through metaphors. In the study, in which phenomenology, one of the qualitative research methods, was used, the data were obtained by demographic information form and semi-structured interview form. A total of 130 students, 69 of whom are typically developing and 61 gifted, who are 5-8th grade students between the ages of 10-14, were studied in the city center of Amasya. The students\` “COVID-19 epidemic is like …….. Because ………………..” when their answers to open-ended sentence completion are examined; the first three metaphors most frequently used by gifted students regarding COVID-19 are in the category of limiting and/or changing habits insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(f=18);, fatal insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(f=15);, and contagious and/or chronic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(f=11);. When we look at the metaphors of the students with typical development regarding COVID-19, the first three categories are limiting and/or changing habits insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(f=17);, fatal insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(f=13);, and preventable and/or temporary insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(f=12); categories. As a result of the research, it was found that both groups used metaphors that they were generally negatively affected by the epidemic process, and discussions and suggestions were made through literature studies.
Keywords : COVID 19, giftedness, metaphor