AWARENESS OF THE GIFTED STUDENTS AND THEIR NORMALLY DEVELOPING PEERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONCEPTS - study abstract and introduction

Oct 15, 2026

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This study examines gifted students’ awareness and compares it with normally developing peers regarding environmental education concepts. A quantitative survey design was implemented, using a validated Environmental Education Concepts Awareness Scale as the data collection instrument. Participants included 209 gifted students from a Science and Art Center in Eastern Anatolia and 250 secondary school students from public schools in the 2019–2020 fall term. Independent samples t-test and ANOVA were applied. Results show gifted students scored higher overall. Gender, age range, and class level did not significantly affect gifted students’ awareness, while normal-development group scores differed significantly across examined variables.

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AWARENESS OF THE GIFTED STUDENTS AND THEIR NORMALLY DEVELOPING PEERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONCEPTS Fatma MUTLU, Oğuzhan NACAROĞLU, Mustafa DOĞAN Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the awareness levels of the gifted students and normally developing peers related to the environmental education concepts. In line with this purpose, the survey design, which is one of quantitative research methods, was used in the study. 209 gifted students receiving education in a Science and Art Center in the Eastern Anatolia and 250 secondary school students receiving education in the public schools during the fall term of the 2019-2020 school year, participated in the study. In the study, the Environmental Education Concepts Awareness Scale was used as data collection tool. Necessary validity and reliability studies were conducted for the scale used. The independent samples t-test and ANOVA were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the study it was determined that the gifted students had higher awareness scores related to environmental education concepts, compared to their normally developing peers. In addition, while the environmental education concepts awareness scores of the gifted students did not differ significantly according to gender, age range and class level, there was a significant difference in all variables examined in the normal-development group. Key words: environmental education concepts, gifted students, non-gifted students, awareness levels 1. Introduction Environment is a dynamic system that covers also human beings and human-made systems and is an integral part of an integrated structure and where there is a close relationship between living and nonliving creatures (Ozturk & Ozturk, 2016) . On the other hand, natural environment, to formation of which human beings do not contribute is a living space where creatures maintain their lives depending on the opportunities offered by natural life (Yavetz, Goldman & Pe’er, 2014) . Human beings, forming an inseparable whole with natural environment, have been affected by their environment and also affected it in return (Pahl-Wostl, Palmer & Richards, 2013) . 1. 1. Environmental Risks While other creatures strive to live by adapting to the opportunities offered by nature, human beings have altered environmental conditions with scientific, technological and industrial developments in an attempt to take control of these conditions. While doing this, they have used natural resources unconsciously and destroyed the ecological balance (Hobsbawm, 2013) . The destruction of ecological balance and this effort of human beings to dominate nature, have caused the destruction of their harmony with nature and the emergence of many environmental problems (Fu & Liu, 2017) . Situations such as global warming, greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, destruction of forests, acid rains and proliferation of nuclear power plants, which appeared as a result of intense industrial activities especially after the second half of the 20th century, have turned into environmental crises in the global scale (Dalelo, 2012) . These environmental problems have become so enormous that they threaten all species (Ramadhan, Sukma & Indriyani, 2019) . This condition stands out also in the Global Risks Report 2020, published by the World Economic Forum. In the report, the destruction of natural resources and ecosystem is involved among the greatest risks. However, it is seen that the Global Risks Report 2020 has collected the long-term global risks under the topic of environment, in contradistinction to the previous reports (World Economic Forum, 2020) . Accordingly, it is indicated that “excess weather events”, “failure in struggle and adaptation with climate change”, “natural disasters”, “loss of biodiversity and destruction of ecosystem” and “human-induced environmental damages and disasters” are the five risks with the highest probability of happening in the next t

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What is the aim of the study?

To examine the awareness levels of gifted students and normally developing peers related to environmental education concepts.

How was data collected and analyzed?

The study used the Environmental Education Concepts Awareness Scale as the data collection tool, followed by independent samples t-test and ANOVA for analysis.

What main differences were found between groups?

Gifted students had higher awareness scores about environmental education concepts than normally developing peers.

Oct 15, 2026

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