Higher-order Correlates of Gifted Students’ Motivation towards Science Learning in Turkey
Keywords:
logical thinking, critical thinking, motivation towards science learning, IQAbstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate possible higher-order correlates
(IQ, logical thinking and critical thinking) of gifted students’ motivation
towards science learning. The study was designed as a correlational
study and it focused on 65 gifted students at the level of sixth, seventh
and eighth grades. The data was collected by applying Motivation
towards Science Learning Questionnaire, Wechsler Intelligence Scale
(WISC-R), Group Assessment of Logical Thinking Test, Critical Thinking
Test. The data was analyzed by applying Spearman correlation analysis.
The findings represented that motivation towards science learning of
gifted elementary level students were not significantly correlated by
logical thinking, IQ performance , IQ verbal, IQ total and critical thinking
scores. The findings refer to gap between motivation and cognitive
learning in gifted students.
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