INABILITY OF DETECTING SUPER-TALENTED

STUDENTS IN TURKEY

Let’s Unearth Our Hidden Treasures!

18.12.2014

http://thedetectors3.blogspot.com.tr/

Group Leader: Saliha Kaba(saliha.kaba@boun.edu.tr) Group Member: Fatmanur Demircan(fatmanur.demircan@boun.edu.tr) Group Member: Dilay Nur Tezgül(nur.tezgul@boun.edu.tr)

Group: The Detectors

What is the Problem? Literature Reviewing Brainstorming Fishbone Diagram Matrix Diagram Diagram Gannt Card Survey Questions and Results Conclusion Suggestions References

Content

We are unable to detect super-talented and gifted students in the schools of Turkey. As a result, there are not sufficient numbers of artists and scientists in Turkey.

Problem

Bildiren and Uzun, (2007), Üstün Yetenekli Öğrencilerin Belirlenmesine Yönelik Bir Tanılama Yönteminin Kullanabilirliğinin İncelenmesi, Pamukkale University Education Department Journal, issue 22, page 2.

Doğan, Tekcan, and Cürebal, (2008), Üstün ve Özel Yetenekli Öğrencilere Yönelik Bir Okul Modeli:TEVİTÖL, Adapted from: http://www.ustunveozel.com/dosya4.htm

Today’s Zaman, (2013), Turkey Has No State Funded Schools For Super-Talented Children, Retrieved from: http://www.todayszaman.com/national_turkey-has-no-state-funded-schools-for-gifted-children_322535.html

Literature Reviewing

Super Talented students are the ones who performs higher level in intelligence, creativity, arts, leadership and special academic lesssons when compared to their peers.

Their differ from other students in faster learning ability, good memory, curiosity, interest in reading good language, maturity, leadership and problem solving.

According to studies of TÜBİTAK (2009), there are 682.000 hish IQ individuals in Turkey under the age of 24

There are some projects and private schools in the function of support classes for super-talented students in Turkey (such as TEVİTÖL) but there are not public schools.

Some intelligence tests are used to detect these children such as IQ tests but these tests need to be improved because these methods can only see the intelligence qualities of the children like mathematical, kinesthetic intelligence etc. rather than their interests.

Results of the Literature Reviewing

Today’s most reliable detection and method is setting up a creative learning environment in which the child has a chance to find out his/her talents and interests and this method also enables the child to improve their skills.

In Turkey, these children are detected through the methods which are the teacher’s notice, talent tests and individual intelligence tests.

In order to detect super-talented students, much more extensive studies and more oportunities are needed.

Results of the Literature Reviewing

Education system of Turkey Indifferent parents The education view of teachers Expectations of the others Job opportunities Struggle to earn a living Exam-based education Education system based on rote-learning not critical

thinking No importance to the art classes counselor works Fear of being insulted Indifferent teachers Insufficent materials and schools for such children Unefficient guidance insulted by friends

Brainstorm

Fishbone Diagram

Why cannot the super-talented children be detected?

System Family

Environment

Indifferent teachers and the education view of them

Insufficent course materials and schools for talented children

Education based on exam not chritical thinking

Inefficient guidance counselor works Indifferent

parents

Job opportunities

Expectations of families

No importance to arts

Fear of being insulted

View of science and arts

People/ Main Causes

System Environment

Family

Dilay 7 5 6

Saliha 7 3 4

Fatmanur 7 5 6

SUM 21 13 16

% 42 26 32

Matrix Diagram

SalihaFatmanur

Dilay

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Family

Environment

System

FamilyEnvironmentSystem

DIAGRAM

STEPS WEEKS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PLANIdentify topicApprovalLiterature review and target identification

Cause-affect analysisApproval of the main cause

Solutions for the futureDetermined solution tactic

DOPreparing survey and starting data collection

CHECK Analysis of data

ACTConclusion & suggestionsPreparing PPT & ReportSelf-assesment

PRESENTATION

GANNT CARD

EXPECTED

OBSERVED

SURVEY(We conducted a survey to people in the ages between 12 and 20)

Ratio

YesNoI don't know

40 %20 %

40 %

1. Do you have a special talent?

Ratio

SchoolFamilyOn my own

50 %

25 %

25 %

2. If yes, how did you find it out?

YesNoPartly

35 % 40 %

35 %

3. Have you ever had a chance to focus on your interests and talents during your education?

YesNo

4. Have you been guided by your teachers into your interest and talent?

60 %

40 %

YesNo

5. Have your parents supported you about your interest and talent?

70 %

30 %

YesNo

35 %

6. Do you know any schools which give education on special talents?

65 %

SystemFamilyEnvironment

7. What do you think is the main reason why gifted children cannot be detected?

60 %25 %

15 %

As a conclusion of our survey, We revealed that students can’t spare time for

their interests and talents outside school due to their exams and overloaded homework.

In our education system interests and talents are not given enough importance.

Most people think that system is the root cause of this problem.

Only a few people are aware of the schools for gifted children. They know about BİLSEM and TEVİTÖL.

SURVEY RESULTS

Tevitöl is an institution that gives special education to special students. It was founded by Sezai Türkeş in 1993 and has been providing education with the help of Turkish Education Foundation since 2001.

TEVİTÖL

Bilsem is a special institution which provides students in pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools with the opportunity of improving their special talents at the same time.

BİLSEM

(http://mebk12.meb.gov.tr/meb_iys_dosyalar/03/01/879440/icerikler/bilsem-nedir_34201.html)

http://www.ihlaskoleji.k12.tr/bahcelievler_ilkogretim/haber/2229/ihlas-koleji-bilseme-ogrenci-gonderdi.html

http://www.ilgazetesi.com.tr/2011/12/28/gelecegin-bilim-adamlari-bilsemden-yetisiyor/0113554/

Our education system is not qualified enough to detect gifted children.

Exam-based education prevent children from giving importance to their own interests and focusing on their talents.

Some parents don’t support their children about their interests and talents due to the environmental causes such as insufficient job opportunities.

CONCLUSION

Also some parents think that school courses are much more important than students’ interests and talents.

The exams, especially university entrance exam, prevent students from sparing time for their interests and talents.

There are some schools for gifted children but they’re not common in our country so that many people don’t know about them.

Even though there are such schools, they are inefficient unless the special students can be detected.

CHP İstanbul Milletvekili Nur Serter: "Gerçekçi olalım, bu okul sisteminde nasıl

tanılama yapılacak? Çocuklarımızın yeteneklerini göstereceği derslerimiz ya yok ya çok yetersiz. Engelli öğrencilere katkı verdiğimiz kadar üstün yetenekli çocuklarımıza niye katkı vermiyoruz? Türkiye'nin geleceği için üstün yetenekli çocuklar kazanılmalı.“

(http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/egitim/26509214.asp)

In order for children to explore their talents; The music, arts and sports courses should be increased

in schools. Apart from these courses, lab courses should be put into the education system.

Materials for arts, sports and science should be available for all students in all schools so that students can discover their talents.

Instutions for gifted children should be increased in number and should be more common throughout Turkey.

These institutions should be made familiar to families by distributing brochures or giving seminars.

Students should be led to selective courses at school according to their interests and talents.

SUGGESTIONS

Imece Circles Project by Dr. Hayal Köksal Bildiren and Uzun, (2007), Üstün Yetenekli Öğrencilerin

Belirlenmesine Yönelik Bir Tanılama Yönteminin Kullanabilirliğinin İncelenmesi, Pamukkale University Education Department Journal, issue 22, page 2.

Doğan, Tekcan, and Cürebal, (2008), Üstün ve Özel Yetenekli Öğrencilere Yönelik Bir Okul Modeli:TEVİTÖL, Adapted from: http://www.ustunveozel.com/dosya4.htm

Today’s Zaman, (2013), Turkey Has No State Funded Schools For Super-Talented Children, Retrieved from: http://www.todayszaman.com/national_turkey-has-no-state-funded-schools-for-gifted-children_322535.html

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/egitim/26509214.asp http://www.hayalkoksal.com/

References

Thank you for your attention!

Special Thanks to Dr. Hayal Köksal

http://www.hayalkoksal.com/