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The Effect of Digital Activities on the Technology Awareness and Computational Thinking Skills of Gifted Students (eTwinning Project Example)

Harun YALÇIN
Mustafa ÇEVİK
Tuba DELİCE
Merve ŞİRİN
Selda TOPAL
Yusuf KAPLAN
Burcu ATABEY ÖZDEMİR
Güzin ŞEREF
Özlem ORTAK KILINÇ
Nazlı BARIŞ
Pages
205–244
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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At the end of the study, the findings were discussed, and recommendations were made for future studies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of interdisciplinary activities organised online within the scope of an eTwinning project carried out with gifted students on the students’ technology awareness and computational thinking (CT).
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Key Findings & Data:The study was carried out through web-based tools for a period of 3 months in the year 2020.
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⚙️Variables:Gifted students · mixed method · technology awareness

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The aim of this study was to examine the effect of interdisciplinary activities organised online within the scope of an eTwinning project carried out with gifted students on the students’ technology awareness and computational thinking (CT). The study was carried out through web-based tools for a period of 3 months in the year 2020. A single-group pretest-posttest design, one of the pre-experimental designs, was used in the study. The participants were 50 gifted students continuing their education at Science and Art Centres affiliated to the National Education Ministry in 6 different provinces of Anatolia. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used together in the study. A technology awareness and computational thinking scale was chosen as the quantitative data collection tool, while mind maps were used as the qualitative data collection tool. As a result of the research, a significant increase in the participants’ technology awareness and computational thinking was determined in favour of the posttest, while this increase was verified through the mind-mapping technique applied to the students. At the end of the study, the findings were discussed, and recommendations were made for future studies.

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YALÇIN, H., ÇEVİK, M., DELİCE, T., ŞİRİN, M., TOPAL, S., KAPLAN, Y., ÖZDEMİR, B. A., ŞEREF, G., KILINÇ, Ö. O., BARIŞ, N. (2022). The Effect of Digital Activities on the Technology Awareness and Computational Thinking Skills of Gifted Students (eTwinning Project Example). International Journal of Modern Education Studies, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 1, 205–244. https://ajindex.com/articles/541423

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