Environmental Attitude Levels of Gifted and Talented Students and Analysis of Metacognitive in Terms of Some Variables

In this study, it was aimed to examine the environmental attitudes of gifted and talented students and the relationship between their metacognitive and gender, grade level, Science and Art Education Centers (BILSEM) training program type and BILSEM attendance year variables. Cross-sectional screening was used in the study. In order to obtain data, Environmental Attitude Scale and Metacognitive Authority Inventory were used. Data were analyzed using the independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis with the help of the SPSS-22.0 packet program. The results of the study revealed that the attitudes of the gifted and talented male students were statistically higher than the female students' environmental attitudes and the male students' consciousness levels were higher than the female students'. In the study it was determined that the levels of metacognitive and attitudes of gifted and talented students did not differ statistically according to the grade level, BILSEM training program type and BILSEM attendance year variables. Moreover, no statistically significant association was found between the metacognitive of gifted and talented students and the levels of environmental attitudes