The Detectors : Inability of Detecting Super-Talented (Gifted) Children in Turkey (English PPT)

1. Let’s Unearth Our Hidden
Treasures!
18.12.2014
http://thedetectors3.blogspot.com.tr/

2.  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)

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

4. 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.

5.  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

6.  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.

7.  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.

8.  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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Family
Environment
System
0
2
4
6
8
Family
Environment
System

12. STEPS WEEKS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
PLAN
Identify topic
Approval
Literature
review and
target
identification
Cause-affect
analysis
Approval of the
main cause
Solutions for
the future
Determined
solution tactic
DO
Preparing
survey and
starting data
collection
CHECK Analysis of data
ACT
Conclusion &
suggestions
Preparing PPT
& Report
Self-assesment
PRESENTATION
GANNT CARD
EXPECTE
D
OBSERVE
D

14. Ratio
Yes
No
I don't know
40 %20 %
40 %

15. Ratio
School
Family
On my own
50 %
25 %
25 %

16. Yes
No
Partly
35 % 40 %
35 %

17. Yes
No
60 %
40 %

18. Yes
No
70 %
30 %

19. Yes
No
35 %
65 %

20. System
Family
Environment
60 %25 %
15 %

21. 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.

22.  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.

23.  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.(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/i
hlas-koleji-bilseme-ogrenci-gonderdi.html
http://www.ilgazetesi.com.tr/2011/12/28/gelecegin-bilim-
adamlari-bilsemden-yetisiyor/0113554/

24.  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.

25.  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.

26. 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)

27. 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.

28.  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/

30. http://www.hayalkoksal.com/