Mehmet Bicakci

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg | FAU · Department of Educational Psychology

In this chapter, I will outline the labels of giftedness and underachievement and present the theoretical debates surrounding these labels. A historicist examination of these labels follows, highlighting how the gifted underachievement (GUA) label emerges through the negation of “giftedness.” Subsequently, I explore the concept of GUA and its negat...

Forced choice dilemma (FCD) is defined as a conflict between gifted students' urges to strive for social acceptance and to pursue higher levels of achievement. In this narrative review, we presented a groundwork for forced choice dilemma and argued that this dilemma is mostly a cultural construct. The forced choice dilemma experienced by gifted stu...

This study aimed to compare the cultural orientations of gifted and non-gifted high school students in Turkey. The sample consisted of 688 adolescents living in 14 different cities in seven regions of Turkey, selected through multistage convenient sampling (unidentified = 345, identified = 343). Data was collected using the Individualism and Collec...

This correlational study examines the relationship between identification as gifted and various indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) among high school students living in Turkey. The relatively large and representative sample consists of 688 high school students, both identified (n = 343) and unidentified (n = 345) as gifted, enrolled in nationw...

Labeling the gifted is one of the critical practices in the field of gifted education. A number of renowned researchers are arguing that it should be dispensed with altogether, while others are still defending it. The current discussion focuses on four questions. We examined the possible answers provided by sociology, psychology, and education scie...

This study aimed at investigating suggestions provided by gifted education teachers and experts about full-time schooling for gifted students. In this study qualitative survey method was used and data was collected by an open-ended survey and semi-structured interviews. The data was analyzed by descriptive analysis including coding and categorizing...

The aim of this research is to review philosophical views on giftedness. For this purpose, a comprehensive literature review was conducted. When the literature is analyzed, it is seen that the views on giftedness date back to 2200 BCE (Fox, 1981). Analyzing the views on giftedness, which has an important place in science history, is important in te...

The current study examines the personality traits and cultural orientations of gifted high school students via mixed method design. In the quantitative phase, the Five Factor Personality Scale and the Individualism-Collectivism Scale scores were used from 185 students. Parametric tests were conducted on demgraphic variables. In the qualitative phas...

Bu betimsel araştırma üstünlerin kişilik özellikleri üzerine 1957-2020 yılları arasında yayınlanan araştırmaların bibliyometrik analizidir. Tüm Web of Science (WoS) indekslerinde 20 Haziran 2020 tarihinde 10:00-15:00 (GMT +3) saatleri arasında yıl ve dil kısıtlaması olmadan tarama yapılmıştır. Bu tarama sonucunda, dahil etme kriterlerine uyan topla...

The current study is the first detailed report on a savant case in Turkey. We collected data from a 25-year-old-male savant on attention span, short-term memory, working memory, autobiographical memory, overall intelligence, reading speed, text interpretation, and advanced calendar calculation. Data collection tools included the Test of Nonverbal I...

Bu araştırmada, sistematik literatür taraması yapılarak üstün zekalıların kültürel özellikleri üzerine yapılan araştırmaların doküman analizi yapılmıştır. İncelenecek araştırmalara sistematik literatür taraması yapılarak ulaşılmıştır. Bu araştırma nitel paradigma çerçevesinde betimsel düzeyde yürütülmüştür. İncelenecek dokümanların bulunması süreci...

Underachievement is commonly defined as the gap between the expected and observed performance. The aim of this study was to examine the definitions, characteristics, criteria, and intervention of underachievement among gifted studentsthrough an extensive literature review. The study covered multiple databases. The main factors that were reported...

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of a peer education program developed on the acquisitions of knowledge and skill of writing and implementing social stories by students attending primary school, and the effect of social stories delivered by peers who have completed the program (peer tutor) on the acquisition of crossing skills by s...

Özel yeteneklilerin yaratıcılık becerileri üzerine birçok araştırma yapılmasının sebebi, yaratıcılığın bu bireylerin temel özelliklerinden biri olarak anılmasından kaynaklanmaktadır. Bu nitel doküman analizi çalışmasının amacı, Türkiye’deki özel yetenekli öğrencilerin yaratıcılık beceriler üzerine yapılan çalışmaları incelemektir. Literatür taramas...