Comparing the Conceptions of learning and Study Habits between Talented and Normal Students

: The aim of this study was comparing the conceptionsof learning and study habits between talented and normal students.Method: This research was descriptive andcausal-comparative. The population included the wholetalented and normal students in Shiraz Universityin the academic year of 2010-2011 amon...

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Main Authors: ghorban hemati, abbas hoseinkhanzade, mahbobeh taher, mohammadsadegh arjomandi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2015-06-01
Series:Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī
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Online Access:https://jpe.atu.ac.ir/article_1544_2217ec9179d0fe716d80523e9e87a13a.pdf
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Summary:: The aim of this study was comparing the conceptionsof learning and study habits between talented and normal students.Method: This research was descriptive andcausal-comparative. The population included the wholetalented and normal students in Shiraz Universityin the academic year of 2010-2011 among them 242 students (141talentedand 141normal) were selected throughpurposeful sampling method. These students completedConceptions of Learning andStudyHabits Questionnaires. The analysisof datausingMANOVA showed that there was no significant difference between talentedand normal students in totalconceptions of learning (p>0.05). In spite of this, the average score of normal students in twosubscales (learning as gaining information and learning as remembering andusing information) was significantly higher than talentedstudents (p< 0.05). The average score of talentedstudents in three subscales (learning as personal change,learning as a process that is not limited to time and space and learning as thedevelopment of social competence) was significantly higher thannormalstudents (p< 0.01). And there was no significant differencebetween talented and normal students inlearning as a duty subscale (p> 0.05). Moreover the analysis of data usingMANOVA showed that there was a significant difference between talentedand normal students in study habits (p< 0.01). Also the results revealed thatin the five subscales of study habits  the score of talented students wassignificantly higher than normal students (p< 0.01) andthere was no significant difference between talented and normal students inthe three subscales of memory, exams and health (p>0.05). Conclusion:It is recommended that teaching and learningbecome more practical so that the study habitsimprove
ISSN:2252-0031
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