Abstract:

This study aims to examine the communication skills of students with special abilities in terms of different variables (gender ̧ parents' education status, number of siblings, birth order ̧ liking of group activities, and parents' occupational groups). The descriptive survey model was taken as a basis for the study. The study participants consisted of 160 gifted students studying at the Science and Art Center. The data were obtained by using the Communication Scale. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used. According to the results of the research, the scores of male students on the communication scale are significantly higher than the average score of female students. While there was a significant difference in the mean of communication scores according to the variables of the education status of the mother and father and the profession of the father, no significant difference was found according to the other variables. The results obtained indicate that in determining and developing the communication skills levels of students with special abilities, variables such as the gender of the students and the educational status of their parents should be taken into consideration.

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