Measuring and Comparing the Level of Wisdom of Gifted and Normal Adolescent Male and Female Students
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1 - Phd student in Psychology and Exceptional Children Education , Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch.Tehran. Iran
Keywords: Adolescent students, Wisdom Questionnaire, Gifted, Wisdom, Eight factors,
Abstract :
The aim of this article is the measuring and comparing the wisdom of gifted and normal adolescent male and female students. This article is a part of development-applied research in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey type in terms of data collection method. The statistical population included all gifted and ordinary high school students in Isfahan in the academic year of 1397-98. Cluster random sampling method was used and 400 people were tested individually with a questionnaire to assess the level of wisdom of adolescent students (WMQ). Data were analyzed using Spss and AMOS software using correlation coefficient, heuristic and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the analysis showed that the mean index in the gifted group is higher than the normal group and gifted male and female students have a higher score in the Wise Behavioral Indices Questionnaire. Eight factors with eigenvalues greater than one were able to explain 71.494% of the variance of items. The results of the first-order confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fit index is at a desirable level. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated in terms of Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.895. The coordination between the factors with the total score is acceptable and the model fit index is at a desirable level, which indicates that the questionnaire is sufficient.
