Examining the relationship between the attitudes of gifted students towards Science and Art Centre and their risk of leaving Science and Art Centre

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the attitudes of gifted students towards BİLSEM and their risk of leaving BİLSEM and the socio-demographic factors affecting their attitudes towards BİLSEM and their risk of leaving BİLSEM. The research was conducted with a cross-sectional survey model. The participants consisted of 167 gifted students who received middle and high school education at BİLSEMs in Bağlar, Kayapınar and Yenişehir districts of Diyarbakır province in the 2023-2024 academic year. Attitude Scale towards Science and Art Centers, School Dropout Risk Scale and Personal Information Form were applied to the participants. The data collected from the participants were analyzed with SPSS 26 program. When the normality assumptions for the groups related to the quantitative variables were met, Independent Sample T Test or One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used as parametric tests, and when the normality assumptions were not met, Mann Whitney U Test or Kruskal Wallis Analysis of Variance were used as noparametric tests, and Post-Hoc Tukey HSD, Tamhane's T2 and Mann Whitney U Test with Bonferroni Correction were used for pairwise comparisons. According to the results of the study, it was found that the attitudes of gifted students towards BİLSEM were positive. In addition, there is a significant difference between the BİLSEM in which the participants are enrolled and their attitudes towards BİLSEM. When the relationship between gifted students' SAC dropout risks and socio-demographic factors was examined, it was found that there was no significant difference between gender, number of siblings, mother's education level, school type and SAC factors. It was found that there was a significant negative relationship between gifted students' BİLSEM attitudes and BİLSEM dropout risks. Accordingly, it was concluded that gifted students who have positive attitudes towards BİLSEM have a lower risk of leaving BİLSEM.