Searching for the image of scientists from the point of view of gifted students

In this era during which the science and technology develop continuously the countries also need to update their education potentials and renew themselves. The science and technology class is very important in primary education where the students meet the first time with the purposive and planned information. Because it ensures the students interpret natural world correctly, develops the student?s ability of understanding cause and effect relations, ensures them love the science and scienctists and behave within this framework.In the science and technology class negative opinions regarding the science ad scientist should be determined and the students should gain correct image as regards the science and the scientist. The purpose of this study is to present the images and opinions of the gifted students regarding scientists.The target population of this study consists of the gifted students who have education in the Science and Art Centers in Ankara, Adana and Istanbul during the 2011-2012 education season. 94 students who attend yasemin karakaya science and art center, 60 students who attend Ankara science and art center, 29 students who attends to İstanbul science and art center and 77 students who attends to adana science and art center participate to this study. Totaly, 260 students are participated in this study.A scale which is compose of tree section is used in this study. The first section of the scale contains questions to determine the demographic characteristics of the students. In the second Section there is 34-element likert scale for knowledge about students? attitudes towards scientists. In the last part of the study, DAST ((Draw A Scientist Test) improved by Chambers is used get knowledge about students? attitudes towards scientists.Statistically significant result showed that students generally draw in their drawing scientists with laboratory dress, glasses and works in loboratory. Although, there were some students who is optimistic for being woman scientists in drawings, according to the resut of questionarys, man scientists were seen extencievely in their drawings. Student?s thoughts about the scientists isn?t seem to different from the primary school grades according to student?s sex and location of science and art center.