AN EVALUATION STUDY OF THE ROLE OF THE GIFTED CENTER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CREATIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG PREP SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The aim of this research is to evaluate the role of gifted centers in developing environmental and creative behavior among middle school students. The research was based on the descriptive approach. The research sample consisted of (200) male and female middle school students during the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021. Of them (81) are males and (119) are females. To achieve the goal of the research, a questionnaire was prepared that includes (50) phrases covering four areas: The center’s management. The center’s teachers. The center’s activities. The center’s characteristics and capabilities. The results of the research indicated that the whole axes of the questionnaire have a degree of availability (very large) from the students' point of view, and the results of the research also revealed that there are no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of males and females in the response on both the first axis and the fourth axis, and the presence of statistically significant differences At the level of (0.05) between the mean scores of the two groups (males and females) in response to both the second and third axis, and the questionnaire as a whole in favor of males.