INTERDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES OF GIFTED STUDENTS IN VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION

Abstract

Education of gifted individuals became a major issue all over the world because of their vital importance in the future of humanity and their countries. Education of these students which varies from country to another, is being Met by the Center of Science and Art in Turkey. These centers which give care to individual differences, aim to grow students as individuals for scientific thinking combined with aesthetic values behaviors, producer, problem solver, and self-fulfiller. Living Rapid change in the world, is also reflected in the field of education, new teaching approaches have emerged to provide a more effective learning to students. Interdisciplinary teaching which gained importance in education in recent years, has given positive results in the field of visual arts too. In this study, is in order to see the results of gifted students in visual arts education using interdisciplinary activities; performing interdisciplinary visual arts education activities in Compliance period of Science and Art Center in Konya and evaluating the results. In this study, and with the idea of supporting each other, several data were used along with quantitative and qualitative research methods and expert assessments obtained from one group used in the study, teacher and student interviews and student reflection papers. As activities showed good level of interest and participation from students were performed in relation to other disciplines. And other results from this research which used the guidance and consultancy were concluded like co-operation, sharing, responsibility, motivation, internal audit and exchanging ideas. In addition, developing creative thinking and problem-solving skills in students through interdisciplinary activities which contribute to the research, all with results from providing student’s abilities for applications and other useful methods concluded from other disciplines as well. Keywords: Superior talent, superior talent in art, interdisciplinary education, art education, Science and Art Center, visual art education.