The Conversational Competence Level Among the Gifted students in light of Some Variables

Abstract

The current study aimed at identifying the conversational competence level among the gifted students in light of some variables. The sample consisted of (178) male and female gifted students within Aseer District. The analytical descriptive statistics were used and McDowell's Conversational Competence Scale (2000) was administered. Results revealed that the conversational level among gifted students was high. Further, there were no statistically significant differences (α≤0.05) attributed to effect of gender on all domains and the overall degree excluding domain "presentation", where differences were in favor of females. However, there were statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) attributed to effect of the school level on all domains and the overall degree excluding domains "modeling" and "response", where differences were in favor of the secondary school level. There were no statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) attributed to the effect of interaction between gender and school level on most domains excluding domains "presentation" and "results" and the overall degree.