Comparative and Correlation Analysis on Reading Comprehension and Science Process Skills between the Science Gifted and General Students and by Gender

초등 과학영재반과 일반 학생 및 남녀 간의 독해력과 과학탐구능력의 비교 및 상관관계 분석

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of reading comprehension and science process skills between science gifted students and general students and to see the correlations between reading comprehension and science process skills of science gifted students by gender. The subjects were 57 science gifted students and 57 general students in 5th grade in U city. The results can be summarized as follows: First, the science gifted students had excellent reading comprehension skills compared to the general students and the difference was statistically significant. By gender, boys and girls of the science gifted students showed higher marks than those of the general students respectively. But for boys, the difference was statistically significant, while for girls, the difference was not significant. Second, the science gifted students has excellent science process skills compared to the general students and the difference was statistically significant. By gender, boys and girls of the science gifted students showed higher marks than those of the general students respectively. And for boys and girls, the difference was statistically significant. Third, there was low positive correlation between the reading comprehension and science process skills of the science gifted students. By gender, boys and girls showed low positive correlation respectively. But for boys, the difference was statistically significant, while for girls, the difference was not significant.