Social Media Habits through a New Media Literacy Perspective: A Case of Gifted Students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out the problems of gifted students using social media through a new media literacy perspective and according to the results obtained, to shed light on launching new media literacy in gifted centres called Science and Art Centres, Turkey. It has been tried to determine whether gifted students who are successful in the academic field use social media consciously on the axis of new media literacy. The social media habits of gifted students in a digital perspective constitute the basic framework of this research. A quantitative approach was used in the research. In quantitative research, a random sample of total 101 gifted students, between 6-17 ages with 51 females and 50 males at İzmit Science and Art Centre in Kocaeli, was applied. The data were analysed through descriptive research model in SPSS 22 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) statistical program. According to the preliminary results of the study, it was found that gifted students spent a lot of time on digital media and used YouTube channel more. In this study, their new media literacy education seems to be weak and they could obtain significant information on special education through new media literacy.

Keywords

• new media literacy
• gifted student
• social media