The Effects of the Program Including Differentiated STEM Applications Based on the Parallel Curriculum Model on the Critical Thinking Skills, Creativity and Attitudes of Gifted and Talented Students

In this study, the effect of the program including differentiated STEM applications based on the Parallel Curriculum Model on the gifted and talented students learning the Electricity Unit of 7th grade has been investigated by using quantitative method. Twenty-four gifted and talented students attending the 7th grade of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Science and Art Center in 2017-2018 academic year participated into the practice lasting 16 hours in 4 weeks. Cornell Critical Thinking Test, Torrance Creative Thinking Test and TOSRA were used for data collection. The collected data were statistically evaluated by using SPSS 21.00 package program. The program, which includes the differentiated STEM applications according to the parallel curriculum model, has been found to be more effective than the research-based learning model in the development of the attitudes of gifted and talented students towards critical thinking skills, creativity and science.