GIFTED STUDENTS’ VIEWS ABOUT FIRST STAGE OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE GIFTED STUDENTS’ BRIDGE WITH UNIVERSITY (EPGBU)

All over the world, studies related to design of appropriate educational programs for
gifted students are continuing. It is also important that these programs should be
adapted to developing educational technologies. In Turkey, the structure of the
Education Program for the Gifted Students’ Bridge with University (EPGBU) which has
been prepared for the education of gifted students in the academic field and determined
as the primary educational approach to e-mentoring, is presented EPGBU first stage of
teaching process in this article. EPGBU teaching process is consisting of three periods. In
this study, students' opinions about the first period of the program have been examined.
Gifted students expressed positive opinions about EPGBU. They offered the suggestions
for improvement of the program. It can be said that the social validity of EPGBU is high
thanks to findings.