Abstract
The aim of this research is to see if there are any relationships between reading disposition, career attitude maturity and self-leading learning trait among gifted and general elementary school students. The research results show that: in reading disposition, gifted students showed higher result compared to the general students at reading interest and reading experience, but were not different in reading environment. Also, gifted students showed higher results in career attitude maturity in determination, purposes, assurance, but were not different in readiness and independence. Additionally, gifted students showed higher results at self-directed learning in 8 sub-categories, which are openness to learning, self notion, taking-initiative ability, responsibility, learning zeal, future-oriented self-knowledge, creativity, and self assessment. In addition, the research indicates that career attitude maturity is correlated with reading interest, reading experience and reading environment. Also, self-leading learning is correlated with reading interest, reading experience and reading environment. On the basis of this research, the following are suggested. The research was conducted for elementary school students in 4th~6th grades. Hence, the research needs to be extended to middle school and high school students. And, in order to guide students' careers and improve students' self-leading learning ability, those results need to be applied to real educational situations. In addition, research need to be done to find out what kind of books have more effect on career attitude maturity and self-directed learning trait.
본 연구의 목적은 영재아와 일반 초등학교 학생의 독서성향과 진로태도 성숙 및 자기주도적학습 특성을 비교해보고 그 관계를 살펴보는 데에 있다. 영재아와 일반아의 독서성향을 비교하였을 때, 영재아는 일반아보다 독서흥미, 독서경험이 유의미하게 높은 결과를 나타냈으며 이는 독서수준이 높다는 결과와 일치하였다. 또한 영재아와 일반아의 진로태도성숙을 비교한 결과 진로태도성숙 하위 요인 중에서 결정성, 목적성, 확신성은 영재아가 일반아보다 유의미하게 높게 나타났다. 영재아와 일반아의 자기주도적학습 특성을 비교한 결과 모든 항목에서 영재아는 일반아보다 높은 점수를 나타냈다. 독서 성향과 진로태도성숙, 또 독서성향과 자기 주도적 학습 특성 사이에는 정적으로 유의미한 상관관계가 있었다.