Analysis of Differences between Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities in Elementary Schools by Meta-analysis Method

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education for Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

3 Psychology and Education of Expetional Childern, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to collect and integrate information about the characteristics of gifted students with learning disabilities. Therefore, with the help of domestic and foreign databases, all research reports were found and collected. 15 studies were selected from 92 studies. These studies were conducted from 1989 to 2020 and were included in the meta-analysis basket as a final sample.In the systematic review method according to Prisma instructions and in the meta-analysis method, the meta-analysis checklist tool was used. A total of 87 correlation effect sizes were obtained from them; Which was analyzed with 2CMA software.In this study, two models, random and fixed, were calculated. According to the heterogeneity analysis through Q and square I indices, the fixed model was considered as the final model. The highest effect was devoted to the study of learning disabilities, the study of abilities of the right and left hemispheres of gifted students with and without learning disabilities and the least effect was the study of procedures used to identify children with gifted learning disabilities.

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