Analyzing Gifted Students` Explanations for Daily Celestial Motion Based on the Earth-based and Heliocentric Frames of Reference = Analyzing Gifted Students` Explanations for Daily Celestial Motion Based on the Earth-based and Heliocentric Frames of Reference

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This study aims to investigate gifted students` explanations for daily celestial motion from the Earth-based and heliocentric frames of reference. Eleven sixth-grade elementary school students were chosen for this study and data was collected through a questionnaire and an in-depth interview. The collected data was analyzed into celestial objects which are the Sun, the moon and the stars and analyzed based on the Earth-based and heliocentric perspectives again. As a result of the research, most gifted students were able to connect the Earth-based and heliocentric frames of reference with the Sun`s daily apparent motion. However, they understood the daily apparent motion of the moon and the stars far less frequently compared to the Sun`s motion and could not explain the Earth`s rotation clearly. The result of the interview showed that the lack of understanding about the daily celestial motion was caused by inaccurate understanding of the Earth`s rotation such as using memorized knowledge learned in school and guessing the answer.