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The purpose of this study was to investigate semantic network and communication status in group according to communication structure in small group activity of science gifted students. Eight small groups, 5 members in each, participated in small group activities, in which they discussed the calculat...

The purpose of this study was to investigate semantic network and communication status in group according to communication structure in small group activity of science gifted students. Eight small groups, 5 members in each, participated in small group activities, in which they discussed the calculation of earth density. It was analyzed the communication network structure in small group activity and the problem solving achievement level using the social network analysis programs-Pajek, Ucinet 6.0. Both the communication status in group and the semantic network of science gifted students were analyzed using KrKwic, Ucinet 6.0. As a result, we classified the communication network structure of science gifted students into monopolistic type and co-ownership type according to the dispersion of interaction. And we also classified it into DH․NH type, DH․NL type, DL․NH type, and DL․NL type according to the density and network centralization of interaction. And the semantic network of prime movers in group represented more frequently used words, lesser rate of component, and higher density than that of out lookers. It means that the prime movers have coherent knowledge compared to out lookers, and they output more knowledge for problem solving than out lookers. As finding hub-score in small group activity of science gifted students, significant differences are showed between group members and prime mover using most hub word in the monopolistic type. In co-ownership type, there was not big differences in number of using hub-word. Therefore, the results of this study may be applied to evaluating the cognitive level of science gifted students and group organization for small group activity.

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