Digital Privacy Awareness in Gifted Students

This randomized controlled trial aims to examine gifted and talented students' perceptions and concerns regarding digital privacy within the context of their digital literacy. The study evaluates the effectiveness of a structured digital privacy education intervention designed to increase awareness and informed decision-making in digital environments. Gifted students are randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group receiving standard practice. Data are collected using validated measures of digital privacy perception, digital literacy, and privacy-related concerns. The findings are expected to contribute to the development of evidence-based digital literacy and privacy education practices for gifted learners.

Inclusion Criteria: * Identified as a gifted or talented student and enrolled in a Science and Art Center (BİLSEM). * Currently enrolled in grades 9 through 12. * Aged between 14 and 18 years. * Actively using digital devices and online platforms. * Willing to participate voluntarily in the study. * Informed consent obtained from the participant and, where required, from a parent or legal guardian. Exclusion Criteria: * Not identified as a gifted or talented student. * Not enrolled in a Science and Art Center (BİLSEM). * Outside the specified age range. * Inability to participate in the educational sessions or complete the assessment instruments. * Withdrawal of consent at any stage of the study.