“…In the literature of the field, there are metaphor studies on the concepts of "mathematics", "mathematics problem," "mathematics teacher," "problem building," and "teaching mathematics problem solving" (Arıkan, 2014;Allen & Shiu, 1997;Cassel & Vincent, 2011;Latterell & Wilson, 2016;Sterenberg, 2008;Solomon & Grimley, 2011;Schinck, Neale, Pugalee, & Cifarelli, 2008). The metaphorical perceptions of primary and secondary school students about the concept of problem-solving are discussed (Ayvaz Can, 2021;Sezgin Memnun, 2015;Yee, 2017;Yee & Bostic, 2014), whereas the metaphorical perceptions of teacher candidates are discussed (Saka & Durmuş, 2021;Uygun et al, 2016). Within the available resources, there have been no studies in which the perceptions of gifted and typically developing primary school students about mathematical problem solving are tried to be determined together.…”