ANALYZING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SCHOOL ATTENDANCE WITH REGARDS TO VARIOUS VARIABLES

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyse, the level of school attendance, sex, age, class, family economic status, parents' education level in terms of academic achievement of the secondary school students. The participants of the study consist of 552 secondary school students (280 girls, 272 boys) with an average age of 12.6. As a data collection tool, the inventory “School Attachment Scale for Children and Adolescents” adapted to Turkish by Savi (2011) was used. In data analysis, t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used. Girls’ school attachment level found to be higher than boys. As students’ age and grade get higher their school attachment levels fall. The level of involvement in school of the students whose parents have a higher economic condition and a higher educational background is more than the students whose parents have a lower economic situation and educational background. It was found that the level of involvement in school of the students, whose academic achievement level is higher, is more than the students whose academic achievement level is lower.

Keywords

• school
• school attachment
• secondary school student

ORTAOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE OKULA BAĞLANMANIN ÇEŞİTLİ DEĞİŞKENLER AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, ortaokul öğrencilerinin okula bağlanma düzeylerinin cinsiyet, yaş, sınıf, aile ekonomik durumu, anne-baba eğitim durumu ve akademik başarı düzeyleri açısından incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın katılımcıları yaş ortalaması 12.6 olan toplam 552 (280 kız, 272 erkek) ortaokul öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında Savi (2011) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan “Çocuk ve Ergenler İçin Okula Bağlanma Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, t testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi kullanılmıştır. Kızların okula bağlanma düzeyleri erkeklerden daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin yaşı ve sınıfı ilerledikçe okula bağlanma düzeylerinin düştüğü belirlenmiştir. Ailesinin ekonomik durumu ve anne-babasının eğitim durumu yüksek olan öğrencilerin okula bağlanma düzeyleri, ailesinin ekonomik durumu ve anne-babasının eğitim durumu düşük olan öğrencilere göre daha yüksektir. Akademik başarı düzeyi yüksek olan öğrencilerin okula bağlanma düzeyleri, akademik başarı düzeyi düşük olan öğrencilere göre daha yüksek olarak bulunmuştur.

Keywords

• okul
• okula bağlanma
• ortaokul öğrenciler

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