Analyzing Errors Reference to Use of Connectives

Volume: 9 Number: 2 June 1, 2016
  • Gökhan Çetinkaya
  • Hakan Ülper
  • Nihat Bayat
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Analyzing Errors Reference to Use of Connectives

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine errors in usage of connectives by secondary students and to specify to what extent the errors they make in terms of connective’s types and their functions quantitatively and qualitatively. The participants of the research consist of 477 students studying in 5-8. grades. Data have been collected by the Connective Knowledge Scale in which there are 36 items. Percentage and frequency calculating has been applied in analyzing of the data. The results revealed that different connectives are misused in different quantities. In addition, the most misused connectives were discourse adverbials and the least were coordinating connectives in terms of their syntactic structure. Also the most misused connectives were comparisons and the least were temporal connectives in terms of their meaning. The results gained from this research has emerged that students have troubles about use of the connectives.

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Gökhan Çetinkaya This is me

Hakan Ülper This is me

Nihat Bayat This is me

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June 1, 2016

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June 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 9 Number: 2

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Çetinkaya, G., Ülper, H., & Bayat, N. (2016). Analyzing Errors Reference to Use of Connectives. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 9(2), 198-213. https://izlik.org/JA29ED35LX