The purpose of this study is to examine
the effects of using different statistical analysis methods on the results of
questionnaire or scales evaluation in education studies. The scale-survey
method was used for data collection. In accordance with this purpose,
“Students’ Satisfaction of Physical Space” (SSPS) developed by researchers and
measuring their school satisfaction level of students was used. The sample of
the study is consisted of 720 students studying in the boarding school in the
province of Erzurum. Firstly, the data obtained from the sample were scored and
then, both parametric and non-parametric analyzes were performed on the total
score and arithmetic mean scores of the test. Evaluating of tests results were
statistically compared. Thus, we tried to determine which analysis method was
more accurate in the evaluation of the scales.
Accordingly, we were be able to achieve more reliable results. As a
result, it was determined that performing statistical analyzes by scoring
questionnaires and scales brought different problems. Contrary to the general
belief that parametric tests are more reliable than non-parametric tests, it is
also shown that the comparison with the chi-square test is one of the most
suitable methods in the analysis of categorical datum obtained from the
questionnaires. On the other hand, instead of collecting the scores of the
different class levels students' answers to each question, it is more
convenient to apply the chi-square test to the total frequencies of the
answers. In addition, among students of different grades (K5-8), it was
determined that there was a statistically significant difference among their
satisfaction levels from the physical environment of the school.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2019 |
Submission Date | April 26, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | July 29, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 38 |