Research Article

Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education

Volume: 42 Number: 3 December 31, 2025
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Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the 9th-grade English curriculum in terms of its core components, based on teachers' perspectives. A mixed-methods design, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, was adopted. Quantitative data were collected from 250 English teachers using the "Curriculum Evaluation Scale," while qualitative data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with 12 English teachers. Frequency, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation values were calculated for the quantitative data; independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to determine whether there were significant differences between variables. Qualitative data were analyzed using descriptive and content analysis methods. The findings revealed that teachers' perceptions of the 9th-grade English curriculum were generally neutral or moderately positive. Gender did not have a significant effect; however, the length of professional experience led to statistically significant differences in teachers' evaluations.

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Ethical Statement

The data of the study were obtained within the framework of the Ethics Committee Approval of Balıkesir University dated 04.01.2024 and numbered 19928322/050.04/334564.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Curriculum Evaluation in Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

September 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 8, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 42 Number: 3

APA
Yaşar, S., & Şahan, H. H. (2025). Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education. Bogazici University Journal of Education, 42(3), 141-159. https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1786007
AMA
1.Yaşar S, Şahan HH. Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education. BUJE. 2025;42(3):141-159. doi:10.52597/buje.1786007
Chicago
Yaşar, Suna, and Hasan Hüseyin Şahan. 2025. “Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education”. Bogazici University Journal of Education 42 (3): 141-59. https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1786007.
EndNote
Yaşar S, Şahan HH (December 1, 2025) Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education. Bogazici University Journal of Education 42 3 141–159.
IEEE
[1]S. Yaşar and H. H. Şahan, “Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education”, BUJE, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 141–159, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.52597/buje.1786007.
ISNAD
Yaşar, Suna - Şahan, Hasan Hüseyin. “Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education”. Bogazici University Journal of Education 42/3 (December 1, 2025): 141-159. https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1786007.
JAMA
1.Yaşar S, Şahan HH. Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education. BUJE. 2025;42:141–159.
MLA
Yaşar, Suna, and Hasan Hüseyin Şahan. “Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education”. Bogazici University Journal of Education, vol. 42, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 141-59, doi:10.52597/buje.1786007.
Vancouver
1.Suna Yaşar, Hasan Hüseyin Şahan. Assessment of the 9th Grade English Curriculum in Secondary Education. BUJE. 2025 Dec. 1;42(3):141-59. doi:10.52597/buje.1786007

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