“UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TO HOMEWORK AND THE EFFECT OF HOMEWORK ON SUCCESS”*

Abstract

Present study aims to investigate students’ attitude to language homework and findif there is a relation between homework completion and academic & TOEFL ITPsuccess, so three subjects have been searched: 1.What is the students’ attitude tolanguage homework?; 2. What is the effect of homework on academic success (students’ success in quizzes and mid-terms)?; 3.What is the effect of homework onTOEFL ITP success? To this end, a research was conducted at TOBB University ofTechnology and Economics (TOBB ETU) Preparatory School in 2011-2012 academic year. First, to learn about students’ attitude to homework 286 studentsanswered a questionnaire. Additionally, to answer the second and the third questions a linear study was conducted throughout 2011-2012 academic year and450 students’ homework completion grades (AP grades), quiz and midterm grades,and TOEFL ITP grades have been collected. Then statistical analyzes were doneand students’ attitude to homework and the effect of homework on academic success and TOEFL ITP success were calculated

Keywords

• Student attitude
• language homework
• success

“ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİN ÖDEVLERE KARŞI TUTUMU VE ÖDEVLERİN BAŞARIYA ETKİSİ

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı öğrencilerin ödevlere karşı tutumunu araştırmak ve ödevyapma durumu ile akademik &TOEFL ITP başarısı arasında bir ilişki var mı bulmaya çalışmaktır. Bu bağlamda üç konu araştırılmıştır:1. Öğrencilerin ödevlerekarşı tutumu nedir?; 2. Ödevlerin öğrencilerin akademik başarılarına (ara sınav vevize sınavlarına) etkisi nedir?; 3. Ödevlerin TOEFL ITP başarısına etkisi nedir?.Bu amaçla 2011-2012 akademik yılında TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi(TOBB ETU) Hazırlık Okulu’ nda bir araştırma yürütülmüştür. İlk olarak, öğrencilerin ödevlere karşı tutumu hakkında bilgi sahibi olabilmek amacıyla 286öğrencinin katıldığı bir sormaca kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca, ikinci ve üçüncü sorularacevap bulabilmek için 2011-2012 eğitim öğretim yılı süresince doğrusal bir çalışma yürütülmüş ve 450 öğrencinin bir yıl boyunca aldıkları Ödev Yapma Notları (APnotları), ara sınav notları, vize sınavı notları ve TOEFL ITP sınavı notları derlenmiş ve hesaplanmıştır. Daha sonra istatistiksel analizler yapılmış ve öğrencilerinödevlere karşı tutumu ve ödevlerin öğrencilerin akademik ve TOEFL ITPbaşarılarına etkisi hesaplanmıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Öğrenci tutumu
• dil ödevleri
• başarı

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