A Study on Basic Process Skills of Turkish Primary School Students
Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out primary school students’
basic process skills (BPSs) in terms of select variables. In addition, this
study aims to investigate the relationship between BPSs and academic
achievement. Research Methods: The
study had a survey design and was conducted with 1272 primary school
students. The study data were obtained from the “Test of Basic Process
Skills—BAPS.” BAPS was originally developed by Padilla, Cronin and Twiest
(1985) and adapted to Turkish by Aydogdu and Karakus (2015). Findings: The results indicated that the BAPS scores of primary
school students are not at a satisfactory level. Moreover, results indicated
that the BAPS scores of primary school students were higher among the upper
grades than the lower grade levels. Other results indicated that the BAPS
scores of primary school students were higher among students coming from
better socio-economic levels than those with low level socio-economic
backgrounds. Furthermore, the BAPS scores of primary school students were
higher among primary school students in urban areas than those living in
rural areas. Finally, the results indicated that a positively significant
relationship was found between primary school students’ basic process skills
and achievement in science courses. Implications for Research and Practice: Teachers have the great responsibility to develop the
BPSs of students. The socio-economic levels of students must be taken into
account during in-class activities that are the focus of BPSs. The results
suggest that the more BPSs primary school students acquire, the more
academically successful they will be. |
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
December 15, 2016
Submission Date
December 15, 2016
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 16 Number: 67