Research Article

EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS

Volume: 17 Number: 17 June 1, 1999
  • Hakan Uz
  • Ali Eryılmaz
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EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS

Abstract

In this research, the factors affecting the students' attitudes toward physics were investigated. In order to find the effects of six independent variables namely socioeconomicstatus, prioracmevement,cumulative GPA, future occupation, locus of control and achievement in mathon students'attitudestowardphysicswere examined. Three scales; Physics Attitude Scale, Socioecononllc Status Scale and Locus of Control Scale were developed and administered to 317 high school students. Multiple Regression and Correlation Analysis (MRC) was used to analyze the data obtained from the scales. This research showed that the combined effect of these six independent variableson students' attitudestowardphysics is significanl. The unique effects of future occupation, locus of control, achievement in math and prior achievement were significantfactorswhile the uniqueeffects of socioeconomic statusand cumulative GPA were nol.

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Hakan Uz This is me

Ali Eryılmaz This is me

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June 1, 1999

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July 23, 2014

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Year 1999 Volume: 17 Number: 17

APA
Uz, H., & Eryılmaz, A. (1999). EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 17(17), 105-112. https://izlik.org/JA75XL94BH
AMA
1.Uz H, Eryılmaz A. EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 1999;17(17):105-112. https://izlik.org/JA75XL94BH
Chicago
Uz, Hakan, and Ali Eryılmaz. 1999. “EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 17 (17): 105-12. https://izlik.org/JA75XL94BH.
EndNote
Uz H, Eryılmaz A (June 1, 1999) EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 17 17 105–112.
IEEE
[1]H. Uz and A. Eryılmaz, “EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS”, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 17, pp. 105–112, June 1999, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA75XL94BH
ISNAD
Uz, Hakan - Eryılmaz, Ali. “EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 17/17 (June 1, 1999): 105-112. https://izlik.org/JA75XL94BH.
JAMA
1.Uz H, Eryılmaz A. EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 1999;17:105–112.
MLA
Uz, Hakan, and Ali Eryılmaz. “EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 17, June 1999, pp. 105-12, https://izlik.org/JA75XL94BH.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Uz, Ali Eryılmaz. EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CUMULATIVE GPA, FUTURE OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICS. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi [Internet]. 1999 Jun. 1;17(17):105-12. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA75XL94BH