The effect of school climate on the math achievements of secondary school students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between school climate and mathematics achievement of secondary school students (grades 5 to 8) in public secondary schools in a district in the Aegean Region. In order to determine students' perceptions of school climate, the "School Climate Scale" developed by Çalık and Kurt (2010) was used. The study aims to determine the effect of school climate on students' mathematics achievement and how this effect shapes students' resilience in the face of the challenges they face. In the study, universal sampling technique was used and 912 secondary school students were accepted as participants. As a result of the analyses, it was found that there was a moderate positive correlation between the academic achievement of secondary school students in mathematics and school climate.

Keywords

• school climate
• mathematics achievement
• Secondary school

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