An Investigation into Chemical Literacy of High School Students

Year 2025, Volume: 38 Issue: 3, 695 - 710, 27.12.2025

Mehmet Yusuf Berk , Duygu Bilen

https://doi.org/10.19171/uefad.1568310

https://izlik.org/JA32JJ32YN

Abstract

The present research aimed to examine the chemical literacy levels of high school students and to analyze these levels in terms of various variables (gender, grade level, academic achievement, and parental education level). The study was conducted using the survey design. The population of the study consisted of high school students studying in the Kulp district of Diyarbakır. The research sample comprised 617 students. The “Chemical Literacy Scale” developed by Meydan (2022) was used as a data collection tool. The Research findings revealed that the students’ chemical literacy was above average. There was no statistically significant difference between the chemical literacy levels of male and female students. However, grade level, chemistry grade point average, and parents’ education level were found to be significant variables affecting students’ chemical literacy levels.

Keywords

Chemistry , Chemical literacy , Chemical literacy scale , High school students

Ortaöğretim Öğrencilerinin Kimya Okuryazarlıklarının İncelenmesi

https://izlik.org/JA32JJ32YN

Abstract

Bu araştırmada, ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin kimya okuryazarlık düzeylerinin belirlenmesi ve çeşitli değişkenler (cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi, akademik başarı, ebeveyn eğitim durumu) açısından incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma tarama modeline göre yürütülmüştür. Araştırma evrenini Diyarbakır’ın Kulp ilçesinde öğrenim gören ortaöğretim öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma örneklemi ise 617 öğrenci olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Meydan (2022) tarafından geliştirilen “Kimya Okuryazarlık Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulguları incelendiğinde ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin kimya okuryazarlıklarının orta düzeyin üzerinde olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Kız ve erkek öğrencilerin kimya okuryazarlık düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı fark bulunmadığı saptanmıştır. Sınıf düzeyi, kimya not ortalaması, anne eğitim durumu, baba eğitim durumu değişkenlerinin ise öğrencilerin kimya okuryazarlık düzeyleri arasında anlamlı farklılık yaratan değişkenler olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Kimya , Kimya okuryazarlığı , Kimya okuryazarlığı ölçeği , Ortaöğretim öğrencileri

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