In this study it is aimed to examine
the effects of some indicators about the city on the achievement of students
in the entrance exams to universities which is the most proliferated central exam
in Turkey. The dependent variable is the scores of students in Undergraduate
Placement Exam-2016 in the fields of Turkish-Mathematics; Turkish-Social and
Mathematics-Science. The independent variables are the variables in Life
Indexes in Provinces. The multivariate linear regression analysis has been
employed. According to findings, education, infrastructure and life satisfaction variables have
a statistical meaningful impact on the success in the field of
Turkish Mathematics. Change in these variables explains the 70,2% of change of the
student achievement in the Mathematics-Turkish branches in a city. Income and
wealth, education, infrastructure services have statistically meaningful impact
on the success of students in the Turkish Social branch. Change in these variables
explains the 60,1% chance of the students achievement in the Turkish-Social
branches in a city. Education has a statistically meaningful effect to the success of
students in Mathematics-Science branches. Change in this variable explains the
55,1% of the change of students achievement in the Mathematics- Science branch.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Araştırma Makalesi |
Authors | |
Publication Date | April 30, 2018 |
Submission Date | November 30, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |