Investigation of the School Experiences of Pre-Adolescent Children

Öz

School-based positive characteristics, including gratitude, optimism, enthusiasm for life, and perseverance, form the basis of children's positive experiences at school, and children's positive experiences at school are important for their development. For this reason, the research aims to examine the school experiences of pre-adolescent children in terms of various variables. The research was planned according to the survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, and simple random sampling was used, one of the sampling methods. The research was conducted in the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year with 549 children who were in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and agreed to participate in the study. “Demographic Information Form” and “Positive Experiences at School Scale” were used to collect data. Since the data showed normal distribution, t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), post-hoc t-test, and Tukey HSD were used to analyze the data. According to the results of the research, a significant difference was found between children's experiences at school and their gender, achievement status, relationship status with mother, father, teacher, and classmates, time spent playing digital games, and time spent using social media.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pre-adolescence
• Middle school
• Positive experiences at school

Ön Ergenlik Dönemindeki Çocukların Okul Yaşantılarının İncelenmesi

Öz

Minnettarlık, iyimserlik, yaşam coşkusu ve sebat içeren okul temelli pozitif özellikler, çocukların okuldaki pozitif yaşantılarının temelini oluşturmaktadır ve çocukların okuldaki pozitif yaşantıları onların gelişimleri açısından önemlidir. Bu nedenle araştırma çeşitli değişkenler açısından ön ergenlik dönemindeki çocukların okul yaşantılarını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama modeline göre planlanmış olup örnekleme yöntemlerinden basit seçkisiz örnekleme kullanılmıştır. Araştırma 2022-2023 eğitim-öğretim yılı bahar döneminde 6., 7. ve 8. sınıfa giden ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 549 çocuk ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplamak için “Demografik Bilgi Formu” ve “Okulda Pozitif Yaşantılar Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Veriler normal dağılım gösterdiği için verilerin analizinde t testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA), post-hoc t-testi ve Tukey HSD kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucuna göre çocukların okuldaki yaşantıları ile cinsiyet, başarı durumu, anne, baba, öğretmen ve sınıf arkadaşları ile olan ilişki durumu, dijital oyun oynama süresi, sosyal medya kullanım süresi arasında anlamlı fark bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ön ergenlik dönemi
• Ortaokul
• Okulda pozitif yaşantılar

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