Purpose- The main aim
of this study is to determine student characteristics which affect science
literacy of students aged 15 years and compare these results with the other
countries according to PISA 2012.
Methodology
– In this field study descriptive research has been utilized. The data have
been obtained via the internet from the official PISA site (http://www.pisa.oecd.org). In this
study, the data obtained with the participation of students from 4 countries
(Turkey, Finland, America and Israel) involved in PISA 2012 were used. SPSS 15
program was used to analyses the data. In this study, the relationship between
the dependent variable (Science Literacy) and student characteristics was
tested.
Findings- According to
the results of this study, there is a meaningful relationship between science
literacy and students characteristics. Statistically meaningful relationship
was also found between students’ science literacy and the number of books,
computers and cell phones in their home. In addition, there were significant
differences between the science literacy averages of students in four countries
(Turkey, Finland, USA and Israel) and the presence of world classics and books of
poetry in their homes.
Conclusion- Similarly,
the science literacy average of students in Turkey, Finland and the United
States varies significantly according to the availability of supplementary
textbooks in their homes. This situation was not the case for Israel students.
Moreover, four countries had different results in terms of the level of science
literacy and student characteristics.
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Publication Date | March 30, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 |
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