Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics Course

The purpose of the research is to investigate the students’ attitudes’  and academic self-concepts with a) gender, b) class level, c) level of success and d) the faculty they plan to study towards Physics course of Ankara Science High School.  The  attitude scale about the physics course and  academ...

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Main Author: Hülya Pehlivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kastamonu University 2019-01-01
Series:Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi
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Online Access:https://kefdergi.kastamonu.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/Kefdergi/article/view/2257
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description The purpose of the research is to investigate the students’ attitudes’  and academic self-concepts with a) gender, b) class level, c) level of success and d) the faculty they plan to study towards Physics course of Ankara Science High School.  The  attitude scale about the physics course and  academic self-concept scales were used in order to collect data, the scales were applied to totally 339 students in Ankara Science High School.  An attitude scale about the physics course and an academic self-concept scale were used in order to collect data. While the reliability rate of Attitude Scale for Physics Course comprised of 34 items was found as 0.96, the reliability rate of academic self-concept comprised of 8 items was found as 0.80. According to the results obtained from the research, attitudes of Science High School students towards the physics course were found to be in favor of male students. In addition, significant differences were found in attitudes and academic self-concepts of the students towards the physics course based on class level, success level and the faculty they plan to study.
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spelling doaj.art-4809a93104e048e28c4c855b003acf972023-02-15T16:07:14ZengKastamonu UniversityKastamonu Eğitim Dergisi1300-88112147-98442019-01-01271556410.24106/kefdergi.2257808Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics CourseHülya Pehlivan0Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, Beytepe/ AnkaraThe purpose of the research is to investigate the students’ attitudes’  and academic self-concepts with a) gender, b) class level, c) level of success and d) the faculty they plan to study towards Physics course of Ankara Science High School.  The  attitude scale about the physics course and  academic self-concept scales were used in order to collect data, the scales were applied to totally 339 students in Ankara Science High School.  An attitude scale about the physics course and an academic self-concept scale were used in order to collect data. While the reliability rate of Attitude Scale for Physics Course comprised of 34 items was found as 0.96, the reliability rate of academic self-concept comprised of 8 items was found as 0.80. According to the results obtained from the research, attitudes of Science High School students towards the physics course were found to be in favor of male students. In addition, significant differences were found in attitudes and academic self-concepts of the students towards the physics course based on class level, success level and the faculty they plan to study.https://kefdergi.kastamonu.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/Kefdergi/article/view/2257Fen lisesifizik dersitutumfizik dersine yönelik tutum
spellingShingle Hülya Pehlivan
Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics Course
Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi
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fizik dersine yönelik tutum
title Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics Course
title_full Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics Course
title_fullStr Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics Course
title_full_unstemmed Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics Course
title_short Examination of Science High School Students’ Attitudes and Academic Self-Concepts towards the Physics Course
title_sort examination of science high school students attitudes and academic self concepts towards the physics course
topic Fen lisesi
fizik dersi
tutum
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url https://kefdergi.kastamonu.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/Kefdergi/article/view/2257
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