A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library Books
A large body of research since 1990 indicates a positive relationship between various library services and students’ academic achievement. This present study has been conducted to revitalize the important role of libraries and books necessary for the success of many students, irrespective of their a...
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2011-12-01
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| description | A large body of research since 1990 indicates a positive relationship between various library services and students’ academic achievement. This present study has been conducted to revitalize the important role of libraries and books necessary for the success of many students, irrespective of their age. Therefore, this quantitative study investigates the possible relationship between Turkish students’ academic achievement mean (GPA) and number of books borrowed from a university library during their undergraduate study at a private university. Based on ANOVA, Scheffe Test, and Spearman Correlation, the analysis of 478 academic achievement records of English Language Teaching (ELT) graduates reported a statistically significant correlation between number of borrowed library books and students’ academic achievement mean: the more books one borrowed, the higher was the academic achievement |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7477b98b46974cd1af9c9a59d7c7a6322023-02-15T16:15:59ZengGaziantep UniversityGaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences2149-54592011-12-0110413471361136A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library BooksYakup Çetin0Hüseyin Kınay1??A large body of research since 1990 indicates a positive relationship between various library services and students’ academic achievement. This present study has been conducted to revitalize the important role of libraries and books necessary for the success of many students, irrespective of their age. Therefore, this quantitative study investigates the possible relationship between Turkish students’ academic achievement mean (GPA) and number of books borrowed from a university library during their undergraduate study at a private university. Based on ANOVA, Scheffe Test, and Spearman Correlation, the analysis of 478 academic achievement records of English Language Teaching (ELT) graduates reported a statistically significant correlation between number of borrowed library books and students’ academic achievement mean: the more books one borrowed, the higher was the academic achievementhttp://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24241/256987?publisher=gantepakademik başarı kitap koleksiyonu kütüphane okumaacademic achievement book collection library reading |
| spellingShingle | Yakup Çetin Hüseyin Kınay A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library Books Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences akademik başarı kitap koleksiyonu kütüphane okuma academic achievement book collection library reading |
| title | A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library Books |
| title_full | A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library Books |
| title_fullStr | A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library Books |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library Books |
| title_short | A Causal Relationship between Turkish EFL Students’ Academic Achievement and Borrowed Library Books |
| title_sort | causal relationship between turkish efl students academic achievement and borrowed library books |
| topic | akademik başarı kitap koleksiyonu kütüphane okuma academic achievement book collection library reading |
| url | http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24241/256987?publisher=gantep |
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