Ortaöğretim Öğrencilerinin Matematik ve Fen Derslerine Yönelik Olan Olumlu Tutumları ve Nedenleri

Matematik ve fen eğitimi alanında tutum konusunda yapılan çalışmalar, öğrencilerin derse ve konuya olan tutumlarının onların derse nasıl yaklaştıklarının yanı sıra, o konudaki bilgi düzeylerini, performanslarını, bilgi edinme isteklerini ve ilgilerini belirleyebileceğini öne sürmüştür. Bu çalışma ile; orta öğretim öğrencilerinin matematik ve fen derslerine karşı tutumlarının cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyi ile birlikte nasıl değiştiğinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Veriler, 6 dereceli Likert tipi ölçekli ve açık uçlu sorular içeren bir anket yardımı ile toplanmıştır. Olumlu tutum içeren maddelerin sonuçları değerlendirildiğinde, öğrencilerin fen ve matematik derslerine karşı olumlu tutum sergiledikleri tespit edilmiştir. Olumlu tutum geliştirme nedenlerinin başında, dersi anlamak ve öğretmen faktörü gelmektedir.

The Attitudes of Secondary Shool Students Towards Mathematics and Science Classes and Their Reasons

The studies in mathematics and science education, which focused on the students' attitudes, concluded that students' attitudes might be related with their approach to the class and subject, level of knowledge, achievement, willingness to learn and interest. This paper aims to analyze secondary school (9th, 10th, and 11th year) students' attitudes towards mathematics and science classes. Data analysis aimed to uncover the relationship between gender, grade level and attitudes. Data were collected with a survey which included both a 6-point Likert-type scale and open ended questions. The analysis of positively stated items revealed that secondary school students had generally positive attitudes towards mathematics and science classes. Two main reasons for developing positive attitudes were admiring the teacher and understanding the subject.

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