Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken (Aug 2015)
EXAMINING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ANXIETY AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE ACCORDING TO VARIOUS VARIABLES
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between secondary school students’ anxiety and attitude toward social science course and to determine whether students’ anxiety and attitude differed significantly according to perceived successes in social science course, gender, and classroom level. A total of 300 6, 7, and 8th grade students studying in secondary schools located in Karabuk city center in 2014-2014 education year and second term participated in the study. This study designed in survey model used “Anxiety Scale” developed by Kağıtçı and Kurbanoğlu (2013) and “Attitude Scale” developed by Anlar (2011) to gather data. Results of the study revealed that secondary school students’ anxiety and attitude toward social science course was negatively and significantly correlated. Results also illustrated that students’ anxiety differed significantly according to perceived success in social science course variable while their attitude differed significantly according to perceived success in social science course and classroom level variables. Results of the study were discussed in line with the related literature.
