Determination of 7th Grade Students’ Thoughts of the Science Course
7th Grade Students’ Thoughts of the Science Course
Abstract
This research aims to identify the opinions of 7th grade students studying at private and public middle schools regarding the science course. The survey model was used in the study. The study group consisted of a total of 1070 students, including 120 students from the 7th grades of 3 private middle schools and 950 students from the 7th grades of 25 public middle schools located in the center of Kars. The “Interview Form on 7th Grade Students’ Opinions Regarding the Science Course”, consisting of five structured interview questions, was used as a data collection tool. The students answered the questions in written form. Students’ written responses were read repeatedly by the researcher, and students’ thoughts were identified through both predefined and emerging explanatory and inferential codes during the analysis process. The study found that the students attending private middle schools mostly expressed the following opinions regarding the science course: that it is a great and enjoyable course, and they like the course and their teachers. The study found that students studying at public middle schools mostly stated that science is a nice and enjoyable course, they like the course, and that during the course they feel excited, happy, curious and discover themselves.
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