This study aims to analyze the student and school level variables that affect students' self-efficacy levels in mathematics in China-Shanghai, Turkey, and Greece based on PISA 2012 results. In line with this purpose, the hierarchical linear regression model (HLM) was employed. The interschool variability is estimated at approximately 17% in China-Shanghai, approximately 22% in Turkey, and approximately 23% in Greece.This study showed a positive association between variables of self-confidence, teacher support, and attitude toward school, all of which are among Level 1 variables, and mathematics self-efficacy in all three countries.A negative association was observed to exist between the variables socio-cultural index and educational opportunities at home and mathematics self-efficacy in all three countries. While pre-school education in ChinaShanghai and Turkey were negatively associated with students' mathematics self-efficacy levels, the same variable was positively associated with students' mathematics self-efficacy in Greece. While the variable mathematical anxiety was negatively associated with students' mathematics self-efficacy in China-Shanghai and Greece, it was positively associated with students' mathematics self-efficacy in Turkey. The variable interest in mathematics, in turn, was negatively associated with mathematics self-efficacy solely in ChinaShanghai. Regarding the association between mathematics self-efficacy levels and the school level variables, a near-zero positive association was found between class size, deemed significant for Turkey, and self-efficacy levels. The association between teacher to student ratio in school and self-efficacy levels was found to be negative in all three countries. The variable teacher' s morale, however, was positively associated with self-efficacy level in China-Shanghai and Turkey.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the disability level, leisure satisfaction, and quality of life in employees who were disabled. Six hundred twenty-seven employees who were disabled were included in this study and classified according to age, gender and disability level. In quality of life, there was significant difference between genders and age groups (p < .05). There was no significant difference neither in leisure satisfaction nor in disability level between groups (p > .05). In disability assessment, males were better and there was a significant difference in leisure satisfaction (p < .05). Age, gender, and disability level were important factors affecting disability, leisure satisfaction, and quality of life among employees who were disabled.
Bu çalışmanın amacı Uluslararası Öğrenci Başarı Değerlendirme Programının (PISA) verilerine göre Türkiye'de fen okuryazarlığı ile duyuşsal faktörlerin incelenmesidir. PISA 2006 öğrenci anketinden fen bilimlerine verilen genel değer, fen bilimlerine verilen kişisel değer, fen bilimleri öğrencisi olarak kendini yeterli görme, fen bilimlerinde özgüven ve bilimsel sorulamaya verilen önem değişkenleri belirlenmiştir. Belirlenen bu değişkenlerin fen bilimleri okuryazarlığı üzerindeki etkisi cinsiyet ve okul türüne göre araştırılmıştır. Belirlenen değişkenlerin fen bilimleri okuryazarlığını kestirmeye olan katkısı Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM) ile sınanmıştır. Buna göre, öğrencilerin fen bilimleri öğrencisi olarak kendilerini yeterli görmelerinin fen bilimleri okuryazarlığı üzerinde doğrudan etkisi vardır. Kendilerini yeterli gördükçe fen bilimlerindeki performanslarında artış gözlenmektedir. Ayrıca kendilerini yeterli gördükçe bilimsel sorgulamaya önem vermekte, bilimsel sorgulamaya verilen önem arttıkça fen bilimleri okuryazarlığındaki performanslarında artış olmaktadır. Fen bilimlerine verilen genel değerin fen bilimleri okuryazarlığı performansı üzerinde doğrudan bir etkisi yoktur. Ancak bilimsel sorgulamaya verilen önemin aracı olduğu bir etkiden söz edilebilir. Öğrencilerin fen bilimlerine verdikleri genel değer arttıkça bilimsel sorgulamaya verilen önem artmaktadır. Bilimsel sorgulamaya verilen önemin artmasından dolayı fen bilimlerindeki performansta artış gözlenmektedir. Ayrıca tanımlanan bu modelin kız ve erkek öğrenci grupları ile devlet ve özel okullardan gelen öğrenci gruplarında farklılaşmadığı saptanmıştır.
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