Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Bilimsel Araştırmaya Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the sub-dimensions of approach towards research of college students, according to the variables of gender, class, taking a scientific research class or not, and studying in an associate or undergraduate program. The sample of this study is composed of 250 associate degree and 403 undergraduate degree students which have been selected with a suitable sampling method for this study which was carried out with universal screening method. A suitable sampling method has been selected for the easily reachable and applicable individuals being available, as for the constraints of time, money and manpower. The reason of including these students into the research group is the inclusion of a scientific research methods class in their curriculum. As the data collection tool, approach scale towards research which was developed by Çelik, Gazioğlu and Pesen (2012) was selected. For the analysis of the data, independent sampling t-test, oneway variance analysis, normality and Levene test were applied. According to the results obtained from the study, a significant difference was found in the sub-dimensions of interest, importance and motivation which are part of the sub-dimension of approach towards research as a subject of the study, for gender difference. However there has been no significant difference in subdimensions of usefulness and anxiety. Also, no significant difference was detected for the sub-dimensions of interest, importance and motivation when compared for the class variable and the variable of having a scientific research class or not. When compared for the associate/undergraduate degrees, there has been a significant difference for the sub-dimensions of the study which are importance, motivation and anxiety, however, no significant difference has been found for sub-dimensions of interest and usefulness. Considering the approach of the college students towards research, we might say that additional optional classes could be added into the curriculum, together with the research methods class.

Examination of the Attitudes of Preschool Teacher Candidates and Teacher Candidates in Other Branches Towards Scientific Research in Terms of Some Variables

“…While some of the results of the studies carried out on the subject support this finding (Ilhan at al., 2016;Cakmak at al., 2015), some do not (Ata & Yenilmez, 2012;Korkmaz at al., 2011b;Kurt at al., 2011). In the study he carried out, Polat (2014) determined that the attitudes of the 4th-grade teacher candidates towards willingness to help researchers were higher when compared to other grades.…”

“…Female teacher candidates' positive attitudes towards researchers are higher when compared to male teacher candidates. As a result of the study carried out by Ilhan, Celik and Aslan (2016), it was discovered that females' positive attitudes towards research are higher than those of males. In the study carried out by Korkmaz, Sahin and Yesil (2011b) the levels of reluctance to help researchers of the male teacher candidates and their negative attitude towards research turned out to be higher than those of the female teacher candidates.…”

“…There are studies in the literature which discover that taking the research methods course affects the research attitudes positively (Benton at al., 1983;Cooke at al., 1993;Ata & Yenilmez, 2012). Differently from this, studies discovering that taking the research methods course does not create a significant difference in the attitudes toward scientific research come into question as well (Cokluk at al., 2005;Ilhan at al., 2016;Tavsancil, 1995;Winans & Madhavan, 1992;Benton & Jerrolds 1982). This situation can be associated with a difference in the quality of the content of the scientific research methods course that students take and the attitude of instructing staff giving this course towards students.…”

The investigation of postgraduate students’ scientific research competencies and anxieties towards research in terms of various variables*,**

“…Özellikle, bir görevi de bilimsel araştırmalar yapan kadroları yetiştirmek ve istihdam edebileceği bu kadrolara bilimsel araştırma yapma fırsatları sunmak olan yükseköğretim düzeyindeki eğitim kurumları, bu nedenle öğrencilerin bilimsel düşünme becerisi ve bilimsel araştırma yeterliklerini geliştirmek için çaba göstermekte, fırsatlar sağlamaktadır (Yaşar, 2014). Bu bağlamda lisans ve lisansüstü düzeyinde yer alan öğrencilerin bilimsel araştırmaya ilişkin bilgi, beceri ve yeteneklerinin geliştirilmeleri ve onların araştırmaya teşvik edilmelerini hedefleyen çok sayıda ders verilmektedir (İlhan, Çelik & Aslan, 2016). Diğer bir ifade ile öğrencilere araştırma teknik yeterlikleri ve bilimsel tutum ve davranışların bu derslerde kazandırılması hedeflenmektedir (Saracaloğlu, 2008;Aslan & Karagül, 2016).…”

Architecture Students Attitudes Toward Information Search Process

“…Büyüköztürk (1999) de üniversite öğrencileri ile yaptığı araştırmasında, bilimsel araştırma deneyimleri ile araştırmaya ilişkin tutumlar ve kaygılar arasında ilişki olduğunu tespit etmiştir ve öğrencilerin araştırma kaygılarının düşürülmesinde ve araştırmaya yönelik olumlu tutum geliştirmelerinde bireysel ve grup araştırma etkinliklerinin verilmesinin önemli bir rol oynayacağına dikkat çekmiştir. Son on beş yıl içerisinde yapılan çalışmaların bazılarında öğrencilerin bilimsel araştırma derslerini almalarının ve bilimsel araştırma deneyimlerinin bulunmasının araştırmaya yönelik tutumlarını olumlu yönde etkilediği (Saracaloğlu, 2008;Saracaloğlu vd., 2005) bazı çalışmalarda da bilimsel araştırma ile ilgili ders alınmasının tutumların olumlu yönde değişmesinde etkili olmadığı tespit edilmştir (Çakmak, 2016;İlhan, Çelik ve Aslan, 2016;Konokman, Tanrıseven ve Karasolak, 2013). Çakmak (2016) sosyal ve beşeri bilimler alanında lisans düzeyinde eğitim alan öğrencilerin bilgi arama süreçlerine ilişkin Hakemli Makaleler Fatma BAYSEN, Ayten ÖzSAVAş AKÇAY deneyimlerini nitel ve nicel yaklaşımları birlikte kullanarak incelediği araştırmasında, nicel yöntemler sonucunda öğrencilerin bilgi arama süreçlerine ilişkin tutumlarının orta düzeyde olduğunu belirlemiştir.…”