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The GAG Effect: Modelling High School Students’ Attitudes Towards Chemistry

GAG Etkisi: Lise Öğrencilerinin Kimyaya Yönelik Tutumlarının Modellenmesi

Bülent Pekdağ(BALIKESİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, NECATİBEY EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-0611-0617
Nursen Azizoğlu(BALIKESİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, NECATİBEY EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-0562-9126
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209–234
Publication Date
2025-09-29
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Additionally, recommendations for researchers, teachers, and curriculum designers were presented.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, Turkish high school students’ attitudes towards chemistry were examined in terms of Gender-Achievement-Grade level (GAG).
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Key Findings & Data:The study was conducted with 495 high school students attending the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades of five different schools in the city of Balıkesir.
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⚙️Variables:GAG etkisi · tutum · akademik başarı

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In this study, Turkish high school students’ attitudes towards chemistry were examined in terms of Gender-Achievement-Grade level (GAG). The study was conducted with 495 high school students attending the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades of five different schools in the city of Balıkesir. The “Attitude Scale Towards Chemistry” was used as the data collection tool, and non-parametric statistical analysis methods were employed. As a result, the analyses showed the majority of the students in the sample had positive attitudes towards chemistry, and a statistically significant and positive relationship was found between chemistry achievement and attitudes towards chemistry. Furthermore, statistically significant differences in attitude were detected in terms of gender and grade variables. These results were modeled as GAG effect. Discussion was based on the updated Turkish high school curriculum and international literature. Additionally, recommendations for researchers, teachers, and curriculum designers were presented.

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Bu çalışmada lise öğrencilerinin kimya dersine yönelik tutumları; akademik başarı, cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyi değişkenleri açısından incelenmiştir. Araştırma, Balıkesir ilinde bulunan beş farklı okulun 9, 10, 11 ve 12. sınıflarında öğrenim gören toplam 495 lise öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak “Kimya Dersine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği” kullanılmış ve analizlerde parametrik olmayan istatistiksel yöntemler uygulanmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre örneklemdeki öğrencilerin büyük çoğunluğunun kimya dersine yönelik olumlu tutumlara sahip olduğu ve kimya başarısı ile tutum arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif bir ilişki bulunduğu ortaya konmuştur. Ayrıca cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyi değişkenlerine göre tutumlarda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuçlar, GAG etkisi (cinsiyet, başarı ve sınıf düzeyi) şeklinde modellenmiştir. Tartışma bölümü, 2018 Kimya Dersi Öğretim Programı ve uluslararası literatür temel alınarak yapılmıştır. Buna ek olarak araştırmacılar, öğretmenler ve program geliştiriciler için çeşitli önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

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Pekdağ, B., Azizoğlu, N., *, B. P. (2025). The GAG Effect: Modelling High School Students’ Attitudes Towards Chemistry. Turkiye Kimya Dernegi Dergisi Kısım C: Kimya Egitimi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 209–234. https://doi.org/10.37995/jotcsc.1785351

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