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Difficulties of Students in Learning High School Physics Courses and Suggestions for Solutions

Lise Fizik Derslerinin Öğreniminde Öğrencilerin Güçlük Çektiği Konular ve Çözüm Önerileri

Yağmur Üral(ERZİNCAN BİNALİ YILDIRIM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-7416-5372
Paşa Yalçın(ERZİNCAN BİNALİ YILDIRIM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8085-7914
Pages
53–77
Publication Date
2025-12-16
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Themes were formed in line with the answers given by the students about why they had difficulty in this subject and the solution suggestions they offered.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In the study, it was aimed to determine the difficulties encountered in physics course in line with the views of 12th grade high school students and to examine the solution suggestions for these difficulties.
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Key Findings & Data:As a result of the analyses, the topics that students had difficulty with in the 12th grade high school physics course and the solution suggestions for the topics that students had difficulty with were determined in line with the opinions of the students.
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Conclusion & Impact:Themes were formed in line with the answers given by the students about why they had difficulty in this subject and the solution suggestions they offered.
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⚙️Variables:Fizik Dersi · Lise Fizik Dersinde Güçlük Çekilen Konular · Lise Fizik Öğrencilerinin Görüşü

Abstract

In the study, it was aimed to determine the difficulties encountered in physics course in line with the views of 12th grade high school students and to examine the solution suggestions for these difficulties. In the study conducted using descriptive qualitative research design, data were collected with an unstructured questionnaire. Qualitative data and demographic information were collected with the unstructured ‘questionnaire for determining students’ opinions about the subject of difficulty and physics’ prepared by the researchers. While the validity of the questionnaire was ensured by expert opinions, its reliability was tested by pilot application. Ninety-six high school physics students studying in a small-scale province in Eastern Anatolia participated in the study. The collected data were analysed by content analysis method. As a result of the analyses, the topics that students had difficulty with in the 12th grade high school physics course and the solution suggestions for the topics that students had difficulty with were determined in line with the opinions of the students. It was determined that electricity and magnetism was the most difficult subject. Themes were formed in line with the answers given by the students about why they had difficulty in this subject and the solution suggestions they offered.

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Araştırmada 12. sınıf lise öğrencilerinin görüşleri doğrultusunda fizik dersinde karşılaşılan zorlukların tespit edilmesi ve bu zorluklara yönelik çözüm önerilerinin incelenmesi amaçlandı. Betimsel nitel araştırma deseni kullanılarak yürütülen çalışmada veriler yapılandırılmamış bir anket ile toplandı. Araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yapılandırılmamış “güçlük çekilen konu ve fizik hakkında öğrenci görüşlerini belirleme anketi” ile nitel veriler ve demografik bilgiler toplandı. Anketin geçerliği, uzman görüşleriyle sağlanırken, güvenirliği pilot uygulama ile test edildi. Araştırmaya Doğu Anadolu’da küçük ölçekli bir ilde öğrenim görmekte olan 96 lise fizik öğrencisi katıldı. Toplanan veriler içerik analiz yöntemiyle incelendi. Analizler sonucunda lise 12. sınıf fizik dersi öğrencilerinden alınan görüşler ile güçlük çekilen konular ve yine öğrencilerin görüşleri doğrultusunda güçlük çekilen konulara yönelik çözüm önerileri belirlendi. Elektrik ve manyetizma konusunun en fazla güçlük çekilen konu olduğu tespit edildi. Öğrencilerin bu konuda neden güçlük çektiklerine yönelik verdikleri cevaplar ve sundukları çözüm önerileri doğrultusunda temalar oluşturuldu.

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Üral, Y., Yalçın, P. (2025). Difficulties of Students in Learning High School Physics Courses and Suggestions for Solutions. Online Science Education Journal, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 53–77. https://ajindex.com/articles/1637838

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