Investigation of the Relationship between Science Burnout Levels and Test Anxiety of Secondary School Students According to Some Variables

Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Fen Bilimleri Dersi Tükenmişlik Düzeyleri ve Sınav Kaygıları Arasındaki İlişkinin Bazı Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi

Abstract

In this study, it has been investigated whether there is a significant relationship between the science course burnout and test anxiety scores of the secondary school students in the teaching process. In addition, it was investigated whether the burnout and test anxiety scores of the students in the science course differed according to gender. Burnout and test anxiety for science course scales were used in the study as data collection tools. The universe of this study is composed of students who study at secondary schools in the central districts of Sakarya. The sample consists of a total of 641 students, 298 girls (46%) and 343 boys (54%), attending six different state secondary schools in the central districts. Research hypotheses were analyzed with “Speraman Correlation” and “Mann-Whitney U” because the data were not distributed normally. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the students' burnout scores and the test scores. Moreover, while the students' science course burnout scores differed statistically according to their gender (p<.05), the test scores did not show a statistically significant difference (p>.05).In this study, it has been investigated whether there is a significant relationship between the science course burnout and test anxiety scores of the secondary school students in the teaching process. In addition, it was investigated whether the burnout and test anxiety scores of the students in the science course differed according to gender. Burnout and test anxiety for science course scales were used in the study as data collection tools. The universe of this study is composed of students who study at secondary schools in the central districts of Sakarya. The sample consists of a total of 641 students, 298 girls (46%) and 343 boys (54%), attending six different state secondary schools in the central districts. Research hypotheses were analyzed with “Speraman Correlation” and “Mann-Whitney U” because the data were not distributed normally. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the students' burnout scores and the test scores. Moreover, while the students' science course burnout scores differed statistically according to their gender (p<.05), the test scores did not show a statistically significant difference (p>.05).

Özet

Bu çalışmada; ortaokul öğrencilerinin öğretim sürecinde, fen bilimleri dersi tükenmişlik ve sınav kaygı puanları arasında anlamlı ilişkinin olup olmadığı, ayrıca öğrencilerin fen bilimleri dersi tükenmişlik ve sınav kaygı puanlarının cinsiyete göre fark oluşturup oluşturmadığı araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada veri toplama araçları olarak Fen bilimleri Dersi Tükenmişlik ve Sınav Kaygı ölçekleri kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın evrenini Sakarya ili merkez ilçelerinde bulunan ve ortaokullarda okuyan öğrenciler oluşturmaktadır. Örneklemini ise merkez ilçelerde bulunan ve rastgele seçilen altı farklı devlet ortaokulunda okuyan 298 (%46) kız, 343 (%54) erkek olmak üzere toplam 641 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma hipotezleri, verilerin normal dağılım göstermemesinden dolayı “Speraman Korelasyon” ve “Mann-Whitney U” ile analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar; öğrencilerin fen bilimleri dersi tükenmişlik puanları ile sınav kaygı puanları arasında pozitif ve anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca öğrencilerin fen bilimleri dersi tükenmişlik puanları, cinsiyete göre istatistiksel olarak farklılık göstermekte iken (p<.05), sınav kaygı puanları, cinsiyete göre istatistiksel olarak farklılık (p>.05) göstermemiştir.