Investigation of Middle School Students' Attitudes toward Turkish Lesson by CHAID Analysis

Abstract

This research aims to determine middle school students' attitudes towards the Turkish lesson and examine the variables that predict these attitudes by CHAID analysis. In this study which is based on the survey model and the relational research method, which are among the quantitative research methods, the sample consists of a total of 1187 middle school students, 604 girls, and 583 boys, studying in the Esenler district of Istanbul in the 2019-2020 academic year. Students' attitudes towards Turkish lessons were obtained through the ATLS developed by Topçuoğlu Ünal and Köse (2014). The variables that predict middle school students' attitudes towards the Turkish lesson were determined by CHAID analysis. According to the results obtained from the research, the students' attitudes towards the Turkish lesson are generally positive. According to the results, grade level was the most crucial variable predicting students' attitudes towards Turkish lessons. The other variables were time allotted to games and social media in the electronic environment, Turkish lesson grade point averages, time allotted to reading, school type, absenteeism, and gender.