scholarly journals Development of a Health Attitude Scale for Primary School Students

Author(s):  
Fatma CILDIR PELITOGLU ◽  
Sami OZGUR
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Halil Yurdakal

In this study, it is aimed to examine the attitudes of fourth grade primary school students towards reading in terms ofdifferent variables. In this context, the attitudes of students' reading attitudes were examined according to gender, age,read books regulary and number of books read in a month. The research was prepared in accordance with therelational survey model from the quantitative patterns. The sample of the study consists of 217 primary school fourthgrade students. The data of the study were collected with reading attitude scale prepared by Yurdakal and Susar(2018). Cronbach's Alpha value of the scale is 0.853 and the scale is composed of 4 dimensions and 28 questions.Kruskal Wallis H and Mann Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data. When the results of the research areexamined, the attitudes of the students towards reading do not differ according to gender. Students' attitudes towardsreading varies significantly according to age variable and this significance is in favor of 9-10 years. The students'attitudes towards reading differ with students who do not regularly read books and this is in favor of students who donot read a regular book. The attitudes of students towards reading do not differ according to the number of booksread monthly.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Hatice Vatansever Bayraktar ◽  
Buket Acikses Firat

The purpose of this study is to examine the level of primary school students' attitudes towards reading and whether they differ according to various variables. Descriptive scanning model was used in the research. The universe of the research consists of primary school students studying in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades in Istanbul. The sample of the study consists of 534 primary school students who study in 2, 3 and 4 classes in primary schools in Avcılar and Beylikdüzü districts of Istanbul. In the research, “Personal Information Form” and “Reading Attitude Scale” were used as data collection tools. SPSS was used in the analysis of the data. As a result of data analysis, it was observed that primary school students' attitudes towards reading were high. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference in the total scores, in the reading for fun and in the academic reading sub-dimensions according to variables of gender, book-magazine reading status and state of enjoying the gift of books. The attitudes of female students, those who read books and magazines, and those who like to give books to them are higher. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference according to the variable of buying book magazines to read in the sub-dimension of reading for entertainment and in the total scores. This difference is in favor of those who buy book and magazines to read. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference in sub-dimension of reading for entertainment purposes according to the number of siblings. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference in the total scores, in the reading for fun and in the academic reading sub-dimensions according to the variables of the class she studied and the number of books read per week. Primary school students' attitudes towards reading do not show a statistically significant difference according to variables.of mother and father educational status and favorite book type.


The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with school refusal behavior in primary school students. Student’s self-report and teacher’s measures were implemented; and students were recruited from 20 primary schools in six districts in Selangor, Malaysia. The survey was conducted at the end of school term in 2016, with a total of 915 students from Year 4 and Year 5 participating. The sample of students had been absent from school for more than 15% of school days in the current year. Pearson correlation shows a significant relationship between academic achievement and school satisfaction toward school refusal behavior. The findings of this study suggest that academic difficulties and dissatisfaction towards school environment could be the important risk factors for school refusal behavior. The present study underscores the importance of early detection and intervention as measures to reduce school refusal. Finally, the findings imply that the role of school factors should always be taken into account in connection with school refusal behaviour.


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