OPINIONS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR WASTE OBJECTS: THE EXAMPLE OF IZMIR PROVINCE
ORTAOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN ATIK NESNELERE YÖNELİK GÖRÜŞLERİ: İZMIR İLİ ÖRNEĞİ

Author : Firdevs SAGLAM
Number of pages : 417-428

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the opinions of middle school students related to the use of waste objects. In order to define students’ attitudes to AN, Waste Objects Opinion Scale (Sağlam, Yurdabakan, 2016) was used. This scale, consisting of 24 attitude items and three sub-dimensions, is a five-point Likert type scale. The alpha reliability coefficient for the subscales ranges from 0.75 to 0.82. This study was realized in the spring semester of 2016 year with the participation of 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from one middle school in Izmir. Working group of the study is consisted of 471 middle school students who are 242 (51%) female and 229 (49%) male. Analyzes were made by using SPSS 24 packet program. Descriptive statistics such as arithmetic mean, standard deviation was calculated. According to investigated variables, The Data were analyzed by using t test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). According to the findings of the study, it was seen that the opinions of middle school students showed a meaningful difference according to the genders. Additionally, the present study showed us a significant difference in the benefit subscale of the scale by the classes.

Keywords

Waste objects, Recycling, Visual arts education.

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