Determining Tendency Levels and Opinions of Secondary School 12th Grade Students on Private Tutoring

Year 2023, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 305 - 327, 30.04.2023

Azmi Turkan , Nadir Çeliköz

https://doi.org/10.30831/akukeg.1178067

Abstract

The purpose of this study is, based on various variables, to determine differentiation in private tutoring tendencies of 12th grade students and their opinions about private tutoring. Mixed method sequential explanatory design was used in this study because both quantitative and qualitative methods were included. Collecting qualitative data depends on quantitative data. Thus, explanatory sequential design, one of the mixed methods, was used. The quantitative study group consists of 717 students in 12th grade secondary school studying in different schools types in İstanbul. Quantitative data were collected through stratified sampling method. The qualitative study group consists of 11 students selected according to quantitative data. The maximum variation sampling method was preferred for collecting qualitative data. The “Private Tutoring Tendency Scale” was used for collecting quantitative data; the semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used for collecting qualitative data. The SPSS 22.0 software was used in analyzing the quantitative data. Microsoft Excel and Nvivo 8 software were used for qualitative data analysis. The content analysis was preferred for conducting qualitative data analysis. According to the study results, it was observed that; there is significant difference in private tutoring tendency levels of the participants with respect to the gender and private tutoring experience variables. When qualitative findings are considered, it is evident that opinions of the participants are mainly gathered under the titles; reason for private tutoring tendency, general opinions on private tutoring and methodological opinions on private tutoring.

Keywords

private tutoring, shadow education, additional learning, private tutoring tendency.

Ortaöğretim 12. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Özel Derse Yönelik Eğilim Düzeyleri ve Görüşlerinin Tespit Edilmesi

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