An Investigation of Teachers', Parents', and Students' Opinions on Elementary Students' Academic Failure

Year 2009, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 567 - 586, 26.06.2009

Sadegül Akbaba Altun

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out factors that causes elementary education students’ academic
faliure. Participants were selected by using criterion sampling. Data were collected by elementary education
studetns, their parents, and teachers through open ended survey. Collected data were analysed by using
descriptive and content analysis. It was found that students’ academic failure were related uninterested parents,
lack of students motivation, schools realted problems, lack of teachers’ quality, program and system related
problems.

Keywords

Academic failure, students, parents, teachers, expectations

İlköğretim Öğrencilerinin Akademik Başarısızlıklarına İlişkin Veli, Öğretmen ve Öğrenci Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı ilköğretim okullarındaki seviyenin başarısızlık nedenlerini ortayamektedir. Bu egzersiz “Ölçüt örnekleme” veli, öğrenci ve öğretmenlerden açık uçlu sorularla toplat. Veriler betimsel ve içerik analizi. Bunlarınlara göre verildi başarısızlık nedenlerini motivasyon eksikliği ve ilgisizliği, okulla ilgili zorluklar, öğretmenin niteliği ile ilgili sorunlar, programla ilgili sorunlar ve sistemle ilgili sorunlar şeklinde belirtmişlerdir.

Keywords

Akademik başarısızlık, öğretmen, veli, öğrenci, beklenti

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