Affiliation:
1. Uludağ University, Turkey
2. Sakarya University, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore parents’ opinions about homework assignments given in science and technology courses. The sample of the study was composed of 764 parents who reside in the city of Osmaniye in Turkey. The data were collected by a “Parent Homework Scale” developed by the researcher. The instrument includes three subscales; function, attitude and behavior. U-Test and H-Test were employed to identify any difference among variables. The findings showed that there was no significant difference in parents’ scores on attitude and behavior subscales of the instrument regarding gender, educational background, occupation, and average monthly income. When function subscales scores were investigated according to gender educational background, occupation, average monthly income, it was observed that civil servants in occupational category had lower function scores than self-employed, farmer, worker, artisan, and retired. It was found that university graduates in level of education category had lower function scores than primary school graduates, secondary school graduates, and high school graduates. It was also found that high income in the monthly income group had lower function scores than other members in each related group.
Key words: homework, parents’ opinions, science education.
Reference75 articles.
1. Ahioğlu, Ş. S. (2006). Öğretmen ve Veli Görüşlerine Göre Farklı Sosyoekonomik Düzeydeki Ailelerini İlköğretim Birinci Sınıf Öğrencilerin Okuma Yazma Sürecini Etkileme Biçiminin Değerlendirilmesi. Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Çukurova Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstütüsü, Adana.
2. Aladağ, C., & Doğu, S. (2009). Fen ve Teknoloji Dersinde Verilen Ödevlerin Öğrenci Görüşlerine Göre Değerlendirilmesi. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 21, 15-23.
3. Albayrak, M., Yıldız, A., Berber, K., & Büyükkasap, E. (2004). İlköğretimde Dres Dışı Etkimlikler ve Bunlarla İlgili Öğrenci Davranışları Hakkında Velilerin Görüşleri, Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi, 12, 13-18.
4. Arı, A. (2010). Öğretmenlere Göre Proje ve Performans Görevlerinin Uygulanmasında Karşılaşılan Sorunlar. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 9 (34), 032-055.
5. Balli, S. J. (1998). When Mom and Dad Help: Student Reflections On Parent İnvolvement With Homework. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 31 (3), 142-146.
Cited by
2 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献