Review of the social studies course academic achievements of middle school students in the context of behavioral grades

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to examine the social studies academic achievements of secondary school students in Turkey according to various behaviors (adaptation to school culture, self-care, self-awareness, communication and social interaction, conforming to common values, solution-oriented, participation in social activities, teamwork and responsibility, efficient study, environmental sensitivity). In accordance with this purpose, in the fall term of 2021-2022, “the primary school institutions classroom passing book” and “the evaluation schedule of student behavior” showing the course grades and behavior grades of a total of 484 seventh graders who were studying at six public secondary schools in Kilis city center was reached. The data obtained were transferred to SPSS 23 program and analyzed. In the research, significant differences were found between the students’ academic achievements and “adaptation to school culture”, “self-care”, “self-awareness”, “communication and social interaction”, “conforming to common values”, “solution-oriented”, “participation in social activities”, “teamwork and responsibility”, “efficient study”, “environmental sensitivity”. The research findings showed that the academic success of the social studies course was in favor of students who were ‘very good’ and ‘very good’ among students whose behavior level was ‘good’ and ‘should be improved’, with “adaptation to school culture”, “self-care”, “self-awareness”, “communication and social interaction”, “conforming to common values”, “solution-oriented”, “teamwork and responsibility”, “efficient study” and “environmental sensitivity.”