The relationship between motivations and attitudes of the 3rd, 4th and 5th class primary students for Turkish lesson

Abstract

The purpose of this research is creating the relationship between the motivation to Turkish lesson of the students attending 3rd, 4th and 5th class in primary schools and their behaviors. Field of study is constituted by the students attending 3rd, 4th and 5th class in government primary schools in Lice/Diyarbakır (N=845). Choosing sample in the field of study is created by proportional cluster sampling. 540 students attending 3rd, 4th and 5th class in primary schools are chosen to sampling. The data related to research are collected by using 'Turkish Lesson Motivation Scale' and 'Turkish Approach Scale' which developed by researchers. Cronbach Alpha Figure of the 'Turkish Lesson Motivation Scale' developed by the researchers is 0.75 and Cronbach Alpha Figure of the 'Turkish Approach Scale' is 0.76. The motivation level related to Turkish lesson of the students attending 3rd, 4th and 5th class is % 59,8 and 'accept' with X = 2.61. The Approach level related to Turkish lesson of the students attending 3rd, 4th and 5th class is % 69.5 and 'accept' with X = 2.68. There is a positive and semantic relationship between the motivation and approach of the students attending 3rd, 4th and 5th class (r=0.555).