THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS` PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE, THEIR SCHOOL BELONGING AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Authors : Seva DEMİRÖZ

Pages : 60-77

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between secondary school students` perceptions of school climate, their school belonging and their academic achievement. This descriptive study uses the correlational survey model. The participants were 340 sixth and seventh graders at a secondary school in the 2007-2008 academic year. To this end, the students were administered the School Climate Scale and the School Belonging Scale, and the average of their first term grades was used as a measure of academic achievement. This study found no significant difference between the students` perceptions of school climate and their school belonging by gender and grade. However, a significant differences were found between the students` perceptions of school climate and their school belonging, and their perceptions of school climate, school belonging and their academic success.
Keywords : School Climate, School Belonging, academic success