EXTRACURRICULAR STUDY HABITS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THEM

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the level of extracurricular study habits of high school students and to explore their opinions on their extracurricular study habits. Within the scope of the research, explanatory mixed design was used. There were 1130 high school students in the quantitative dimension of the study and 28 high school students in the qualitative dimension. The “Extracurricular Study Habits Scale” was used to collect quantitative data and “Semi-Structured Interview Form” was used to collect qualitative data. In the analysis of quantitative data, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, independent sample T-test and ANOVA test were used. Content analysis technique was used in the analysis of qualitative data. According to the results obtained from the study, it was determined that the extracurricular study habits of female students were higher than those of male students, the 12th grade students’ extracurricular study habits were higher than those of the 9th grades, the extracurricular study habits of those with a high-grade point average were higher than those of those with a low-grade point average. It was determined that the extracurricular study habits of the students did not differ significantly according to the monthly income of their families. Students stated that they solve questions, watch lecture videos and review the subject topics as extracurricular studies. It has been emphasized that there are many reasons why students’ extracurricular study habits are low or high. It has been stated that teachers give homework or projects as extracurricular study and these studies have many benefits.