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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2012, Vol. 3(4) 202-231

Effect of the Demographic Characteristics on Students’ Achievement- a Path Analytic Study

Serhat KOCAKAYA, Selahattin GONEN

pp. 202 - 231

Publish Date: October 31, 2012  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

Primary purpose of this study is to examine the influence of the demographic characteristics and the relationships between these characteristics on the students' achievement with path analysis. First of all the affects of the demographic characteristics to the elementary school diploma grades of the students and later the affects of the elementary school diploma grade together with the demographic characteristics have been examined. In the result of the examinations made with the path analysis, while its being determined that the education level of the father and gender variables among the demographic characteristics did not have an affect over the physics achievement that the students achieved from this study however the education level of the mother and the income level of the family had a positive effect on the elementary school achievement grades of the student.

Keywords: Physics education, path analysis, demographic characteristics, achievement


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
KOCAKAYA, S., & GONEN, S. (2012). Effect of the Demographic Characteristics on Students’ Achievement- a Path Analytic Study. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(4), 202-231.

Harvard
KOCAKAYA, S. and GONEN, S. (2012). Effect of the Demographic Characteristics on Students’ Achievement- a Path Analytic Study. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(4), pp. 202-231.

Chicago 16th edition
KOCAKAYA, Serhat and Selahattin GONEN (2012). "Effect of the Demographic Characteristics on Students’ Achievement- a Path Analytic Study". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 3 (4):202-231.