Abstract:

This study aims to measure the attitudes of secondary school (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grades) students towards writing with regard to various variables. Study group of this causal-comparative research consisted of 817 secondary-school students attending schools selected from Antakya district. Conclusions of the study: It was found out that approximately 34 % secondary school students’ attitude towards writing was positive. The female students’ attitude towards writing was more positive compared to the boys. The 5th grade students had more positive attitudes (54,4 % positive) towards writing when compared to the 6th , 7th and 8th graders. And positive attitudes towards writing decreased from the 5th grade to the 8th grade. Educational background, occupation of parents and the average monthly income of the family did not cause significant difference. Writing attitude of students, who kept diaries and had writing habits, was more positive compared to the ones who did not. Writing Attitude of students who read 1 to 3 books other than course books within the last year was lower compared to those who read 4 to 15 books. Writing attitude of students who had positive consideration about reading and writing was more positive compared to those who had negative consideration. It was concluded that writing attitude of students who spent more than 3 hours in front of TV, computer, and tablet was lower

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