Abstract:

The objective of this study is to research the hopelessness levels of high school students about physics lesson in terms of different variables. The study was conducted on a total of 300 10th grade students studying at Science High School, Anatolian High School, Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in the city center of Samsun. Hopelessness scale and demographic information form were used as data collection tool. The data obtained were statistically evaluated with Spss-17 package. The results of the study showed that variables such as academic achievement levels, type of school, and state of non-formal education caused differences. Determined that hopelessness levels increased due to the academic achievement level degrees, Girls’ hopelessness levels were higher than boys’ and there were differencies depending on  school types. The perception of Physics lesson  depends on the type of school and this affects achievement. High levels of students’ hopelessness for a lesson causes being unsuccesfull in that lesson. Considering these results, high school students’ hopelessness level about Physics lesson  depends on many variables.

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