Metaphoric Perceptions of Secondary School Students Related to Central Examination

Autor/inn/en	Akin, Mehmet Ali; Minaz, Muhammet Baki
Titel	Metaphoric Perceptions of Secondary School Students Related to Central Examination
Quelle	In: International Journal of Progressive Education, 14 (2018) 6, S.152-167 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-5210
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Figurative Language; Tests; Exit Examinations; Discourse Analysis; Negative Attitudes; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Diskursanalyse; Negative Fixierung; Türkei
Abstract	This study aims to represent metaphoric perceptions of students related to central examination applied in transition to secondary school institutions. Within the study, the phenomenology approach from qualitative research techniques was used. To collect data, a semi-structured interview form developed by researchers was used. Data were collected from four secondary schools, two of which are in Artuklu and the other two of which are in Kiziltepe, Mardin, and from 200 students who will take central examination during 2017-18 school year. In analysing data, the content analysis technique was used. In the analyses made according to the content analysis, close metaphors were classified separately and thematized with suitable names to contain all metaphors included in the groups. At the end of the study, eight themes were found. These themes are "Stressful and challenging process", "Milestone in life", "Uncertainty", "Victim", "Hope" "The nature of life", "Teog Exam (Transition from primary to secondary education)" and "Astonishment". Among these "Stressful and challenging process", "Milestone in life", "Uncertainty", "Victim", "Teog Exam (Transition from primary to secondary education)" and "Astonishment" reflect a negative perception. In these themes there are 158 negative metaphors. Only "Hope" and "The nature of life" represent a positive perception with 29 positive metaphors. As a result, it is observed that metaphoric perceptions of students related to the central examination is in general negative, yet perception of few students is positive. This perception can be seen in metaphors developed related to examinations such as LGS, SBS, Teog, etc. conducted previously for that purpose. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01