INVESTIGATION OF SCIENCE ANXIETY LEVELS OF RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PROCESS ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT VARIABLES

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has deeply affected the education system in many countries. During this process, all students, from primary school students to university students, were affected differently. This study was carried out with the aim of examining the science anxiety levels of rural middle school students in rural areas during the Covid-19 pandemic process according to different variables. The study was carried out in the 2021-2022 academic year and the study group or the research consisted of 19 female students and 32 male students. The study was conducted using the relational screening model. The Science Anxiety Scale was used as a data collection tool. Ethics Committee approval was obtained for the study permission. Normality analyses of the data were made, and since the data did not show normal distribution, analyses were made with the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal Wallis test. According to the findings of the study, it was determined that the anxiety levels of female students were higher than those of male students, that there was no significant relationship between the students' families having the Covid-19 disease and their anxiety levels, that there was no significant difference between students' participation in distance education classes and their anxiety levels, that there was a significant relationship between participation in distance education classes and their success in the science course, and as students' participation in the course increased, their success in the science course also increased.