Investigating the Effects of Gender and School Type on Students' Learning Orientations
Özet
This study investigated differences in leaning orientations among male and female students attending three different school types in Turkey. A total of 565 secondary school students participated in the study. The learning approach questionnaire (LAQ) was used to measure students' orientations to learning ranging from meaningful to rote. Two-way multivariate analysis of variance conducted to determine the effect of gender and school type on students' learning orientations. Findings indicated that gender has a significant effect on students' meaningful learning orientation and school type has a significant effect on students' rote learning orientation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
