A Correlational Study on Primary School Students' School Readiness and Adaptation Problems

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between school readiness andadaptation problems of primary school first-grade students in the 2017-2018 academic year.In this study, correlational survey model was used. The sample of the study consists of 909primary school students studying in İstanbul, Kayseri, Gaziantep and Van provincesdetermined by stratified purposeful sampling method. \"Primary School Readiness Scale\" and\"Adaptation to School Scale\" were used as data collection instruments. Pearson ProductMoment Correlation Coefficient and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze thedata. The results indicated that a high level, a negative and significant relationship existedbetween school readiness and adaptation problems of primary school students. It wasdetermined that primary school students' readiness concerning affective skills (54.4%),psychomotor skills (4.4%) and cognitive skills (0.5%) accounted for 59.3% of the variance inschool adaptation problems of primary school students. It was concluded that students'readiness for self-care skills did not contribute significantly to the variance in schooladaptation problems. To this connection, it may be advisable to carry out activities such ascollaborative learning, drama, role-play and group work to increase students' affectivereadiness level, especially in the pre-school education period.