TUSED - Journal of TurkishScience Education, vol.7, no.3, pp.15-28, 2010 (Scopus)
The aim of this study was to determine the science process skill achievement level of primary school
seventh grade students in a Science and Technology lesson and relations among academic background of the
parents, monthly income of the parents, having a computer, having own room and students’ science process
skill levels. To this end, “Science Process Skills Test (SPST)” was prepared and used as a data collection
means by the researchers. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the test was found 0,88. The sample
of the study consists of 828 seventh grade students from 21 primary schools which are choosen by chance
from Kocaeli Province Center (within Turkey). Scanning model has been used in the study. The data were
analyzed by using frequency, percentage, arithmetic average, standard deviation values, and t-test and
ANOVA analyze techniques. According to the research findings, it was found that students’ science process
skill levels were in middle level. As a result, primary school seventh grade students’ science process skill
levels did display differences according to parents’ academic background, their monthly income, having a
computer, having own room, but the students’ SPS do not change in terms of gender.