Analysis of Writing Dispositions of Sixth Grade Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze writing dispositions of 6th grade students in terms of different variables. In this research structured in survey model, "Writing Disposition Scale" developed by Piazza and Siebert (2008) and adapted to Turkish by Iseri and Unal (2010) was used as the measurement tool. There are 21 articles in the 5 point likert type scale. Working group of the research consists of 436 students studying in a total of ten primary schools incentralSarkisla county of Sivas province. According to the findings obtained from the research, there is no significant difference between writing dispositions of students and their parents' level of education. However, it has been determined that writing dispositions of students differ significantly based on their gender, the number of books they read within the last month, and the status of diary keeping. Suggestions that would contribute to increasing students' writing dispositionshave been made according to the research findings.