A study on summer term and regular term teaching applications [Yaz okulu ve normal ögreti·m uygulamasi üzeri·ne bi·r Araştirma]

Abstract

The aim of the study is to find out if the academic achievements of students differ in regular and summer courses and reveal the perceptions of them on intensive courses. A study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a 7 week summer course versus 14 weeks regular course, and to gather student opinions about summer course in 2007-2008 term. A type of post-test equivalent group design was used in this research for performance comparison, and a survey was used to gather student's opinions. Results indicated that regular courses are more effective than summer course. Hence, students thought that they would like summer courses in the other semesters since they felt better themselves and would pass their courses earlier.