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Makale Özeti:
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High schools’ success in Malatya province decreased during 2011-2012 in the Turkish
National University Entrance Exams. The mean of high schools’ success in Turkey was
higher for different score types than Malatya. The reasons for the decrease in success in the
University Entrance Exams were researched based on school principals’ and teachers’
evaluations. One Science High School, one Anatolian High School, four General High
Schools and two Vocational High Schools constitute the sample. In total, six school principals
and 47 teachers voluntarily participated in the study. Findings were constructed into three
categories as ‘Factors affecting Turkey’, ‘Factors affecting Malatya’, and ‘Solution Proposals’.
The first category is composed of five themes; the ‘Problems originating from elementary
education’, ‘Reduced authority and loss of respect for teachers’, ‘Rapid and frequent changes
in the educational system’, ‘The exams not being perceived as a process by students’, and
‘Technological developments and failure in time-management’. The second category focused
on Malatya City, and has six themes; ‘Immigration’, ‘Gangs’, ‘Partisan attitudes’, ‘Overuse of
official complaint / request line (Call 147)’, ‘Insensitivity of parents’, and ‘Limitation in
teacher qualifications’. The third and final category is Solution Proposals and is composed of
four themes; ‘Family teaching’, ‘Provincial council meetings for teachers’, ‘Collaboration
among institutions’, and ‘Raising student awareness of exams’. School Principals and
teachers’ evaluations were parallel with each other; therefore, the two groups have been
analyzed together.
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