An investigation on the correlation between the self-perception for the played ınstrument for the students of fine arts high school and their self esteem level

GÜLBAHAR KARABULUT

An investigation on the correlation between the self-perception for the played ınstrument for the students of fine arts high school and their self esteem level

Thesis Type: Doctorate

Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey

Approval Date: 2014

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: GÜLBAHAR KARABULUT

Supervisor: ENVER TUFAN

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

This study examines the correlation between the self-perception for the played instrument for the students of fine arts high school and their self esteem level in a descriptive pattern. The population for this research is the entire fine arts high school students in Turkey. The sample which was chosen from the population is the 11th grade fine arts high school music education students which are total of 1,200 students in 2013-2014 academic year. Data were collected with Self-Perception Scale For The Instrument Played and Coopersmith Self Esteem Scale Short-From. Self-Perception Scale For The Instrument Played consists of 2 parts: The first part asks about the personal information of the participant. The second part has 19 questions regarding the self knowledge and instrument acceptance of the participants high school students- to determine their self-perception for the insturment they play. Coopersmith Self Esteem Scale consists of 25 questions.SPSS is used to investigate the data. To investigate the sub-problems/hypothesis of the research followings statistical technics and tests were used: aritmethic mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, one-way variance analysis, Pearson correlation test and single variable regression analysis. Results showed that participants has a high-level self-perception for the played intrument and a midlevel self esteem. It is also found that self-perception for the played insturment has not affected by the income and the father's education level, instead mother's education level, gender, practised instrument, school georgraphical location, success level and the number of years instrument practiced. It is also found that self perception for the played instrument is a significant predictor of self esteem.