Investigation of the Placement Exam (SBS) brought as a solution for the process of the transition to secondary education

The aim of this research; state, private primary schools and private training center techers? and parents? perceptions regarding to Placement Exam (SBS) and the differentiation status according to various independent variables of related perceptions have been tried to determine.This research is a study with a descriptive nature. The teachers working in public and private primary schools and in private training centers and the parents whose children will take SBS exam in Çanakkale province in 2009-2010 academic year form the universe of the study. Placement Exam-oriented teachers? and parents? perceptions questionnaire and demographic information form which developed by the researcher have been used in this study. The analysis of the collected data has been done by using SPSS package program, p=0.05 level has been counted in the significance tests among the groups.According to data obtained, differences have been found with regard to teachers? branches, education levels and parents? gender, working status and education level, mothers? occupation, family?s monthly income and the type of the school in which the student studies. In general It has been found that the more teachers? and parents? level of education is, the more their perceptions on SBS are. Additionally, It has been identified that the private school students? parents have a higher mean compared to those of state school students? parents.Keywords: Placement Exam, secondary education, transition to secondary education