Examination of the convenience of questions about phonetics and morphology in the entrance exams to high school (1990-2009) with the teaching programmes and textbooks

This study has been made with the aim of determining the appropriateness of Turkish instruction schedules which are in practice between 1990 and 2009 and Turkish textbooks for 6th, 7th, 8th class with phonetics and morphology questions in highschool entrance exams made between these years.The thesis consists of five chapters:In the first chapter (Introduction), in addition to the importance of education of mother tongue, its attributes and matters, research?s aim, importance and limitations, it has been dwelt on general knowledge about the system of Entrance Exams to High Schools.In the second chapter, it has been searched about publications of thesis subject.In the third chapter, it has been intensified the method of the research.In the fourth chapter, comparison of the Entrance Exams to High Schools (1990-2009) phonetics and morphology questions according to their topic areas with the 1981 and 2005 Turkish Course Programs, Turkish textbooks for 6th, 7th, 8th class has been made.In the fifth chapter (Result), it has been done a general evaulation of this work and there have been advises for solution of problems.According to the data reached as a result of our study, it has been seen that there are inconsistencies in terms of content validity between Turkish instruction schedules and questions. Moreover, it has been observed that the large part of the subjects in Turkish textbooks is prepared in accordance with exam questions yet there are inadequacies in some subjects.Key Words: Morphology, grammar teaching, high school entrance exams, phonetics, Turkish instruction schedules.