Investigation of middle school students' help seeking tendencies in the learning process, perceptions of classroom climate and learning responsibility

This study aimed to examine secondary school students' tendency to seek help during learning in Ankara province Çubuk district in terms of their perception of classroom climate and learning responsibility according to their class levels, gender and maternal-paternal education levels, and determine the level for their perception of classroom climate and learning responsibility to predict tendency to seek help. The study was conducted in the correlational screening model with the participation of 750 secondary school students who received education in Ankara province Çubuk district during the 2021-2022 academic year. The data of the study were collected via Classroom Climate Inventory, Learning Responsibility Scale (LRS-I) and Seeking Help During Learning Scale (SHDLS). In analysis of the study data, normality assumption was examined and then independent samples t-Test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc tests such as Games-Howell and Tukey's HSD tests were used for examining whether there were any differences between the groups or not. Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis technics were used for examining the correlation between the variables. According to the results of the study, it was determined that the grade 8 students had significantly higher tendency in the subscales of avoiding to seek help and seeking superficial help. In seeking effective help, a significant difference was found on behalf of the female students. The female students showed higher tendency to avoid to seek help than the male students, whereas the male students showed higher tendency to seek superficial help than the female students. A significant difference was determined in the learning responsibility scale and subscales on behalf of the grade 5 students. According to class levels, a difference was found in the learning responsibility scale and the subscale of lesson process learning responsibility on behalf of the female students. According to the study result, significant correlations existed between the secondary school students' tendency to seek help and perception levels of classroom climate and learning responsibility. It was determined that the students' perception of classroom climate and learning responsibility was a significant predictor of their tendency to seek help