An investigation into the evaluation of spare time activities of students at home and in the school

Abstract

The spare time activities of the individuals vary relating to their gender, socio- economic and cultural level, friends, personality, interests and a agabeylities and the traditions of the place they live. The aim of this study is to determine how the students spend their spare time and to make suggestions about their insufficiency. Survey method was used in the research. Spare time activities and the habits of the students in primary schools in Erzurum were investigated. The sample of the research consists of 500 students attending to 10 different primary school in Erzurum in 2008-2009 school year. A questionnaire with 20 questions developed by the researchers was used in the study. In the study, the activities of the students during the day were determined. Furthermore, the types of activities and the necessary places to perform these avtivities were determined. Thus, new plans and activity areas were suggested relating to their needs.