PREDICTION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ RESISTANCE BEHAVIOR TOWARD CLASSES THROUGH THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
The aim of the study was to determine the value of high school students’ sense of problem-solving ability in predicting resistance to classes. In accordance with the aims of the study, a correlational survey model was used to determine covariance between the variables. The data for this study were collected through surveys given to 10th graders in the spring semester of 2015-2016 education year. The participating students were chosen using simple random sampling. 831 students participated in the study. The Resistance Scale for High School Students (LODO) and Problem-Solving Inventory were used as data collection tools. Pearson correlation, means, standard deviation and simple linear regression were performed for data analyses. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0. The significance level was accepted to be .01 for the analyses used in the study. The study found that there is a significant correlation at the level of -.24 between students’ students’ sense of problem-solving and their resistance behavior towards classes; a significant correlation at the level of -.27 (p<0.01) between their problem-solving ability and attitude toward m ath. According to the regression analyses, the students’ sense of problem-solving accounts for five percent of the variance for resistant behavior towards classes.

Keywords
Problem solving, resistance, high school student.