Analysing the Success of Level Determination Exam According to the School Type and Lesson Type that is Represented by Questions in the Exam

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any relation between level determination exam (LDE) point and the type of school and the points that student got from those lessons which are represented by questions in the exam. Randomly selected data belongs to 8th degree primary school students among whole Turkey are used as the sample data. To investigate the significance level of relationship between two variables independent of each other, first of all the correlation values between two variables has been examined and then some statistical tests has been applied.As a result, it has been observed that there is a strong, meaningful and positive relation between the achievement of students on the lessons which are represented by questions in the exam and the LDE points. Furthermore, it has been observed that the type of school that students attend is also effective to the success and it has been seen that the students who attend private schools are more successful than the students in public schools.