In-person: Memorial Union – Multicultural Greek Council Room (4th Floor)
Virtual: Zoom Link
Karpat Talks
“‘I am not afraid of the exam; I am afraid of my mom’ : The Role of Family in Shaping Children’s High-Stakes Testing Experiences-Insights from Istanbul and Hatay”
Aydin Kaan Şenel (Master’s Student, Department of Educational Policy Studies)
About the Talk: In Turkey, admission to selective high schools requires students to achieve high scores on a one-time, time-pressured, competitive high-stakes exam called the Exam for Transition to High School (LGS). What common experiences and emotions do children share when facing a national exam, even though their daily lives and educational experiences have many uniquely different features? Drawing on qualitative data from 8th-grade students in Istanbul and Hatay, this presentation will examine both commonalities and contextual unique differences that shape students’ experiences during the exam year by focusing on the theme of family and discuss the implications of having a high-stakes high school admission policy on the well-being of children.
Sponsored by: Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies and Department of History