Investigation of Students Assertiveness Level of Vocational School

Mehmet Goral, Demet Ozturk, Elif Top

In this study, it is aimed that the assertive level of students of Osmaniye Korkut Ata University - Vocational School of Osmaniye is investigated. Rathus Assertiveness Schedule/Inventory (RAS/RAI) is applied for determination of assertiveness condition to totally 400 students who are consist of 151 female and 249 male voluntary students. Related questions are added for determination of the socio-demographic properties of students. The schedule has totally 30 questions which are consist of 13 positive attitude questions and 17 negative attitude questions and participants can answer the questions with 6 different ways. Respondents' answers are scored with score system of RAS. The collected data are calculated with SPSS 20 statistical package software which is widely used in statistical studies in literature. According to the answers given by the students, the assertiveness status is determined with the converted scores. T test is applied for determining the difference on genders condition of participants with related to RAS results. Most of the participants’ mothers and fathers’ education level is determined as elementary school. The number of others who are graduated from high school or higher education is fewer than elementary school. The average of scored RAS results are determined as 110 points with respect to participants answers. It is determined in the score scale that assertiveness is more dominant than shyness. Also it is determined that the assertiveness increases with respect to increment of age. 3 of 13 positive attitude and 2 of 17 negative attitude questions results are meaningful in statistically. The collected results are discussed in detail.