Factors Affecting Student Success on Exams: The case of Sucessful cities on LGS/ÖSS Exams

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out what kind of factors have affects on students’ success on
large scale exams from the point of the educational administartors views that are working at Ministry of
National Educational Directotates in cities where students demostrate high level of sucess at two large scale
national exams. Data were collected by educational administrators through interviewing educational
administrators who are working in successful cities. Collected data were analysed by using content analysis.
It was found that students’ exam success were affected by preschool education, infrastructure, coordination,
support to the school education, qualified educators, and practice exams.