Department of Primary Education Students’ Attitudes Towards Religious Culture and Ethics Course

The aim of this research is to measure the perceptions of senior students who study in the Department of Primary Education in the Faculty of Education, and have already taken Teaching of Religious Culture and Ethics course about the course which is given in the elementary school with the same title. 338 senior students who study in the Department of Elementary Teaching in Abant izzet Baysal, Bülent Ecevit and Afyon Kocatepe Universities participated in this research in which was utilized the survey technique which is included in the quantitative screening model. Firstly, the general average of the scale which is used as measuring tool and consists of seven items was calculated, and then the scale mean was examined whether it differs according to independent variables or not through the differential analysis. As a result, it was concluded that students have a high positive perception about this course, and their perceptions differ according to gender, age, level of knowledge, form of relation with Islam, and the source of their religious knowledge at p<0.05 significant level