CHANGES IN STUDENTS' SOCIAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE PERIOD PRIOR TO AND THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM

The purpose of this study is to compare selected elements of students' social interactions during the period prior to beginning preparation for university entrance examination and during the period of preparation for that examination. Data was collected from 300 freshmen students at the Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences. The researchers developed and prepared the survey instrument. The findings of the study demonstrated that the level of students. social interactions were changing in terms of selected variables in the period prior to preparation for taking the university entrance examinations and during the preparation period for that examination. The students. relationship with their families, their engagement in school activities and participation in social activities decreased significantly.