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The aim of the study is to examine the reading profiles of primary school students in terms of various variables. The sample group of the study, which was conducted using the general survey model, consisted of 537 primary school students attending state and private schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in Kırşehir Province during the 2023-2024 academic year. A Personal Information Form prepared by the researcher was used to determine the personal characteristics of the students participating in the study. The Personal Information Form included questions regarding the students' gender, grade level, parents' education level, and the type of school they attended. The research data were obtained using the "Reading Profile Scale." The research results showed that the reading profiles of male and female students differed based on the gender variable, and there was a significant difference in reading profiles according to grade level. However, parents' graduation status did not show a significant difference. Additionally, the results indicated that students' perceptions of their reading profiles significantly differed based on the type of school attended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this study is to adapt the Reader Self-Perception Scale being developed by Chapman and Tunmer (1995) into Turkish and examine the psychometric features of the scale. In the original form, the scale is a five point likert scale involving 30 items in three dimensions. Two different methods were used in the adaptation of the scale. In the first part, the data were collected by conducting face-to-face interviews with students just like in the original scale. In the second part, the data were collected by students filling the scale form. The study group consists of 196 students receiving education at public schools in the districts of Ankara in the first application and 232 students receiving education at public schools in the districts of Ankara in the second application. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 15 and AMOS 18 softwares. The construct validity of the scale was tested via the confirmatory factor analysis. After the DFA result of first implementation, which based on personal interwiev, one item of the scale was canceled and by this way,adaptive value was provided. The DFA result of the big implementation, that students completed the scale, there was no need to cancel any items to verification. For the first implementation, Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient was = .80 and for the second one was = .86. In the light of the results, Reader Self-Perception Scale was determined as valid and reliable for measurement. This scale is based on interview like the original one and it is suitable for the big implementation that students can complete unaided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]