The aim of this study is to determine the variables affecting the success of students. This research, which was conducted through the relational screening model, has a sampling of students who were selected from a middle city in Turkey. The schools are classified into three as low, medium and high. A total of 3491 students are selected by using the random stratified sampling model. The data were gathered by a survey which included 20 items developed by researchers. In this study, as a result of separate analysis on grade 7 and 8 students, similar conclusions are made. According to the findings of the research, the success of students who received preschool education is higher than those who did not. Also, students who went to private establishments longer are more successful than the students who went for a short time. Attending extra school courses has similar results as to going to the private school establishments. When shelter conditions are considered, it is found that students who live with their parents are more successful than those students who are boarding or living in dormitories. It is understood that the variables that affect 7 th and 8 th grade students' success most are "average amount of daily problem solved" and "the time spent in private establishments or school courses".

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Currently, around 10% of the world's population, or roughly 650 million people, live with a disability. According to the results of the in Turkey 2011 Population and Housing Survey, the proportion of the population with at least one disability is 6.9%. The aim of the study is to investigate primary teacher candidates cognitive structures related to ‘disabled people’ through the drawing technique. The data were collected from 89 teacher candidates participated in this study in the 2018–2019 academic year in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. Each student was asked to draw a picture about disabled people. The students were encouraged if they want to write their own interpretation of the drawing ‘in a couple of sentences. Of the drawings, 89 were subjected to the content analysis. Half of the drawings are multicoloured and black is second. Most of the teacher candidates (88%) handed wheelchairs to people with disabilities. Keywords: Disabled people, drawing technique, teacher candidate.