In the language teaching classes; there may be more than one language as the language of verbal and written instructions, introduced by the instructor or through course materials, the questions directed to the instructor or the explanations of the instructor about subjects which are not understood, or about learner questions and statements. It is possible to divide these...
The aim of this study is to identify pre-service English teachers’ self-efficacy in web pedagogical content knowledge. The Web Pedagogical Content Knowledge (WPCK) is valuable in comparison to other technology-based models (e.g. TPACK) as it offers a holistic approach by integrating content knowledge with web knowledge specifically rather than focusing on technology in general...
Present study investigates the senior-level Turkish pre-service and in-service teachers’ perceptions of teacher quality with a descriptive survey method. Data for this study were gathered through Teacher Quality Survey (TQS) and open-ended questions from 210 pre-service teachers enrolled in four different universities in Turkey and 147 in-service teachers from different majors...
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the recreation obstacles of teacher candidates in terms of different variables. A total of 178 teacher candidates (male: 108, female:70) from Faculty of Education at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University voluntarily took part in the present study to meet this purpose in 2018. 94 of the participants were from the department of...
The immigration movement sometimes causes a sudden demographic complexity for countries and then leads to the development and implementation of urgent public policies. The most important one of these urgent policy areas in the long term is education. Countries, especially in cases of foreign migration, international aid organizations provide food, shelter, heating, and so on at...
Bu araştırmanın amacı, 2018 yılında Türkçe ve Türk Kültürü dersine yönelik hazırlanan öğretim programının ve 2019 yılında üretilen ders kitaplarının hazırlanma gerekçesi olan ihtiyaç analizi raporunun nitel sürecine ait temel bulgu ve sonuçlarını ortaya koymaktır. Açıklayıcı durum çalışması ekseninde iç içe geçmiş çoklu durum deseni ile gerçekleştirilen araştırmanın çalışma...
The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool that determines the motivation levels of teachers based on selected motivation theories. In this context, the measurement tool was prepared based on Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory, McClelland’s Theory of Needs, and Vroom’s Expectancy Theory. Within the scope of the study, validity and reliability studies were conducted. For...
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the decision processes of pre-service primary school teachers (PPSTs) related to genetic-based socioscientific discussions in terms of human rights. In this context, in the study, it was focused on the birth of gifted people with genetic technology, the use of genetic tests in the process of getting health insurance, and gender selection...
The aim of the study is to determine the problems experienced by the Social Studies teachers teaching in classes with Syrian students not living in the temporary refuge centre and the solution recommendations to these problems. The research is based on case study being one of the qualitative patterns. 26 Social Studies teachers in total were interviewed face to face. The data...
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the decision processes of pre-service primary school teachers (PPSTs) related to genetic-based socioscientific discussions in terms of human rights. In this context, in the study, it was focused on the birth of gifted people with genetic technology, the use of genetic tests in the process of getting health insurance, and gender selection...
This study aimed at determining the opinions of the administrators and teachers teaching at primary school, secondary school, general high school and vocational school regarding the problems of the TRNC education system. Qualitative research method was applied in the study. There were 10 school administrators and 26 teachers (total 36 participants) consisted the study group of...
Although genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are scientific issues, their disadvantages as well as advantages are often asserted in society. In other words, they are controversial issues in society. In this context, individuals need to make informed decisions about GMOs which are part of socio-scientific issues. Making informed decisions by critically evaluating on...
The aim of this study is to adapt the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitude Scales developed by Fennema and Sherman in 1976 to Turkish language and culture. Data were collected from 1123 middle-school students and 967 high-school students a in order to adapt the scale to Turkish culture. The scale was first translated from its original version in English to Turkish by three...
Teacher noticing is one of the issues that math educators have given importance recently. The noticing-raising skills that require a professional vision beyond their use in daily life requires a series of activities within the framework of prior learning by the teacher, then interpreting and providing appropriate feedback. Investigating the level of awareness in pre-service...
In this study, it has been investigated whether there is a significant relationship between the science course burnout and test anxiety scores of the secondary school students in the teaching process. In addition, it was investigated whether the burnout and test anxiety scores of the students in the science course differed according to gender. Burnout and test anxiety for science...
Both private and public high schools including general high schools, science and Anatolian high schools have constituted the universe of this study. The sample, a total of 299 teaching stuff, were selected those specified high schools’ including 46 managers and 253 teachers of 299 people formed the research sample. The results of the research showed that socio-economic level and...
Students who will be educated by using 2018 Life Study Lesson Curriculum (LSLC) will be the generations of 21st century. In this study, 2018 LSLC was examined in terms of 21st century learning and innovation skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity). In the study, document review, one of the qualitative research methods, was used and the data were...
The purpose of this study is to review scientific articles, master thesis, thesis of specialization in Medicine and dissertations on specific learning disabilities which were published between 1972 and 2017 in Turkey. For this study, ERIC, EBSCO, Council of Higher Education Thesis Center and Google Scholar databases were searched by using specific learning disabilities, learning...
In this study, we aimed to examine the self-efficacy levels of soccer referees in the context of some demographic variables (gender, education level, age of starting refereeing, and ocupation). The study group consisted of a total of 154 soccer referees during the 2017-2018 football season of whom 33 (21.4%) were females and 121 (78.6%) were males from different regions and...
This research aims to identify digital literacy level of 10 th grade high school students’ and determine those levels in terms of different variables. In this study, the research method was performed according to the relational comparing model as a comparison type. The research population consists of 948 students from all high schools in the province of Hendek at Sakarya in 2016...
The aim of this study is to determinehow pre-service science teachers use information and communication technology in the scientific process. The study is a causal-comparative research. The participants were 190 pre-service science teachers attending a public university in the western region of Turkey during the academic year of 2017-2018. They were chosen using the conventional...
This study examined whether or not the psychoeducation program, which was revised by field experts for university students with low assertiveness level, increased participants’ assertiveness. The study was designed using pretest, posttest and follow-up test. In order to compare the effect of the program, the study employed the experimental model in which a control group was...
This qualitative study explores the opinions of 23 preservice teachers on native-speakerism in the English language teaching (ELT) profession. The participants were asked to respond to a prompt in writing, with reference to the situation in Turkey. They were at the same time doing a practicum, so they were able draw on their experiences in their cooperating schools, where foreign...
Güncel çalışmalarda Türkiye'deki eğitim politikalarında öğrencilerin STEM eğitimi ile ilgili gerekli bilgi ve becerileri geliştirebilmeleri ve ülkedeki STEM işgücünün artırılması için bir reforma ihtiyaç olduğu belirtilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, dünyada ve Türkiye'de yoğun ilgi gören STEM eğimine yönelik olarak, öğrenme-öğretme sürecinin önemli paydaşları olan uygulayıcı konumundaki...