Authors:Selcen ÇALIK UZUN; Sedef ÇELİK DEMİRCİ Abstract: This study aims to analyze the impact of collaborative testing of students’ cognitive and affective learning outcomes in learning algebra in mathematics education. The sample of the study was 33 students of 6th grade. The mixed method approach was employed, using both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques. Data collection instruments included (a) exams consisting of open-ended questions developed by the researchers to test student attainments in algebra (Algebra Attainment Test), (b) Mathematical Attitudes Scale aiming to determine student attitudes towards math lessons, (c) Exam Anxiety Inventory aiming to determine student exam anxiety levels, and (d) interviews aiming to determine students’ opinions on collaborative testing. According to the analysis of the quantitative data, it was determined that the experimental group's mean score on the algebra attainment test was higher than the control group. But it was not statistically significant. Furthermore in the total mean score of the exam anxiety was found a decrease in the experimental group but it was not significant. However, it was determined that there was a significant difference between the attitudes of the students in the experimental group towards mathematics. The analysis of the qualitative study data revealed that students’ views were both positive and negative on the “cognitive”, “affective”, “social” and “suggestions” themes about collaborative testing. As a result of the research, we evaluated the effectiveness of collaborative testing in the form of group work based on assessment activities. At the same time, we presented the advantages and disadvantages of the technique and discussed its usability as an alternative assessment technique. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Meral ÇELİKOĞLU; Hacı Mehmet YEŞİLTAŞ, Erol TAŞ Abstract: This study aims to examine the perspectives of the Faculty of Education Academicians towards distance education with the help of SWOT analysis. The study was designed with the case study method, one of the qualitative research methods. The research group consists of 30 academicians working in different fields at the Faculty of Education of a state University located in the north of Turkey. A Personal information form and a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers were used as data collection tools in the study. Descriptive and content analysis techniques were used in data analysis. Within the scope of the validity and reliability studies of the research, direct excerpts and participant confirmation were performed. According to the results of the research, we report that academicians focus on digital literacy, access-preparation of online content suitable for learning goals/courses, communication-interaction, assessment-evaluation, and distance education system during the transition to distance education during the pandemic period. According to the findings, a distance education transformation model was proposed for education faculties and suggestions were presented in this direction PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Rümeysa TUNA-GÜNDOĞDU; Aysel ARSLAN Abstract: The aim of this study is to analysee the content of postgraduate theses on lifelong learning in Turkey between the years 2007-2022. Only the thesis studies that are in the national thesis center database and that are open to the access of other researchers by the researchers who carried out the thesis studies were included in this study. A total of 212 theses related to lifelong learning were identified in the detailed search conducted in the national thesis data center. However, one of these theses was not included in the scope of the study because there was no access permission and 7 of them were out of the field, and the remaining 204 theses were examined. Content and frequency analysis methods were used. Data on the year of publication, subject area, working group, method and findings of the examined theses were created. According to the results of the research, it was seen that the postgraduate thesis studies were mostly in the field of competence development and gaining proficiency between the years 2007-2022, the quantitative research method was mainly used, and the teachers were mostly preferred as the sample group. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Eyüp SEVİMLİ; Emin AYDIN, Ahmet Şükrü ÖZDEMİR, Gökhan DERİN Abstract: Interdisciplinary approach recommended for use in the teaching mathematics in the last decade, the related literature shows that limited study focused on the reflection of the interdisciplinary approach in teaching practice. The aim of this study is to evaluate pre-service mathematics teachers’ task development processes on interdisciplinary approaches through building and coding tasks. Research was conducted with 28 pre-service mathematics teachers studying at a mathematics education department in Turkey. Data were gathered from the analysis of lesson plans and semi-structured interviews. The findings that were obtained through the lesson plans of the participants indicated that participants were able to associate building tasks more with numbers content domain and mathematical modeling skills, and coding tasks with geometry content domain and algorithmic thinking skills. The participants stated that tasks involving coding in their lesson plans would be more useful in terms of teaching mathematics and listed the factors limiting the use of building tasks as technical knowledge and cost. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Elif BOZYİĞİT; Alime TOSUN, Uğur SÖNMEZOĞLU Abstract: This research was conducted to examine the socially responsible leadership (SRL) perceptions of university students, which are thought to be directly related to social developments. The survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The sample consisted of 73 female and 134 male (Age Mean: 22.19±3.307) students studying at the faculty of sports sciences. The “Socially Responsible Leadership Scale-SRL” developed by Tyree (1998) and adapted to Turkish by Külekçi and Özgan (2015) was used as a measurement tool. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA were used in the analysis. It was found that students' SRL perception was high. While the variables of gender, grade level, and taking social service course showed statistically significant differences, no statistically significant differences were found between other variables and sub-factors. It has been determined that as the age and grade level increase and the status of doing sports is positive, students' perception of socially responsible leadership also increases. The results obtained in this research reveal the importance of education and sports. The fact that the courses given on socially responsible awareness in universities, the number of projects, and the positive situation of individuals doing sports make us think that university students are also effective in increasing their perception of socially responsible leadership, and it is expected that the research will contribute to socially responsible leadership studies in the field of sports sciences. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:İlknur ÖZPINAR Abstract: One of the primary objectives of today’s teaching is to prioritize students’ thinking skills as a path to become lifelong learners. Those skills are improved by enabling students to learn actively. Role of teacher in the active learning environment is to facilitate students’ learning, and questions asked by students are important in the process. Based on the relevant considerations, this study aimed to identify questioning attitudes of secondary school students in mathematics courses and investigate their questioning behaviors in line with teacher and student views. The study utilized the partially mixed sequential equal status design. The study group was composed of 15 teachers working at five secondary schools in a city center of a rural province and 690 students. The data were collected through the Attitude Scale Toward Asking Questions, written view forms, semi-structured interviews, and observations. Exploratory statistical techniques were used to analyze quantitative data, and qualitative data were subjected to a content analysis. According to the results from anxiety about questioning subscale of Attitude Scale Toward Asking Questions, the students were anxious above moderate levels although they had high levels of questioning attitudes. Furthermore, it was concluded that number of questions asked by the students increased with higher grade levels, but they asked questions less frequently. In addition, it was determined that about half of the students refrained from asking questions, due to frustration and fear. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Serpil UÇAR; Elham ZARFSAZ Abstract: The goal of this research is to investigate self-efficacy degrees of prospective teachers from different disciplines in terms of five sub-dimension of Web Pedagogical Content Knowledge (W-PACK) and whether different factors (gender, grade, or department) significantly affect prospective teachers’ perceived self-efficacy levels or not. The study employed the survey method, a quantitative non-experimental research technique. The students, who were in second, third, and fourth grades, successfully finished the two-period first-year information technology obligatory courses. The study's findings demonstrated that pre-service teachers were quite confident in their ability to use the web and understand its general, communication, content, pedagogical, and attitudinal elements. The findings also revealed that there were no statistically significant variations in the responses with respect to gender across all of the sub-scales. Moreover, the findings demonstrated that there were no appreciable variations in any of the sub-scales of the W-PACK regarding departments. With the exception of attitude toward web-based education, there were no statistically significant variations between participant grades in the five dimensions or the perceived self-efficacy degrees of prospective teachers across all the sub-dimensions. The results of this study, however, revealed that attitudes toward web-based instruction varied considerably across the junior and senior groups. In light of the findings, technology and web-based teaching methods should be coordinated with the existing teaching curricula to provide teacher candidates with the application of content-pedagogical-technology components in an integrated manner. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Cansu ŞAHİN KÖLEMEN Abstract: The changing needs of the student in present contemporary times do require the progress and development of the teacher competencies. Should the competencies of the teacher not develop; certain problems will be faced such as not being able to meet the needs of the society as well as not reaching the intended student-learner quality. Therefore, teachers need to have the competence to use today's information and communication technologies effectively and efficiently. From this point of view, the aim of this study is to reveal the technology integration self-efficacy perceptions of the Education Faculty members. The study universe of the research consists of 207 instructors teaching at the faculty of education in 2022-2023. Within the scope of the research, the general survey model, applicable as one of the quantitative research methods, has been used. The Technology Integration Self-Efficacy Perception scale, which had been adapted into Turkish by Ünal and Teker (2018), has also been used as the data collection tool. The data obtained in the study then have been analyzed with the SPSS 21.0 program. While determining the effects of gender, age and department variables on technology integration self-efficacy perception, independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test have been applied. As a result of the study, it is determined that the technology integration self-efficacy perceptions of the instructors working in the Education Faculty have been understood to be high. A significant difference has been spotted in technology integration self-efficacy perception levels among the gender, age and department variables. Accordingly, thus, the study has shown that the male instructors had had a higher technology integration self-efficacy compared to the female instructors. It has also been observed that the self-efficacy perceptions of the 65 years and older faculty members were lower. Finally, it has been determined that the teaching staff of the the Computer and Instructional Technology Teaching Department had higher technology self-efficacy perceptions compared to other departments. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Hatice DARGA Abstract: In this qualitative study, ethical problems and ethical dilemmas caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and teaching practices were investigated based on teachers' opinions. The study, which was carried out in October 2022 with 16 preschool teachers determined by the purposeful sampling method, was carried out face to face with a semi-structured interview form. Content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the interviews. According to the findings: teachers conducted teaching mostly online during the epidemic and said that the effect was negative. The situations that they do not find ethical are the unequal teaching opportunities on the Internet and the inability to provide classroom management, and mostly family members get involved in online course activities. Children and families were warned about some issues and an attempt was made. Ethical dilemmas are mostly due to the difficulty of children in adapting to online education and the inability to communicate with families, and mostly the inefficiency of online preschool education. Administratively, mostly ethical problems are the lack of technological equality and the inability to be sensitive in epidemic measures. The views that the management does not act unethically are also in the majority. Finally, the teachers wished never to experience such a process again and thanked them for the study. It has been suggested to plan educational measures to overcome extraordinary situations such as epidemics with less damage. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Esra USLU; Canan ASLAN Abstract: From the perspective of language and literature education, children’s and youth books should be sensitive to the culture of human rights and democracy and should not endorse group antagonism such as stereotype, prejudice and discrimination. The main purpose of this research is to determine if there are any messages about group antagonisms in the award-winning children’s and youth stories/novels; and to understand the emotional aspect, style, context and content characteristics of those messages. The data source of this general survey model research consists of a total of 34 books that have received awards from various institutions and organizations in the field of children’s and youth literature. In the content analysis, the main category of group antagonism was divided into three subcategories: stereotype, prejudice and discrimination, which were further divided into sub-categories based on emotional aspect, style, context, and content and analyzed in cross-tables. The findings showed that most messages were in the prejudice category. In addition, it was determined that the messages that foster group antagonism were mostly related to the affective dimension and were conveyed in a blatant style and often without malicious intent. Within the scope of this study, it is recommended that fictional books addressing children and young people should address group antagonism with a critical and problem-oriented approach. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Dwi Yuli RAKHMAWATİ; Hapsari Shinta Citra Puspita DEWİ, Erta ERTA, Putri HESTİNİNGRUM Abstract: Online learning has both positive and negative impacts. One of the positive impacts of online education is that students know about the use of information technology, in this case, online learning media. While one of the negative impacts is that students experience academic stress. This research aims to determine the level of academic stress during online learning for students at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa). The study involves one independent variable, namely the quality of learning, and one dependent variable, namely academic stress. The sampling method is a simple random sample where the total number of respondents obtained was 329 people. The author uses regression analysis to determine the effect of learning quality on student academic stress. The analysis results show that the quality of learning is good, and the level of academic stress of FEB Unesa students is moderate PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Fatma KAYA Abstract: Teacher identity has been prioritized in current research related to teacher education in order to understand teaching and learning context. This case study investigates identity (re)construction of three pre-service English teachers during the practicum. Drawing on sociocultural theory, how pre-service teachers constructed their identities and enacted their agencies in the field school was examined based on the narratives of the participants. Data collection tools included reflective papers and semi-structured interviews with the participants. Analysis of the qualitative data revealed the following themes related to identity formation of pre-service teachers during the practicum: their imagined selves (Wenger, 1998), the practicum as shaping their identity, and directions for future selves as a result of practicum experience. It was found that previous experiences of the participants as language learners and interaction with the parties including mentor teacher and students in the field school had both positive and negative impacts on identity formation of pre-service teachers. Findings of the study is expected to contribute to the relevant literature, and suggestions are presented for further studies. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Özlem ÇAKMAK TOLAN Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a self-esteem development program on middle-school students in the seventh grade. The study included 21 students with low self-esteem, of which 11 were in the experimental group and 10 in the control group. After identifying the participants, the researcher implemented an eight-session program, each session lasting 90 minutes on average, for the students in the experimental group. Non-parametric Mann Whitney-U test was used to determine whether there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test score averages of the experimental and control groups. Non-parametric Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was used to determine whether there was a significant within-group difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups. The results indicate that the self-esteem scores of the students in the experimental group, who participated in group activities, increased. There was no change in the self-esteem scores of the students in the control group. The results of the study were discussed and interpreted in light of the relevant literature. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Buşra NAYIROĞLU; Tayfun TUTAK Abstract: This study it is aimed to examine the effect of using web 2.0 tools in algebra teaching on student achievement and attitude. The research was carried out with 42 students studying in the 6th grade of a public secondary school in Rize in the second term of the 2022-2023 academic year. In the study, in which an unequal quasi-experimental design with the pretest-posttest experiment-control group was used, there were 22 students in the experimental group and 20 students in the control group. In the study, quantitative and qualitative research designs were used together. “Algebraic Expressions Achievement Test (CIBT)” developed by Okuducu (2020) and “Attitude Scale Towards Mathematics Lesson (MDKTÖ)” developed by Baykul (1990) were used as data collection tools. In addition, the “Semi-Structured Interview Form” developed by the researchers was used. While the lesson plan containing learning activities supported by web 2.0 tools was applied to the experimental group, no intervention was made in the control group. CIBT and MDKTÖ were applied to these groups as a pre-test before the application and as a post-test after the application. In addition, at the end of each web 2.0 tools activity, the experimental group students were given opinion forms and their thoughts were taken. As a result of the statistical studies, it was concluded that the use of web 2.0 tools in algebra teaching contributed positively to the academic success of the students and positively affected the students' attitudes in mathematics teaching. In addition, when we look at the results of the semi-structured interview forms, it is concluded that algebra teaching, which is processed with web 2.0 tools, is more fun, increases interest and motivation and is permanent. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Ika YATRI; Endry BOERISWATI, Totok BINTORO Abstract: Social Studies is one subject matter which is learned by students in schools. It could attract the students’ attention and interest in learning process when teachers utilize technology based instructional media. This study aims to investigate how instructional application promotes the students’ critical thinking on social studies in primary school. This study was conducted in one of primary schools in West Java. There were 65 students participating in completing the questionnaire. In addition to the questionnaire, interviews for seven selected students were also done for collecting the data. The results showed that most students felt happy to learn social studies when using instructional application. This study also revealed that instructional application could increase the students’ critical thinking skills indicated by their strong statements on sharing opinions, making conclusions, and asking questions. Thus, it is recommended that instructional application should be used by teachers in primary schools so as that students are more interested in learning social studies. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Banu ÇULHA ÖZBAŞ; Berna GÜRYAY Abstract: This study aims to examine the process of developing interdisciplinary lesson plans for prospective English and social studies teachers using the Content-based language instruction model (CLIL) and through collaborative work. The participants of the study consisted of 30 prospective English and 10 prospective social studies teachers who were continuing their pre-service university education in one of the western provinces of Turkey. A qualitative approach was used to answer the research problem, and data collection tools consisted of questionnaires, semi-structured group interviews, and lesson plans. Both descriptive and content analysis was used to reach inferential results. As a result of the research, it was understood that pre-service teachers’ own learning experiences affect their beliefs about their teaching experiences. Besides, it was understood that the 4C model, which can be used in CLIL, is specifically suitable for social studies. In line with these results, suggestions were made for future studies. PubDate: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +030
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