Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research (EPASR - E-Journal)
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Developing Visual Literacy Skills in Teacher Education%253A Different Ways of Looking at the Visual Images
Get PDFThis article attempts to use different ways of looking that help classroom and visual art teachers analyze the meanings attributed to visual images, thereby enhancing their visual literacy skills. In the study, holistic multiple-case sampling was employed in the context of case study method as each group of teachers was individually considered as an analysis unit and their analysis of visual images through different ways of looking was evaluated in a holistic way. The participants of the study comprised of a total of 508 teachers who attended teacher training workshop of the Project titled lsquo%253BThe Implementation of Visual Culture Theory on Primary and Secondary Visual Arts Courses. The data were collected with worksheets, artistic drawings and participant diaries and analyzed inductively. The data were presented in three themes%253A analyzing visual elements, approaching the visual contextually, and determining the contributions of visual experience. The results denoted that classroom and visual arts teachers interacted with images through a series of questions related to different ways of looking at visual images, questioned visual representations, artistic components and sub-meanings and created various meanings in terms of social, economic, psychological and cultural contexts, thereby increasing their visual literacy skills
A Qualitative Assessment on %252339%253BMy School Rize Project%252339%253B
No full textThe use of out-of-classroom and%252For school teaching environments has become increasingly important in recent years and is included in the 2023 educational vision document of the Turkish Ministry of National Education. Within the scope of this new vision of the document, provincial directorates of national education have started to plan various activities aiming at bringing teachers out of classes and%252For especially schools. One of them is the quot%253BMy School is Rize Projectquot%253B. In the scope of this project%253B a guide teaching material was prepared for the matching of course acquisitions with various out-of-school settings in Rize province with the participation of one representative teacher from all branches from pre-schools to high schools. The first researcher was one of the participants of this project. This study aimed to present the views of the teachers who had worked on the preparation period of this material. Based on the qualitative paradigm, the data were collected through semi-structured interviews from the twenty teachers at the end of the project. The data obtained from each question were subjected to descriptive analysis after being transcribed. The results were interpreted in line with the codes and categories that emerged from the analysis. In line with the critical results of the study, some suggestions were made to various stakeholders such as national education directorates, teachers, and also researchers to use out-of-classroom and%252For school teaching environments
STEM-Based NOS Teaching on 7th Grade Students NOS Views
Get PDFThe aim of the study is to improve students nature of science understandings while integrating nature of science aspects into appropriate science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) activities. In this study, four STEM-based contextualized nature of science activities are developed during the 4 weeks study. The sample of this study consists of eighteen 7th grade students. The data are collected the views of nature of science questionnaires (VNOS-D), follow-up interviews, and classroom observations. All data are analyzed holistically to create a profile of students views for the targeted aspects of nature of science with using content analysis. The analysis showed that 7th grade students have generally naive views of the targeted nature of science aspects before participating in the 4-week study. After STEM-based nature of science teaching, all students improved their views of nature of science. STEM-based explicit-reflective nature of science teaching may be an alternative approach to improve students nature of science views, and it is recommended to use this approach in the future studies
Development of a Rubric to Evaluate the Critical Writing Skills Levels of Fourth-Grade Primary School Students
Get PDFIn this study, it was aimed to develop a rubric for evaluating the critical writing skills of primary school fourth-grade students. The research was designed in quantitative research method and scanning design. The study group of the research consists of 215 students studying in the fourth grade of five different primary schools determined by the purposeful sampling method, taking into account their gender and socioeconomic status. Research data were collected during the development stages of the rubric and lasted for four weeks. In this process, opinions were received from 54 classroom teachers, 12 Turkish teachers, 8 doctoral students continuing their graduate education in the field of Classroom Education and Turkish Education, and 16 academicians who are experts in the field of Basic Education. In addition, the students in the study group were asked to write critical articles and the written products were evaluated through the developed scoring key. The collected data were analyzed with a statistical program. In order to ensure internal consistency in the research, Cohen%252339%253Bs Kappa coefficient was determined in order to determine the reliability of the evaluations of the raters who scored the data. Cronbach Alpha coefficient was determined in order to determine that the dimensions and items in the developed rubric were items that were consistent with each other and that examined the same feature. As a result of the findings, it was concluded that there was a high level of consistency between the evaluations made by different raters. In addition, in line with the expert opinions received during the development of the rubric, It was concluded that the rubric exactly measured what was intended to be measured and the rubric was valid and reliable
Examination of Faculty of Sports Sciences Students Unethical Behaviours In-classroom%253A A Mixed Research Approach
Get PDFThis study aims to determine the level of unethical behaviours (UBs) of students studying in the field of sports sciences. In this research, the explanatory sequential design was used for mixed research approaches where quantitative and qualitative data collection tools were used. The quantitative part of the study attended 465 Sports Science Faculty students in Kirikkale University during the fall semester of 2017-2018 academic year. Following the quantitative research qualitative data were obtained with five scenarios prepared by the researchers. As a result of the research, it was seen that UBs differ according to gender, class level, and the department of education. In the scenarios presented in the qualitative section of the research, it was determined that students who have higher Unethical Behaviours Climate Scale (UBCS) scores tend to apply more sanctions to the students when they are teachers. It has been observed that male students are more likely to have UBs than women. Not using technological tools in the lessons was defined as UB. The results of the study showed that the source of student UBs could be the teachers or the students themselves
Moral Development in Early Childhood%253A Benevolence and Responsibility in the Context of Children%252339%253Bs Perceptions and Reflections
No full textThis study aimed to examine children%252339%253Bs perceptions regarding the concepts of benevolence and responsibility in early childhood and the way they put them into practice. The study was designed according to the basic qualitative research method and consisted of 64 children between the ages of 4 and 5. The data were collected through interactive value stories, childrens drawings related to the relevant values, and semi-structured interviews. The data analysis presented remarkable results, the first of which is that preschool children may have not only result-oriented but also intention-oriented moral values. The second result is that the course of behaviours related to moral values is primarily directed towards family members. As the third result, preschool children%252339%253Bs moral values were found to appear often in their relationships with people in need and with people who are much older. Finally, the fourth result indicates that children associate moral values not only with human beings but also with nature and plants, which is a significant indicator that universal moral thinking can develop in children of this age
Comparison of the Republic Period First Inspector Training Program and Modern-day Inspector Training Program
Get PDFTo be able to talk about the existence of a successful education system, it is important to inspect all stages as much as the inputs, processes, and outputs of the system. To reach the distant goals of education smoothly, the close goals need to be checked, problems should be detected and corrected in a right time and in a suitable way, necessary changes should be done before it is too late. The training of inspectors, which is important at all levels of education system is very important. In this study, texts written about the contents of first practice regarding the training of inspectors in the first years of Republic will be examined. It is aimed to present the criteria of inspector training through the curriculum courses opened in that period and to compare with todays applications. In addition, the list of teachers who attended the courses opened in Ankara and Sivas will be included. Thus, expectations from the inspectors of the period will be revealed and contribute to the interpretation of today%252339%253Bs inspection understanding. This study was carried out using document analysis method which is a qualitative research approach. The First Educational Inspector Courses, curriculum and the texts including list of the teachers names who attended courses in Ankara and Sivas were translated into modern-day Turkish. The findings of this study consist of the content of the training given in the first educational courses, professional sufficiency and the education methods providing that sufficiency, training duration of the courses organized in Ankara and Sivas, lists of teachers names attended courses. In training inspection in first years of Republic, it has been found that the aims of principles of education were prioritized
Emergency Remote Teaching from the Perspective of Pre-service Teachers%253A An Evaluation through Digital Stories
Get PDFThe aim of this study was to determine the perspectives of pre-service teachers regarding the emergency remote teaching that took place with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The feelings, thoughts and experiences of the pre-service teachers were examined through digital stories prepared by themselves. This case study was carried out within the scope of the Multimedia Design and Production course in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. The participants consist of 35 third- and fourth-year pre-service teachers who are studying in the Faculty of Education, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies. The data of the research are composed of digital stories prepared by the participants and their responses to an online questionnaire form consisting of open-ended questions. The data were analyzed by content analysis method. The data obtained were collected under four themes%253A pre-service teachers expectations for the distance learning process and their feelings at the beginning of the process, pre-service teachers access to the learning materials, technology and faculty members during the emergency remote teaching, pre-service teachers%252339%253B self-regulation skills during the emergency remote teaching, and pre-service teachers%252339%253B mood during the emergency remote teaching
Gender Issues in English Language Teacher Education%253A Cinderellas Awakening through Comparative Literature
Get PDFThe socio-dynamics of the 21st century classroom reveals the importance of gender sensitivity as a living mechanism which constructs both intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. This study explores how reading and discussing comparative childrens literature could impact pre-service English teachers understanding of gender issues at a university in the west of Turkey. Adopting a qualitative case study design, the present study involved 25 senior pre-service teachers who were taking the literature course in the 2018-2019 academic year, fall term. Data was collected through written reports and semi-structured interviews. We analyzed the data inductively with codes and themes developing out of a recursive process of data collection and analysis. The findings display that a comparative analysis of fairy tales is an effective means through which the pre-service teachers develop gender sensitivity and become critically literate as a teacher. Besides, the comparative analysis helps the female participants improve self-sufficiency as a woman. Implications are also included for language teacher education programs
An Investigation into the Views of Refugee Students Teachers on Their Subjective Well-Being%253A A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Get PDFThe negative effects of natural and social issues on individuals have necessitated the discussion of the concept of subjective well-being as a major health concern. Teachers%252339%253B subjective well-being has a crucial role in the functioning of the education system. This qualitative descriptive study aims to examine the views of refugees teachers on their subjective well-being. The data obtained in the study were collected with semi-structured interviews. The data were collected from seven teachers working at a public primary school in Çanakkale, Turkey in the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. The analyses of the semi-structured interviews with the teachers of the refugee students produced four subjective well-being themes ndash%253B i.e., family relationships, communication with refugee students, cooperation with parents, and working conditions. The data revealed that teacher%252339%253Bs good relationships with the refugee students family members and parents, culture-sensitive education-oriented communication with students, and working conditions with a supporting school environment were key to enhancing subjective well-being of the refugees teachers. This result presented a crucial implication for policymakers to prepare in-service training for the population of the interviewed teachers