Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research (EPASR - E-Journal)
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Preservice Classroom Teachers%252339%253B Opinions on Use of Educational Games in Instructions of Primary School Courses
No full textThis study aimed to examine preservice classroom teachers opinions on how educational games improve their teaching skills. In accordance with this purpose, the qualitative research design was employed. The study group was composed of 60 preservice teachers attending the Department of Primary Education in the Faculty of Education at a state university in the spring term of the 2017%252F2018 academic year and who took the physical education and game teaching course. A semi-structured, open-ended question form prepared in accordance with the purpose of the research and letters were used as the data collection instruments. Answers of the preservice teachers to the open-ended questions were scanned as images and transferred into digital medium. Next, the obtained data were subjected to a content analysis with the MAXQDA 12 qualitative data analysis software and the data products were analyzed with the data coding technique. The data obtained from the preservice teachers with letters were analyzed by both researchers descriptively. The findings achieved in the analysis were utilized to reinforce the findings on themes and codes achieved in the analysis of the data obtained with the semi-structured interview forms. It was concluded that educational games improved the preservice classroom teachers competencies of planning and implementing the use of games in the instruction of primary school course attainments. It was also concluded in the study that the participants had been very little aware of educational games definition and their contributions to student learning before the application and their awareness increased after the application
An Analysis of the In-Class Oral Feedback Provided by the Teachers of Turkish as a Foreign Language
Get PDFFeedback can be defined as the act of providing information to the student regarding their behavior throughout the learning process as well as how much progress has been achieved as a result of such behavior. In other words, it is the communicative processthat explains how successful or unsuccessful a student is at a given topic, by providing them with the opportunity of self-assessment and correction. The aim of this study is to specify the in-class oral feedback elements provided by the teachers of Turkish asa Foreign Language, along with the analysis of these feedback types and offering suggestions to those who work in the field. Employing the specific case study method among the existing qualitative research methods, this study involves the 4-week observationof the classes given by the instructors of Turkish as a Foreign Language at Istanbul University Language Center at A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1 levels. The oral feedback provided by the instructors throughout the observation sessions has been noted down and compiled.These feedback items were then analyzed in accordance with Schimmel%252339%253Bs feedback classification (1988). Accordingly, these feedback items were classified in four groups as confirmation feedback, correct response feedback, explanatory feedback and bug-related feedback.The results of the study has shown that the instructors preferred mostly the confirmation feedback and the correct response feedback, usually used the confirmation feedback and correct response feedback in combination. On the other hand, the frequency of explanatoryfeedback decreased as the students%252339%253B language competence level increased, and the least preferred feedback type was found to be the bug-related feedback
The effect of understanding phrase-meaning relationship through digital storytelling on academic achievement and retention
Get PDFThe purpose of the current study is to reveal the effect of teaching the phrase-meaning relationship through digital storytelling on academic achievement and retention. The study employed the mixed method. In the quantitative part of the study, the factorial design, one of the experimental designs, and in its quantitative part, the case study were simultaneously used. The study group of the current research is comprised of 8th grade students attending two different classes. As the data collection tools, a personal information form, an academic achievement test and an open-ended questions form (OEQF) and a semi-structured interview form administered to the experimental group students were used. In the analysis of the qualitative data, descriptive statistics such as arithmetic means, standard deviations, percentages and frequencies were used. The normality of the data distribution was tested through skewness and kurtosis coefficients and these coefficients were found to be between %2B1 and -1. Moreover, the z statistic calculated by dividing the skewness coefficient by its own standard deviation was tested. As an additional proof to the normality of the distribution, Shapiro Wilk test was administered%253B and the equality of the variances was tested with Levene test. In the within and between-groups comparisons of the pretest and posttest achievement scores of the experimental and control groups and their retention test scores, two-way variance analysis was used. The data collected through the OEQF and interviews conducted with the experimental group students were analyzed by using the content analysis and descriptive analysis techniques.In the current study, it was concluded that the instruction given to the experimental group students for them to understand the phrase-meaning relationship by using the digital storytelling more positively affect the secondary school 8th grade students academic achievement and retention of what they have learned when compared to the traditional means of instruction given to the control group students
A Comparative Analysis of the 2006 and 2018 Undergraduate Programs of Teaching Turkish
Get PDFIn efforts to revise the 1997, 2006 and 2009 Teacher Training Programs, the major focus was on the elementary education stage%253B there was no update of programs for secondary education except pedagogical knowledge courses. In the templates of Faculty of Education programs, no distinction was made between elementary and secondary education in the departmental code%253B hence attempts at revision were all generalized as undergraduate programs (YÖK-Higher Education Board, 2018%253A 10).
An important new program concerning teacher training, planned for implementation in the 2018-2019 academic year, is the Undergraduate Program of Teaching Turkish. The updated program consists of courses on Pedagogical Knowledge (33%25), General Knowledge (18%25) and Subject Knowledge (49%25). The Updated Undergraduate Program has been supplemented with Pedagogical Knowledge courses and is thus much stronger. In the updated program, General Knowledge courses retain their prior dominance. Nevertheless, Subject Knowledge courses have been decreased in terms of total hours at theoretical and practical levels as well as in the number of credits (TPC) compared to the former Undergraduate Program. One of the positive amendments made in the updated program is expanding the Teaching Practice course over a longer time span. As a result, the program is compatible with the Turkish Language Education Program (grades 1-8) planned and implemented by the Turkish Ministry of Education and inclusive of elective courses as well as a pool of relevant elective courses. This study employed the qualitative research method of document analysis
Affective comparison of messages in narrative texts of first- and fourth-grade preservice Turkish teachers
Get PDFThe aim of this study is to compare the messages in the narrative text written by first- and fourth-grade preservice Turkish teachers in order to assess their positive or negative views. To this end, 13 first- and 13 fourth-grade students of the Turkish Language Teaching Department of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University were asked to complete a narrative text. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Texts were assessed both as a whole and as a unit. Result showed that fourth graders used more positive sentences than first graders. The analysis of sentences as a whole revealed a difference between male and female participants. However, it was not statistically significant. The analysis of sentences as a unit revealed that male participants had significantly more positive views than female participants. The reasons for the significant difference between first and fourth graders are that before starting higher education, students have high expectations, which are, however, not fully met, and various reasons arising from universities or cities. The difference between male and female participants might be due to the fact that the latter have higher expectations and are more perfectionist than the former
Word recognition levels of first grade students%253A An application of word recognition inventory
Get PDFStudents are expected to recognize the vocabulary items appearing in a text in order for reading to be meaningful. The evaluation of word recognition is commonly considered in educational applications in order for reading to be meaningful for students and to identify and correct mistakes. This study aims to exhibit the effectiveness of the inventory whose stages of preparation and implementation were process-based and which was developed for word recognition on determining the first graders word recognition levels. For this purpose, the Type 1 development research type of design and development research model was used to develop an instrument for students word recognition levels and thus to demonstrate its applicability. The study group was composed of 85 first graders who had been chosen in convenience sampling method. Student Information Form, Word Recognition Inventory-1 (WRI-1) and Word Recognition Inventory-2 (WRI-2) were used as the tools of data collection. Variance analysis (ANOVA) and independent groups t-test were used in comparing the students for WRI-1 inventory which met the conditions for normal distribution whereas Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U-test were used in comparing the students for WRI-2 inventory which did not meet the conditions for normal distribution. Consequently, it was found that the inventories, whose stages of preparation and implementation were process-based and which were developed to determine students word recognition levels, were effective in determining the primary school first graders word recognition levels
To be a branch manager in a local educational directorate%253A Occupational problems and solutions
Get PDFThis study examines the occupational problems of educational branch managers in local educational directorates as well as their expectations and suggestions on these problems. The study aims to reveal the problems of the branch managers regarding their occupational rights, assignments and duty place changes, roles and status, and their rise in their career steps based on the participants opinions and suggestions. In the study, a phenomenological model was used, and qualitative data was collected via standardized open-ended interviews. The working group, determined by snow ball sampling, was composed of 61 branch managers working in 30 different provinces and seven different regions across Turkey. The findings of the study revealed that the branch managers working in local directorates think that their salaries are lower than other educational managerial positions%253B their workload is quite heavy%253B they dont have enough authority, although they have too many responsibilities. The participants also made suggestions for increasing branch managers salaries and wages by granting seniority, authority and special service compensation%253B raising additional indicators for retirement%253B and having more in-service, postgraduate and doctoral training opportunities. More than 2000 branch managers work in local educational directorates in Turkey however no scientific research about the problems of this local staff has been carried out so far. This study is likely to be the first specific research entirely carried out for local educational branch managers. By means of the study, it is also expected that the occupational problems of this managerial position will be better noticed in local educational management system
Family triangulation experiences of Turkish young women
Get PDFThis study aims to explore Turkish young woman family triangulation experiences. The phenomenological research design of the qualitative tradition was utilized. The sample of the study comprised 10 Turkish young women who were selected through convenience sampling.During the data collection, semi-structured interviews were preferred. Data analysis were also conducted via content analysis. Participants reported insufficient problem%252Fconflict solving ability of their parents where causes mediator role of children. Holding a parental role, defending the one parent as participants perceive he%252Fshe is weak, and feeling caught in the middle were the factors in relation to mediating pattern. A number of participants described the children and fathers in their own families as scapegoats. Coalitions were one of the most frequently reported theme and mainly indicated mother-children pulled in and father lsquo%253Boutsider form of a triangular relationship. Triangulated children expressed emotional reactance of angry, distant and disappointment as they play a mediating role during the conflicts. Only one participant was able to act without dragging into conflicts and maintained a balanced position of triangulation. Moreover, all findings of the current study were briefly discussed in the context of the value of children theme as it is the fact that material%252Feconomic expectations of parents sharply decrease, and emotional expectations increase from children
Basic Properties of Chorus and Fundamental Approaches to Improve
Get PDFThrough choral education, individuals learn to use their voices both correctly and effectively, as well as acquire certain personal characteristics. The level of applicability of the chorus training is high and it provides the students convenience to participate in the musical atmosphere. In choral studies, children learn how to use the basic elements and functions of music, the formation of sound, the characteristics of their own voice and how to use it correctly and to breathe properly and regularly. Chorus have various functions as social, individual, cultural and educational. In this study, these functions were examined and the effects of choral education on children%252339%253Bs mental and behavioral development were investigated, the importance of choosing repertoire was discussed and the importance of organizing various organizations in terms of increasing the quality of choral education is emphasized
An Investigation of Secondary School Students%252339%253B Critical Visual Reading Skills Depending on Different Variables
No full textThe aim of this study is to examine the critical visual reading skills of secondary school students (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade) in terms of different variables (gender and grade level). Study sample consisted of 400 students of 4 schools located in the city center of Muş. A screening model was used in the research. Data were collected using the 5-point Likert-type Critical Visual Reading Scale 34-item developed by Söylemez (2015). The reliability of the scale was high (Cronbach%252339%253Bs alpha %253D 0.814). Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows 22.0 at a significance level of 0.05. Number, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used for descriptive statistics of variables. T-test was used for analysis of quantitative continuous data in two independent groups while one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for analysis of quantitative continuous data in more than two independent groups. A Scheffe%252339%253Bs test was used to to make posthoc comparisons between the groups to determine significant differences. Results show that secondary school students critical visual reading skills differ significantly by grade level but do not differ by gender. Several suggestions were made based on the findings