Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research (EPASR - E-Journal)
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Perceptions of Primary School Teacher Candidates Regarding the Characteristics and Education of Gifted Students
Full text linkIn this study, the perceptions of primary school teacher candidates regarding the characteristics and education of gifted students were examined. This qualitative study was conducted with a phenomenological research design. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 62 primary school classroom teachers who were selected using the criterion sampling method. Interview data were analyzed via the descriptive analysis method. The findings of the study showed that primary classroom teacher candidates generally defined giftedness according to the dimensions of high-level mental performance%252Fintelligence and creativity. They considered expert evaluations important in the diagnosis of giftedness, and they also highlighted the importance of identifying the interests of gifted students and applying additional activities and differentiated instructional practices in their education. A particularly noteworthy finding of this study was that primary school teacher candidates considered the lack of competency and knowledge among classroom teachers regarding giftedness as one of the major problems that gifted students may experience in the course of their primary education
An Examination of Fourth-Grade Primary School Students Intrinsic Motivation in Mathematics and Their Mathematics Achievement in Terms of Their Favorite Subject
Full text linkThe aim of this study is to explore the correlation between the intrinsic motivation of fourth-grade primary school students in mathematics and their academic performance in mathematics, while considering the factor of their favorite subject. The goal is to determine whether there is a difference in intrinsic motivation and achievement in terms of their favorite subject.
A convergent parallel design was used in the study. The sample of the research consisted of 142 students who participated in face-to-face research in the city center and districts of Çanakkale in the 2019%252F2020 academic year, as well as 109 students who participated in online research in the 2020%252F2021 academic year. The study group was comprised of 10 students, for whom the data were collected in face-to-face sessions, and 12 students who participated in the research online. The data for this study were collected using the quot%253BMathematics Lesson Motivation Scalequot%253B developed by Balantekin and Oksal (2014), as well as the quot%253B Mathematics Lesson Achievement Testquot%253B, quot%253BDemographic Formquot%253B, and quot%253BSemi-Structured Interview Formquot%253B developed by the researchers. When examining the results of the research related to intrinsic motivation, significant differences were observed in both online and face-to-face data collection, with respect to the obtained data. According to the qualitative data obtained from this study, those students with intrinsic motivation were expected to perform well in the course. However, it was observed that regardless of their academic performance, all students were motivated towards the course. As a contrasting result, it was determined that the most successful student in the school did not possess intrinsic motivation towards the course
A Validity and Reliability Analysis of the Pre-service Teachers%252339%253B Attitudes towards Virtual Classroom Environment Scale
No full textThis studyaims to develop a measurement tool to be used to determine the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards virtual classroom environments. For this purpose, the literature on the subject was examined, and student opinions were taken. As a result of these processes, a 50-item piloting form of the scale was prepared. The prepared scale items were presented to the expert opinion in terms of content validity, and after the feedback obtained from the experts, some items were rearranged with minor corrections and transformed into a 50-item scale. The scale was administered to 282 students, 234 female and 48 male, studying in different teaching programs and different grade levels at Gazi University Gazi Faculty of Education in the spring term of the 2021-2022 academic year. Validity and reliability analyses of the scale were made based on the data set obtained as a result of the application. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed for construct validity, and as a result of the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), a scale consisting of 46 items and 2 sub-dimensions was obtained. The total variance explanation rate of the two factors in the structure of the scale was 62.79%25. The reliability analysis results obtained for the scale revealed that the Cronbach%252339%253Bs alpha reliability coefficient for the overall scale was .98, and the reliability coefficients for the sub-factors were .98 and .96, respectively
Turkish Pre-Service Primary Teachers%252339%253B Decisions on Various Socioscientific Issues%253A SEE-SEP Model-Analysis
No full textThe science curriculum in the Turkish education system includes socioscientific issues (SSI) as a context for developing students%252339%253B reasoning skills, scientific thinking habits, and decision-making skills from an early age. Conducting activities on real problems with teachers and pre-service teachers based on SSI and making decisions considering different dimensions in SSI can provide a better explanation and transfer of the content dimension of the subject. It was found that SSI studies are conducted with science teachers and pre-service science teachers in Türkiye. In this study, activities with different SSIs were organized with pre-service primary teachers, and the decisions of pre-service primary teachers on various socioscientific issues were evaluated considering different dimensions (sociology%252Fculture, environment, economy, science, ethics%252Fmorality, and policy) using the SEE-SEP model. Nine different SSI scenarios were presented to 60 pre-service primary teachers in the Central Anatolian region of Türkiye, and they were asked to make a decision in dilemma situations and justify it. It was found that hydroelectric power plants (HEPP), mining, and electric vehicles are highly favored by pre-service primary teachers, while GMOs, cloning, and the establishment of industrial zones are not highly favoured, and they are undecided about biotechnology. It is concluded that the pre-service primary teachers%252339%253B decisions to support various SSI are mainly economic and scientific, while the environmental and ethical%252Fmoral dimensions lead mainly to non-support and indecision
Comparison of Preservice Science and Social Studies Teachers Attitudes Towards Socioscientific Issues
Full text linkIn this study, the views and attitudes of pre-service science and social studies teachers towards socioscientific issues were examined. Descriptive research design was used in the study. The quantitative data were collected with the quot%253BAttitude Scale towards Socioscientific Issuesquot%253B and the qualitative data of the research were collected with a questionnaire consisting of 5 open-ended questions. 215 science and 220 social studies teacher candidates participated in the research. While qualitative data were analysed descriptively, SPSS program was used in the analysis of quantitative data. As a result of the research, pre-service teachers did not consider their knowledge of sociological issues sufficient and that there were deficiencies in the education system. As a result of the analyses, a significant difference was uncovered in favour of science teacher candidates in the worry sub-dimension related to socioscientific issues and it was determined that the worry level of science teacher candidates was higher than social teacher teachers
Examining the Programs of Political Parties in terms of the Structure of the Turkish National Education System
Full text linkEducation systems are largely shaped by the policies of political parties. Political parties try to express their policies regarding the structure and functioning of the education system through party programs. As in all countries, policies regarding the education system have an important place in party programs in Turkey. The aim of this study is to examine the programs of political parties in Turkey in terms of the structure of the Turkish National Education System%253B the aim is to present their views on Pre-School Education, Primary Education, General Secondary Education, Vocational Technical Secondary Education, Higher Education and Non-Formal Education-Adult Education-Continuous Education. In this context, it is important to express the similarities in the objectives of the political parties regarding the structure of the Turkish Education System. In this study, the qualitative research method was used. The data of the research were collected through document analysis. The study population consisted of all the political parties in The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT). The sample of the study consists of five political parties selected according to the criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling methods. These political parties can be listed as follows according to the number of members%253A 1.Justice and Development Party (JDP), 2.Republican People%252339%253Bs Party (RPP) 3.Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 4.National Movement Party (NMP) 5.Good Party (GP). The data sources of the study are the party programs of political parties. The documents regarding the party programs were taken from the official websites of the parties. In the context of suitability for the purpose of the study, the documents were analyzed by the content analysis method. The findings of the research are given without adding the researcher%252339%253Bs comment, according to the themes and codes created. According to the findings, there are quite a lot of statements about the structure of the Turkish National Education System in the programs of political parties. As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that there are many similarities in the programs of the five parties, although there are many differences in the objectives of the parties regarding the structure of the Turkish Education System
Covid-19-Prompted Emergency Distance English Language Education from EFL Students Perspective%253A A Scoping Review on Challenges and Responses
Full text linkThe profound and permanent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic caused a global closure of universities and schools by transforming physical classrooms into online%252Fdistance settings. Such a sudden shift resulted in uncertainty in the educational context. During the pandemic, the only way to sustain education was to benefit from distance education, which is defined as Emergency Distance Education. Specifically focusing on English language education in these emergency circumstances, such a distance education might be defined as Emergency Distance English Language Education (EDELE). In such a rush, both challenges and opportunities have been experienced in EDELE. Therefore, recent studies focus on how to respond to those challenges to improve the conditions of EDELE. Thus, this scoping review study aims to first identify (a) challenges experienced during EDELE, and then (b) responses for those challenges during EDELE from the perspectives of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. Via NVivo 11 Plus, the scoped studies focusing on EFL students were inductively and thematically analysed. The results revealed the challenges during EDELE centred around five main actions%253A changed, caused, revealed, increased, and decreased. Additionally, thematic analyses of the responses were organized around the implementations or recommendations by three stakeholders%253A teachers, students, and institutions. The current study contributes to EFL settings in improving distance education circumstances
The Relationship of Reading Attitude with Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension
Full text linkAccurate and effective reading depends on several variables such as the continuation of the reading activity at a certain speed, the understanding of what is read at a certain level, and having a positive attitude towards reading. In this study, research was conducted to determine whether there is any relationship between reading attitude and reading speed, and reading comprehension. A total of 400 students from the Turkish and Classroom Teaching departments of two different universities took part in the research carried out according to the relational screening method. After determining the reading speed and comprehension levels of the students, their attitudes towards reading were taken. Obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 21 program. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there is a positive and highly significant relationship between the average reading speed and the average comprehension level, between the average reading speed and the average attitude towards reading, and between the average comprehension level and the average attitude towards reading. The results obtained were discussed together with similar results in the literature
Miswriting in the Teaching of Turkish as a Foreign Language%253A The Tunisian Case
No full textThis research was undertaken with the aim of evaluating, classifying, and detecting mistakes made by Tunisian students learning Turkish as a foreign language at the A1 level. The study is descriptive and was performed using document and content analysis methods. Forty Tunisian university students participating in the study were asked to write about their emotions, ideas, and plans after being given a topic in the classroom at a specific time. Afterwards, their incidences of miswriting were determined while analyzing the texts. Their mistakes were classified under the headings of spelling mistakes, morphemic mistakes, phonetic mistakes, syntactic mistakes, and semantic mistakes. The writing errors grouped within these categories were subsequently re-evaluated according to their specific features and presented again under more narrow subheadings. It was determined that the students made 206 spelling mistakes, equaling 39.84%25 of the total, followed by 119 morphemic mistakes equaling 23.01%25, 95 phonetic mistakes equaling 18.37%25, 52 syntactic mistakes equaling 10.05%25, and 45 semantic mistakes equaling 8.70%25, for a total of 517 writing errors. The majority of these incidences of miswriting happened due to factors such as negative transfer, the distinctive structure of the Turkish language, and the students lack of knowledge and experience. It is emphasized that writing-oriented error analysis studies in the teaching of Turkish as a foreign language should be increased and continued at all levels
Does Fear of Happiness Exist%253F Exploring Fear of Happiness Through the Five Factors Dimensions of Personality
Full text linkIn this research, the relationship between fear of happiness among university students and their types of personality was investigated through analyzing various factors, such as relationships, gender, perceived parental attitudes and locations of upbringing. The subjects of study in this research consisted of the students at Balıkesir Necatibey Faculty of Education in Balıkesir city center in the spring term of the 2020-2021 academic year. The sample of the research included 252 students, selected with the random sampling method from the population, 160 of whom were female (63.5%25) and 62 male (36.5%25). For the data collection tools, the Big Five 50 Personality Questionnaire, Fear of Happiness Scale, and Personal Information Form were used. The independent samples t-test, correlation, multiple regression analysis and one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were applied in the analysis of the applied data. According to the findings gathered from the research, a negative low level of relationship exists between the students%252339%253B fear of happiness levels and extraversion and neuroticism, which are specific personality traits. No significant relationship was found between fear of happiness and other traits. It was observed that personality traits predicted the students fear of happiness levels significantly, explaining 8%25 of the change in the scores of the fear of happiness. While there was a significant result in favor of females in the dimensions of conscientiousness and agreeableness, a significant result was determined in favor of males in the dimension of neuroticism. Finally, it was noticed that there was no significant difference between the students%252339%253B fear of happiness and their personality traits in terms of the perceived parental attitude