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DEVELOPING PRE-SERVICE MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF METRIC AND TOPOLOGICAL SPACES USING REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS
Get PDFThis paper presents the ways that reflective questions were used to develop pre-service mathematics teachers’ understanding of metric and topological spaces. In particular, the purpose of developing PSTs’ understanding of metric and topological spaces is that understanding these mathematical concepts leads to PSTs’ understandings on how to teach and learn geometrical figures in mathematics classes after completion of their degree programs. This paper details the interpretation of the PSTs’ reflections on metric and topological spaces. From PSTs’ reflections, it was found that reflective questions helped individual PSTs to develop their understanding of matric and topological spaces, including giving the meaning of metric and topological spaces, and relating with real objects available in their daily environment. The findings have implications in teaching and learning metric and topological spaces.
Keywords: Metric, topology, metric and topological spaces, pre-service mathematics teacher
THE HIGHLY EDUCATED MIGRATORY BIRDS OF TURKEY
No full textThis study aims to reveal the sense of brain drain for overseas-trained scholars settled abroad and the pushing-pulling factors in this decision. The research was conveyed in the phenomenological design and interviews with 10 scholars from the U.S., the U.K, Canada and Germany were conducted via snowball sampling. One-to-one online semi-structured interviews taking an average of 40-50 minutes were made. The data was analyzed employing content analysis and four themes were reached as journey to opportunities, coefficient repellents and incentives, an effort not to lose what is achieved and suggestions to policy makers. The participants defined brain drain as a long journey that led to opportunities, and social reasons as well as academic reasons were dominant in this migration.
Keywords: Brain drain, YLSY, migration, phenomenology, pushing and pulling factor
THE GREAT BARRIER TO TEACHING PROFESSION: TECHNICISM RETHINKING THE MEANING OF PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCE
Get PDFTeaching as a profession requires professional training, knowledge, hands-on practice, certain competences to raise individuals who will shape the future of the society. Therefore, teachers should adopt key roles for societal transformation. In this study, we aimed to explore the meaning of teaching profession based on teachers’ professional experiences. We adopted a phenomenological research design focusing on the experiences of the participants and the phenomena that result from their experiences. The participants are 50 teachers working at primary, secondary and high schools in Turkey. We collected the data using a semi-structured interview form and we used inductive content analysis. At the end of the analysis, two themes emerged “teacher as a professional” and “teacher as a technician”. The results of the study will be of importance to raise awareness about these two major concepts in teaching profession and help us rethink the current roles of teachers for the society
TÜRKÇE ÖĞRENEN YABANCILARIN TÜRKÇE VE TÜRK KÜLTÜRÜNE İLİŞKİN METAFORİK ALGILARININ BELİRLENMESİ
No full textIn this research, it was aimed to determine learners’ perceptions of the target language and target culture through metaphors. It is structured with a phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs. The participants of the study were selected by purposive sampling method. The participants of the research consisted of 101 learners studying Turkish at A2, B1, B2 levels at Ankara Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Language Teaching Application and Research Center and Gazi University Turkish Language Learning Research and Application Center which are located in Turkiye. The data were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of the analyses, it was concluded that the learner perceptions regarding Turkish culture were completely positive and 7 learners had negative perceptions regarding Turkish. The frequency of metaphors produced by learners about Turkish is grouped from the highest to the lowest under 6 different categories as interlingual relationship, valuing/positive emotion, difficulty/easiness, need/necessity, individual experience and feature/systematicity. The metaphors they produce about Turkish culture were also grouped under 6 different categories from the highest frequency to the lowest as intercultural relationship, richness/diversity, valuing/positive emotion, always existing/being rooted, individual experience and universality
DEVELOPING A SCALE FOR ATTITUDES TOWARDS VALUES EDUCATION THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION
Get PDFBeing based on values education through distance education, this study aims to develop a scale that will provide valid and reliable results regarding prospective teachers’ attitudes towards values education through distance education. Participants of the study consist of 341 prospective teachers studying in the faculty of education. Experts were consulted for the content validity of the scale. Construct validity of the scale was ensured through exploratory factor analysis. The number of factors was determined through parallel analysis method based on Monte Carlo simulation. As a result of the analyses, a scale was developed which consists of 36 items; 15 of them negative and 21 of them positive. The scale contributes to 63,28% of the total variance. It was found that the scale had a two-factor structure. These factors were named “Necessity and Usefulness” and “Feasibility” respectively. Tukey’s Test for Non-additivity results shows that the scale does not have additivity properties. Therefore, it is not possible to obtain a total score from the whole scale. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient for the factors of the scale for attitudes towards values education through distance education were found .97 and .96. Finally, the limitations of the study were stated and recommendations were provided.Bu araştırmada, uzaktan eğitimle değer öğretimi konusu temel alınarak, öğretmen adaylarının uzaktan eğitimle değer öğretimine yönelik tutumlarını ortaya koyacak geçerli ve güvenilir ölçümler veren bir ölçme aracının geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Gazi Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesinde öğrenim gören 341 öğretmen adayı oluşturmaktadır. Ölçeğin kapsam geçerliği için uzman görüşlerine başvurulmuştur. Yapı geçerliliği ise açımlayıcı faktör analizi ile sağlanmıştır. Faktör sayısına Monte Carlo simülasyonuna dayalı paralel analiz yöntemi ile karar verilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda 15 olumsuz ve 21 olumlu olmak üzere toplam 29 maddeden oluşan bir ölçek elde edilmiştir. Ölçek toplam varyansın %63,28’ini açıklamaktadır. Ölçeğin iki faktörlü bir yapıya sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Bu fakt28örler sırasıyla, “Faydalı ve Gerekli Olma” ile “Uygulanabilir Olma” şeklinde adlandırılmıştır. Tukey's Test for Non-additivity sonuçları ölçeğin toplanabilir özellikte olmadığını göstermektedir. Bu sebeple ölçek bütününden toplam bir puan elde edilmesi mümkün değildir. Uzaktan eğitimle değer öğretimine yönelik tutum ölçeğinin faktörlerine ait Cronbach Alpha güvenirlik katsayıları .97 ve .96 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Son olarak araştırmanın sahip olduğu sınırlılıklar belirtilerek öneriler getirilmiştir
EXPLORING EFL STUDENT TEACHERS' ANXIETY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
Get PDFThe role of affective factors in language education is undeniable, and anxiety as one of the mostly studied affective factors plays a significant role in understanding the psychological constructs during this education process. Many studies regarding anxiety, teacher anxiety and classroom anxiety have been already conducted, yet anxiety studies concerning EFL student teachers are rare and need further elaboration. In such a study context, the present study aimed at disclosing EFL student teachers’ anxieties upon their microteachings and teaching practicum. A total of 123 EFL student teachers were participated in the study. Arising from a quantitative perspective, the data were collected through a 5-point Likert type scale titled “Foreign Language Student Teacher Anxiety Scale (FLSTA)”. The analysis of the data indicated that EFL student teachers had a moderate level of anxiety. Inspection of gender and grade differences over anxiety levels indicated that grade made a significant difference on FLSTA, but not gender. The findings of the study would be beneficial for teacher education, supervisors and student teachers to create a moderate and comfortable environment for all the parties involved
Local Government Education Strategy on the Public Service Delivery For Learning City Development
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to Local Governments' Education Strategy on the Public Service Delivery for Learning City. This study uses case studies to collect and analyze data, generate inductions, empirical observations, and SWOT analysis. Driving Thailand's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) policy showed that the area conditions were in place. Situations, environments, limitations, and highlights affect the targeting of public services. Local government education development strategies are constantly pushing local education policies. Building knowledge by developing 20 local courses in generating income for the community has a policy of " Creative City," including livable city, tourist town, investment city, and city to study. Under the critical base of thinking of executives who believe that education is the most potent weapon. In addition, to driving local education policy, A strong community committee is needed. Public participation plays an essential role in the development of cities. Some operations are conducive to driving the city of learning—continuous development of knowledge plans. There are programs to support learning at all ages that go through education work and professional policy network management. This is an important strategy to develop local education aligned with the Sustainable Education Development Goals
Lise öğrencilerinin beden eğitimi ve spor dersine yönelik tutumlarının incelenmesi (Yozgat ili örneği): beden eğitimi ve spor dersine yönelik tutumlar
No full textThe purpose of this research is to investigate the attitudes of students studying in high schools located in the center of Yozgat province towards physical education and sports according to various variables. In this study, one of the quantitative research models, the survey model, was used. The population of the study in the academic year 2021-2022, the Ministry of education of the Central District of Yozgat in high schools the students who study the sample group with the 2021-2022 academic year, high schools in the Central District of Yozgat 9, 10, 11 and 12. there are a total of 500 students studying in the classrooms. The personal information form created by the researcher and the “Physical Education Course Attitude Scale” developed were used to collect data The data obtained were analyzed through the statistical package program. Descriptive statistics, Independent Sample T-Test and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tests were used in the analysis of the data. Results p<.05 was evaluated according to the significance level. According to the findings of the research, the significant difference was found between the students' attitudes towards physical education and sports lesson and the fact that there are materials in the schools where they regularly play sports and study. In accordance with these results, it can be suggested that improving physical facilities and organizing sports-promoting activities will contribute to the development of a positive attitude towards physical education and sports lessons of students studying at the high school level
THE SYNTHESIS OF THAI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN STEM EDUCATION: A CASE OF THAI REGIONS AFFECTING ON SCIENCE TEACHER PERFORMANCE
Get PDFThe research objectives were to 1) study Thai PD project features, 2) synthesize Thai regional factors affecting teacher performance, and 3) present the guideline of PD activities for STEM education at the primary level. The sample group was the two years research project reported in 2021 on PD for primary science teachers' training programs in STEM education in Thailand. The meta-analysis was used to synthesize the results from training groups. The research instruments were a checklist of the PD project features form and guidelines for the PD evaluation form. The qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The statistics used for data analysis were mean standard deviation and one-way ANOVA. As the results, they indicated that: 1) Thai PD project had high-quality components based on experts in the field. Mainly features showed the process of checking the quality of curriculum program and received a good amount of feedback, 2) the analysis results showed no evidence of regional difference affecting teachers’ performance at .05 confident level, and 3) there were 6 modules for training activities empowering primary science teachers in STEM. There were recommendations for using this PD in STEM education at different levels of education, but needs adjusted activities and time duration of each step in PD, and STEM learning should be integrated into other studies such as in art and history
THE VALIDATION OF LITERATE COMPETENCY MEASUREMENT MODEL IN ELEMENETARY STUDENTS: AN APPLICATION OF SECOND ORDER CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS
Get PDFThis study investigated the validation of literate competency measurement model in elementary students by employing second order confirmatory factor analysis. Participants were 370 of grade 3 students which derived from multi-strange random sampling. Data were collected by literate competency test, data analysis method used discrimination index range between 0.282 and 0.693. Its prediction accuracy of receiver operating characteristic graphing could be reported range between 0.817 and 0.911. Confirmatory factor analysis to determine the construct validity, Goodness of Fit Index of model was fitted to the empirical data and statistically significant (Chi-Square Test = 19.130, DF =13, X2 / df = 1.471, P-Value = 0.1191, RMSEA = 0.036, CFI = 0.996, TLI = 0.990, SRMR = 0.016) were found. The reliability was analyzed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient which was 0.916. The result revealed that literate competency models were good fit for the data and the test is both valid and reliable as a measure of literate competency