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Grup ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ GRUP ÇALIŞMASINI YAPILANDIRMA SÜREÇLERİ VE DEĞERLENDİRMELERİ
No full textIn this study, it was aimed to examine the prospective teachers' preferences regarding group work, the process of structuring the group work, and assessment of their performance within the group. In the research, case study design was used. The participants of the study consisted of 62 prospective teachers studying in the Department of Early Childhood Education at a state university in 2017-2018 Spring Term. The data of the study were collected with the "Group Work Questionnaire". While frequency analysis of descriptive statistics was used in the analysis of the quantitative data obtained from the questionnaire, descriptive analysis was used in the analysis of the qualitative data. As a result of the research, it was seen that the internal reasons were determinant in deciding the groupmate and tasks were shared by taking equal distribution of responsibilities and skills of the members into consideration. During the group work, problems such as time management, disagreements among members and social loafing were encountered. As to assessment of the performance within the group, it was determined that the group members found themselves competent and that the majority could prefer group work in future studies.
Keywords: group work, ingroup performance, prospective teachers, social interaction, social loafingBu araştırmada, öğretmen adaylarının grup çalışmasına yönelik tercihlerini, grup çalışmasını yapılandırma süreçlerini ve grup içi performanslarını değerlendirme durumlarını incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada, durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını 2017-2018 Bahar Döneminde, Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesinin Okul Öncesi Eğitimi Bölümünde öğrenim gören 62 öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri “Grup Çalışması Anketi” ile toplanmıştır. Anketten elde edilen nicel verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistiklerden frekans kullanılırken, nitel verilerin analizinde ise betimsel analiz kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, grup arkadaşı seçiminde içsel nedenlerin belirleyici olduğu ve iş bölümünün, üyelerin becerileri ve sorumlulukların eşit dağılımı dikkate alınarak yapıldığı görülmüştür. Grup çalışması sürecinde, zamanı yönetememe, üyeler arasında anlaşmazlıklar ve sosyal kaytarma gibi problemlerle karşılaşılmıştır. Grup içi performanslarını değerlendirmede ise, grup üyelerinin kendilerini yeterli buldukları ve çoğunluğun sonraki çalışmalarda grup çalışmasını tercih edebileceği tespit edilmiştir
THE EFL TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF SONGS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
No full textThe purpose of this study is to investigate the EFL teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards the use of songs in teaching and learning English language. The participants were (43) English teachers who teach Sixth Grade in public schools in the directorate of Education for Wadi Al-Sier in Amman. (42) Sixth-grade students were participated as well in this study from the same Directorate. Questionnaires were filled out by both EFL teachers and students. The results show that students are of view that songs helped them learning English vocabulary and it is also considered as good practice by teachers. Based on the results, some recommendations for both teachers and students have been highlighted.
Keywords: EFL teachers and students, attitudes, songs and music
 
6. ve 7. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Çember Konusunu Öğrenme Sürecinde Karşılaştıkları Zorluklar Hakkında Oluşturdukları Metaforlar
No full textIn this study, the purpose was to make use of metaphors to determine the difficulties experienced by secondary school 6th and 7th grade students in the process of learning the subject of circle. In the study, the phenomenological research design, one of qualitative research methods, was used. The research data were collected from a total of 140 secondary school students (80 6th grade, 60 7th grade), who were asked to fill in the blanks in the statement of “While learning the geometric shape of circle, I experience the biggest difficulty in …. because …”. For the analysis of the data, content analysis method was used. The results revealed 42 different valid metaphors. These metaphors were gathered under seven categories. Among these categories, the most frequently produced ones were problems related to the shapes drawn in a circle and tangent problems with circles. Moreover, in the study, it was found that when compared to the 6th grade students, the 7th grade students produced more metaphors related to the difficulties experienced in the teaching process of circle. Based on all these results and the students’ perceptions, suggestions were put forward regarding the development of students’ positive perceptions and understanding of geometry teaching.Bu çalışmada ortaokul 6. ve 7. sınıf öğrencilerinin çember öğretimi sürecinde karşılaştıkları zorlukların metaforlar yardımıyla belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden biri olan olgu bilim yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın verileri 6. (80 öğrenci) ve 7. (60 öğrenci) sınıfta öğrenim görmekte olan toplam 140 öğrencinin “Geometrik şekil olan çemberi öğrenirken en çok… zorlanıyorum. Çünkü…” cümlelerini doldurmasıyla elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonunda geçerli 42 farklı metafor ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu metaforlar 7 kategori altında toplanmıştır. Sonuç olarak bu kategoriler arasında en çok üretilen metaforun çember içine çizilen şekillerle ilgili problemler ve çemberlerde teğet problemleri kategorisinde olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca çalışmada çember öğretimi sürecinde karşılaşılan zorluklara ilişkin 7. sınıfta öğrenim gören öğrencilerin 6. sınıfta öğrenim gören öğrencilere göre daha çok metafor geliştirdiği tespit edilmiştir. Ulaşılan sonuçlar ve öğrenci algıları dikkate alınarak geometri öğretimine ilişkin olumlu algıların ve anlamlandırmaların geliştirilebilmesine yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur
THE EFFECT OF MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGES ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY
No full textThis study examined the effects of computer-based multimedia instructional packages on the academic achievement of students offering Biology in Senior Secondary Schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Two multimedia instructional packages were designed for the study. The study adopted the pretest-posttest, control group, experimental research design. The population of the study consists of 80 randomly selected students from three secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The samples were randomly assigned to three groups (one control and two experimental groups). The moderating effects of gender and learning styles were also tested. The results showed that there was a significant main effect of treatment on students' achievement in Biology (F (2, 58) = 27.18; P < 0.05; partial eta square = 0.48). Also, gender had no significant main effect on students' performance (F (1, 58) = 3.97; P > 0.05; Partial eta square = 0.06). It was therefore concluded that multimedia instructional packages significantly enhanced students learning of Biology concepts than the conventional strategy, regardless of gender and the preferred learning style of students. Therefore, it was recommended that more multimedia instructional packages be designed and used in secondary schools for effective and efficient teaching and learning of Biology.
Keywords: multimedia instructional packages, academic achievement, Biology, teaching strategy, learning styles, gende
English
No full textConducting the lectures with effective approaches and methods is of prime importance for the acquisition of the necessary skills and competencies in the field of English language teaching. This study aims at determining the opinions of the pre-service teachers of English regarding the effects of the use of role playing technique in expression skills course, which is offered in the 2nd year at the Department of Foreign Languages Education, the problems experienced during the application process and the suggestions for the use of the technique. A semi-structured interview was implemented to gather the data. The data of the research were arranged and interpreted within the framework of the themes created for the purpose of the research with the descriptive analysis technique. The data obtained from the study results generally emphasize that role playing technique is an efficient method for students to improve their expression skills. Based on the results of the study, the application of the role-playing technique, may also be beneficial to the professional development of prospective teachers. Using drama in foreign language learning classes can improve the self-confidence of prospective teachers in terms of applying drama activities in their professional lives. However, when we consider this process as a whole, the difficulties students experience in this process should not be ignored. In order to minimize the problems participants made suggestions about the importance of space and equipment for the role-playing technique to reach its goal efficiently.
Keywords: English expression skills, role-playing techniqu
THE EFFECTS OF USING ANIMATED FILMS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COURSE ON PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ BEHAVIOR TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
No full textThis research aimed to investigate the effect of Wall-E films on prospective teachers’ behavior towards environmental problems and attitude towards solid waste and recycling. In the research, one-group pre-test and post-test experimental design was used. The study group consisted of 130 prospective teachers at the Classroom Teacher Department, and the Department of Social Sciences Teaching in a Faculty of Education of a state university in Turkey. where they took Environmental Education course in 2018-2019 academic year. The data collection tools of the study were “Environmental Problems Behavior Scale” and “Solid Waste and Recycling Attitude Scale”. After the scales were administered as a pre-test, the participants were invited to watch the movie Wall-E for a period of three weeks. Then the scales were re-administered as the post-test. It was found out that, watching the film, the participants’ behavior towards environmental problems and their attitude towards solid waste and recycling increased in a positive way. The findings also revealed that attitude towards solid waste and recycling was a significant predictor of the prospective teachers’ behavior towards environmental problems
THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ORGANIZATIONAL MYOPIA, ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AT A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN TURKEY: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING
No full textThis study aimed to introduce a structural equation model of testing the mediation role of organizational resilience in the relationship between organizational myopia and organizational sustainability. Thus, it was designed with structural regression model. In the study, it was aimed to collect data from a higher education organization which had already received “Turkey Continuity in Excellence Award”. For this purpose, the participants of the study comprised purposefully selected 322 academics at Sakarya University, which was the only university in Turkey having the relevant award holistically. For the data collection, “Organizational Sustainability Scale” developed by Sezen-Gültekin (2019), “Organizational Resilience Scale” and “Organizational Myopia Scale” adapted to educational organizations by Sezen-Gültekin (2019) were utilized. As result, it was found that the established model had acceptable and excellent compliance values. In addition, it was determined that the organizational myopia independent variable directly affected the organizational resilience dependent variable, while it was both directly and indirectly organizational sustainability dependent variable. It was also seen that the organizational resilience independent variable directly affected the organizational sustainability dependent variable. In addition, it was observed that the organizational myopia and the organizational resilience variables had indirect effects on the sub-dimensions of executive, economic, social, cultural and environmental sustainability.
Keywords: Continuity in Excellence Award, higher education institution, organizational myopia, organizational resilience, organizational sustainability, quality managemen
AN INVESTIGATION ON THE VIEWPOINTS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS ABOUT HOMEWORK IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
No full textThe study aimed to scrutinize the viewpoints of primary school teachers, students, and parents about homework in various parameters such as types, frequency, subject and functions of homework. In the study, the case study design based on the qualitative research method, was utilized. The participants comprised 32 teachers, 36 fourth-grade students and 28 parents from different primary schools in Erzurum, in the east of Turkey. The data were collected via semi-structured interview forms, and were processed using the content analysis method. The findings of the study released that although all participant students, most teachers and parents said homework increased the academic success, a closer look in to their responses to different interview questions illustrated that all of the participant groups also had some negative opinions about the homework in primary schools. The students reported that the most homework covered problem-solving tasks, and the least was practice with musical instruments. The majority of students stated that they were given sufficient amount of homework every day. It was also found out that the most popular subject of the participant students was math and the least favored one was music
HOW DO SCHOOL TEACHERS IN TURKEY PERCEIVE AND USE THE CEFR?
No full textThe Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is used in Turkey by teachers, administrators and researchers to support English language teaching and learning. This paper discusses the knowledge and use of the CEFR by a group of teachers. Eight teachers were interviewed about the CEFR and carried out an assessment task. Findings show that the teachers knew of the CEFR, had a positive view of its contribution to English Language teaching in Turkey, used CEFR-related practices such as self-assessment in class and could use CEFR tables to successfully assess sample performances. On the other hand, findings also show that the teachers had received little or no training about the CEFR, they had difficulty in applying the CEFR to their classroom assessment practices and they showed that they have only a vague idea of the CEFR proficiency levels for assessment. After reading CEFR tables they say that the language used in the CEFR is generally suitable for teachers to use, but they feel that the level of the language used in the English version of the tables is too high for their learners to benefit from.
Keywords: CEFR, school teachers, knowledge, experienc
READINESS FOR READING AND WRITING IN PRE-SCHOOL PERIOD: TEACHERS’ VIEWPOINTS ON CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND PRACTICES
No full textThe study was carried out to examine the practices and views of preschool teachers on readiness for reading and writing. Typical case study method was used in the study. Participants of the study were selected with the appropriate sampling method and 47 preschool teachers were included in the study. A semi-structured interview form was prepared to collect data. The results obtained from the study show that in order to support children's readiness for reading and writing skills in the preschool period, the importance of the classroom environment, the importance of preschool teachers planning the activities in a way that attracts the attention of the children, and the teachers' knowledge the importance readiness for reading and writing activities and their effects in primary school.Araştırma, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin okumaya ve yazmaya hazırlık ile ilgili uygulamalarını ve görüşlerini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmada tipik durum çalışması yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları uygun örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilmiş ve araştırmaya 47 okul öncesi öğretmeni dahil edilmiştir. Veri toplamak için yarı yapılandırılmış bir görüşme formu hazırlanmıştır. Çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar, okul öncesi dönemde çocukların okuma yazmaya hazırlık becerilerinin desteklenmesi için sınıf ortamının, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin etkinlikleri çocukların ilgilerini çekecekleri şekilde planlamasının ve öğretmenlerin okuma yazmaya hazırlık çalışmalarının önemini ve ilkokuldaki etkilerini bilmeleri açılarından önemli olduğunu göstermektedir