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PERSPECTIVES OF TEACHER CANDIDATES REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA ON VALUES
No full textThe research aims to determine the opinions of teacher candidates regarding the media's influence on values education. The research was carried out within the structure of a case study which is one of the qualitative research methods. The research study group is composed of 64 teacher candidates studying at the Faculty of Education at Atatürk University, Primary Education Department, Classroom Education Branch. A descriptive analysis technique was used to analyze the data. As a result of interviews with the teacher candidates, it was concluded that the media has a negative and positive impact on values and it is essential to have value-oriented programs, media surveillance, representing a model, and introducing our regions when providing values education through the media. Television and the internet are the most effective media tools to express values and it is crucial to raise awareness and being selective for media to have a positive effect on value achievement. The recommendations for media strategies in value transfer may be realized by raising awareness, paying attention to the social structure, being impartial, applying surveillance, having shows for children, and adapting to the change
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' MATHEMATICS EXAM ANXIETY AND SELF-EFFICACY FOR PROBLEM-POSING
No full textThe aim of the study was to analyze the mathematics exam anxiety and problem-posing self-efficacy of middle school students in terms of their school, gender, and grade levels, as well as the relationship among these parameters. The research was conducted with 37 fifth grade students, 53 sixth grade students, 72 seventh grade students, and 77 eight grade students; in total 239 students in two middle schools in Kayseri province, Turkey in 2019. The data collection tools comprised the “Mathematics Exam Anxiety Scale”, developed by Şan (2014) and revised by Dulkadir (2017), and the "Problem Posing Self-Efficacy Scale", which was developed by Özgen (2019). For the analysis of the data the SPSS 25 package program was used. In the study, the reliability coefficient of the mathematics exam anxiety scale was found to be 0.486, and the reliability coefficient of the problem-posing self-efficacy scale was 0.942. Mathematics anxiety and problem posing self-efficacy did not differ significantly according to gender. A significant difference in mathematics exam anxiety was detected and the difference was between the fifth and seventh grades. No significant difference was found in the self-efficacy for problem posing at the grade levels. While mathematics examination anxiety showed a significant difference in terms of the schools, the self-efficacy for problem-posing did not differ significantly between schools
KORONAVİRÜS (COVİD-19) PANDEMİSİ GÜNLERİNDE TÜRKİYE’DEKİ İLKOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN EĞİTSEL/AKADEMİK VE BAZI SOSYAL DAVRANIŞ EĞİLİMLERİNİN BELİRLENMESİ
No full textThis study aimed to determine educational/academic and some social behaviors of elementary school students according to their parents’ views during coronavirus pandemic days when they were under lockdown and were attending distance education. The study used a descriptive analysis methodology, which is one of the survey models, and the study group consisted of 74 parents who had children going to public elementary schools in 19 provinces of Turkey and who participated in the study voluntarily. A questionnaire developed by the researchers was used as a data collection tool in the study. As a result, the study found that the duration of the distance education was inadequate, many students exhibited behavioral and adaptation problems including getting furious/getting angry quickly/irritation, and aggression, mobile games were the most preferred pastime at home, half of the students did not design any materials, and that they did not develop any skills at all during this period. On the other hand, positive behavioral changes such as helping with housework and taking responsibility were observed in nearly half of the students.Bu çalışmanın genel amacı, sokağa çıkma yasağının olduğu ve uzaktan eğitimin devam ettiği koronavirüs pandemisi günlerinde Türkiye’deki ilkokul öğrencilerinin eğitsel/akademik ve bazı sosyal davranışlarının ebeveynlerinin görüşlerine göre belirlenmesidir. Tarama modellerinden betimsel analiz yönteminin kullanıldığı bu çalışmanın çalışma grubunu Türkiye’nin 19 ilinden devlet ilkokullarında öğrenim gören çocuğu bulunan ve çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan 74 ebeveynden oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen soru formu kullanılmıştır. Yapılan çalışmada sonunda öğrencilerin uzaktan eğitimde geçirdikleri sürenin yetersiz olduğu, birçok öğrencide öfkelenme/çabuk kızma/hırçınlık ve saldırganlık başta olmak üzere davranış ve uyum problemleri görüldüğü, evde oyun olarak en çok mobil oyunların tercih edildiği, öğrencilerin yarısının bu dönemde herhangi bir materyal tasarlamadığı ve yeni beceriler geliştirmedikleri görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte bu dönemde öğrencilerin yarısında ev işlerine yardım etme ve sorumluluk alma gibi olumlu davranış değişikliklerinin de gözlendiği saptanmıştır
TEACHING SCIENCE THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
No full textThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the views of parents regarding middle school students’ learning of science at home via the Educational Information Network, prepared by the Turkish National Ministry of Education, during the course of urgent distance education to which an immediate obligatory transition was made with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the qualitative research methods, the basic qualitative research model was employed in the present study. The participants of the study were the parents of 6th grade students attending a middle school in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. The maximum diversity sampling method was utilized for sample selection in the study. Accordingly, the study was conducted with 17 parents of students, who possessed different features and were willing to participate in the study. The results of the research study revealed that generally parents believed that science education via EBA was beneficial for the students that the visuals and videos used during science instruction were arresting, that EBA was an enjoyable platform, and it had advantages such as the possibility to do experiments virtually
İLKÖĞRETİM 7. SINIF ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN ÇEVRE OKURYAZARLIĞI DÜZEYLERİNİN VE ÇEVRE KİRLİLİĞİ İMAJLARININ İNCELENMESİ
No full textEnvironmental education is defined as raising self-sacrificing people with an awareness of all kinds of problems and solutions to create a more sustainable environment. Environmental literacy is essential in environmental education. The concept of environmental literacy means having a good education in the field of the environment and a high level of knowledge about the environment.
This research is a descriptive study examining the environmental literacy levels and environmental pollution images of 7th grade pupils in primary education. The study was conducted with 76 pupils in four classes of a public secondary school in the city of Ankara in the 2018-2019 academic year. 35 (46.1%) female and 41 (53.9%) male pupils participated in the study.
The Environmental Literacy Scale, the Environmental Sensitivity Scale, the Environmental Behaviour Scale, and the Cognitive Skills Interview Form developed by Sontay, Gökdere, and Usta (2015) were used in the study. In addition, the pupils were asked to draw environmental pollution themed pictures in order to explore their images of environmental pollution. The drawing method was used to reveal the pupils’ perceptions about environmental pollution.
Keywords: environmental literacy, environmental behaviour, environmental sensibility, environmental problems, environmental education, image of environmental pollutionÇevre eğitimi; çevredeki her türlü sorun ve çözüme karşı gerekli önlemler alabilen ve geleceğe yönelik daha iyi bir çevre oluşturma konusunda özverili insan topluluğu yetiştirilmesi olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Çevre eğitiminde çevre okuryazarlığı üzerinde önemle durulmaktadır. Çevre okuryazarlık kavramı çevre alanında, iyi bir eğitim almış olma ve çevre ile ilgili bilgi birikim düzeyinin yüksek olması anlamına gelmektedir.
Bu araştırma, İlköğretim 7. sınıf öğrencilerinin çevre okuryazarlığı düzeyleri ve çevre kirliliği imajlarının incelendiği betimsel bir çalışmadır. Araştırma 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında Ankara ili sınırlarında bulunan bir devlet ortaokulunun 4 şubesinde öğrenim görmekte olan 76 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmaya 35 (%46,1) kız, 41 (%53,9) erkek öğrenci katılmıştır.
Araştırmada Sontay, Gökdere ve Usta (2015) tarafından geliştirilen Çevre Okuryazarlık Ölçeği, Çevresel Duyuş Ölçeği, Çevresel Davranış Ölçeği ve Bilişsel Beceri Görüşme Formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada ayrıca öğrencilerin çevre kirliliğine yönelik imajlarını belirlemek amacı ile çevre kirliliği resmi yapmaları istenmiştir. Öğrencilerin çevre kirliliği hakkındaki görüşlerinin /algılarının ortaya çıkarılmasında çizim yönteminden yararlanılmıştır
FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: ITS IMPLICATION TO QUALITY-EDUCATION
No full text The study was investigated Factors Influencing Participation in Early Childhood Education: Its implication to quality-education. Descriptive survey research design was employed. Stratified random sampling techniques were used to collect pertinent information through questionnaire and observational checklists. The first finding was that 68.92% of the total variance of the factors contributed to quality of Early Childhood Education was site of the preprimary schools, lack of enough spaces for children practices, instructional materials kind & in amount, and availability of curriculum materials to each child in classroom. The second finding was that most teaching materials and curriculum contents (83%) were not from indigenous sources. Finally, large class sizes, high teacher-child ratio, low staff salaries, lack of well trained staff, poor relevance of curriculum, and lack of parental involvement were found to be the major influencing factors affecting early childhood’s quality-education. Therefore, policymakers should be clear with the aims of Early Childhood Education
MEASURING POSSIBLE LANGUAGE TEACHER SELVES: A SCALE DEVELOPMENT STUDY
No full textThe current study set out to build on the limited research on possible language teacher selves. The study aimed to develop a possible language teacher selves scale (PLTSS) for English as a foreign language (EFL) student teachers. The tripartite scale intending to measure the constructs of ideal, ought-to and feared language teacher selves was developed in two major stages. Data were collected from two distinct samples of senior Turkish EFL student teachers studying at twelve different universities in Turkey. In a preliminary study, tentative scale items were constructed based on a review of literature and qualitative data collected from a small sample, and finalized through expert review and pre-piloting. The initial form of the scale was then administered to 296 senior student teachers of English. Following an exploratory factor analysis, the final form of the scale was constructed. The final form was administered to a different sample involving 274 student teachers. By this way, the scale was further validated through confirmatory factor analysis. The three scales under the PLTSS were checked for internal consistency reliability with both datasets. Findings revealed sound psychometric properties of the PLTSS in terms of construct validity and internal consistency reliability
THE PLACE OF PRONUNCIATION SPELLING IN TEACHER TRAINING
No full textA pronunciation spelling (henceforth, PS) is supposed to represent a pronunciation more closely than a traditional spelling. The converse of spelling pronunciation is pronunciation spelling: the creation of a new spelling form on the basis of pronunciation. It indicates a pronunciation of a word that is influenced by its spelling and does not follow standard usage. In pronunciation spelling, there is the spelling of words intended to match a certain pronunciation more closely than the traditional spelling. They are frequently used in speech in colloquial English. It is also accepted as contraction, but this is not true because PS goes beyond contractions and has more complicated structures. In this research, the problem- causing influence of pronunciation spelling on 30 MA students in a foundation university was being investigated. It was discovered that after a three-hour intense teaching period the perception of the participants’pronunciation spelling on words, phrases, clauses, and sentences developed from 65 % to 76 %
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS’ PERCEPTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
No full textProfessional development can be defined as all the practices and activities for teachers’ growth. In the area of English language teaching, teachers need to follow the pedagogical and practical developments in their field, thereby developing themselves professionally. This study aims at figuring out and comparing the perceptions and applications of language instructors in higher education institutions in Latvia and Turkey on continuous professional development. The authors carried out a small scale research in order to answer the question “What are the most effective forms of professional development for English language instructors?” A semi-structured interview was used to gather the data. The comparative research was carried out in the frame of COST Action CA15221 – Advancing effective institutional models towards cohesive teaching, learning, research and writing development – that addresses the field of professional conversations and research. The main finding of the study is that English language instructors thought that the responsibility of continuous professional development primarily belonged to themselves and then their institutions and the other professional institutions. Majority of them claimed that their professional development was triggered by their curiosity and passion. Attending research-oriented events such as seminars, conferences, and workshops was mentioned as very effective for their continuous professional development.
Keywords: continuous professional development, English language teacher
THE HIGHER AND LOWER-ORDER THINKING SKILLS (HOTS AND LOTS) IN UNLOCK ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS (1ST AND 2ND EDITIONS) BASED ON BLOOM’S TAXONOMY: AN ANALYSIS STUDY
No full textThis study aims at analyzing Unlock English Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking Skills Textbooks (First and Second editions) in terms of the inclusion of the lower and the higher order thinking skills. The current study is a descriptive content analysis paper that followed a checklist containing the cognitive levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy as well as a checklist of the possible verbs by OPAR (2012) that combined the Revised Taxonomy as well. The finding in this study indicated that majority of the cognitive objectives in the second edition belong to both LOTS (Comprehension) and HOTS (Analysis and Synthesis) whereas the focus of the first edition was mainly on Comprehension and Analysis. Some objectives, also, were paraphrased to reflect the cognitive objectives where they were more related to reading comprehension sub-skills (skimming, scanning, previewing, etc.). Based on the findings, some recommendations were listed