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EXAMINATION OF HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' LEVEL OF READINESS FOR E-LEARNING
No full textIn this study, the e-readiness levels of university students studying in the field of health sciences were examined in terms of different variables. In this context, whether the level of e-readiness differs according to gender, department, class level, type of education, device ownership, working status and economic level has been examined. In addition, the relationship between e-readiness level and academic success was investigated. The research sample consists of 923 health science students studying in different departments. The results of the research show that gender, learning type, device type and income level are important factors on the e-readiness level. In addition, the e-readiness levels of the nursing department students, normal (daytime) teaching, 1st year students were found to be low in the study. As the difficulty level of the courses increased, the level of e-readiness was found to be an important factor on academic achievement. The results obtained from this research provide important clues for academicians as well as institutions and organizations providing services in the field of health sciences who want to switch to distance education. In addition, some suggestions were made in the light of this research results.
Keywords: E-readiness levels, university students, health science university
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE PLACE OF JOINING ERASMUS+ PROGRAM IN PRE-SERVICE ENGLISH TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
No full textThis phenomenological research aims to explore the place of the Erasmus+ program (EP) in enhancing pre-service English teachers’ (PSETs) professional development. Additionally, this study targets learning about their experiences in the EP and their recommendations on how the program could be ameliorated to better serve prospective PSET participants. The data collected through in-depth interviewing were analysed adopting an inductive approach. The findings revealed that the PSETs believed participating in the EP helped them to develop their speaking skills and broaden their extant knowledge of different cultures, yet they overwhelmingly pointed out that since some courses they took at the host universities were not directly related to the field of English language teaching, the EP did not significantly contribute to their professional development. The findings also demonstrated PSETs’ suggestions concerning how to improve the EP to alleviate the problems they confronted for other PSETs whose future plans contain participating in the program.
Keywords: EP, in-depth interviewing, initial English language teacher education, professional development, PSET
FEN BİLİMLERİ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ BİLİMİN DOĞASI AKTARIMI: FEN BİLGİSİ ÖĞRETMENLİĞİ PROGRAMINDA YÜRÜTÜLEN SOSYAL BAĞLAMSAL DESTEĞİN KATKILARI
No full textThis study, which was conducted in 2016-2017 academic year, scrutinized the impact of a purposefully designed professional development program titled ‘NOS-PD’ on the understandings of the Nature of Science (NOS) via instructional practices. Specifically, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to delineate the impact of a NOS program with a socially-mediated contextual support on the prospective science teachers’ understandings of NOS and integrating it into their instructional planning. In the study process, 13 prospective science teachers took part in an intensive 9-week program conducted at 3 stages (5 weeks + 3 weeks + 1 week) based on a 6-week explicit-reflective NOS instruction plus three weeks of participants’ developing lesson plans with the help of socially-mediated contextual support. Data sources included an open-ended NOS questionnaire and lesson plans. Results indicated that as a result of the NOS instruction, the vast majority of the participants improved their understandings of NOS in an appropriate way. The analysis of the lesson plans revealed three characteristics of participants’ instructional planning for teaching NOS after the NOS-PD program, a) NOS was not sufficiently interpreted except for three NOS components, b) some improvements in terms of the instructional and evaluation strategies were observed, but the knowledge of objectives did not show substantial change, and c) few participants exhibited a robust reported PCK by performing NOS integration at a high level.
Keywords: Nature of science translation, professional development program, highly-contextualized nature of science instruction, prospective science teachersbvbnvb
TOWARDS APPLYING A MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTION ON MULTI-LEVEL CLASSES: A CASE STUDY OF TWO ORAL ACTIVITY LESSONS IN FRENCH SUBJECT
No full textThis work was motivated by the idea of approaching teaching practice in multilevel classes based on a problem, namely the need to improve the management of time in these types of classes. The time management strategy, developed in this work, consists of applying two modes of alternating teaching, the classical mode "work and make work" and the "actual - virtual" presence of the teacher mode using the software Netsupport School.
The aim of this paper is to study the impact of the application of this software solution in two heterogeneous lessons of the French language, specifically of oral activity, for a subgroup of a double-level class (2nd Primary Year + 3rd Primary Year). The obtained results are conclusive since this approach has made it possible to reduce dead time and the teacher's great effort and to involve strongly the learners in the construction of the concepts
THE MEANING OF WAR AND PEACE FOR THE MIGRANT SYRIAN STUDENTS AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN TURKEY: AN ART-BASED STUDY
No full textThe present study aimed to determine the definition of war and peace by the migrant Syrian students at tertiary level; their image of war via their artistic drawings, as well as to reveal their expectations from peace. For this purpose, the study was conducted in the 2018-2019 academic year with an art-based research approach, employing art as a method, a form of analysis and as an object. The participants comprised 25 Syrian students between the age range of 17-20 years old who emigrated from Syrian war zones to Turkey. The analysis of the data focused on the definitions of war and peace, Syrian students’ drawings, and their verbal expressions about the drawings that help develop an analytical framework. The findings of the study demonstrated that most of the drawings reflected real images of war and peace; the participants rendered both visual and verbal symbolizations as the main expression of their suffering during the war and longing for peace. The drawings provided clues that could help them cope with the possible traumatic incidents they could experience at the present or in the future, and preserve their identity destructed by factors out of their control.
Keywords: Syria, war, peace, art, Syrian students, tertiary level, immigrantsBu çalışma Suriyeli üniversite öğrencilerinin savaş ve barış tanımları ile sanatsal çizimlerine dayanarak savaşın etkilerini belirlemeyi ve barışa yönelik beklentilerini ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışma; sanatın bir yöntem, bir analiz biçimi ve bir nesne olarak kullanımını içeren sanat temelli araştırma yaklaşımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Suriye savaş bölgesinden göç ederek Türkiye’de yaşamaya ve eğitim almaya başlayan 17-20 yaş aralığındaki 25 Suriye uyruklu üniversite öğrencisi araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada analizin odak noktası; savaş ve barış kavramlarına ilişkin tanımlamalar, Suriyeli öğrencilerin çizimleri ile bir analitik çerçeve geliştirmeye yardımcı olan çizimler hakkındaki sözlü ifadeleridir. Çalışmanın genel bulguları, öğrencilerin çizimlerinin çoğunun gerçek savaş ve barış imajlarını içerdiğini göstermiş; Suriyeli öğrenciler hem görsel hem de sözel sembolizasyonları savaş sürecinde yaşadıkları acıların, barışa olan özlemlerinin ana ifadesi haline getirmişlerdir. Çizimler, şu an ve daha sonra, yaşayabilecekleri travmatik olaylarla başa çıkmalarına ve kontrolleri dışında parçalanmış kimliklerini korumalarına yardımcı olabilecek ipuçları vermiştir
ALTERNATIVE VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: USING CONCORDANCE LINE ACTIVITIES FOR TESTING LEXICAL KNOWLEDGE
No full textThe last decade has witnessed a strong impact of emerging technologies on language pedagogy due to the developments in the computer technologies. The use of authentic linguistic examples through corpora and concordance based activities is defined as data-driven learning and it exposes the students to examples of more realistic language than invented or artificial examples. Therefore, this experimental study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the use of a concordance software and concordance lines as a pedagogical tool in vocabulary assessment at a state university in Turkey in 2015 academic year. The materials used in the study were specialized corpora, a concordance software and treatment handouts. The corpora were analyzed by means of AntConc 3.2.4w. An independent samples T-test, was conducted over the students’ GPAs, MANOVA and Standard Multiple Regression Analysis were conducted to see whether experimental and control groups were equivalent in terms of the knowledge of target vocabulary items. Thirdly, Independent Samples T-test for the three semi-controlled paragraph writing assessment and lastly descriptive statistics of the student questionnaire were administered. By the use of computer-generated concordances in the classroom, students explored regularities of patterning in L2. Corpus-based DDL is a great alternative since it emphasizes the exploration and discovery of learning process. By integrating technology into curricular programs, the lust of digital natives for hands-on learning is satisfied as well.
Key words: corpus-based approach; concordance lines; vocabulary instruction; data-driven learning
AN ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENT METACOGNITION LEVEL IN PROBLEM-SOLVING VIA PROBLEM STORIES IN THE MATERIALS OF THE TWO-VARIABLE EQUATION SYSTEM
No full textThis study aims to describe the level of students’ metacognition in problem-solving of problem stories in the material of the linear equation system of two variables of VIII class at MTs N 1 Pesawaran Lampung. This research was a qualitative case study. The subjects of this study were three students of VIII class in MTs N 1 Pesawaran Lampung in the academic year of 2019/2020. The subject selection procedure used a purposive sampling technique. Data collection was done by the method of test and interview. Data validation used time triangulation. The results showed that the level of students’ metacognition in problem-solving story problems in the material system of linear equations of two variables was at the level of reflective use, strategic use, and aware use
PERCEPTION OF WORKING ONLINE VERSUS OFFLINE AMONG ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS
No full textCOVID- 2019 is a challenge for the survival of humans and the society. Business organizations are facing the worst hit due to continuous lockdown. Education institutions and the universities are facing a tough time to balance teaching-learning effectiveness. Many education institutions have adopted online technology with optimum utilization of available resources; others face a tough time for survival. This study aims at understanding teachers’ perception towards offline and online teaching. 480 academic professionals were selected based on simple random sampling techniques. Paired sample T test and One-way ANOVA is used to study and find out the difference in the perception of working online and offline among academic professionals. The study finds significant differences in teachers’ perception of offline and online teaching among the academic professionals.COVID- 2019 is a challenge for the survival of humans and the society. Business organizations are facing the worst hit due to continuous lockdown. Education institutions and the universities are facing a tough time to balance teaching-learning effectiveness. Many education institutions have adopted online technology with optimum utilization of available resources; others face a tough time for survival. This study aims at understanding teachers’ perception towards offline and online teaching. 480 academic professionals were selected based on simple random sampling techniques. Paired sample T test and One-way ANOVA is used to study and find out the difference in the perception of working online and offline among academic professionals. The study finds significant differences in teachers’ perception of offline and online teaching among the academic professionals
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE ERIC DATABASE
No full textIn respect to the growing interest in physical education and sports, the state of this large number of scientific literature and the bibliometric analysis has not been conducted. The purpose of this study to investigate the literature involved physical education and sports topics regarding the descriptive bibliometric analysis. We gathered the open-access data from ERIC within the permission of this database for non-commercial data usages. After a systematic query whole, ERIC database scrapped between the 2010-2019 year and retrieved a total of 365861 journal articles considered of 25573 articles as physical education and sports-related. There were 7581 articles published at the top 25journals (% 29.64). Subjects analysis according to “Physical education” was the commonly associated topic in this field. The findings of this study observed that the ERIC database covered a huge number of articles regarding PE and sports topics. Dynamics of the research literature suggest the US was the first contributor country to both authors and articles. Hence, we conducted a descriptive analysis of the literature indexed in the ERIC database theme include physical education and sports. This study provided a bibliometric analysis of an enormous number of articles after filtering the biggest education basis database
TEACHER’S WORKLOAD INTENSIFICATION: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF ITS IMPLICATIONS ON TEACHING QUALITY
No full textEducative process relies on the active interrelation of teacher, student, and learning environment. But it is the teacher who has the control over the two elements and professionally exposed to different challenges including workload intensification. Such educational problem has become one of the major foci of educational researchers since the last half of the 20th century due to the evolution of teaching-learning and education in general. This paper was approached using Apple’s original thesis of workload intensification and the three refinements formulated by Ballet & Kelchtermans, namely: there are multiple sources of intensification, the intensification impact is mediated, and the intensification impact is differentiated. The study aims to better understand the nature of intensification and its underlying impact on the teaching quality of a teacher in qualitative terms