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The Invisible Battle%253A Investigating the Relationship Between Coronavirus Stress, Affective Balance, Mindfulness, and Psychological Health in University Students During the Pandemic
Get PDFThis study examines the effect of coronavirus stress, affective balance, and mindfulness on psychological health. The participant group of the study consisted of 692 university students, 391 (56.5%25) of whom were female and 301 (43.5%25) of whom were male. The mean age of participants was 21.08 (Sd %253D 1.91). Results indicated that coronavirus stress was significantly and negatively related to positive affect, mindfulness, and psychological health but positively to negative affect. The relationship between coronavirus stress and psychological health was partially and serially mediated by affective balance and mindfulness. These findings suggest that affective balance and mindfulness are important mechanisms that may help explain the effect of coronavirus stress on psychological health
Primary School Teachers Perceptions of Digital Culture
Get PDFChildren born into the digital world and grow up with digital tools begin to surf the internet, download files, play games and engage in many different digital activities from an early age. Because these children who grow up in the digital world are exposed to various digital experiences, their brains are constantly renewed, and children are entirely different from their teachers. This study aims to determine the digital profiles of primary school teachers and reveal their opinions about creating a digital culture environment in their classrooms. The findings obtained from the research showed that the majority of the classroom teachers are digital hybrid, the majority of the others are digital immigrants, and very few are digital natives. When the opinions of primary school teachers on the concept of digital culture are examined, it is seen that each teacher in three profiles has basic information about digital culture. The research results reveal that the majority of participating teachers have a digital hybrid profile, who both adopt the use of digital tools and cannot give up traditional methods
A Study of the Effects of Parental Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Parental Emotion Regulation Processes on Adolescent Self-Regulation Skills
Get PDFSelf-regulation is a concept that is frequently studied in the literature and is crucial for humans in their capacity as beings with deliberate will. However, there is a lack of research examining ADHD, which is characterized by difficulties in self-regulation and emotion regulation, particularly in terms of adolescent self-regulation skills via parenting practices. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parents%252339%253B emotion regulation approaches toward their children and children%252339%253Bs self-regulation skills based on a comparison of self-regulation skills in adolescent children of parents who met and did not meet ADHD diagnostic criteria. 572 parents and their 12-15-year-old children took part in the study. The study was designed as a correlational survey model. The data collected from children and their parents who met and did not meet the ADHD diagnostic criteria were compared using the T-test and then subjected to stepwise regression analyses separately. According to the study%252339%253Bs findings, the children of parents who met the diagnostic criteria had lower self-regulation success scores than those who did not. The study discovered that avoidance and orientation to a child%252339%253Bs emotions by parents who met ADHD diagnostic criteria were determinants of self-regulation failure. Another finding from the study was that avoidance of emotions by parents who met the ADHD diagnostic criteria was negatively related to self-regulation success. The findings for parents who did not meet ADHD diagnostic criteria revealed that no emotion regulation approach of such parents had a significant contribution to self-regulation failure, whereas the emotion orientation approach had a positive and significant contribution to adolescents%252339%253B self-regulation success. Finally, the study discusses the findings in light of previous research findings and makes some recommendations for future work
Argumentation-Based Inquiry Practices from the Perspective of Teachers Receiving and Implementing Argumentation Training
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to identify the Argumentation-based Inquiry (ABI) process from the perspective of teachers implementing the approach and determine the impacts of the process on both teachers and students. The researchers conducted the study via qualitative research methods. To this end, three science teachers teaching in three different secondary schools in the province of Kastamonu took part in the study. First, the researchers provided an eight-week ABI training to the teachers. Following this training, they asked the teachers to implement the ABI practices on a science unit in the classroom. When the teachers completed these practices, the researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with the teachers. The interview questions were specified with the aim of determining the views of the teachers on the ABI process, as well as its impact on teachers and students. The interviews were recorded and then analyzed. A descriptive analysis was carried out on the data. According to the findings, the teachers stressed the importance of planning the teaching process and being prepared for the subject for the effectiveness of the ABI process. Furthermore, the teachers stated that the questions asked by both teachers and students played a key role in the ABI process. Last but not least, the teachers reported that their knowledge of the field had increased and their skills of asking questions had developed owing to the process, while the knowledge obtained by the students had become permanent and the inquiry and communication skills of the students had developed in the process
The Effect of Activity-Based Poetry Studies on Reading Fluency and Creative Writing Skills
Get PDFThe study aims to reveal the effect of ABPS on the reading fluency and creative writing skills of third-grade students at primary school. The research study group consists of 56 students, 26 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group, studying in the third grade. While ABPS was implemented in the experimental group, the control group continued their classes according to the Turkish Course Curriculum. The Error Analysis Inventory, Prosodic Reading Scale, Running Record Chart, Accuracy Rate Chart, Prosody Record Chart, and Poetry Writing Rubric were used as data collection tools in the research. The experimental implementation process lasted for 18 weeks. Different reading fluency strategies and poetry writing techniques were used together at each stage of the practice process based on poems. As a result of the research, it was determined that the students in the experimental group made more progress in all sub-dimensions of creative writing than the control group. Additionally, it was found out that the activities contributed to the students%252339%253B reading rate and prosodic reading skills
Social Studies for Democracy%253A Cultivating Communities of Inquiry for Filipino Students as Deliberative Citizens
Get PDFThis paper provides an overview of the problematic state of Philippine democracy that has long been attributed to the nations history of colonial rule, widespread poverty and inequality, oligarchic structures, and dysfunctional institutions. It focuses on the role of education and Social Studies Education, specifically, in cultivating in Filipino citizens skills and attitudes necessary for active participation in deliberative democracy. Drawing from Deweys philosophy of progressivist and democratic education, Peirces notion of community of inquiry, as well as Lipmans Philosophy for%252Fwith Children, it sketches how Social Studies situated in classroom communities of inquiry will help develop communitarian dispositions and inquiry skills that are indispensable in a healthy and vibrant democracy. While it is recognized that there are numerous other pedagogies that aim at similar purposes, it is argued that the community of inquiry enables a unique and robust learning process that allows students to think reflectively, explore various contexts and experiences, question their assumptions, identify their prejudices, and make their own conclusions through deliberative, intersubjective dialogue
Higher-Order Thinking Skills and Scientific Attitudes Components as Predictors of Scientific Creativity Among Preservice Biology Teachers
Get PDFThe study assessed preservice biology teachers%252339%253B higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), scientific attitudes, and creativity in the study area. The study also evaluated how the components of HOTS and scientific attitudes predict scientific creativity to determine which elements were strong predictors of scientific creativity. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The population consists of all preservice Biology teachers in Southwestern Colleges of education, from which five hundred were randomly selected from five colleges of education. Three instruments, including Higher Order Thinking skills Test, Scientific Attitude questionnaire, and Scientific Creativity Test, were used to collect data for the study. The result showed that the HOTS scores of the respondents were low, with low mean scores of 2.54, 1.22, and 1.88 from a total maximum possible score of 9, 5, and 6, respectively, the cognitive (%253D20.00), emotional (%253D19.05), attitudinal components (%253D26.67). The mean score for fluency, flexibility, and originality were 14.00, 12.00, and 13.00. It was also seen that a correlation exists between sex and HOTS. The study finally showed that the Analysis (t%253D2.597, plt%253B0.05) and evaluation (t%253D 2.115, plt%253B0.05) components of HOTS predict scientific Creativity while cognitive component teachers (t%253D2.373, plt%253B0.05) of Scientific attitude predicts Scientific Creativity
Parents Metaphors About Outdoor Play
Get PDFThe aim of this study is to examine the parents perceptions about outdoor play through metaphors. The study is conducted with 107 parents, 96 mothers and 11 fathers, with children between 0-72 months. The data has been collected via an online questionnaire. Parents completed the prompt Playing outside is likehellip%253B Because ... to indicate their conceptualization of outdoor play. In addition, interviews were conducted to obtain more in-depth data about parents views about outdoor play. Content analysis technique is used in the evaluation of the data obtained in the research and eight conceptual categories were identified. The metaphors developed about outdoor play are, in order of frequency, freedom, healing, need, fun, instruction, happiness, peace, and exploration. As a result, it has been found that parents of preschoolers have positive perceptions towards outdoor play. Also, parents are aware of the benefit of outdoor play for the child, perceive it positively, but limit their childrens outdoor play opportunities, or try to structure it especially because of their concerns about security and health. Thus, it will be possible for children to benefit from outdoor play at the maximum level by eliminating the difficulties faced by parents and increasing their awareness about outdoor play
The Effect of Argumentation on Seventh Grade Students%252339%253B Scientific Epistemological Beliefs and 21st Century Skills
No full textThe aim of this study is to examine the effect of argumentation over current teaching approach on scientific epistemological beliefs and 21st century skills of seventh grade students. This is a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control group. The sample of the study was composed of 79 seventh grade students (38 experimental%253B 41 control group) from two intact classes of an urban middle school instructed with the same teacher. The teaching methods were randomly assigned to the classes. The experimental group treated with argumentation, the control group treated with the current teaching approach without argumentation. As data collection tools%253B Scientific Epistemological Beliefs Scale and 21st century skills scale were used. Multivariance Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used for data analysis. The results showed that argumentation and the current teaching approach had a similar effect on students scientific epistemological beliefs and 21st century skills
The Adaptation of the Individual Entrepreneurship Perception Scale to Secondary School Level
Get PDFThis study aimed to adopt a measurement tool with high validity and reliability to determine the entrepreneurship perceptions of middle school students. Within the scope of the study, validity and reliability studies were carried out to adapt the quot%253BIndividual Entrepreneurship Perception Scalequot%253B developed by Yalçın İncik and Uzun (2017) for the sample of middle school students. The study sample comprised 5-8th-grade students in 12 different secondary schools. It consisted of a total of 486 students. Exploratory factor analysis was applied to the data obtained to test the construct validity of the scale. These results showed that the adapted scale has a 4-factor structure. In testing the construct validity, the scores for the upper and lower groups were compared with the independent group t-test. The sub-factors on the scale were named self-competence, planning, determination, and openness to learning. The internal coefficient of consistency was determined to be .90 based on reliability analysis on the final state of the scale, which was determined after factor analysis. This study shows that the scale has suitable reliability and validity and can be used especially at the secondary school level