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Teaching the Alternative Ceramic Firing Techniques to Preservice Visual Arts Teachers%253A A Case Study
Get PDFThe aim of this study is to explain the case that preservice teachers will enable alternative experiences to today%252339%253Bs visual arts education by using alternative ceramic firing techniques. In this study, qualitative research was carried out using a single-case study during the 2018-2019 academic year. Six preservice teachers were chosen using the criteria of having the necessary knowledge and skills for ceramic training and teaching, and for being educated in the Fine Arts Education Department. In the collecting data part of the research, the techniques of alternative firing such as%253B fumed firing, raku firing, saggar firing, and obvara firing techniques were practised in the context of this study. The main research data were based on the observation data collected through the process of the practices which were conducted by the artist- researcher. In addition to observations, a data set was gathered to understand and describe the case such as%253B lesson instruction materials, diaries, self-evaluation forms, and product evaluation forms. The data was analysed using a descriptive framework based on art education and teacher training literature. The findings of the study represent seven themes%253B Adaptation of learning to school conditions, Organising practise steps, Motivation for creative experiences, Suggestions for professional practices, Suggestions for problems, Adaptability to teaching and interaction during the teaching process. According to the findings, it can be stated that the alternative firing techniques transformed into alternative ways for teaching processes in visual arts education through this case. Consequently, the discussion topics are as follows%253A Alternatives motivate creative experience%253B Adapting the alternatives to school conditions%253B Organising steps for alternative practises%253B Transferring alternative experiences to professional lives
Investigation of Pedagogical Belief Systems and Teacher Efficacy of Teachers in Turkey
Get PDFPedagogical belief systems and the teacher efficacy could be used as a key concept to evaluate the teacher%252339%253Bs pedagogical background. Therefore, this study aims to examine pedagogical belief systems and the teacher efficacy of teachers, especially in science and art centers (BİLSEM). The sample of the study consists of 388 teachers were selected by convenience sampling method. The findings of the study show that the gender and experience variables dont make any significant difference in teachers pedagogical belief systems and teacher efficacy. Besides affiliation variable makes a significant difference in teachers pedagogical belief systems but make no significant difference in their teacher efficacy except for their teaching skills. Independent variable importance analysis shows that affiliation is the most important factor for pedagogical belief systems in comparison to experience and gender dimensions. Independent variable importance analysis shows that experience is the most important factor for teacher efficacy in comparison to experience and gender dimensions. Independent variable importance shows that the most important factor is the guidance for sub-dimensions of teacher efficacy in terms of neural networks for explaining pedagogical belief systems. The second one is the assessment and evaluation and motivation. Moreover, all the sub-dimensions of the learner-centered approach are in low level positive significant correlations with the pedagogical belief systems. But no correlation is found with the teacher-centered approach except assessment and evaluation dimension. According to the findings, the learner-centered approach is the most important dimension of pedagogical belief systems in terms of neural networks for explaining teacher efficacy. Therefore a new model was created based on this fact so that path analysis results show that there is a causal connection from learner-centered approach to guidance, behavioral-ınstructional-management, motivation, and teaching skills dimensions to some extend
Investigating the Effect of Concept Teaching Strategy on Academic Success
Get PDFThis study examined the effect of concept teaching on students learning level of concepts through concept teaching strategy%253B hence, a quasi-experimental design with pretestndash%253Bposttest measurements and experimental and control groups was employed. An achievement test was created by the researcher to determine the experimental and control groups%253B this test was administered to 129 students studying in Grade 3, and the KR20 reliability coefficient was found to be .846. The pretest data were analyzed by independent groups t-test. As a result of the analysis, two groups that were identical to each other were randomly assigned as experimental and control groups. While the concepts such as governor, district governor, mayor, and headman, which are the concepts determined from the life science curriculum, were taught to the experimental group with the help of concept teaching strategy, a program-based teaching was conducted for the control group. After 5 weeks of application, a posttest was administered to the experimental and control groups. As a result of the dependent group t-test, a significant increase in the posttest scores of the experimental and control groups was observed. As a result of the independent groups t-test, a significant difference was noticed in favor of the posttest scores of the experimental group
Implementer Views on Whether Catch-Up Education Program in Primary Schools (Iyep) Could Be Performed Via Distance Education
Get PDFFace-to-face education in many countries was suspended due to the global pandemic of COVID-19 declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020. The pandemic led to new searches in the academic process, and distance education gained importance in Turkey. However, the Catch-Up Education Program in Primary Schools was not taken into account while it was stated that educational services provided in resource rooms within the scope of inclusive education were to be continued via distance education. Accordingly, it was aimed to examine the views of classroom teachers who had implemented IYEP before on whether IYEP could be performed via distance education and to make an evaluation based on the first-hand experiences of implementers. To that end, the research was conducted with 22 participants in accordance with the ethical principles. Ethics committee approval was obtained for the study with the decision of Agri Ibrahim Cecen University Scientific Research Ethics Committee dated 08.09.2021 and numbered 206. All of the participants are experienced classroom teachers who have experience with IYEP and have performed distance education. The research was performed with the phenomenological design of qualitative research designs. The data were collected with a semi-structured interview form, and the interview questions were finalized after having been reviewed by two academics who are subject-matter experts. The data obtained in the research were subjected to descriptive analysis individually by the researchers and evaluated. It was concluded that IYEP could be continued via distance education when the face-to-face education could not be performed, but there were several concerns about the matter at hand. The participants often mentioned that distance education could not substitute for and be as effective as face-to-face education. Nevertheless, despite certain disadvantages, considering the contributions of IYEP in face-to-face education, it was found that distance education could be utilized so that shortcomings in learning would not accumulate and extend to the next year and that experiencing IYEP via distance education could provide ideas about future practices
The Mediating Role of Self-Control in the Relationship between Nomophobia and Basic Psychological Needs in University Students
Get PDFThis research aims to determine the mediating role of self-control in the relationship between basic psychological needs and nomophobia. The study employed a relational survey method in which the relations between the variables are examined within the framework of the structural equation model. The sample of the study consists of 688 students selected according to stratification and convenient sampling. Personal information form, Nomophobia Scale, Need Satisfaction Scale, and Self Management scale was used in the study. The data were analysed using the SPSS 22 and AMOS 20 programs. According to research results, 0.4%25 of university students did not have a nomophobic tendency, 65.7%25 had a mild nomophobic tendency, 30.8%25 moderate nomophobic tendency, and 3.1%25 had an extreme nomophobic tendency. In addition, need satisfaction predicted self-control positively, while self-control predicted nomophobia negatively. With the inclusion of the self-control variable as a mediator in the model, the predictive power of need satisfaction of nomophobia lost its significance. Need satisfaction predicts nomophobia on self-control significantly. It can indicated that the coefficients of the direct and indirect paths that emerged as a result of the Bootstrap analysis are significant and that it assumes the role of a full mediator of self-control
Primary School Students%252339%253B Images of Scientists and the Sources of These Images
No full textThe aim of this study is to determine the 4th-grade students images of the scientists and the relations between these images and the images of scientists that primary school teachers describe in their classes and the images presented in the 4th-grade textbooks. The sample of the study consisted of 244 4th-grade students, 10 teachers, and 4th grade science and social studies textbooks. The study was designed according to the case study design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. As a result of the study, it has been determined that the students have stereotypical images about gender, age, working environment, and the works of the scientists. While it was determined that 85%25 of the students draw male scientists. However, contrary to the results commonly seen in the literature, the image of a scientist with a lab coat is found to be at a lower level in this study. In addition, the results obtained in the interviews with the teachers and textbooks examined revealed that there are similarities between these images that the students have and the images that the teachers have taught and the images presented in the textbooks
A Study on the Impact of Readability on Comprehensibility
Get PDFThe aim of the study is to examine the effect of readability on comprehensibility. The study is quasi-experimental as it was not possible to assign groups randomly and the groups were partially controllable. Therefore, the quot%253Bpretest-posttest unequaled control group quasi-experimental designquot%253B was used in the study. The study group consists of 121 fourth grade students divided into two experimental and two control groups. The texts taken from the Turkish textbook approved by the Education Board were used to collect the data of the research. In order to measure the comprehensibility of the texts, the comprehension scale of the Mistake Analysis Inventory was used. The analysis of the data of the study was carried out using the SPSS 24 package. In order to ensure reliability in the study, some of the comprehensibility data were scored by two raters. To do so, comprehension data from 50 randomly selected participants were used. As the comprehension data of 50 participants did not show normal distribution, the Spearman Brown Rank Differences Correlation Test was conducted in order to reveal the relationship between the two raters. According to the test results, a strong and positive significant relationship was found between the two raters (r (48) %253D .88, p %253D .00, p lt%253B.05). The findings showed that the original (more difficult) versions of the texts were more comprehensible than the versions simplified by the researcher. In other words, long sentences are more comprehensible than short sentences. In this direction, the present study revealed that the readable text may not always be comprehensible
Teaching Practicum During the Covid-19 Pandemic%253A A Comparison of the Practices in Different Countries
Get PDFToday, many countries ensure that student teachers get into the real classrooms, practice in there, spend more time and translate theoretical knowledge into practice in schools during Initial Teacher Education. So that they can receive stronger support in the practicum process, and they can develop themselves. However, schools have been closed in so many countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic preventions. Therefore, countries have rearranged the teaching practicum process. The aim of this study, which was carried out with a systematic review, is to comparatively examine the teaching practicum processes of different countries during the Covid-19 pandemic. With a systematic review made according to certain criteria, teaching practicum in the Covid-19 in the countries of Australia, Canada (Ontario State), England, Greece, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Portugal, South Africa, Turkey, the United States of America (New York State) and Zimbabwe were examined. According to the findings, it has been seen that some countries have removed or stretched the teaching practicum requirement during the Covid-19, while some countries have carried out online teaching practicum (i) in K-12 schools, (ii) with peer learning, or (iii) using VR technology, and one country re-opened the schools after a short closure
Use of Cartoons in Childrens Rights Education%253A A Case Study
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, emotions and views of grade 4 elementary school students on education via cartoons. We designed the study as a case study, which is a qualitative research design. The study group included 30 elementary school students. The study used document review as the data collection technic. The study used worksheets and educational cartoons as data collection tools. In analysis of the data the study used content analysis. As a result of the study we observed that most students expressed what they saw in the cartoons correctly. In addition, the students who expressed what they had seen in the cartoons correctly also perceived the message in the cartoons correctly. Most students stated that the cartoons were about the right to education and made supportive statements. However, the students were incapable of expressing their emotions about the intended message of the cartoons. In addition, when they were asked to interpret a specific cartoon, the details did not attract them and they made rather holistic comments. Based on this result, we think that creating classroom environments supported by cartoons may develop the ability of students to analyze and perceive their rights and their skill of expressing their emotions
Development of English Paragraph Writing Self-Efficacy Belief Scale
Get PDFIn this study, it is aimed to develop a scale to evaluate English paragraph writing self-efficacy beliefs of university students. The scale was developed in three stages. In the first stage, literature review was conducted and expert opinions were taken. A trial form consisting of 45 items in Likert-type was prepared. Moreover, a pilot study was performed. In the second stage, the validity analyses were conducted on the data obtained from 428 university students. In the selection of the sample group to apply the scale, convenience sampling method was used. The construct validity of the developed scale was determined by the Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA). The results supported a structure with two factors consisting of 33 items. The first factor was named as Writing Process and Rules and the second factor was named as Self-Regulation. Additionally, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to test whether the factors were correlated or uncorrelated. In addition, Pearsons coefficient of correlation analysis was used to find the relationship between all the factors of the English paragraph writing self-efficacy belief scale. In the last stage, reliability study was conducted. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient for the first factor was found as .97, and .96 for the second factor. The total reliability coefficient for the scale was as .99. After all the analyses, the English paragraph writing self-efficacy belief scale consisting of 33 items and two factors was developed. The results showed that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool