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How do Undergraduates Conceptualize Campus%253F A Metaphor Analysis
No full textThis research examines how Turkish undergraduates construct campus metaphors to represent their opinions about campus phenomenon in the context of a Turkish university. The present study adopted a phenomenological approach. The participants of this study were 92 students in the 2020-2021 academic year from different faculties and departments at a university in Turkey. For data collection, a short interview form was used to reveal the perspectives of undergraduates on the phenomenon they have created in their minds for the campus. The form contained a statement with blanks for students to produce a simile and justification. The metaphors generated by the undergraduates are gathered under sixteen conceptual categories after the analysis of metaphors. Among the sixteen conceptual categories, there was no prominent difference in conceptualizations of campus between the groups in terms of study years as regards campus as Involving diversities, Provider, Designing%252Fmanufacturing, Source of experience, Improver, Socializing force, Friendship, Belonging, Source of life, Source of different emotions. On the other hand, differences in terms of study year were marked concerning campus as Dynamic, Undesired, Trust, Valuable, Full of nature, and Having borders. While Freshmen%252FSophomores perceived campus as Trust, Full of nature but Having borders, Juniors%252FSeniors considered campus as Dynamic, valuable but Undesired. Among the sixteen conceptual categories, there was no difference in conceptualizations of campus between the two groups in terms of gender as regards campus as Provider, Designing%252Fmanufacturing, Source of experience, Improver, Friendship, Belonging, Source of life, Source of different emotions. Nevertheless, differences in terms of gender were marked concerning campus as Socializing force, Dynamic, Undesired, Trust, Valuable, Full of nature, and Having borders. Female students perceived campus as a Socializing force, Dynamic, Trust, Valuable, and Full of nature whereas a male student considered it as Having borders like a country
The Impact of Peer Review on Pre-Service Science Teachers Written Arguments about Socioscientific Issues Related to Chemistry
Get PDFThis study investigated the impact of peer review on developing pre-service science teachers (PSTs) written arguments about socioscientific issues related to chemistry. In the study, a quasi-experimental design was used with experimental (32 PSTs) and comparison class (33 PSTs). The participants were PSTs who were juniors in a public university in Turkey. Argumentation procedure for each group was conducted by the same instructor identically except peer review of written arguments in the experimental class. Toulmins (1958) argument pattern was used for coding the arguments, and argumentation levels were determined by the levels proposed by Venville and Dawson (2010). Results indicated that the experimental class generated more Level 3 and Level 4 argumentation comprises more complex arguments than the comparison class. In both groups, more complex arguments were generated in the contexts of the use of medicine and home chemicals whereas less complex arguments were generated in the context of chemical additives in food. The conclusions and implications for science educators and researchers were discussed
An Investigation of Color Preferences of Students with Special Needs
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to examine the primary and secondary color preferences of students with special needs as well as their color preference for an object regarding their disability types, school levels, and gender. The study employed a survey research design with quantitative methodology. It was conducted with the participation of 549 students with Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Learning Disability. The researchers collected the data by using a car visual together with the geometric shapes used by Ece and Çelik (2009). The collected data were entered into the Excel program, and the frequency and percentage values were obtained. The results revealed that according to their school level, students primary and secondary color preference changed. When the geometric shape was changed, students color preferences changed, accordingly. With respect to their disability types, students preferred red as the primary color and blue as the secondary color, and they chose blue for the car visual. It was found that while primary and secondary color preferences of male and female students differed but they preferred blue for the car visual
The Mediating Role of Attachment Styles in the Relationship Between Rejection Sensitivity and Marriage Expectation in University Students
Get PDFUniversity years are the years of intense anxiety about the future for university students. A young person is worried about what kind of life (s)he will have in the future and who (s)he will marry. Because one of the most important events in human life is marriage and having a happy marriage is an important life goal of individuals. Spouses have many expectations from each other, such as friendship, intimacy, compatibility, and equality. However, failure to meet expectations in marriage has been identified as an important factor in the termination of a marriage. These expectations became clear in the years coinciding with the university period. The present study aims to investigate the mediating role of attachment styles in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and marriage expectation. The sample group for this study included 365 university students, 265 females and 100 males. A questionnaire form, the Marriage Expectancy Scale, the Three-Dimensional Attachment Styles Scale, and the Rejection Sensitivity Scale were used to collect data. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and mediator analysis methods. The analyses revealed that secure attachment has a partial mediating role in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and marriage expectation. However, avoidant attachment and fearful attachment were found to have no mediating role. In line with the findings from this study, it is recommended that seminars be delivered on this issue and that similar studies be conducted with different groups
Investigation of the Relationship Between Academic Staffs Life Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction and Academic Ethical Values with Structural Equation Model
Get PDFThe purpose of the current study is to determine the extent to which academic staffs attitudes towards ethic values and academic ethic value-focused behaviours are predicted by their life satisfaction and job satisfaction. The study employed the eexploratory sequential mixed methods design. The qualitative data of the current study were collected from the academic staff working in the Education Faculty of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in the spring term of the 2017-2018 academic year and quantitative data were collected from 103 academicians to verify the findings obtained from the analysis of the qualitative data. In the quantitative dimension of the study, three different measurement tools called The Academic Ethics Values Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale for Academicians, The Satisfaction with Life Scale were used. The analysis of the qualitative data revealed that adherence to academic ethic values fosters both the job satisfaction and life satisfaction of the academic staff. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was implemented to verify this finding and academic ethic values were found to predict both life satisfaction and job satisfaction
A Career Adaptability Model for Psychological Counselors
Get PDFThe main aim of this research is%253B to propose and test a model of structural equality that examines career adaptability of psychological counselors, career calling and skills used in the fields of vocational identity experience for psychological counselors. This research was designed as a causal pattern. 231 volunteer psychological counselors participated in the study. The data were collected by career adaptability scale, career calling scale, communication skills scale and perceived self- efficacy in counseling competencies scale. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. According to the research findings, career calling predicts career adaptability in a statistically positive and meaningful way. At the same time, it was found that the skills used in the fields of vocational identity experience (communication skills and competence perception) for psychological counselors positively and significantly predicted career calling. Finally, the relationship between career adaptability and skills used in the fields of vocational identity experience for psychological counselors (communication skills and competence perception) has been shown to have a full mediating effect of career calling. As a result of this research, a career adaptability model for psychological counselors was reached. Experimental programs that will be prepared to increase career adaptability of psychological counselors can include dimensions of the model discussed in this research
A Meta-Synthesis of Teacher Training Studies in the Focus of Gifted Education
Get PDFThis research aims to find out the current situation of the articles in terms of teacher training in gifted and talented education. The key words used are as follows%253A gifted education, teacher training, teacher education and limited to publications between 2000-2020. In the research, google scholar, TUBITAK ULAKBIM Dergipark, Council of Higher Education Thesis Center, ERIC were used as data base of this research. The researches which are inaccessible were left out of the scope. Each of the studies was examined according to aim, sample, methodology, and results using content analysis technique. This research is a meta-synthesis study. Four master and five doctorate dissertations, 21 articles, 30 in total, were included in the analysis. An extensive literature review was the focus of this research in order to access all the researches including the defined key words. At the end of the research, some suggestions were presented related to the conclusions
Investigation of the Effect of the quot%253BViolence Reduction Psychoeducation Programquot%253B on Anger, Violence and Aggression Levels of Students
No full textThe study aimed to examine the effect of the quot%253BViolence Reduction Psychoeducation Program (VRPP) for Students 11-18 Years Oldquot%253B on the anger, violence, and aggression levels of students. quot%253BQuasi-experimental Designs with Pre-test and Post-test Control Groupquot%253B were used in the study. The sample of the study consisted of 114 students studying in Selçuklar secondary school affiliated to Mersin Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 2018-2019 academic year. The program was applied to the experimental group for 8 weeks with 1 session per week and 60-70 minutes in the conference hall of the school. To test the effectiveness of the program, the quot%253BContinuous Anger and Anger Expression Style Scale,quot%253B quot%253BBuss Perry Aggression Questionnairequot%253B and quot%253BAggression Scalequot%253B were used as measuring instruments. quot%253BIndependent Sample T-Test,quot%253B quot%253BCovariance Analysisquot%253B and quot%253BTwo-Way Variance Analysis for Repeated Measurementsquot%253B were used for data analysis. As a result of the research, it was observed that the program was effective in reducing the anger, violence, and aggression levels of the students and it was concluded that it is a valid and reliable program applicable to secondary school students in Turkey. Suggestions that such programs to prevent anger, violence, and aggression to be placed on the system of education and school curricula within the scope of preventive and developmental guidance and to be applied to students from an early age by the school psychological counselors have been made. It is thought that the program will contribute to the field of Psychological Counseling and Guidance as preventive guidance and will also be a pioneer in new studies in this field
The Development and Validation of the Spatial Anxiety Scale for Secondary School Students
Get PDFThis study aims to develop a scale for determining the anxiety levels of secondary school students in situations that require them to use their spatial skills. The scale was developed in three stages. In the first stage, after expert assessments, a pilot study was conducted. In the second stage, the scale was applied to all students (N%253D348) studying in a secondary school selected by random sampling for exploratory factor analysis, and results supported a structure with two sub-dimensions consisting of 14 items. For confirmatory factor analysis, the scale was applied to a different group of students (N%253D206), and analysis results confirmed the two-factor structure of the scale. The first factor, including spatial relations and orientation items, was named Anxiety of Spatial Relations and Orientation, and the second was named Anxiety of Spatial Visualization. In the third stage, Cronbachs alpha reliability of the scale was found to be ,82 for the whole scale and ,81 and ,72 for sub-dimensions. The McDonalds omega was also calculated as ,97 for the whole scale and ,96 and ,91 for sub-dimensions of it. The results revealed that the scale measures the spatial anxiety level of students validly and reliably
Evaluation of Competency Based Medical Education Curriculum
Get PDFThere is an increasing interest in competency based medical education (CBME) due to the developments and changes in medical education and many medical schools have begun to apply it recently. Although its popularity in both practice and theoretical studies, there is a lack of studies focusing on evaluation of CBME curriculum. In that study, it is aimed to evaluate competency based medical education curriculum. This qualitative study is designed as a case study. It is also a curriculum evaluation study carried out systematically via Stufflebeams CIPP model. The study group consisted of fifteen faculty members and fifty students of a medical school in Turkey. The data was collected via semi-structured interview forms and analysed applying content analysis. Some of the important results reached in that study are the followings%253A The students have had mostly negative ideas about the competencies and the teaching-learning process while the faculty members have been satisfied with their practices. Both the students and the faculty members thought the CBME contributed to students academic and vocational developments. It is concluded that in order for CBME to provide the opportunities in medical education context, it needs to be developed, implemented and then evaluated in the frame of theoretical backgrounds and principals. Otherwise, because of the problems%252Fdeficiency in the development and implementation process, the efforts might end in vain. In the light of the results, it can be suggested that the faculty members should be supported on how to determine%252Fwrite the competencies and the content%253B on effective teaching%252Flearning methods. Also, CBME should be evaluated and revised regularly involving the faculty members and the students in the process