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Empathy and Video Game Addiction in Adolescents%253A Serial Mediation by Psychological Resilience and Life satisfaction
Get PDFIn this study, it was examined whether empathy is related to video game addiction and whether psychological resilience and life satisfaction mediate this relationship. The sample comprised 324 Turkish adolescents (aged between 11 and 15, mean of age was 13.01), who completed measures of empathy, psychological resilience, life satisfaction, and video game addiction. The results of the serial multiple mediation analysis demonstrated that empathy had a significant direct effect on video game addiction. Psychological resilience had a mediating effect on the association between empathy and video game addiction. Also, life satisfaction had a mediating effect on the association between empathy and video game addiction. Psychological resilience and life satisfaction, serially (in combination) mediated the relationship between empathy and video game addiction. The results of the present study are discussed within the related literature. It is suggested that video game addiction interventions should focus on increasing empathy, psychological resilience, and life satisfaction
Modeling the Relations Among Argumentativeness, Epistemological Beliefs and Self-Regulation Skills
Get PDFThis study was conducted to examine the structural relationships among pre-service science teachers%252339%253B scientific epistemological beliefs, self-regulation skills, and their disposition towards participating in argumentation. For this purpose, structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied in the study in which 229 pre-service science teachers participated. According to the results, development dimension of epistemological belief predicted argument approach positively, while source and certainty dimensions predicted argument avoidance negatively. All dimensions of epistemological beliefs, except for the certainty dimension, predicted self-regulation skills positively. When the relationship between self-regulation skills and argumentativeness was examined, it was revealed that pre-service science teachers%252339%253B self-regulation skills such as asking questions and goal setting positively predicted participation in argumentation. According to the findings, it can be concluded that demonstrating the relationship between self-regulation and argumentativeness would make a significant contribution to the literature
Science and Technology Teachers Views About the Causes of Laboratory Accidents
No full textAim of this study was to determine science and technology teachers views about the causes of the problems encountered in laboratories. In this research, phenomenology, a qualitative research design, was used. 21 science and technology teachers who were working in elementary schools in Eskisehir during the 2010ndash%253B2011 spring semester were the participants of this study. A semi-structured interview form was prepared to collect data. The interview form included three sections. Content analysis was used to deeply analyze and understand the written answers which were obtained from open ended questions. Approxiamately half of teachers expressed that, lack of caution and lack of necessary safety precautions were the causes of laboratory accidents. Moreover, they also expressed that, insufficient science content knowledge and lack of knowledge were influential in the problems encountered. It is thought that, the findings of this study will contribute to determining the causes of problems encountered in laboratories
Are Pre-Service Science Teachers Qualified Enough to Teach Human Reproductive System%253F
Get PDFThis study aims to reveal pre-service science teachers (PSTs) levels of knowledge about the human reproductive system and their professional competence perceptions. The study was conducted using the case method. A form consisting of 6 open-ended questions was developed and applied to PSTs. The sample was composed of 62 PSTs , who were 3rd and 4th-year students in the Science Teaching Department of a university. It was found that the majority of the participants had a superficial understanding of the human reproductive system and they had various alternative concepts about the subject. The students attributed their incomplete understanding of the subject to the fact that they did not learn the subject effectively because they did not make a regular revision of their lessons, because the subject was taught superficially, and they felt embarrassed while the subject was being taught to them. It can be said that social life and the way individuals look at the subject play an essential part in obtaining such results. Based on the results, it can be said that offering teachers training on the subject by experts can yield positive results in teaching the subject
Pre-Service Teachers%252339%253B Digital Literacy Levels, Views on Distance Education and Pre-University School Memories
No full textMany studies are still ongoing on the possible effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic process on educational environments. With the decision to switch to distance education during the pandemic process, an important opportunity has emerged for rapid digital transformation in higher education. In this process, the relationships between the digital literacy levels of university students, their views on distance education and their pre-university school memories are curious. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between education faculty students%252339%253B digital literacy levels and their views on distance education and their pre-university school memories. The research was carried out in the faculty of education at a state university in the 2020-21 academic year. The sample group consists of n %253D 234 (89 males%253B 145 females, mean age 21.7) pre-service teachers. Research data were collected online via Classroom. During the data collection process, one personal information form and three scale forms were used together. The return rate of the data collection tool is ~ 51%25. Descriptive and relational analysis were used to analyze the collected data (p lt%253B.05). The findings, there are some significant and positive relationships between pre-service teachers%252339%253B digital literacy levels, their views on distance education and their pre-university school memories. It has been revealed that students%252339%253B digital literacy levels, their pre-university school memories and their views on distance education have significant effects in varying degrees. Some suggestions were made within the framework of the relevant literature for the results reached
Developing a Scale to Measure Syrian Students%252339%253B Attitude Towards Turkish (SSATT) and Examining Its Psychometric Properties
No full textThe aim of the present study was to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for identifying the attitudes towards Turkish of Syrian university students learning Turkish as a foreign language. The study group was comprised of a total of 489 individuals with 285 for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and 204 for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Student opinions, relevant literature and expert opinions were utilized when developing the scale items thus putting forth a 53 item form. Eight items were excluded following the pilot application on first form for linguistic clarity thus conducting EFA with 45 items. A total of 20 items were excluded as a result of the EFA thus obtaining a 25 item, three factor form that explains 49.42 %25 of the variance. CFA was conducted with a new study group for examining the model fit of the obtained three factor structure and the results of CFA (X2%252Fsd%253D 2,46%253B RMSEA%253D .085%253B CFI%253D .92%253B NNFI%253D .91%253B SRMR%253D .085%253B GFI%253A .79) set forth that the model fit of the scale is at a sufficient level. The dimension including items on the purpose and function for the use of Turkish by Syrian students was named as Purpose%252Ffunction%253B items related with the daily use of Turkish were named as Daily life whereas the dimension including items including a negative approach towards Turkish was entitled as Dysfunctional approach. Reliability analyses were carried out for the scale as a result of which the Cronbachs Alfa and Spearman-Brown coefficients were obtained as (.90) and (.86) for the purpose%252Ffunction, (.83) and (.82) for the daily life, (.76) and (.74) for the dysfunctional approach. The findings of the present study indicate that SSATT is a valid and reliable tool in measuring the attitudes of Syrian university students towards Turkish
The Effect of Tales on the Development of Turkish Language Skills%253A A Meta-Analysis Study
No full textThe purpose of the current study is to determine the effect of tales on the development of the Turkish language skills of students from different grade levels in Turkey. To this end, a meta-analysis of the studies investigating the effect of tales on the development of the Turkish language skills was conducted. 5 studies were included in the current meta-analysis study. The total sample size of the studies included in the meta-analysis is 256 students%253B 126 in the control groups and 130 in the experimental groups. The studies included in the meta-analysis are heterogonous. In addition to result of the funnel scatter plot related to publication bias, absence of the publication bias was confirmed with Orwins Safe N Analysis, Duval and Tweedies Trip and Fill and Eggers regression analysis. Effect sizes were calculated according to the random effects model. In the calculations of the effect sizes, Cohens d coefficient was used. In the current study, moderator variable effect of the variables of grade level, type of publication and skill area on the effect sizes calculated according to the effect of tales on the development of the Turkish language skills was also examined. In the determination of the moderator variable effect, Q test and p significance coefficient were used. In the current study, tales was found to have a high level of effect on the development of the Turkish language skills. When the results of the moderator variable analysis were examined, it was found that for grade level, type of publication and skill area moderator variables, the between-studies variance is not significant in terms of the development of the Turkish language skills. In light of the current meta-analysis study, it was concluded that tales are an effective method to be used to develop students Turkish language skills. Thus, tales can be used to support the development of students language skills in mother tongue education. According to results, it can be argued that tales have a positive effect on the development of all the Turkish language skills in all the Turkish language skill areas. It has been observed that applied research on the use of tales as a learning tool in Turkish language education is quite limited. Therefore, the number of applied studies that examine the effects of tales on the development of Turkish language skills as well as on academic achievement, student motivation, and the retention of the learned information in Turkish language education can be increased
Experience of Primary School Teachers With Inclusion Students in the Context of Teaching Mathematics%253A A Case Study
Get PDFThis study investigated experiences of primary school teachers with inclusion students in the context of teaching mathematics. In the study the phenomenology design, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was used. The participants were determined by criterion-based sampling method. The participants of the study consisted of 21 primary school teachers with inclusion students. Research data were collected by a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. Content analysis method was used for data analysis. The study found that the participants mostly used rough evaluation forms in order to determine the gains when preparing IEP. In addition, most of the participants stated that they needed help in preparing IEP and they received the most of the help from school counselors. The participants stated that they mostly used demonstration, teaching with play and drama methods and that they could practice with inclusion students only during breaks, during social activities times or in the hours in the support training room apart from mathematic class. Moreover, it was found that most of the participants measured verbally gains of the inclusion students by question and answer method. It was also concluded that inadequacy of the time was the most common problem they encountered in the process of learning-teaching and assessment for the mathematics class
(Mis)schooling of Children with Disabilities in Post-independent Kenya
Get PDFKenya adopted Competency Based Curriculum to produce engaged, empowered, and ethical citizens. However, inaccessible school infrastructure is leaving behind children with disabilities. Informed by data from individuals with disabilities and Kenyan and international agencies, this study uses disability studies in education to analyze the interaction of school structures and disability to understand the locus of Kenyan children with disabilities in the society. Findings show that inaccessible school infrastructure investments exclude children with disabilities and threaten Kenyas Vision 2030 poverty eradication goal. Needed is the reconceptualization of disability within a broader model of equity in the Kenyan education system
Evaluation of Middle-School 6th Grade Mathematics Curriculum
Get PDFThis study was carried out to determine the efficacy of the 6th grade mathematics curriculum implemented in 2018 in Turkey using Tylers model of curriculum evaluation. The study used the survey model and the stratified sampling method. Schools included in the sample were divided into three levels, an quot%253Bupper groupquot%253B, quot%253Bmiddle groupquot%253B and a quot%253Blower groupquot%253B with regard to their level of success. The research was carried out with the participation of 266 students studying in these schools. The Middle-School 6th Grade Mathematics Course Achievement Test was used to determine the level of achievement of the objectives in the curriculum. In addition, the quot%253BAttitude Towards Mathematics Scalequot%253B was used to determine students%252339%253B attitudes towards mathematics course. As a result of the research, in terms of the level of achievement of the objectives in the curriculum, it was determined that the students studying in the upper group schools were more successful than the students studying in the middle and lower group schools. Moreover, the upper group students%252339%253B attitude scores regarding the mathematics course were significantly higher than the middle and lower group students scores, although the middle group students%252339%253B attitude scores were significantly higher than lower group students