Robotics education is considered a valuable tool for development of cognitive and interpersonal skills. It is highly valued as a part of STEM education as it allows a collaborative learning environment that supports skills such as creativity, critical thinking, algorithmic thinking and problem solving. Considering the value of robotics education, a robotics program was developed using the STEM framework. This study investigates the effects of this STEM-based educational robotics program on preschool students' creative thinking skills. A mixed design approach was utilized for the study. The Torrance Creative Thinking Test was used before and after the program as well as one-on-one semi-structured interviews to investigate students’ creative thinking. Results of the study suggests that the participants' creative thinking general scores and fluency subscale scores increased statistically significantly. In addition, it has been observed that students were able to establish relationships between concepts during the program and reflected algorithmic thinking skills in their designs.

Keywords: STEM education, educational robotics, early childhood education, creative thinking skills, algorithmic thinking skills

DOI : 10.16986/HUJE.2024.522 [HTML]

This study analyzes the dominance of Russian in Kazakhstan and the status of Kazakh in the context of native language and bilingualism. The continuation and status of a language is closely related to its transmission to younger generations. For this reason, researchers investigated the status of Kazakh among university students in the context of native language and bilingualism. In the study, researchers tried to determine the degree of use of Kazakh among the students of the Kazakh-American free university in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. The data were collected by applying the “Personal Information Form” and the “Questionnaire on Determining the Degree of Use of Kazakh as a Native Language among University Students” developed by the researchers. The questionnaires were applied to 313 first and second-year students studying in 20 different departments at the university. Researchers examined whether the degree of use of Kazakh as a native language among university students showed a significant difference according to the variables of “gender, age, year of study, and nationality”.

Keywords: Kazakh and Russian languages, native language, language preference among students

DOI : 10.16986/HUJE.2024.523 [HTML]

The attitude of women towards their own gender, which manifests as hostility, hatred, contempt and contempt, is called "Internalized Misogyny". Teachers are the primary women who should recognize their internalized misogynistic attitudes and behaviors and improve them. Teachers' gender discrimination, having different expectations from male and female students, displaying traditional attitudes, and sexist discourses are effective in acquiring and maintaining hostile attitudes and behaviors towards women without even realizing it. In the study, it was found that increasing the father's education level and the geographical region did not have a positive effect on the misogynistic attitudes and behaviors of teacher candidates. Teacher candidates whose mother's education level is low and whose family lives in the village still give more importance to men than women. However, teacher candidates whose mother's education level is high also do not trust women. The fact that internalized misogynistic behaviors do not change as the grade level increases makes it necessary to discuss the quality of the education provided. The fact that the increase in the father's education level has no effect on the opinions of teacher candidates indicates that the responsibility for raising children, especially girls, still lies with the mother rather than the father.

Keywords: Misogyny, Internalized Misogyny, Hostility towards Women, Prospective Teachers

DOI : 10.16986/HUJE.2024.524 [HTML]

A disaster environment like an earthquake hinders education. However, in the aftermath of an earthquake, despite this hindering factor, students can continue their education uninterrupted with online learning, an urgent and important educational model. The need to continue education after the earthquake arose and distance education emerged as a solution to this situation. In this regard, the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) decided to implement distance education for the spring semester of 2022-2023 as a rapid and urgent solution. In response to the problems encountered due to the earthquake, Adıyaman University, located in one of the provinces affected by the earthquake, was paired with Atatürk University to make academic appointments, provide IT support, carry out joint activities, and prevent long-term educational loss. This research aims to analyse the perceptions of students in the Arabic Language Teaching department of Adıyaman University regarding the transition to mandatory distance education at Atatürk University following the 7.9 magnitude Kahramanmaraş Earthquake, referred to as the “disaster of the century” in Turkey, and to determine the effectiveness of the classes conducted in this process. This research was conducted using qualitative methods, the phenomenology model as one of the qualitative methods was applied. Data for the research were collected through semi-structured interview technique. The study group consisted of a total of 18 students, including 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students enrolled in the Arabic Language Teaching Department of the Faculty of Education at Adıyaman University during the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. The data of the research were analysed by content analysis method. The findings of the research revealed that the participants’ reactions to the transition to mandatory distance education due to the earthquake were initially negative. However, as the process continued, the majority of participants showed consideration for the decision to switch to distance education due to the earthquake, empathised with the situation, and believed that engaging students who were affected by the earthquake in education provided morale and motivation.

Keywords: Earthquake, February 6 Earthquakes, Mandatory Distance Education, Arabic Language Teaching.

DOI : 10.16986/HUJE.2024.525 [HTML]

This study aimed to adapt the organizational intelligence scale, which was developed by Erçetin, Potas ve Açıkalın from 2001 to 2010, to Arabic language. The original scale consists of 7 domains and 67 items in the Turkish language. To translate the scale into Arabic, first the researcher translated it, then asked three colleagues who are proficient in the two languages, to check the translation, later it was presented to a sworn translation office to get the final approval stating that the translation matches the original copy of the scale, see appendix (1). The study sample included 400 secondary school teachers in the Gaza Strip during the academic year 2018-2019. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient was calculated for all fields to determine the internal consistency of the scale, as it showed a high degree of reliability (0.977) , then construct validity tested according to the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and the Average Variance Extracted (AVE). The results prove the Arabic version of the organizational intelligence scale valid and reliable.

Keywords: Organizational Intelligence, Scale, Analysis, Language

DOI : 10.16986/HUJE.2024.526 [HTML]