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REFEREES/REVIEWERS
A STUDY ON DEVELOPING TEACHER SELF EFFICACY SCALE FOR COMPUTER TEACHERS
Prof. Dr. Buket AKKOYUNLU, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Feza ORHAN & Doç. Dr. Aysun UMAYIn
this
artiele,
a
study
to
develop
a
self
efficacy
scale
for
computer
teachers'
was
explained.
For
this
purpose,
a
5
sc
ale
likert
type
scale
consisting
12
items
was
developed
by
the
researchers.
The
scale
was
applied
to
72
students
from
Department
of
Computer
and
Instructional
Technologies
in
a
period
of
two
weeks,
and
item
equivalency
of
.95
was
obtained.
The
scale
was
also
given
to
LO
experts
to
be
evaluated
and
scored
between
i
and
LO
for
content
appropriateness.
Afterwards,
the
scale
was
applied
to
351
students
from
Department
of
Computer
and
Instructional
Technologies
of
8
different
universities
in
Turkey.
Factar
analysis
results
show
ed
that
the
scale
had
one
factor
and
Cronbach
a
was
.93.
Keywords: self efficacy, computer teachers' self efficacy, teacher self efficacy
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Arş. Gör. Ercan AKPINAR & Prof. Dr. Ömer ERGİNThe
purpose
of
this
study
was
to
investigate
the
effect
of
science
teaching
based
on
constructivist
theory
on
students'
cognitive
and
affective
levels.
The
subjects
were
62
eigth-grade
students
(3
i
in
experimental
group
and
3
i
in
control
group)
selected
from
a
primary
school
in
İzmir.
In
the
experimental
group,
"Matter
Energy
for
Living
Things"
for
Sth
grade
students
was
taught
with
instructional
materials
prepared
by
the
researchers.
These
materials
were
suitable
for
constructivist
theory
and
student
centered
education
besides
discovery
approach.
In
the
control
group,
students
were
taught
with
traditional
method.
Before
and
af
ter
treatment,
a
multiple
choice
achievement
test,
open-ended
questions
and
attitude
sc
ale
toward
science
were
administered
to
both
of
groups.
In
addition
to
these,
at
the
end
of
the
treatment,
9
students
in
both
groups
were
interviewed.
Data
were
evaluated
in
SPSS
program.
The
results
showed
that
the
science
teaching
based
on
constructivist
theory
was
more
effective
on
students'
achievement
and
attitude
than
traditional
instruction.
Keywords: Constructivist Theory, Science Teaching, Matter Energy for Living Things
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Nalan ARABACI & Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ayşe B. AKSOYThis
study
is
designed
to
analyze
the
impact
of
"Program
of
Involvement
in
Class
Activities"
on
the
mothers'
knowledge
on
preschool
education.
The
sample
of
the
study
includes
the
mothers
of
preschool
age
children
attending
to
public
preschools
in
Gölbaşı
district
of
Ankara.
A
total
of
50
mothers
involved
in
the
study.
Mothers
were
classified
into
two
groups:
control
group
(n=25)
and
experiment
group
(n=25).
"Preschool
Education
Information
Form"
and
"Personal
Information
Form"
were
developed
by
the
authors.
The
data
obtained
were
analysed
using
the
following
techniques:
Kruskal
Wallis
Test,
Mann-Whitney
U
Test,
Test
of
Significance
of
the
Variance
between
two
means,
and
One-Way
Variance
Analysis
(ANOVA).
In
accordance
with
the
results
of
post-tests
of
both
groups,
there
is
a
statistically
difference
for
experimental
group
regarding
knowledge
level
on
preschool
education
(P<0.05).
Post-test
result
also
indicate
statisticaııy
significant
difference
for
control
group,
but
this
value
is
very
low
(P<0.05).
Keywords: preschool education, parent-child relationship, parent involvement, parent involvement programs
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Dr. Arda ARIKANThe
purpose
of
this
study
is
to
collect
and
interpret
views
of
prospective
teachers
on
literature
courses
offered
in
Hacettepe
University,
Faculty
of
Education,
English
Language
Teaching
(EL
T)
department.
Hence,
this
research
encompasses
experiential
knowledge
of
the
participants
and
the
results
aim
to
inform
the
cuniculum
development
practice
situated
at
EL
T
departments
in
Turkey.
In
order
to
collect
the
views
of
the
prospective
English
language
teachers
on
the
literature
courses
in
their
curriculum,
15
prospective
language
teachers
were
interviewed
via
structured
questions.
Apart
from
the
interviews,
an
opinion
survey
was
also
applied
to
100
other
students
to
strengthen
and
further
the
interpretation
of
the
findings.
In
this
study,
it
is
found
that
the
prospective
teachers
view
literature
courses
as
an
important
part
of
their
pre-service
teacher
education
while
recommending
minor
changes
in
the
literature
curriculum
so
that
these
courses
become
more
effective
Keywords: literature courses, curriculum, prospective teachers' views, English Language Teaching
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Barış AYDINIt
is
known
that
tne
developmem
of
communıcatlOn
skills
plays
sıgnificant
role
in
ıeaming
French
as
a
foreign
language.
Though
being
largely
negiecred
untiJ
the
[980's
when
it
became
popular
in
teaching
French,
communicative
approaciı
İs
stiıı
not
atıached
the
imponance
it
deserves
in
Turkey,
especiaııy
in
state
schools.
Those
wiıo
are
teamıng
French
have
difficulty
in
maıınaınıng
orai
corneıence
due
to
the
fact
that
classroom
actıvities
are
largely
based
on
the
teaching
of
grammar,
reading
comprenenslOn
and
the
develOpment
of
writing
skills.
Ernergıng
from
the
se
ditficulties,
our
work
favors
the
notion
that
it
is
highly
beneficial
to
study
cuJture
and
language
specific
elements
in
leaming
a
foreign
language.
Thus,
a
TV
series
possesing
various
hesıtatlOn
and
slang
forms
affecting
oral
cornmunıcation
in
daily
lives
of
people
has
been
selected
as
tne
base
corpus.
Keywords: French language, leaming, oral communication, culture, slang, hesitation
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Dr. Mustafa BAŞER & Dr. Erdat ÇATALOGLUThe
present
study
was
conducted
to
identify
the
effect
between
conceptual
change
instructian
and
traditional
science
instruction
on
seventh
grade
students'
understanding
of
heat
and
temperature
concepts.
Based
on
related
literature,
Heat
and
Temperature
Concepts
Test
was
develaped.
The
subjects
were
74
seventh
grade
students
in
two
classes
of
the
same
teacher.
One
of
the
group
s
(38
students)
was
randamly
assigned
as
experimental
and
the
other
group
(36
students)
as
control
group.
Both
group
s
received
identical
instruction
except
the
experimenta!
group
received
conceptual
change
conditions
while
doing
experiments.
Prior
to
instructian,
students
in
both
groups
were
pre-tested
in
order
to
determine
their
initial
understanding
of
heat
and
temperature
at
the
beginning
of
instruction.
The
same
tests
were
applied
as
posttest
af
ter
the
instructian.
Independent
samples
t-test
showed
that
there
were
no
statistical
significant
difference
between
mean
scores
of
students'
attİtudes
toward
science
and
their
understanding
of
heat
and
temperature
concepts.
ANOV
A
results
showed
that
mean
scores
on
heat
and
temperature
test
of
students
in
experimental
group
were,
statistically,
significantly
higher
than
those
of
the
control
group.
Results
indicated
that
the
two
modes
of
instruction
produce
similar
positive
attitudes
toward
science.
Keywords: Misconception, conceptual change, attitude, heat, temperature, physics education
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Öğr. Özlem DOĞAN BAŞOKÇU & Öğr. Gör. Nuri DOĞANIn
this
study,
prediction
validity
of
Academic
Self
Concept
Scale
is
investigated
as
it
applied
to
Student
Selection
and
Placement
Examination
for
Secondary
Education
(OSYS).
The
results
suggest
that
subscales
of
Academic
Self
Concept
Scale
is
insufficient
to
predict
secondary
education
OSYS's
subscales'
validity;
independent
variables
cannot
adequately
reveal
the
rate
of
variability
which
exists
with
respect
to
the
concept
of
dependent
variability;
the
most
significant
variability
which
exist
in
the
equations
of
prediction
is
numerical
ability
test;
verbal
ability
test
conceming
Turkish
and
social
lessons'
subtests
exists
in
the
second
place
of
prediction
equation;
predictions'
coefficienties
are
negative
as
a
consequence
of
the
fact
that
eye-hand
coordinations'
subscale
exist
in
prediction
equation
and
finaUy
shape-space
subscale
cannot
exist
in
any
perdiction
equation.
Keywords: acedemic self-concept, acedemic self-concept scale, predictive validity
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Püren İpek ÇETİNGÜL & Prof. Dr. Ömer GEBANThis
study
explores
changes
of
the
tenth-grade
students'
conceptions
about
acids
and
bases
by
using
conceptual
change
text
oriented
instruction
accompanied
with
analogies.
Since
conceptual
change
is
viewed
not
only
as
a
process
of
replacement
of
old
concepts
but
also
a
process
of
learning
to
relate
ideas
to
appropriate
contexts,
the
instruction
and
conceptual
change
text
were
designed
to
convince
the
students
that
some
situations
which
they
understand
are
actually
analogous
to
other
situations
which
they
misunderstand.
The
results
of
the
study
showed
that
students
in
the
experimental
group
taking
conceptual
change
oriented
instruction
performed
much
better
than
the
students
in
the
control
group
taking
traditional
instruction.
Thus,
one
could
deduce
that
establishing
analogical
thinking
during
the
course
of
instruction
together
with
a
conceptual
change
text
could
be
a
powerful
tool
for
generating
an
understanding
of
unknown
and
misunderstood
situations
as
in
the
case
of
acids
and
bases
concept.
Keywords: conceptual change, conceptual change text, analogy, acids and bases
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Yrd. Doç. Dr. Bengül ÇETİNTAŞ & Prof. Dr. Ayten GENÇFaculty-School
Collaboration,
put
into
effect
in
the
1998-1999
school
year,
has
projected
that
prospective
teachers
are
to
complete
a
practicum
work
on
observation
and
teaching
followed
by
a
semİnar
course
taken
at
the
faculty.
This
study
focuses
on
the
experiences
and
problems
of
prospective
GL
teachers
at
their
practicum
application
schools.
Data
are
collected
through
interviews
and
workshops
and
evaluated
at
a
meeting
with
the
participants.
In
this
specific
study,
a
number
of
suggestions
are
given
to
make
the
practicum
application
process
more
effective.
Keywords: GL Prospective teachers, practicum, professional development.
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Dr. Cem GERÇEK & Prof. Dr. Haluk SORANThis
paper
talks
about
to
what
extend
biology
teachers,
working
at
secondary
education
institutions
of
Ministry
of
National
Education,
use
experimental
methods
and
presents
suggestions
and
methods
for
solving
problems
encountered
in
the
adaptation
of
those
experimental
methods.
For
this
aim,
questionnaires
(for
in-service
requirements
of
biology
teachers,
the
teaching
methods
they
use
and
the
type
of
education
they
had)
have
been
prepared.
Those
questionnaires
were
applied
to
422
bi
ology
teachers
chosen
by
stratified
sampling
method
from
7
geographical
areas
in
Turkey
in
2002-2003
academic
year.
In
light
of
the
results,
it
is
determined
that
lecturing
and
question-answer
methods
are
mostly-used
methods.
Demonstration,
project
and
individual
study
methods
are
less
used
whereas
experimental
method
is
not
used
at
alL.
Moerover,
teachers
need
in-service
training
both
for
teaching
methods
and
use
of
experimental
methods.
The
methods
used
by
teachers
are
detennined
according
to
the
conditions
and
circumstances
of
the
school
they
work.
In
addition,
in
order
to
increase
experimental
studies,
teachers
should
be
motivated
to
use
the
laboratories
as
a
teaching
environment.
The
results
also
suggest
that
the
number
of
students
should
be
decreased
and
biology
programs
should be simplified.
Keywords: teaching method, experimental method, biology teaching.
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Dr. Deniz GÜRÇAY & Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ali ERYILMAZThe
purpose
of
this
study
is
to
compare
the
effects
of
the
multiple-intelligences
based
instruction
versus
traditional
instruction
on
ninth
grade
students'
physics
achievement.
MI
Inventory
(CZA)
and
Multiple
Choice
Physics
Achievement
test
about
Coulomb's
law
(ÇSFBT)
was
used
as
instrument.
The
study
was
conducted
with
268
ninth
grade
public
high
school
students
in
Ankara.
ÇZA
and
ÇSFBT
were
administered
as
pretest
to
both
experimental
and
control
groups.
Then,
students
in
experimental
groups
were
exposed
to
the
MI
based
physics
lessons
whereas
students
in
control
groups
were
exposed
to
the
traditional
physics
lessons.
Students
in
experimental
classes
were
grouped
with
respect
to
the
students'
strongest
intelligences
in
Verbal-Linguistic,
Logical-Mathematical,
Visual-Spatial,
Interpersonal
intelligence
dimensions.
After
three
weeks
of
treatment,
all
groups
were
post-tested
with
ÇSFBT.
According
to
the
results
of
this
study,
multiple-intelligences
based
instruction
made
significant
effect
on
students'
physics
achievement
in
comparison
to
traditional
method.
Keywords: physics education, Coulomb's law, multiple intelligences theory.
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Dr. Serap IŞIK, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Melek YAMAN & Prof. Dr. Haluk SORANThe
attitude,
one
of
the
most
important
concepts
of
the
social
psychology,
is
described
as
a
tendency
of
an
individual
to
evaluate
an
event,
person
or
object
in
a
posİtive
or
negative
way.
The
attitude
influences
most
of
the
behaviors
in
everyday
life.
The
attitude
to
a
specific
object
and
the
behavior,
when
measured
with
specific
questions
directed
toward
that
object,
can
be
predicted
beforehand.
In
order
to
predict
in-class
behaviors
of
teacher
candidates,
it
is
necessary
to
measure
the
attİtude
directed
to
the
field
and
teaching
proffession.
In
this
study,
a
questionnaire
was
prepared
to
determine
the
biology
teacher
candidates'
attİtudes
regarding
"biology"
and
the
"biology
teaching
proffession".
This
questionnaire
was
appiled
to
161
students
ranging
from
juniors
to
seniors
of
Hacettepe
University,
Department
of
Education,
Division
of
Biology
Teaching.
Dimensions
of
attitude
were
detennined
according
to
the
results
of
factor
analysis.
Within
the
context
of
these
dimensions,
four
types
of
biology
teacher
candidates
were
specified
as
a
result
of
"secret
class
analysis"
which
was
performed
wİth
the
help
of
WINMIRA.
These
types
were
analysed
according
to
their
gender
and
class
Keywords: biology, biology teaching proffession, attitude, types of biology teacher candidates
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Doç. Dr. S. Aslı ÖZGÜN KOCA, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Melek YAMAN & Doç. Dr. Ahmet İlhan ŞENToday's
changing
conditions
are
causing
from
teachers
expectations
to
change
continuously.
Both
national
and
international
studies
aim
to
deseribe
qualifications
and
characteristics
that
teachers
should
have.
This
study
examined
the
views
of
students
in
the
department
of
secondary
science
and
mathematics
education
about
the
effective
leaming
and
teaching
environment
and
how
leaming
OCCUfS.
Data
were
collected
with
five
different
methods,
including
writing,
drawing,
analogy,
concept
maps
and
interviews.
Results
obtained
from
the
data
were
compared
with
teachers'
qualifications
and
proficiencies
identified
by
National
Ministry
of
Education
(MEB).
Keywords: ffective leaming, effective teaching, effective teaching-learning environment, pre-service teachers' views
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Uzm. Ayşe KULA & Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mukaddes ERDEMThe
purpose
of
this
study
is
to
see
the
effect
of
instructional
computer
games
on
the
development
of
basic
arithmetical
operation
skills.
This
study
was
designed
according
to
Pretest
-Posttest
without
Control
Group
ModeL,
is
realized
with
46
student
consist
of
4th
and
5th
grade.
The
mathematical
game
which
was
available
Internet
was
chosen
for
application.
It
is
examined
if
the
game
shows
difference
between
the
grades
and
genders
in
term
of
effect
on
the
development
of
basic
arithmetical
operation
skills.
The
variation
at
the
characteristics
of
answers
of
Pretest
and
Posttest
that
are
given
to
students
before
and
af
ter
the
experiment,
is
put
forwarded.
The
opinion
of
pupils,
who
has
played
the
instructional
computer
games,
is
inquired
to
find
out
the
motivation
elements
and
leaming
achievements
of
instructional
computer
games.
Keywords: computer game, Instructional computer game, leaming environment, basic arithmetical operations
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Prof. Dr. Ayşe KURUÜZÜM & Öğrt. Nilgün ÇELİKThe
main
aims
of
this
research
are
to
find
out
the
factors
determining
job
satisfaction
via
second
ürder
factor
analysis.
The
latter
goal
is
to
investigate
the
differences
and
similarities
between
job
satisfaction
factors
of
Anatolian
and
public
high
schools
under
the
administration
of
Ministry
of
National
Education.
The
re
search
inc1udes
Anatolian
and
public
high
school
s
in
the
city
of
Antalya.
As
a
data
collection
method,
questionnaires
were
used
and
216
teachers
were
selected
by
stratified
sampling
method.
For
the
statistical
analysis
of
the
data,
t-test,
exploratory
and
confirmatory
factor
analysis,
and
second
ürder
factür
analysis
were
used.
As
a
result
of
factür
analysis,
ten
factors
that
determining
teacher
satisfaction
were
found.
Second
order
factür
analysis
was
made
to
commend
on
the
ten
factors
obtained
from
first
order
factor
analysis,
and
as
a
result
three
factors
were
obtained.
These
are
communication,
mentoring
and
job
satisfaction
respectively.
Significant
differences
between
teacher
job
satisfactions
of
Anatolian
and
public
high
school
s
were
observed
in
the
school
administration,
student,
confirmed
expectation,
and
career
consulting
dimensions.
Any
statistically
significant
difference
among
the
other
six
dimensions
was
not
observed.
Keywords: teacher satisfaction, explüratory factür analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, second order factür analysis
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Uzm. Pınar ÖZDEMİR & Dr. Oylum AKKUŞ ÇIKLAhe
purpose
of
this
study
is
to
analyse
science
and
mathematics
lesson
plan
s
prepared
in
the
light
of
drama
based
instructian
by
preservice
elementary
teachers.
For
this
purpose,
12
female
participants
were
chosen
volunteerly.
They
gained
basic
knowledge
and
experience
about
creative
drama
by
involving
sample
creative
drama
activities
and
lesson
plans
in
science
and
mathematics.
Af
ter
that
preservice
elementary
teachers
prepared
their
own
lesson
plans
on
science
and
mathematics
topics.
These
lesson
plans
were
analysed
based
on
the
criteria
for
creative
drama
lesson
plan
preparation.
Furthermore,
the
participants
were
interviewed
in
order
to
understand
how
they
perceived
the
use
of
creative
drama
in
science
and
mathematics
classrooms.
The
results
revealed
that
inspite
of
same
lacking
points,
the
prepared
lesson
plan
s
were
compatible
to
the
stages
and
components
of
creative
drama.
Keywords: science and mathematics education, creative drama, preservice elementary teacher
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Prof. Dr. Michael SCHALLIESA research
and
development
project
involving
II
Secondary
Schools
was
carried
out
devoted
to
self-directed
learning
and
long
life
learning.
The
concept
was
based
on
the
Professional
Development
Schools
approach.
Portfolio
was
used
as
a
means
of
intervention
of
classroom
work.
Research
was
devoted
to
the
question
if
portfolio
is
a
means
to
support
self-directed
learning
of
students.
A
questionnaire
was
used
to
evaluate
school
project
work
from
the
students'
point
of
view.
The
questionnaire
was
used
in
two
versions:
First
version
giving
a
description
of
present
quality
of
classroom
work
as
experienced
by
students,
and
a
second
version
projecting
student's
wishes
towards
future
quality
of
classroom
work.
Results
show
that
portfolio
work
definitely
leads
to
better
classroom
quality
of
teaching
and
learning,
with
students
from
Gymnasium
taking
the
best
profit,
and
male
students
having
greater
profit
from
portfolio
work
than
female
students.
Keywords: self-directed learning, long life learning, portfolio
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Dale S. SHEFFIELD & Stanley B. BAKERPhenomenological
retrospective
interviews
of
three
female
school
counselors
who
had
experienced
bumout
were
conducted
and
analyzed
for
themes
in
an
effort
to
understand
the
participants'
personal
meanings.
Several
common
themes
that
emerged
from
the
data
analysis
are
discussed,
and
recommendations
for
practice
and
research
are
suggested.
Keywords: counselor impairment, counselor bumout, prevention of bumout
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Dr. Gaye TUNCER, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Semra SUNGUR, Doç. Dr. Ceren TEKKAYA & Prof. Dr. Hamide ERTEPINARPatterns
of
consumption
and
production
are
not
sustainable
in
developed
i
developing
countries.
In
developed
countries,
the
levels
of
pollution,
especially
those
causing
global
change,
are
far
too
high
and
trends
go
in
the
wrong
direction.
In
developing
countries,
there
is
too
much
strain
on
the
local
resource
base,
and
this
strain
is
increasing
due
to
population
growth,
increases
in
wealth
and
urbanisation.
Sustainable
development,
on
the
other
hand,
targets
to
compromise
the
living
requirements
of
the
next
generations
and
the
related
action
plans
include
changing
life
styles
of
the
current
generations,
and
concentrate
especially
on
the
young
people.
A
sustainable
future
would
not
be
possible
without
integrating
three
basic
issues
of
sustainable
development
into
our
lives;
consumption,
production
and
distribution.
Is
it
possible
to
change
life
st
yle
s
and
consumption
patterns,
especially
for
the
young
people
of
a
developing
country,
where
lots
of
brilliant
marketing
techniques
are
in
charge?
The
current
study
is
designed
to
move
toward
in
this
idea
and
to
investigate
the
attitude
of
young
people
living
in
Ankara
toward
sustainability
and
changing
consumption
patterns,
by
means
of
questioning
them.
The
results
of
the
study
bring
the
conclusion
that,
one
way
to
equip
young
people
to
contribute
more
in
the
area
of
environmental
concerns
and
sustainable
development
is
through
more
effective
environmental
education.
Keywords: sustainable development, environmental attitude, environmental education.
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Naim UZUN & Prof. Dr. Necdet SAĞLAMProvided
that
the
individual
is
offered
a
quality
environmental
education
and
awareness
of
environment,
it
is
possible
to
overcome
important
environmental
problems
s/he
faces.
There
are
diverse
and
important
factors
that
affect
the
formation
of
the
awareness
for
environment.
Among
these
factors
this
study
investigated
the
effect
of
socio-economic
one,
which
we
think
is
important
in
influencing
individual's
environment
awareness
and
environment
academic
success.
The
study
administered
two
scales
called
"Scale
for
Environment
Awareness"
and
"Scale
for
Environment
Academic
Success"
to
258
students
from
high
school
s
in
Ankara.
Students
were
grouped
according
to
the
level
of
income
of
their
parents,
the
number
of
members
in
their
families
and
the
educational
level
of
parents,
which
produced
high,
middle,
and
low
socio-
economic
statuses.
Whether
significant
differences
exist
among
the
groups
regarding
environmental
awareness
and
environmental
academic
success
is
investigated
in
this
study.
The
results
show
that
there
is
significant
difference
in
the
average
environmental
consciousness
between
the
middle
socio-economic
group
of
students
and
both
high
and
low
socio-
economic
groups,
with
the
"middle
socio-economic
group"
showing
more
consciousness.
However,
no
significant
difference
is
observed
between
the
other
two
groups.
Keywords: Environmental education, environmental awareness, environmental academic success, socio-economic status
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Dr. Dalım Çiğdem ÜNALhroughout
this
paper,
the
meaning
and
significance
of
the
great
paradigm
shift
related
to
the
use
of
literary
texts
in
foreign
language
classrooms
that
is
observed
allover
the
world
especially
within
last
fifteen
years
is
studied.
The
theoretical
and
practical
aspects
of
the
use
of
literary
texts
in
a
foreign
language
lesson
should
be
consistent.
This
is
only
possible
if
the
developed
instructional
theories
are
applicable
in
the
classroom.
The
requirements
of
the
current
methodological
approaches
used
in
many
European
countries
within
the
context
of
'literature
in
foreign
language'
should
also
be
satisfied
in
Turkish
classroom
settings;
and
the
transition
to
modem
approaches
should
become
widespread.
The
foreign
language
teaching
programs
of
Ministry
of
Education
(MEB)
that
are
prepared
depending
upon
the
Common
European
Framework
indicate
that
the
organization
of
the
foreign
language
lessons
should
be
leamer-centered.
This
study
stresses
the
role
of
learner-centered
foreign
language
instruction
in
'foreign
language
lesson
in
literature'.
In
addition
to
this,
making
these
modem
classroom
applications
widespread
by
analysing
task-based
and
creative
activities
through
literary
texts
is
targeted.
Keywords: oreign language lesson in literature, leamer-centered teaching, task-based language leaming, creative activities.
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Dr. Şerife ÜNVERIn
public
and
private
foreign
language
teaching
institutions,
foreign
language
teaching
coursebooks
contribute
to
the
ability
of
students
to
acquire
the
communicative
and
intercultural
skills.
However,
it
is
not
possible
to
say
that
mass
produced
coursebooks
take
into
consideration
the
needs
of
every
target
group
of
language
learners.
Whereas,
the
books
based
on
the
interest
areas
of
target
learners
increase
the
student
motivation.
Therefore,
it
is
needed
to
have
an
analysis
of
learners'
interests
and
take
these
interests
into
account
while
designing
a
coursebook.
The
scope
of
this
study
includes
re
search
on
identifying
the
areas
of
interest
on
Germany
among
learners
of
German
language
as
a
foreign
one
in
Asian
countries.
In
8
Asian
countries
the
learners
are
predominantly
interested
in
topies
on
culture
and
higher
education;
on
the
other
hand,
issues
on
politics
are
almost
not
within
their
interest
areas.
Keywords: German national studies, students' interest areas, topic selection in German language coursebooks
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Yrd. Doç. Dr. Melek YAMANMany
biological
events
have
comp1ex
and
dynamic
structures.
The
students
should
have
knowledge
about
structure,
process
and
cause-effect
relations
in
order
to
define
and
understand
these
facts.
It
is
concluded
in
many
researches
that
students
have
difficulties
in
understanding
these
kinds
of
complex
events
and
that
they
can
not
form
a
cause-effect
relationships
in
these
events.
Using
new
technologies
in
biology
lessons
have
a
positive
effect
on
understanding
complex
and
dynamic
processes.
Complex
relations
in
these
processes
are
presented
to
the
students
audiovisually
by
the
help
of
computer-
supported
animations
and
simulations.
Thanks
to
these
animations
and
simulations,
the
subject
becomes
more
interesting
for
the
student
and
the
process
of
learning
is
supported.
In
this
study,
a
computer
program
lecturing
on
breathing
cycle
subject
via
simulations
is
developed.
Eleventh
grade
students
have
studied
this
subject
individually
in
a
computer
session
by
the
help
of
this
program.
Af
ter
the
data
are
analyzed,
it
is
concluded
that
the
program
has
a
positive
effect
on
the
knowledge
acquisition
and
the
use
of
knowledge
processes
of
the
students.
After
the
session,
the
situational
interest
for
learning
in
computer
environment
has
increased
in
the
group
in
which
individual
interest
for
computers
are
low.
The
interest
for
breathing
cycle
subject
has
proved
to
be
higher
in
the
final
test
than
the
preliminary
test
and
the
difference
between
average
s
is
found
meaningful.
Keywords: breathing cycle, simulation, interest
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Dr. Süleyman YAMAN & Prof. Dr. Necati YALÇINThe
purpose
of
this
re
search
was
to
explore
the
effects
of
problem-based
learning
approach
in
developing
problem
solving
skills
and
self-efficacy
beliefs
level
towards
science
teaching
of
prospective
teachers.
The
study
was
conducted
at
Gazi
Educational
Faculty
in
2002-2003
academic
years.
The
research
was
shaped
by
an
experimental
design
with
treatment
and
control
groups.
In
the
experimental
group,
there
were
ıo5
students
and
in
the
control
group
there
were
115
students.
In
the
study,
problem
solving
and
self-efficacy
beliefs
of
prospective
teachers
who
were
taught
with
different
methods
were
compared.
It
was
examined
whether
there
are
any
meaningful
differences
between
prospective
teachers'
test
scores
af
ter
and
before
the
research.
Results
showed
that
prospective
teachers'
problem
solving
skills
and
self-efficacy
beliefs
toward
science
teaching
evolved
treatment
group
students
more
than
control
group
students.
These
results
showed
that
PBL
is
more
effective
than
traditional
methods
in
developing
students'
different
skills.
Keywords: science education, problem-based learning, problem solving, self-efficacy beliefs
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Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hüseyin ÖZetacognition,
an
awareness
of
one's
own
thought
processes,
plays
a
central
role
in
explaining
and
describing
the
leaming
process.
As
it
shapes
leamers'
beliefs
about
and
attitudes
toward
leaming
which
in
tum
affect
their
behaviours,
it
directly
relates
to
language
leaming
and
teaching
as
welL.
Thus,
cautious
teachers
should
understand
and
employ
the
available
information
on
metacognition
and
then
design
curriculum
and
leaming
environments.
This
reviewarticle
sets
out
to
emphasize
metacognition
in
language
leaming
and
teaching
and
to
look
into
the
critical
ingredients
of
successful
language
leaming
and
teaching.
Af
ter
an
outline
of
metacognition
and
its
components
such
as
metacognitive
knowledge,
experiences
and
processes,
the
article
dwells
upon
its
relation
to
leaming,
beliefs
about
leaming
and
language
leaming,
and
the
need
for
metacognitive
training.
The
article
concludes
that
not
only
language
teachers
but
also
teacher
training
programmes
should devote
time
to
metacognitive
training
to
better
understand
language
leamers
and
lead
to
self-directed,
autonomous
leamers.
Keywords: Metacognition, metacognitive knowledge, foreign/second language leaming and teaching, beliefs about language leaming, autonomous leamers.
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