bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE ROLE, MAIN DIRECTIONS AND METHODS OF MENTAL ARITHMETIC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOGICAL THINKING OF GIFTED CHILDREN
Authors:   al-Farabi Kazakh national University (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Duisenbay G. , Zhubanazarova N.S. ,   al-Farabi Kazakh national University (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Sadykova N.M. ,   al-Farabi Kazakh national University (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Sailinova K.K. ,   al-Farabi Kazakh national University (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Kairatova I.K. ,   al-Farabi Kazakh national University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Published: June 2021

This article provides a meaningful analysis of the phenomenon of giftedness, defines various ways to identify signs of giftedness and the importance of developing children's logical thinking. Also in the process of data analysis, we are talking about the effectiveness of using the Japanese horizontal arithmetic method of calculation, the so-called "mental arithmetic" in the development of logical thinking of gifted children. In order to solve the above problems, the analysis of the history, main directions and possibilities of mental arithmetic is carried out
SOCIALIZATION IN THE ORPHANAGE
Authors:   Non-commercial joint-stock company «Pavlodar pedagogical University» (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan), Kenzhebaeva T.B. , Sakenov J.Zh. ,   Non-commercial joint-stock company «Pavlodar pedagogical University» (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan), Shnaider Y.A. ,   Non-commercial joint-stock company «Pavlodar pedagogical University» (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan), Zhantemirova A.D. ,   Non-commercial joint-stock company «Pavlodar pedagogical University» (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan), Zhaparova B.M. ,   Non-commercial joint-stock company «Pavlodar pedagogical University» (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan), Lyuft A.V. ,   Non-commercial joint-stock company «Pavlodar pedagogical University» (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan), Akhmuldinova A.N. ,   Non-commercial joint-stock company «Pavlodar pedagogical University» (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan)
Published: June 2021

The article substantiates the process of socialization of orphans and children left without parental care, whoare brought up in specialized state institutions –orphanages. The essence of socialization of orphans and children without parental care has been clarified. The pedagogical conditions of socialization of orphans and children without parental care are revealed and theoretically substantiated. Evaluation criteria and indicators of socialization of orphans and children without parental care have been developed, adequate methods of socialization of orphans and children without parental care have been selected. The technology of socialization for orphans and children without parental care has been developed. In the course of the experimental work, the effectiveness of the implementation of the pedagogical conditions for the socialization of orphans and childrenwithout parental care was determined. The research results are recommended for practical use in orphanages in the process of socialization of orphans and children without parental care
FORMATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS IN THE SYSTEM OF CREDIT EDUCATION
Authors:   H. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau state University Atyrau, Kazakhstan, Zhumasheva N.S. , Orahova N.A. ,   H. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau state University Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Published: June 2021

The research work of students in the system of credit education is an important means of improving the quality of training and education of specialists who are able to creatively apply the achievements of scientific, technical and cultural progress in practice. Attracting students to scientific work allows them to develop their creativity, creativity and critical thinking, culture and ethics of scientific work.Research work of students in the system of credit education, which are highlighted by researchers,are aimed at the formation of research competencies of specialists: mastering by students the scientific method of cognition and, on its basis, in-depth and creative mastering of educational material; mastering the methodology and means of independent solution of scientific and technical problems; acquiring the skills of working in research teams and familiarization with the methods of organizing scientific work; direct participation in solving scientific and technical problems of society and the state
MODERN APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES
Authors:   Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Mukhpulova R. , Sarsenbayeva L. ,   Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Published: June 2021

The article presents an analysis of the development of research on the problem of intercultural communication from the positions of various scientific foreign and domestic directions. In comparative terms, modern approaches to the study of intercultural communicative competence are considered. Methodological guidelines: approaches and theories that determine the general direction of the author's research are defined. The model of intercultural communicative competence and practice-oriented tactics are highlighted as the leading ones. Also, the authors reveal approaches to determine the structure and development of intercultural communicative competence of Kazakhstani scientists
FORMATION OF STUDENTS ' INTEREST IN SOLVING COGNITIVE PROBLEMS
Authors:   Semipalatinsk State University named after Shakarim, Kazakhstan, Semey, Zhakparova G.A.
Published: June 2021

The main goal of a modern school is to create a learning system that meets the needs of education in accordance with the inclinations, interests and capabilities of each student. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to radically change the paradigm inwhich the interaction of student and teacher is considered.Today, the modern concept of teaching should be taught to the student himself, and the teacher should exercise motivational management of his teaching, that is. promotion, organization, coordination, and consulting of its activities.If there are strong, bright and deep reasons that cause students to strive for active action, overcoming unavoidable difficulties, and achieving their goals, then actions give more effective and good results
МENTAL STATES AND THE PROBLEM OF SELF-REGULATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE
Authors:   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan, Almaty, Auyelbekova N. , Akhtaeva N. ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan, Almaty
Published: June 2021

The article touches upon the problem of self-regulation of mental states of the elderly. The features of the emotional state of elderly people are described. Variants of effective self-regulation are proposed, the causes of negative states and ways to overcome them are analyzed. Purpose of the research: analysis of the emotional state of people over 60 and a way to successfully overcome the internal crisis through self-regulation. The article describes the initial results of a study of 20 respondents. The total number is planned in the amount of 80 people, the methods used in the study are listed. The article identifies the fulcrum, thanks to which an elderly person can cope with his inner experiences and find peace and harmony
EVALUATING HAND-CRAFTED AND LEARNING-BASED FEATURES FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRIC APPLICATIONS
Authors: Remondino F. , Menna F. , Morelli L.
Published: June 2021

Abstract. The image orientation (or Structure from Motion – SfM) process needs well localized, repeatable and stable tie points in order to derive camera poses and a sparse 3D representation of the surveyed scene. The accurate identification of tie points in large image datasets is still an open research topic in the photogrammetric and computer vision communities. Tie points are established by firstly extracting keypoint using a hand-crafted feature detector and descriptor methods. In the last years new solutions, based on convolutional neural network (CNN) methods, were proposed to let a deep network discover which feature extraction process and representation are most suitable for the processed images. In this paper we aim to compare state-of-the-art hand-crafted and learning-based method for the establishment of tie points in various and different image datasets. The investigation highlights the actual challenges for feature matching and evaluates selected methods under different acquisition conditions (network configurations, image overlap, UAV vs terrestrial, strip vs convergent) and scene's characteristics. Remarks and lessons learned constrained to the used datasets and methods are provided.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR DATA COLLECTION IN PHOTOGRAMMETRIC STUDIES TOWARD A UNIFIED DATABASE OF OBJECTS AND FEATURES IN UNDERWATER CAVES IN MEXICO
Authors: Fortin J. , Meacham S. , Rissolo D. , Le Maillot C. , Devos F.
Published: June 2021

Abstract. Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is predominantly formed as a karstic terrain on limestone substrates where hundreds of kilometres of now submerged caves constitute extended networks of galleries partially accessible through cenotes, or karstic windows. These cenotes and underwater caves contain numerous objects of great biological, historical, cultural and/or paleontological significance: human and animal remains, ancient Maya artifacts, ancient mines and traces of early human activities. Photogrammetric studies by technical divers allow researchers to access a vast array of data pertaining to objects or features which would otherwise remain inaccessible. However, the harshness of the study environment poses technical acquisition challenges which must be specifically addressed. This paper introduces these environmental challenges, including the geological properties of local caves, bottom composition, ceiling percolation and topography, as well as the intrinsic difficulties linked to the absence of light and the limited time available in an underwater work setting. Technical acquisition solutions, setups and standard operating procedures are then proposed to overcome these challenges. A further consideration is added pertaining to the overall goal of creating a global database for the study objects, thus requiring a unified format for all data: unique identifier, geolocation, minimum resolution, and the like. The authors, focusing on the fieldwork and the data-collection aspect of the photogrammetric study, rather than the data processing and metrological steps, define a new image acquisition methodology built around a compact and replicable setup which will allow the documenting of objects previously out of reach of traditional setups.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON THE STABILITY OF A PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LASER SCANNER
Authors: Kuschnerus M. , Schröder D. , Lindenbergh R.
Published: June 2021

Abstract. The advancement of permanently measuring laser scanners has opened up a wide range of new applications, but also led to the need for more advanced approaches on error quantification and correction. Time-dependent and systematic error influences may only become visible in data of quasi-permanent measurements. During a scan experiment in February/March 2020 point clouds were acquired every thirty minutes with a Riegl VZ-2000 laser scanner, and various other sensors (inclination sensors, weather station and GNSS sensors) were used to survey the environment of the laser scanner and the study site. Using this measurement configuration, our aim is to identify apparent displacements in multi-temporal scans due to systematic error influences and to investigate data quality for assessment of geomorphic changes in coastal regions. We analyse scan data collected around two storm events around 09/02/2020 (Ciara) and around 22/02/2020 (Yulia) and derive the impact of heavy storms on the point cloud data through comparison with the collected auxiliary data. To investigate the systematic residuals on data acquired by permanent laser scanning, we extracted several stable flat surfaces from the point cloud data. From a plane fitted through the respective surfaces of each scan, we estimated the mean displacement of each plane with the respective root mean square errors. Inclination sensors, internal and external, recorded pitch and roll values during each scan. We derived a mean inclination per scan (in pitch and roll) and the standard deviation from the mean as a measure of the stability of the laser scanner during each scan. Evaluation of the data recorded by a weather station together with knowledge of the movement behaviour, allows to derive possible causes of displacements and/or noise and correction models. The results are compared to independent measurements from GNSS sensors for validation. For wind speeds of 10 m/s and higher, movements of the scanner considerably increase the noise level in the point cloud data.
AUTOMATED DETECTION OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS WITH USE OF OPTICAL AND SAR IMAGES, CASE STUDY: IZMIR EARTHQUAKE ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2020
Authors: Ekmekcioglu O. , Demir N.
Published: June 2021

Abstract. In this study, we have analysed the optical and SAR images both to detect the collapsed building automatically with the use of the cloud-based programming environment Google Colab Cloud environment. We have used the existing digital map of buildings which were provided by Here Maps Company, for each building feature, the histograms were generated both for optical and SAR images, the unmatched histograms on the optical image were mainly the destroyed buildings and newly established tent areas for the people who lost their homes. In the method, the most recent (before and after) optical images of the earthquake zone are taken. Some pre-processing steps were performed including principal component analysis, K-Means clustering. Then, the statistical values of area overlap with the building vectors are calculated and the threshold values are determined. SAR images are used to refine the results. he used optical satellite images are Worldview images with 30 cm GSD, and for SAR images, Sentinel 1 C band and ICEYE X band SAR images are used. Sentinel 1 and ICEYE images are provided from ESA.
Brief communication: Growth and decay of an ice stupa in alpine conditions – a simple model driven by energy-flux observations over a glacier surface
Authors: Oerlemans Johannes , Balasubramanian Suryanarayanan , Clavuot Conradin , Keller Felix
Published: June 2021

Abstract. We present a simple model to calculate the evolution of an ice
stupa (artificial ice reservoir). The model is formulated for a cone
geometry and driven by energy balance measurements over a glacier surface
for a 5-year period. An “exposure factor” is introduced to deal with the
fact that an ice stupa has a very rough surface and is more exposed to wind
than a flat glacier surface. The exposure factor enhances the turbulent
fluxes. For characteristic alpine conditions at 2100 m, an ice stupa may reach a
volume of 200 to 400 m3 in early April. We show sensitivities of ice stupa size to temperature changes and exposure factor. The model may also serve as an educational tool, with which the effects of snow cover, switching off water during daytime, different starting dates, switching off water during high wind speeds, etc. can easily be evaluated.
A dynamical adjustment perspective on extreme event attribution
Authors: Terray Laurent
Published: June 2021

Abstract. Here we demonstrate that dynamical adjustment allows a straightforward approach to extreme event attribution within a conditional framework. We illustrate the potential of the approach with two iconic extreme events that occurred in 2010: the early winter European cold spell and the Russian summer heat wave. We use a dynamical adjustment approach based on constructed atmospheric circulation analogues to isolate the various contributions to these two extreme events using only observational and reanalysis datasets. Dynamical adjustment results confirm previous findings regarding the role of atmospheric circulation in the two extreme events and provide a quantitative estimate of the various dynamic and thermodynamic contributions to the event amplitude. Furthermore, the approach is also used to identify the drivers of the recent 1979–2018 trends in summer extreme maximum and minimum temperature changes over western Europe and western Asia. The results suggest a significant role of the dynamic component in explaining temperature extreme changes in different regions, including regions around the Black and Caspian Seas as well as central Europe and the coasts of western Europe. Finally, dynamical adjustment offers a simple and complementary storyline approach to extreme event attribution with the advantage that no climate model simulations are needed, making it a promising candidate for the fast-track component of any real-time extreme event attribution system.
Trend Analysis in Sugarcane Growth in Mumias Sugar Belt, Western Kenya; for the Period 1985-2015
Authors: Khaemba Protas Fwamba , Muiruri Philomena W. , Kibutu Thomas N.
Published: June 2021

The study was carried out to examine trends in the output and acreage in the Mumias Sugar belt from the period 1985-2015. We used secondary data collected from Mumais Sugar Company records for the period 1985-2015 for the study. The trend analysis of sugarcane production in the Mumias Sugar Belt is important, where sugarcane is the major cash crop and absorbs a majority of the agrarian population in the region. The study used the expert modeler, an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA), to predict the output. The forecast period was 2016 through March 2021 and employed two scenarios: I) forecast with +2 harvesting age predictor modification and ii) forecast with +10 hectares predictor modification. The predicted value showed good agreement with the observed values from the series plot, indicating that the model has a good predictive ability. The application of the model revealed that the results in the prediction tables show that, in each of the six forecasted quarters, increasing the harvesting age by two months is expected to generate about 4.52 more tons of yields per hectare than increasing area harvested by 10 hectares that would decrease the yield by 0.01 tons per hectare. The study recommends research and development on sugarcane varieties that mature early, making sugarcane-based Agri- enterprises and sustainable. In addition, Mumias Sugar Company should seek profitable techniques to increase the recovery per cent, and farmers seek good management practices to increase the efficiency of the sugarcane farms in the sugar belt.
‘I Wouldn’t Call the Cops if I was Being Bashed to Death’: Sex Work, Whore Stigma and the Criminal Legal System
Authors: Stardust Zahra , Treloar Carla , Cama Elena , Kim Jules
Published: June 2021

Discourse on sex work is replete with narratives of risk and danger, predominantly focused on violence and disease. However, the risks instigated by police, maintained by the criminal justice system and sanctioned by the state—criminal laws, licensing laws and targeted policing—receive far less attention. This paper responds to this gap in three ways. First, we examine how stigma manifests in sex workers’ experiences of Australian policing, which act to disincentivise sex workers from accessing criminal legal mechanisms. Second, we illustrate how sex workers are denied victim status as they are seen by law as ‘irresponsible citizens’ and blamed for their experiences of crime. Third, we argue that these factors create conditions in which sex workers must constantly assess risks to access safety and legal redress while structural sex work stigma persists unabated. We conclude that ‘whore stigma’ is entrenched in the criminal legal system and requires a systematic response that necessitates but goes beyond the decriminalisation of sex work.
‘The ability to see and the talent to speak’: The emergent writer and questions of voice and authority
Authors: Hennessy Rachel
Published: June 2021

With the question of appropriation in fiction in debate – given prominence through the furore caused by Lionel Shriver’s keynote speech at the Brisbane Writers Festival in October 2016 – the importance of discussing issues of voice and authority with emergent writers has become ever more apparent. Yet how should these ideas be discussed with student writers who are still coming to terms with craft notions such as point-of-view and narrative voice? What alternatives are available other than focusing on privilege and power, where students tend to retreat into their subjugated identities to justify their speaking positions? And when discussing ‘the right’ to tell other people’s stories how can a recognition of fiction writing as a political act in itself move emergent writers away from the idea of ‘making things up’ towards a more engaged view of their practice? This paper will attempt to answer some of these questions via a mixture of voices itself, utilising the ‘voice of experience’ of the tertiary teacher as well as that of the practicing creative writer whose own work – a draft novel entitled ‘The Master Class’ – is concerned with fiction as, inevitably, an act of appropriation and utilities a narrative where fictional characters directly engage with the question of who owns a story.
La inmigración y el origen del Trabajo Social. Una historia en común
Authors: Lacomba Vázquez Joan
Published: June 2021

El objeto de este artículo es vincular la inmigración con el Trabajo Social en los Estados Unidos y Gran Bretaña. A partir de la revisión de fuentes secundarias, se trata de establecer la contribución de las figuras pioneras del Trabajo Social y mostrar las principales aportaciones de la disciplina a la investigación y la intervención en el campo de las migraciones. Entre estas aportaciones destaca una literatura, en general, poco conocida, así como una serie de experiencias institucionales que se han considerado como los orígenes históricos del Trabajo Social contemporáneo.
Esnek Hastane Tasarımında Türkiye’deki Hastanelerin İstatistiksel Verilerinin Analizi
Authors: KARAKAŞ Gamze , SÖNMEZ Abdullah
Published: June 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı, mevcut sağlık yapılarının dönüştürülmesine ve geliştirilmesine bir temel oluşturmaktır. Aynı zamanda Sağlık Bakanlığının yıllık yatırım planlarında belirttiği üzere, yeni yapılacak olan hastane binalarıyla ilgili nüfusa, yatak sayısına ve yıllara bağlı bir tahmin metodu geliştirilerek hastane binası planlamalarında metrekareler üzerinden öngörülü bir tasarım yapılmasına katkı sağlayabilmektir. Mevcut binalar incelenerek bulunan matematiksel analiz sistemi sayesinde, gelecekte yapılacak olan sağlık binalarının rezerv alan bırakılarak tasarlanması yerine; yıllar içerisinde nüfustaki ve yatak sayılarındaki artış katsayıları hesaplanarak bölümler bazında hastane içerisindeki dağılım yüzdeleri ve aynı zamanda öngörülmesi istenen yılda hastanenin kümülatif inşaat alanı tespit edilebilmektedir. Böylelikle bilinmeyenin tahminine yönelik tasarlama yöntemleri yerine, yıllara göre projekte edilmiş artış miktarlarını gösteren kesin hesaplamalar yapılabilmektedir.
COVID-19 Pandemisinin Türkiye’de Hanehalkı Yoksulluğu, Sağlık Harcamaları ve Sağlıkta Finansal Koruma Üzerindeki Olası Etkileri
Authors: MANAVGAT Gökçe , DAŞTAN İlker , ABBASİ Asiyeh
Published: June 2021

Yüksek oranda yapılan cepten sağlık harcamalarının bir sonucu olan hanehalklarının üzerindeki finansal yükün izlenmesi ve sağlıkta finansal korumanın güçlendirilmesi küresel anlamda ilgi gören 2030 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri’nden biri olagelmiştir. Bir sağlık sorunu olarak başlayıp küresel bir ekonomik krize dönüşen COVID-19 pandemisi Türkiye için Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı (SDP) ile belirlenmiş hem sağlık hizmetlerine erişimin yaygınlaştırılması hem de hanehaklarının sağlık harcamalarından kaynaklı finansal risklerinin azaltılması hedefleri için bir tehlike oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, COVID-19 pandemisinin Türkiye’de hanehalklarının gelir ve harcamalarındaki azalmaları tahmin edilerek yoksulluk ve sağlıkta finansal korumada meydana gelebilecek olası etkileri hesaplanmıştır. TÜİK’in 2020 yılı için yayınladığı sektörel bazlı daralmalar ve işgücü piyasasındaki kayıplardan yola çıkarak öncelikle hanehalklarının gelirlerindeki azalmalar, dolayısıyla ortaya çıkacak yeni yoksulluk oranları, sonra ise cepten yapılan sağlık harcamalarındaki dört farklı senaryo göz önünde bulundurularak hanehalklarının karşılaşabilecekleri sağlık finansal yükleri hesaplanmıştır. Analizlerimize göre, Türkiye’de 2020 yılında hanehalkı harcamalarında ortalama %5,3’lük bir azalma yaşanacağı hesaplanmıştır. Hanehalkı harcamalarındaki bu düşüşlere bağlı olarak yaklaşık 1,35 milyon ek nüfusun COVID-19 krizi nedeniyle yoksullukla karşı karşıya kalacağı tahmin edilmiştir. Sağlıkta finansal koruma açısından cepten yapılan sağlık harcamalarındaki dört farklı senaryomuza göre 103 ile 758 bin arası bir ek nüfus katastrofik sağlık harcamalarına maruz kalabilecek, 82 ile 153 bin arası bir ek nüfus ise cepten yapılan bu sağlık harcamaları nedeniyle yoksullaşabilecektir. COVID-19’un yol açtığı hanehalklarının gelir ve harcamalarındaki azalmanın etkilerini azaltmak için, politika yapıcılar halk sağlığı hizmetleri finansmanını artırmalı ve temel sağlık hizmetleri için cepten yapılan harcamaları pandemi süresince minimum düzeye indirmelidir. Sağlık hizmetleri alanında kullanıcı katkılarının askıya alınması ya da ertelenmesi, sağlık hizmetlerine erişimin yaygınlaştırılması ve sosyal koruma hedeflerinin güçlendirilmesi COVID-19 sonrası dönemde daha derin bir yoksulluğu ve finansal yükü önlemeye yardımcı olabilir.
Mediating Role of Organizational Hypocrisy in the Relationship Between Organizational Silence and Organizational Rumor
Authors: ÇAYAK Semih
Published: June 2021

Research on organizations operating in different fields has shown that organizational hypocrisy has negative impact on employees' organizational behaviors. In terms of educational organizations, the studies show that organizational hypocrisy has a negative relationship with organizational silence, organizational rumor, organizational happiness, organizational commitment etc. Thus, these situations suggest that organizational hypocrisy may have a mediating role between organizational silence and organizational rumor. Based on this thought this study aims to examine the mediating role of organizational hypocrisy in the relationship between organizational silence and organizational rumor in educational organizations. The study was conducted with a total of 323 teachers, 236 females (73%), and 87 males (27%). The data were collected by using the "Organizational Silence Scale", "Organizational Rumor Scale" and "Organizational Hypocrisy Scale." In analyzing the data, descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, path analysis, and bootstrapping method were used to test the significance of the mediating effect. The results of the study showed that there was a positive significant relationship between organizational silence, organizational hypocrisy, and organizational rumor.
An Investigation of the Relationship between Nomophobia and Social and Emotional Loneliness of Turkish University Students
Authors: GEZGİN Deniz Mertkan , ÜMMET Durmuş
Published: June 2021

This research was carried out to measure the relationship and effect of social and emotional loneliness levels of university students to nomophobia levels. The sample of the study consists of 692 university students who attended Trakya University in Edirne province of Turkey. As a result of the findings of the study, it was observed that there was a significant relationship between the level of nomophobia of the university students and the loneliness in the familial relations, one of the sub-dimensions of Social and emotional loneliness Scale. In addition, no significant relationship with nomophobia was observed regarding loneliness in Social and Emotional relations. In conclusion, increase in the sense of loneliness experienced by university students in familial relationships may suggest that it increases the risk of nomophobia.
Item Response Theory based Psychometric Investigation of SWLS for University Students
Authors: AVCU Akif
Published: June 2021

Life satisfaction is an important factor for mental health and has many positive effects on people. Considering its importance, different measurement tools were developed over the last 5 years. Among these tools, the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is the most prominent one and adapted to diverse populations including university students. On the other hand, all these studies were conducted with classical testing approach while item response theory was rarely preferred. Regarding this gap, the aim of this study was set as evaluating the psychometric properties of Turkish the version of SWLS by using a graded response model (GRM), which is a member of broader family of modern psychometric approach called Item Response Theory (IRT). For this purpose, the data were collected from 471 university students (male = 83, female = 388) aged between 17 and 37 years (M = 21.23, SD = 2.32). IRT based analysis provided satisfactory results on the psychometric properties of the SWLS. It was found that the reliability of the scale was acceptable across a wide range of ability spectrum, items fit the GRM well and did not show gender-based differential item functioning. As a result, the psychometric quality of SWLS was further proved in IRT context.
An Analysis of the Impact of the Values Education Class Over the University Students’ Levels of Acquisition of Moral Maturity and Human Values
Authors: AKAN Yunus
Published: June 2021

This study aims to analyze the impact of the “Curriculum of Values Education” over the university students’ levels of acquisition of moral maturity and human values. This study was planned as a quasi-experimental design, defined as the “Pretest/Post-test Control Group Design”. The study group of the study consisted of 77 students, studying in the Child Development Program of the Department of Child Care and Youth Services at the Vocational School of Healthcare Services of Mus Alparslan University throughout the 2019-2020 academic year. The “Moral Maturity Scale” and “Human Values Scale” were employed as data collection tools. The curriculum was administered on the experimental group for 80-90 minutes in 1 session in the training classroom, at 15:00 on Mondays for 13 weeks. The independent samples t-test and ANCOVA (Covariance Analysis) were utilized in order to analyze the data obtained from this study. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the “Curriculum of Values Education” increased the levels of acquisition of moral maturity and human values of the students in the study group. A literature-backed discussion was held in line with the results obtained, which was followed by several recommendations on the use of the crafted curriculum of values education by the academicians to teach the values education class.
Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers Regarding to Entrepreneurship Education: A Metaphoric Study
Authors: TARHAN Murat
Published: June 2021

Without being aware of it, metaphorical concepts reveal their expressions word for word in our social life. It is the expression of thoughts using concrete and abstract concepts. The aim of this study is to reveal the mental perceptions of teacher candidates about entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship skills by using metaphors. The participants of the study are teacher candidates studying in ten different branches at the Faculty of Education in Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University in the 2019-2020 academic year. In the research, as a data collection tool, a form that includes the expression "Entrepreneurship education / entrepreneurship skill…… because……" was used to identify metaphors for entrepreneurship education. The data obtained from the data collection tool were analyzed using qualitative data analysis techniques. Content analysis and metaphor analysis were used in the analysis of the data. According to the findings obtained from the study, pre-service teachers produced a total of 100 metaphors for entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship skills. These metaphors have been classified into three categories in total, without metaphors for the theoretical framework of entrepreneurship education, metaphors for the values of entrepreneurship education, and metaphors for skills of entrepreneurship education.
Competence of Neurotypical Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: ŞENGÜL-ERDEM Hatice
Published: June 2021

In present study, the school, social and activities competencies of neurotypical siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD-NTDsibs) were examined. A total of 146 children, including 66 ASD-NTDsibs and 80 children both themselves and their siblings are neurotypical (NTC-NTDsibs), participated in the study, which was designed in the correlational survey model. The data were collected via mothers using part 1 of CBCL / 6-18, which measures competence. In the analysis of the data, competence levels of ASD-NTDsibs were evaluated as normal/ borderline/clinical according to the norms of the scale using the raw scores obtained from the scale and the T scores obtained by using the profiles, and the competence levels were examined according to demographic variables and compared with the competence levels of NTC-NTDsibs. According to the research results, significant differences favour the comparison group regarding school, social and activities sub-fields and total competence levels between the study and comparison groups. ASD-NTDsibs demonstrated a normal level of competence in the school and social sub-fields, clinical level of competence in sub-field activities, and total competence. There was no significant difference between competence of ASD-NTDsibs and demographic variables, except that the sisters showed a high school performance level.
Impacts of Project Preparation Course for Students Studying at Postgraduate Education in Field of Educational Sciences: A National Project Example
Authors: YAMAN Süleyman , BAL İNCEBACAK Belgin , SARIŞAN TUNGAÇ Aslı
Published: June 2021

This research was carried out within the scope of a Scientific Educational Activities Support Project supported by TUBITAK 2237-A. The purpose of this study is to evaluate this project in the context of participants' opinions for six days of training and examination of changes in research competencies and research intended anxieties. Twenty-four students from different graduate programs participated in the research. A questionnaire was used as a tool to collect during the interview. This study was designed by a weak experimental design. The impact of the practice in this design is tested by studies performed on a single group. Three different data collection tools were used in the research. One of these tools is the interview form, and others are graded scales. Two types of data were obtained in terms of data analysis in this study. One of these is qualitative data obtained from interview forms. The other is quantitative data obtained from graded scales. As a result of the training, almost all participants stated that they would write project and they would not be undaunted before the challenges by confronting this work.
The Effects of University Students’ School Climate on Their Motivation Levels
Authors: BİLGİN Okan , YEŞİLYURT Erhan , İNCE Murat
Published: June 2021

The present study aims to investigate the relationship between university students' school climate and their motivation levels. In this study, whether the school climate and motivation levels differ according to gender and year of study also been examined. The "School Climate Scale for University Students" and "Adult Motivation Scale" were applied to 322 participants aged between 18 and 40. Correlational survey model was used in this study. Pearson correlation coefficient was examined to investigate the relationship between school climate and motivation. The effects of university students' school climate on motivation were analyzed using the regression analysis technique. T-test and one-way analysis of variance technique were used to investigate whether the school climate and motivation differed according to gender and year of study. The findings showed that there was no significant difference between university students' school climate and motivation levels and gender. According to the other variable, the year of study, a significant difference was found in the dimensions of learning environment and communication, which were sub-dimensions of school climate. When the relationship between school climate and motivation levels of university students was examined, the findings showed that there was a positive significant relationship between school climate and its sub-dimensions and motivation and sub-dimensions.
The Relationship between Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Motivation of Foreign Language Learning
Authors: ALBAYRAK Hüsna , ŞENER Tülin
Published: June 2021

The aim of this study is to identify the link between foreign language learning motivation and English preparatory class students' participation in the extracurricular activities programmes. The differences between the motivation levels of the students based on their participation in the extracurricular activities are defined and students’ participation is also compared in terms of gender and education level. The study group consists of 340 students. The data were gathered by “Motivation Scale in English Language Learning”. Results indicated a significant difference between the students' motivation level towards English and participation in extracurricular activities in favour of the ones who attended these activities. It is also concluded that participation in extracurricular activities had a significantly positive impact on the students' attitude towards learning English. However, it was found out that there is not a significant relationship between the gender, education level and motivation level of the students participating in the extracurricular activities. The results have been discussed within the context of Socio-Educational Motivation Theory.
Women's Gender Roles in History Textbooks in Turkey
Authors: PAMUK Akif , MUÇ Köksal
Published: June 2021

Although the notion of gender has a biological meaning, the concept of gender refers to a social construction that emerges from a biological basis. This construction includes cultural definitions of masculinity and femininity that are more appropriate for social life. In the definition and distinction of gender roles in social life construction, the discussion of the public and private sphere is seen. Textbooks have an important place as a dominant discourse tool in the public and private sphere debate. Therefore, textbooks in general and history textbooks in particular have an important share in this debate. Textbooks convey stereotypes of gender roles to students and contain descriptions of roles. On the other hand, history textbooks construct and legitimize the historical context along with the definitions of roles. Therefore, history textbooks have an important share in the production of women's gender roles. In this context, it is determined that the purpose of the study is to evaluate the gender roles of women in compulsory or history courses textbooks in the 2019-2020 academic year in Turkey.
Analysis of The Mathematical Thinking Levels of Individual and Team Athletes in Terms of Different Variables
Authors: TEKİN Nedim , KEPCEOĞLU İbrahim , İPEKOĞLU Aysun , BÜLBÜL Alpay
Published: June 2021

This study was carried out to examine athletes' mathematical thinking levels who do individual and team sports in different variables. The study was conducted with a relational screening model, which is one of the general screening models. The data were collected by a survey method. "Mathematical Thinking Scale" was used to determine the mathematical thinking levels of athletes. The research population was composed of licensed athletes studying in high schools and universities in the 2020-2021 academic year in Turkey, while 459 licensed athletes determined among these students by a simple random method made up the sample group. The Independent-Samples T-Test was applied to determine the differences between the participants' gender, education and branch variables, and their mathematical thinking level. The Pearson Correlation test was applied to determine the relationship between age, sports year, and mathematical thinking levels. As a result of the analysis, a significant difference was observed favouring female participants in the gender variable and mathematical thinking skills sub-dimension. Additionally, it was determined that there was a significant positive relationship between the sports year and the reasoning sub-dimension. As a result, it is thought that the more inclusion of individual or team sports types in education programs will contribute to an individual's mathematics and academic success.
A Case Study Regarding the Comparison of Collaborative Writing in Digital and Face-to-Face Environments
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Osman
Published: June 2021

The present case study aims to compare collaborative writing activities produced on the Padlet website on the internet and in a face-to-face (F2F) environment. This study for which criterion sampling was used included two different groups, both of which were formed with four people. For the triangulation of the case study, texts produced F2F and online, video recordings of the F2F writing process and records of the group interviews conducted after the internet practice. Thus, comparative evaluation regarding various components, such as writing processes, writing achievement, group interaction, creativity, and opinions of participants was performed depending on different data types. the findings suggest that the online environment shone out with advantages, such as time, flexibility, supporting creativity through and multimedia tools, whereas F2F writing offered advantages in communication and simultaneous changes by group members. However, it was detected that online texts were more successful than F2F texts and students’ achievement perceptions were higher in their Padlet texts.
Parental Attitudes and Socio-demographic Factors as Predictors of Smartphone Addiction in University Students
Authors: ÇİÇEK İlhan , TANRIVERDİ Selami , Mehmet Emin ŞANLI  , Metin BULUŞ
Published: June 2021

The aim of the study is to examine predictive effect of parental attitudes and socio-demographic variables (age, gender, time spent on smartphone, number of siblings, students’ feeling social, and parental education level) in university students’ addiction to smartphones. Participants included 670 university students whose age ranged between 18-30 years (M=21.6, SD=6.3). Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) and Socio-Demographic Information Form were used to collect data. The results showed that age, gender, parental education level, time spent on smartphone, number of siblings, and state of feeling social and parental attitudes predicted a significant amount of variance (11%) in smartphone addiction. The students’ perception of feeling social and parental attitudes functioned as a moderator on their smartphone addiction. It was revealed that the perception to be social softened the relation between authoritarian parental attitude and smartphone addiction. Furthermore, students experienced less smartphone addiction when their perception of feeling social and democratic parental attitudes were taken together. A negative and significant relation was found between democratic and authoritarian parental attitudes and smartphone addiction. A positive and significant relation was established between protective parental attitude and smartphone addiction.
The Effect of School and Student-Related Factors on PISA 2015 Science Performance in Turkey
Authors: YETİŞİR Mehmet İkbal , BATI Kaan
Published: June 2021

The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a research project conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which evaluates the knowledge and skills gained by 15-year-old students over three-year terms. Within this study’s' scope, the PISA 2015 data were analysed to determine whether school-related factors [including the schools’ economic, social, and cultural status (ESCS)] were related to Turkish students’ science performances. Due to its nested structure, the released PISA 2015 data were analysed using the hierarchical linear model (HLM). Two models were considered to examine how Aggregated ESCS at the school level makes a difference. Thereby in model 1 shortage of educational material, staff shortage, student behaviours, and teacher behaviours were included in the analysis; in addition to these variables listed, aggregated ESCS was also added to the analysis in Model 2. The results of the analysis revealed that school-related factors - in particular, staff shortage, student behaviours, and aggregated ESCS indexes - were statistically related to students’ science performances. When the aggregated ESCS was controlled, it is observed that the school-level variables had a higher effect on students’ science performances.
Being a Female Domestic Worker During the Pandemic Period from the Hope Perspective
Authors: DEMİR ÇELEBİ Çiğdem , PARLAK Simel , YAMAN Neslihan
Published: June 2021

Pandemic processes are important factors triggering the changes in the psychological and sociological structure of society. The COVID-19 outbreak has embodied many variables affecting people's lives in several terms in Turkey as in the whole world. People have appeared to face many psychosocial and economic difficulties due to the social and economic conditions changing with the pandemic period. During this period, domestic workers are the first people who experience these problems in multiple ways. Hope is an important concept in terms of protecting and improving the well-being of domestic worker women who have serious problems in terms of social security, social relations and economic income. Therefore, this research aims at examining the hope mechanisms developed by female domestic workers against the difficulties they experience during the pandemic period between March-June 2020. As it known, hope increases the well-being of people. 15 female domestic workers participated in the research, which was designed in a descriptive phenomenological pattern. The analyses obtained as a result of the interviews held with the female domestic workers revealed that the findings were related to the themes of sources of hope and adaptation process during the pandemic. When the sources of motivation in the structuring of hope are reviewed, it is noteworthy that they are divided into the subthemes of social and inner sources. Considering the relationship of hope with the adaptation to the pandemic period, on the other hand, the subthemes of efforts on reducing concerns, rearrangement of the financial life and view of the future come to the fore.
Science Teachers’ Argument Types and Supporting Reasons on Socioscientific Issues: Covid-19 Issue
Authors: ATABEY Nejla
Published: June 2021

This study examines the types of arguments and supporting reasons of science teachers on socioscientific issues. The case study was used in this study conducted with seven science teachers. Data were collected through three scenarios developed about vaccination, curfew and distance education in the context of COVID-19. Within the context of the data obtained, the argument types of the teachers were evaluated through the deductive content analysis, and the supporting reasons they presented for their arguments were evaluated through the inductive content analysis. Study results showed that the science teachers offered more arguments, including a claim and the reasons supporting this claim and that the arguments where the pros and cons analysis was performed and the reasons for the different aspects of an issue are presented in detail could be presented less. In addition, although there were differences in the supporting reasons of the teachers according to the content of the scenario, these reasons were concentrated on the subject areas of health, social, value and personal experience. The findings can contribute to improving the science teachers’ argumentation qualifications and increasing the quality of in-class argumentation practices.