ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Satisfaction of Needs and Determining of Life Goals: A Model of Subjective Well-Being for Adolescents in High School
Author: Eryilmaz, Ali
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Structural Equation Models,Well Being,Adolescents,Measures (Individuals),Questionnaires,Student Needs,Goal Orientation,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to develop and test a subjective well-being model for adolescents in high school. A total of 326 adolescents in high school (176 female and 150 male) participated in this study. The data was collected by using the general needs satisfaction questionnaire, which is for the adolescents' subjective well-being, and determining life goals questionnaire. The structural equation modeling method was used for analysis of the data. The results of the analysis showed that in the original model, the individual variables and the total effect of variables were directly and indirectly related to subjective well being of adolescents in high school. The direct and indirect effects of the independent variables to subjective well-being were found significant. The findings suggest that to enhance the subjective well-being of high school students, a combination of satisfaction of needs and determining of life goals are essential.
The Effect of School and Teacher Themed Movies on Pre-Service Teachers' Professional Attitudes and Perceived Self-Efficacy
Author: Kaskaya, Alper
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Self Efficacy,Social Sciences,Interviews,Data Collection,Preservice Teachers,Films,Grade 2,Elementary School Students,Teacher Attitudes,Validity,Reliability,Semi Structured Interviews,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of school and teacher themed movies on pre-service teachers' attitudes towards their profession and their perceived self-efficacy. As qualitative and quantitative research approaches were employed during data collection procedure, mixed methodology was adopted in this study. In the study, one of the mixed research designs, explanatory design model was used. The study was conducted with 102 second grade students who were enrolled to education faculty's primary education departments such as Primary, Mathematics, Social Sciences and Science Teacher Training Divisions. As quantitative data collection instruments, &quot;Teacher Profession Attitude Scale&quot; developed by Cetin and self-efficacy scale developed and its validity and reliability study conducted by the researchers were used in data collection process. In qualitative data collection procedure, semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers and the letters written by the students after the study were used. In the study, a six-week different movie presentation activity and discussions about the movies were conducted. At the end of the activity, interviews were carried on and letter application was performed. Obtained data analysis revealed that educational movies affected meaningfully students' attitudes towards teacher profession and their perceived self-efficacy in a positive side. In the attitudes towards the profession, it was seen that students progressed in &quot;love, value, and adaptation&quot; dimensions. In addition, positive advances were seen in students' perceived self-efficacy beliefs. Studies aimed to be conducted on this issue are significant for the use of educational movies in teacher training institutions.
An Investigation of the Problematic Internet Use of Teacher Candidates Based on Personality Types, Shyness and Demographic Factors
Author: Ozturk, Ebru
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Shyness,Elementary School Science,Individual Characteristics,Early Childhood Education,Psychosis,Personality,Measures (Individuals),Internet,Depression (Psychology),Anxiety,Self Concept,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Teacher Education,Counselor Training,Questionnaires,Gender Differences,Computer Mediated Communication,Computer Software,Computers,Games,Neurosis,Predictor Variables,Preservice Teachers

Researches proved that a new psychological disorder of problematic Internet use was associated with individual characteristics as loneliness, shyness, anxiety, depression, personality type, and self-cognition. But there appears to be little consensus about Problematic Internet Use disorder. Consequently the aim of study was to investigate correlation between Problematic Internet Use and individual characteristics. The research was carried out in Kafkas University, department of Turkish Education, elementary science education, classroom teaching, psychological counseling and guidance and early childhood education with 453 students. Problematic Internet Use Scale, The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and Shyness Scale were administered to the study. In conclusion as a result of the research carried out, it was determined that there was a significant relationship between gender and department and this effect on the duration of the weekly Internet use and problematical Internet use, but that location Internet was connected to did not have any effect on problematical Internet use. While there was no significant relationship between class levels, there was a significant relationship between the age at which Internet was initially used and the lower dimension of excessive problematical Internet use. When problematical Internet use was examined for change dependent on the Internet use objectives, it was determined that students that played on-line games, chatted on the Internet and downloaded programs from the Internet were more liable to problematical Internet use. When it was examined whether personality types (lying, extraversion, neuroticism, introversion, psychosis) and shyness were precursors to problematical Internet use it was seen that, lying neuroticism and social benefit and Internet's negative effects were significant predictors of problematical Internet use and excessive use. In conclusion of the research it was seen that extraversion and psychosis were not predictors both in terms of problematical Internet use total points and also lower dimensions as well.
The Development of Theory of Mind According to False Belief Performance of Children Ages 3 to 5
Author: Keceli Kaysili, Bahar
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Theory of Mind,Cognitive Ability,Age Differences,Preschool Children,Program Effectiveness,Role,Beliefs,Task Analysis,Turkish,Child Development,Second Languages,Cognitive Development,Foreign Countries

This study has examined the role of age in the false belief understanding in typically developing children and to determine if the different type of false belief tasks affects performance on false belief. The survey research design was used. False belief understanding was measured in 72 children between the ages of 3.00 to 5.11 year old. The sample consisted of 12 children in each age group and age groups were divided into six month period. Four false belief tasks were conducted. The findings of this study indicated that the false belief understanding of Turkish speaking children between the ages of 3.0 to 5.11 year old had some similarities as well as some differences to children speaking other than Turkish. 3 year old children seemed to have developed an understanding of the own false belief before they developed a clear understanding of others' false belief. It was clear that the rapid change of understanding false belief seemed to have appeared at 4.6 year old.
An Examination of Teacher's Occupational Burnout Levels in Terms of Organizational Confidence and Some Other Variables
Author: Caglar, Caglar
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Marital Status,Trust (Psychology),Teacher Burnout,Measures (Individuals),Correlation,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Work Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Age Differences,Work Environment,Organizational Climate

An effort is made in this research to determine the correlations between primary school teachers' levels of confidence in their organization and their burnout levels and other variables. The research population is composed of teachers teaching in the primary schools located in the city center of Adiyaman in 2009-2010 academic year whereas the sample is made up of 325 teachers teaching at 13 primary schools chosen by using stratified sampling. &quot;Personal information Forms,&quot; &quot;a multi-purpose T scale&quot; and &quot;Maslach's Burnout Scale&quot; were used so as to gather the data. Mann Whitney U, Kruskall Wallis H tests as well as Spearman's correlation analysis were employed in the analysis of the data obtained. Consequently, it was found out that the organizational trust level of the primary teachers was medium-level and their burnout levels were medium as well. By analyzing the data significant differences were found in the variables of age, branch and the number of teachers on the dimension of trust; in the variable of marital status in burn out dimension; and in the variables of seniority and age in the dimensions of trust and burn out levels between groups. On examining the correlations between organizational confidence levels and burnout levels, a low negative relation was found.
The Functionality of Guidance and Supervision Visits Made by Supervisors in Primary Schools
Author: Ekinci, Abdurrahman
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Qualitative Research,Guidance,School Visitation,Administrator Attitudes,Supervisory Methods,Change Strategies,Educational Change,School Supervision,Guidance Objectives,Guidance Programs,Elementary Education,Research Reports,Interviews,Content Analysis,Supervisors,Foreign Countries,Program Effectiveness

In this study, it was aimed to determine to what extent the problems detected at the guidance and supervision reports could be solved and in this context, to what degree these visits were functional. So, with a qualitative research approach, data were obtained at two stages and analyzed through NVivo 7 software. At the first stage, the guidance and supervision reports of 2007-2008 academic year were obtained from Education Supervisors Board and were analyzed comparatively for forty primary schools which were randomly selected from the schools in the city center of Yozgat. At the second stage, ten education supervisors were interviewed. The results of the research showed that there were some problems unsolved at each of the six categories (physical situation, instructional situation, clerical works, student affairs, personnel affairs and affairs of budget and movable goods). Especially the physical problems that necessitate pecuniary resource and instructional problems that require some competencies related to the new curriculum were revealed to remain unsolved in most of the schools. It was recommended for schools to be allocated a sufficient budget and for school administrators and teachers to be equipped with necessary competencies to solve problems.
An Analysis of the Mission and Vision Statements on the Strategic Plans of Higher Education Institutions
Author: Ozdem, Guven
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Strategic Planning,Higher Education,Content Analysis,Institutional Mission,Position Papers,Educational Objectives,Organizational Objectives,Institutional Characteristics,Incidence,Layout (Publications),Cluster Grouping,Foreign Countries,College Planning

This study aimed to analyze the mission and vision statements on the strategic plans of higher education institutions. The sample of the study consisted of 72 public universities. Strategic plans of the universities were accessed over the internet, and the data collected were analyzed using content analysis. The findings show that statements on providing services for the education of a qualified work force are the most common on the mission statements of the universities. &quot;Having universal, sufficient, and competent knowledge&quot; was among the most frequently used phrases on the mission statements of the universities. In vision statements, universities mostly emphasized services concerning their research function. &quot;Becoming a well-known, leading, and respected research university both nationally and internationally&quot; was among the most commonly underlined messages.
Opinions of High School Administrators on Teachers' Organizational Dissent Behaviors
Author: Ozdemir, Murat
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dissent,Opinions,Administrator Attitudes,High Schools,Semi Structured Interviews,Teacher Behavior,Resistance (Psychology),Teacher Administrator Relationship,Organizational Climate,Organizational Culture,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this research is to find out the reasons that trigger teachers' dissent, how the dissenters behave and the effects of organizational dissent on the teachers, administrators, and the school. The study was conducted with the qualitative methods. 15 school administrators working in five different schools located in Mamak District in Ankara participated in the search. The data were collected with the semi-structured interview form and analyzed with the content and descriptive analysis methods. For the purpose of presenting the data, the frequencies of the administrators' opinions were tabled and also administrators' views were described with the direct quotations. Eventually, it has been seen that the basic reason that triggers the teachers' dissent behavior is official work that is given by their administrators. Another result is that dissenters commonly minimize their relations with their administrators. School administrators also think that they commonly show tolerance to the dissenters and their attitude toward them is positive. On the other hand, they consider the organizational dissent as a factor that affects their comfort negatively. And lastly they think that organizational dissent cause destructive results at school.
The Relationship between Instructional Leadership Style and School Culture (Izmir Case)
Author: Sahin, Semiha
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Laboratory Schools,School Culture,Leadership Styles,Instructional Leadership,Principals,Schematic Studies,Teacher Attitudes,Interest Inventories,Teacher Administrator Relationship,School Administration,Teacher Surveys,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to examine instructional leadership and school culture in CLS and to determine whether instructional leadership explains the culture of the school. This is a quantitative investigation and the instruments named &quot;Instructional Leadership Inventory&quot; and &quot;Inventory of School Culture&quot; was used for this study. The inventories were applied to 157 urban elementary schools where teachers worked the six Curriculum Laboratory Schools (CLS) in Izmir. The overall statistical findings indicated that teachers tend to perceive the instructional leadership style of their principals (M.=3.39-3.64) and the culture of their schools (M.=3.63.-4.00) positively. There is no significant difference among groups as teachers' age and length of service. There is a positive and high level relationship between the principals instructional leadership style and school culture. The results indicate that instructional leadership statistically has a significant influence upon all factors of school culture. As a factor of school culture, school leadership was most significantly influenced by instructional leadership.
An Analysis of the Socio-Economic Root of the Technical Programme Choice in Higher Education: A Sample from Tarsus Technical Education Faculty
Author: Tunc, Binali
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Social Class,Economic Status,Technical Education,Faculty,School Choice,Educational Attainment,Parent Background,Foreign Countries,Parents

This study aimed to investigate the social class basis of the technical education choices with reference to the students' socio-economic features in Tarsus Technical Education Faculty. The data were obtained through a questionnaire from 427 students studying at Tarsus Technical Education Faculty, Mersin University. The data were analyzed with frequency and percentage analysis from the descriptive statistical techniques. The main concern of the study was to make an analysis of the foundations of the social classes for the preference of technical education. For this purpose, the prevalence of the students' socio-economic features has been tried to be specified. Although this prevalence rate increases, more students' socio-economic features are accepted to be matched. According to the findings, the socio-economic features of the students show a homogeneous distribution. This homogeneity has mostly been observed in lower socio-economic features. Accordingly, the students at Tarsus Technical Education Faculty are mostly lower socio-economic rooted. The number of students with upper socio-economic features is rather small. Almost all of the students come from families whose incomes are below the poverty threshold. Parents of the students are mostly working in arm dense, poor quality, unqualified or semi qualified jobs. Once more, it is specified that the parents' education level is low and the number of students whose parents graduated from higher education is also low. Findings of the other social and economic features have the characteristics of lower socio-economic status. These determinations indicate that there are direct links between social class and educational choices.
Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of Technology-Rich Outcome-Focused Learning Environment Inventory
Author: Cakir, Mustafa
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Translation,Construct Validity,Factor Structure,Measures (Individuals),Test Construction,Test Reliability,Test Validity,High School Students,Psychometrics,Educational Technology,Computer Assisted Instruction,Preferences,Evaluation Research,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Outcome Measures,Classroom Environment

The purpose of the study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a Turkish adaptation of Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI) which was developed by Aldridge, Dorman, and Fraser. A sample of 985 students from 16 high schools (Grades 9-12) participated in the study. Translation process followed translation committee, back translation, and decentralizing methods by teacher educators. Once equivalency of the Turkish form was established, the construct validity of the scale was examined with exploratory factor analysis followed by the confirmatory factor analysis which tested the original scale model. Additionally, Cronbach alpha correlation coefficients, corrected item-total correlations, and t-tests between items' means of upper 27%-lower 27% points were calculated. In contrast to original 80 items scale, Turkish form of TROFLEI consisted of 77 items after 3 items were dropped. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis results supported the original 10 factor structure. The Cronbach alpha coefficients varied between 0.81 and 0.92. Corrected item-total correlations ranged from 0.33 to 0.67. According to t-test results, differences between each item's means of upper 27% and lower 27% points were significant. Goodness of fit indices of confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit between the original model and data (X[superscript 2]/sd=2,95, RMSEA=0.051, RMR=0.078, SRMR=0.056, CFI=0.97, TLI=0.97). The results of this research provide strong evidence of the sound psychometric properties of Turkish form of TROFLEI. (Contains 1 table.)
The Views of Prospective Class Teachers about Peer Assessment in Teaching Practice
Author: Koc, Canan
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Peer Evaluation,Opinions,Program Effectiveness,Content Analysis,Teaching Methods,Educational Practices,Student Teacher Attitudes,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Competencies,Semi Structured Interviews,Teaching Skills,Preservice Teacher Education,Teacher Education Programs,Classroom Techniques

The present study was conducted in order to determine the opinions of prospective teachers about peer assessment in teaching practice. Twenty two prospective teachers in the 4th year of the Primary School Class Teaching Program at Cumhuriyet University participated in the study. In every teaching practice, prospective teachers observed their peers and filled out peer assessment forms which include teacher competences; and the assessments were discussed in the theoretical part of the teaching practice, this takes 2 hours. At the end of the teaching practice where peer assessment was made, the opinions of prospective teachers about peer assessment were taken via a semi-structured negotiation technique, and content analysis was carried out. Of all the prospective teachers, 90.91% stated that the use of peer assessment in teaching practice was beneficial. Prospective teachers think that peer assessment helps develop skills in using standards while making assessments; increases the awareness of the individual's strengths and weaknesses; supports learning from the strengths and weaknesses of colleagues; increases the responsibility towards mutually supportive learning and development; improves teacher competences; gives the opportunity to make comparisons with other colleagues) (diversity of practice); increases cooperation and interaction; decreases the anxiety that results from being assessed; enables the teacher to focus on teaching; improves openness to criticism; develops assessment skills; improves empathetic skills and critical thinking; brings peer assessment skill and strengthens the relationship with colleagues. The findings of the present study show that peer assessment is an effective method in the configuration of the teaching process. (Contains 4 tables.)
How Do Medical Specialty Training Educators and Trainees Perceive Medical Specialty Selection Examination (TUS)
Author: Ozen Kutanis, Rana
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Medical Education,Qualitative Research,Trainees,Competitive Selection,College Entrance Examinations,Specialists,Specialization,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Semi Structured Interviews,Predictive Validity,Item Analysis,Test Reliability,Test Validity,Foreign Countries,Medical School Faculty,Medical Schools,Medical Students

In this study, it was aimed to explore whether a single-step examination is adequate for ranking the medical graduates for specialty training in medicine which is practically similar to doctoral training (PhD) in other disciplines. For this purpose, a semi- structured interview-based qualitative research was carried out at a university medical center to identify the outlook of educators and the trainees to TUS system. Using systematic cluster sampling, 14 faculty members and 27 residents were interviewed face to face. Evaluating the study results, a great majority of the participants emphasized that a centralized examination system is mandatory; however, the critical themes were condensed on the necessity of modifications such as multi-step testing, improvement of test contents to be more specific for the needs of particular medical specialties and adjustments to justify the importance of undergraduate medical education.