ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Determining the Mistakes of Secondary School Mathematics Teachers in Operation Priority
Author: Tutak, Tayfun
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Error Patterns,Mathematics Skills,Mathematical Concepts,Knowledge Level,Arithmetic

The aim of this study is to determine the mistakes made by secondary school mathematics teachers in the operation priority (Order-of-Operations) and to offer solutions to these problems. The research, which is conducted during 2018-2019 academic year in the central district of Elazig and is limited to fifteen mathematics teachers who had different professional experiences and differed in the departments they graduated from. A form which prepared by experts of the field and consisting of 5 open-ended questions was given to the teachers to get their views on the order of operations. Interview technique was used to determine the knowledge levels of teachers in this qualitative study. Semi-structured interview form was used as data collection tool. Qualitative research method was preferred for collecting, analyzing and interpreting the data of this research. Data analysis and interpretation were based on content analysis method which is among the methods of qualitative research designs. The results are presented in a descriptive manner. According to the results of the research, it is revealed that teachers do not fully know the operation priority rule. Based on the findings and results of the current research, some pedagogical and theoretical implications are presented with a view to enlightening the practitioners and researchers.
Exposure to Emotional Violence: Relationship between University Students According to Their Demographic Characteristics
Author: Eskici, Menekse
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Violence,College Students,Correlation,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Mental Health,Health Services,Counseling,Psychological Patterns,Punishment,Child Rearing,Aggression,Family Environment,Bullying,Preschool Children,Adolescents,Problem Solving,Interpersonal Competence,Empathy,Communication Skills,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to determine the level of exposure to emotional violence of university students. In addition, it was also tried to identify the relationship between the emotional violence exposure level and the variables of university students' age, gender, whether they get psychological support before and after the university or not, and the school they attend. This research is a survey model research using quantitative data. The participants of this study are 701 (415 females and 286 males) university students who are studying in various departments in the academic year 2017-2018. The data of the study were collected with the &quot;Emotional Violence Scale&quot; developed within the scope of the research. SPSS 17 was used to analyze the quantitative data obtained. In order to analyze the data, Arithmetic Mean, Standard Deviation, t-Test, and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used. According to the results of the analysis, it was found that the level of exposure to emotional violence of university students was low. In addition, it was concluded that male students' exposure to emotional violence was significantly higher than that of female students. It is also concluded that the students who have been exposed to emotional violence have significant differences according to the variables; age, gender, whether they get psychological support before and after the university or not.
The Experiences, Opinions and Suggestions of Special Education Teachers Regarding Leisure Time Activities Chosen by Students with Intellectual Disability
Author: Eldeniz Çetin, Müzeyyen
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Special Education Teachers,Students with Disabilities,Intellectual Disability,Leisure Time,Recreational Activities,Student Attitudes,Time Factors (Learning),Barriers,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Special Schools,Foreign Countries

This study aimed to identify the teachers' experiences, opinions and suggestions regarding the leisure time activities chosen by intellectually disabled students. Case study method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study, and the participants were selected through criterion sampling. A total of 25 teachers- 18 females and 7 males- took part in the study. Data was collected through open-ended questions and teacher diaries, and then it was analyzed descriptively. The findings of the study revealed that the teachers did not have any significant problems while teaching leisure time activities and their rules to students with intellectual disability, and the students enjoyed working both individually and as a group during those activities. The findings also indicated that some students wanted to start another activity without finishing the current one. In addition, the teachers stated that more educational activities were necessary, and they expected the government to provide the schools with such educational games and tools. It was also found out that the teachers used class hours to teach the leisure time activities chosen by the students, but they needed more time. Finally, they stated that they did not experience any trouble with the school administration with respect to those leisure time activities.
Turkish Culture in the Metaphors and Drawings by Learners of Turkish as a Foreign Language
Author: Göçen, Gökçen
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Turkish,Second Language Instruction,Figurative Language,Cultural Awareness,Student Attitudes,Freehand Drawing,Cultural Influences,College Students,Foreign Countries,Foreign Students

Language teaching is a practice of teaching a culture. What is learnt is not only a language but also the culture of the target language. It is important to examine the way learners perceive Turkish culture in this learning process. That is because the way they perceive the culture will affect their enthusiasm, attitude and motivation for language learning. Therefore, this study intends to reveal Turkish as a foreign language (TFL) learners' perception of Turkish culture through the metaphors and images in their drawings. This qualitative study employs phenomenology. The participants include 180 learners studying TFL at B1, B2 and C1 levels. To collect data, a form reading the prompt &quot;Turkish culture is like… because…&quot; (in order to reveal metaphorical perception towards Turkish culture), and the question &quot;What image appears in your mind when you think of Turkish culture? Please draw.&quot; (in order to reveal associative perception towards Turkish culture) was used. Content analysis was employed to evaluate the data. The learners' metaphors were classified under 7 different categories which are Turkish Culture in Terms of Cultural Transmission, Turkish Culture in Terms of Richness, Turkish Culture in Terms of Being Connective, Turkish Culture with a History, Turkish Culture as a Pathfinder, Turkish Culture in Terms of Values and Turkish Culture as a Living Creature. Accordingly, the learners' drawings were classified under 14 different categories: Religious Elements, Elements Related to Drinks, Natural Elements, Elements Related to Dishes, National Elements, Architectural Elements, Artistic Elements, Traditional Elements, Elements Related to Language Teaching, Elements Related to Animals, Metaphorical Elements, Elements Related to Notable Personages, Historical Elements and Other Elements. The results showed that although TFL learners had a positive attitude towards Turkish culture, they were not able to associate language with culture.
The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between Problem Solving and Hope
Author: Çam, Zekeriya
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Problem Solving,Positive Attitudes,Undergraduate Students,Correlation,Young Adults,Psychological Characteristics,Foreign Countries,Goal Orientation

The current study aims to investigate the relationship among problem solving, hope, and self-efficacy and to test a model for determining the role of self-efficacy in the relationship between problem solving and hope. It adopted convenience sampling and consisted of 494 undergraduate students (369 females; 125 males). The Hope Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Problem Solving Inventory were applied in order to collect the data. Pearson correlation analysis and two-step Structural Equation Modelling were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that while a high level of positive correlation existed among problem solving, self-efficacy and hope, a moderate positive relationship was found between self-efficacy and hope. As a result of Structural Equation Modelling, self-efficacy was found to be significantly predicted by problem solving whereas hope was observed to be significantly predicted by problem-solving and self-efficacy. In addition, mediation analysis demonstrated that the relationship between problem solving and hope emerged through the development of self-efficacy. As a result, this paper exhibited that individuals with developing problem solving ability had also developing self-efficacy, which in turn leads to an increase in hope. Therefore, it may be effective to take into account the components that will improve individuals' problem solving skills and perceptions about themselves while conducting the studies to raise the hope level, which is an important concept of psychological health.
Evaluation as an Opportunity for Reflection: Stakeholder View of Teacher Performance
Author: Tabak, Hasan
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Evaluation,Reflective Teaching,Guidelines,Private Schools,Principals,Assistant Principals,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Content Analysis,School Administration,Administrator Attitudes,Standards,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Effectiveness,Teacher Qualifications

This study aimed to determine opinion of the parties who are responsible for the teacher performance evaluation process in private schools. Carried out to determine views of the responsible parties in TPE in private schools, this study was a qualitative type using the phenomenographic model. The study group consisted of a total of 20 individuals including school principals, vice-principals, group leaders who are responsible for teacher performance evaluation, and teachers whose performance was evaluated. The interviews were conducted using semi-structured interview questions. The face-to-face interview protocol was applied during the planning of the data collection process. The content analysis method was resorted to analyze the data obtained in the study. The fact that this study consulted not only teachers or school management but also all stakeholders responsible for TP shows that the study has considerable strength. In qualitative analysis, analyzing the views according to the theoretical framework can sometimes be difficult. As laid out by the results of the study, the views are centered on the &quot;effect&quot; theme of the teacher performance evaluation process. The study concluded that, the teachers encountered the possibility of understanding their qualifications as a teacher by turning the teacher performance evaluation process into an opportunity.
English as an International Language: English/French Language Alternation in Politically Motivated CMC in Congo-Brazzaville
Author: Tsoumou, Jean Mathieu
Date: 2019-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Language Role,Language Usage,French,Sociolinguistics,Official Languages,Social Media,Computer Mediated Communication,Computational Linguistics,Presidents,Elections,Pragmatics,Humor,Motivation Techniques,Political Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Code Switching (Language)

The world is witnessing an unprecedented growth of the English language worldwide. Now more than at any time in linguistic history people are powerlessly assisting the expansion of one global language, English, dominating other languages even in countries, such as Congo-Brazzaville, where its presence was not long ago barely observed. There has been a growing interest in studying the sociolinguistic change brought about by the lingua franca nature of English. English is increasingly used along other languages in Facebook communication. It is therefore important to thoroughly examine the main pragmatic functions of English/French alternation in a politically motivated Facebook interaction among Congolese users. In this study, a corpus of 265,147 words, including 9,330 comments were collected from October 2015 to July 2016, the time period highlighted by two major national political events, mainly the constitutional referendum (October 25, 2015) and the presidential election (March 20, 2016). The analysis revealed seven communicative functions (e.g., offering advice, astonishment, criticism, anger/cursing/insult, appraisal, hope boost and motivation, jocular mockery) trigger the use of English in politically motivated Facebook communication. The lingua franca function of the English language worldwide is on the top of the factors influencing and motivating Congolese Facebook users to resource to this language in Facebook interaction. The users tend to be driven by the mere idea that in order to put the communication on international scale, a global language is needed regardless of whether all fellow users understand it.
The Effect of Deduction and Induction Methods Used in Modelling Current Environmental Issues with System Dynamics Approach in Science Education
Author: Nuhoglu, Hasret
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Logical Thinking,Teaching Methods,Science Education,Conservation (Environment),Problem Solving,Models,Grade 7,Instructional Effectiveness,Skill Development,Social Problems,Systems Approach,Foreign Countries

The main goal of this research is to study the effect of modelling with system dynamics on learning. Specifically, this research studies if using inductive or deductive learning methods applied during modelling with system dynamics has any effect on problem solving skills of students. This research has three other goals: Firstly, the successful application of system dynamics approach in teaching environmental topics. Secondly, helping students to be aware of the environmental problems. Thirdly, helping students to build solution-oriented system dynamics models. An experimental design without control group with pretest/posttest is used in the research. The sample of the research consists of 40 students at 7th grade. Experiment continued an hour per week for the entire semester of 14 weeks. The students in the experiment group 1 developed their models using inductive method. The students in the experiment group 2 developed their models using deductive method. Problem solving skill inventory developed by Heppner and Petersen (1982) was used for data collection. The data collected was analyzed statistically. As part of the statistical analysis, the researcher evaluated the model records developed by students, interviews done with students and observational records of teachers. Statistically significant differences were observed in the problem-solving skills of students in both groups after the experimental study. The increase in the mean scores for problem solving skills of the experimental group 1 was higher than the increase in the mean scores of the students in the experimental group 2. System dynamics approach, which is effective in decision making process, also plays an important role in improving students' problem-solving skills.
Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Pre-Service Teachers in Teaching First Reading and Writing and Mathematics
Author: Yilmaz, Dilara
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Mathematics Instruction,Reading Instruction,Writing Instruction,Preservice Teacher Education,Foreign Countries,Elementary School Teachers,Gender Differences

The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between primary school pre-service teachers' self-efficacy beliefs in teaching Mathematics and First Reading and Writing courses. The sample consists of 484 1st and 4th grade pre-service teachers selected from four universities in Turkey. In the study, Mathematics and First Reading and Writing Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale were used as data collection tools. Besides descriptive statistical techniques, Independent Sample T-test was used to determine whether the pre-service teachers' self-efficacy beliefs differed according to some factors and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between the pre-service teachers' beliefs in teaching Math and First Reading and Writing. As a result of the research, it was found that the levels of self-efficacy beliefs of the primary school pre-service teachers in two courses were found to be high, that there was no significant difference according to gender, that the self-efficacy beliefs of the 4th grade pre-service teachers were higher in the Mathematics teaching, and that the self-efficacy beliefs of the pre-service teachers who chose the profession voluntarily were higher for teaching Mathematics. It was also revealed that there was a moderate positive relationship between self-efficacy beliefs of the pre-service teachers in teaching for both courses.
The Relationship between Prospective Middle School Mathematics Teachers&apos; Critical Thinking Skills and Reflective Thinking Skills
Author: Erdogan, Fatma
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Reflection,Cognitive Tests,Gender Differences,Academic Achievement,Instructional Program Divisions,Predictor Variables

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between critical thinking skills and reflective thinking skills of prospective middle school mathematics teachers. In addition, it was aimed to examine critical thinking skills and reflective thinking skills of prospective middle school mathematics teachers with regard to some variables (gender, grade level, academic achievement level). This study adopts one of the general survey models: relational survey model. 201 prospective middle school mathematics teachers studying in Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education Program at a state university participated in this study. Reflective Thinking Scale and Critical Thinking Standards Scale were used. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis were used. The findings of this study showed that the prospective teachers' critical thinking skill level is high (agree), reflective thinking skill level is at moderate level (neutral). Critical thinking skills of the prospective teachers were significantly different in terms of gender and academic achievement. On the other hand, reflective thinking skills of the prospective teachers were significantly different in terms of grade level. Besides, there was a positive, significant and moderate relationship between critical thinking skills and reflective thinking skills of the prospective teachers. The prospective teachers' critical thinking skills were the significant predictors of their reflective thinking skills. It was found that critical thinking skills explained 24% of the variance related to reflective thinking skills.
What Are the Factors That Affect the Motivation of Digital Gamers?
Author: Çirak, Nese Sevim
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Motivation,Computer Games,Self Determination,Gender Differences,Addictive Behavior,Video Games,Foreign Countries,Habit Formation,Internet,Consumer Economics,Young Adults

Digital games have taken on an important role in many people's lives and are popular among various age groups and different genders. Hence, it is important to estimate why people are so attracted to digital games. The aim of this study is to investigate the motivational factors that incite people to play digital games. To achieve this, survey methods were implemented and the &quot;Game Motivation Scale&quot; was applied to 330 gamer participants. This scale used in this study is based on self-determination theory. According to the theory there are two types of motivation, namely intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The scale has six main dimensions which are intrinsic motivation, integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, external regulation, and amotivation. The obtained data were analysed by MANOVA. The findings show that players are more intrinsically motivated while playing games, and that male participants' motivation is higher than that of females. Besides, players who have played for more years and for more hours, who prefer to spend money on games and gaming environments, are happy with their gaming habits, are highly motivated to play digital games. Based on these findings, the motivation level of players might be considered as beneficial in terms of serious game playing; whereas it might pose problems in terms of exhibiting addictive behaviours or negative issues affecting their psychological and physical wellbeing.
A Self-Study on the Values and Beliefs of Science Teachers and Their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Applications
Author: Dönmez, Ismail
Date: 2020-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Science Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,STEM Education,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Reflective Teaching,Career Choice,Classroom Techniques

The aim of this research is to understand how the values and beliefs of science teachers reveal in the classes where STEM activities are applied. For this purpose, a researcher and two science teachers applied STEM activities developed by the researcher for 14 weeks in science applications classes. The science teachers and the researcher work in socio-economically different districts of Ankara, Turkey. In this study, one of the qualitative research methods, self-study design was used. Selfstudy is a research design that contributes to the teacher's understanding of himself/herself, questioning own practice and professional development by becoming a researcher. Data sources are the life stories of the researcher and the participating teachers, in-class video recordings and post-lesson diaries. The obtained data were analyzed by narrative and content analysis. It was understood from their life stories that environmental and socio-cultural factors were effective in science teachers' choosing their profession. It was seen that there were internal and external factors affecting the values and beliefs of science teachers. As a result, it was seen that the researcher improved himself in terms of classroom management in the classes where STEM activities were applied, and that there was a close relation between values and beliefs and their practices.