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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Italian Nature-Based Programs in the Educational, Therapeutic, Training and Leisure Areas
Author: Borelli, Chiara
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,Natural Resources,Experiential Learning,Ecology,Teaching Methods,Socioeconomic Influences,Leisure Time,Recreational Activities,Training,Therapy,Education,Economic Impact,Athletics,Environmental Education,Employment Level,Community Programs,Summer Programs,Disease Control

In these times of global crisis caused by COVID-19, there is an urgent need to address the topic of nature-based experiences in education: the pandemic has strongly highlighted both the interdependence between human beings and nature, and the need for mending the dichotomic vision that keeps them separate. Experiential education in natural contexts within an ecological framework might have a strategic role in this crucial period to develop anthropologic, civic, and dialogic conscience (Morin, 2001). Through this study, CEFEO Research Center had the objective of investigating the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Italian nature-based programs in the educational, therapeutic, training, and leisure areas. From 28 May to 19 June 2020, an online questionnaire was distributed with the purpose of understanding the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on nature-based programs during the lockdown period and during the period of first reopening, and the related needs and new opportunities for the future. The results highlight a paradox: the COVID-19 crisis has caused more problems for a sector which was already suffering from a lack of funding and of social and institutional acknowledgment. Many agencies working in the field lost months of income and numerous working days, and they are uncertain about the future: they are having difficulties surviving in a moment when we need them more.
Investigation of the Responses of Children to Animated Film That They View
Author: Türkmen, Mustafa
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emotional Response,Children,Child Development,Child Behavior,Age Differences,Animation,Cartoons,Films,Parenting Styles,Family Environment,Observation,Television Viewing,Foreign Countries

Children spend an important part of their time watching animated films on different platforms (cinema, television, internet). Box office figures indicate that this is true at the global level. However, it is not known how children react momentarily to the animated films they watch, and how these reactions fit the content of the film viewed. The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy level of children' responses to the content of the animated films that they view based on age, gender and different variables. The research was carried out with a mixed-method using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The study group consisted of 210 children between the ages of 3-9. An average of 30 children was included in each age group. In this way, it was aimed to examine the behaviour of the children in each age group while watching animated films, the way the content of the scenes affects the children during viewing, and the change that children undergo as age progresses. First, a film suitable for the research was selected and the film content was analysed on a scene and minute basis. The standard emotions to be given at every minute and scene were determined. Then &quot;Toy Story 3&quot; film was shown to the children in the research group. During the viewing session, each child was recorded with a camera and the camera footage and film minutes were matched then. The children's reactions observed on the camera footage caught while they are watching the film were compared to the content of the animated film. In the meantime, the parents of the children in the research group were given a demographic evaluation form developed by the researcher. As a result of the research, age was found to be a determining factor in the accuracy of children's responses during movie viewing sessions. On the other hand, no significant difference was found between the groups based on gender. Other results are also included in the study.
Logical Thinking Levels of Teacher Candidates
Author: Baserer, Dilek
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Logical Thinking,Preservice Teachers,Gender Differences,College Students,Reading Habits,Intellectual Disciplines,Scores

Logical thinking is a thinking that reveals the right thinking by having the ability to use various concepts with their meanings, to make inferences by making suggestions and to make reasoning by focusing on problem solving. A study is planned to show where this type of thinking is among other types of thinking and what level it is in individuals. In the research, it was aimed to determine the level of logical thinking in students. For this purpose, the working group has been determined. In order to determine the level of logical thinking in the study, the Logical Thinking Scale (MDI) developed by the researcher was applied to 525 students in total at Atatürk University Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty. The relationship between the personal information form and the total scores obtained from the scale was examined. In this application, gender, department (to see the difference between numerical and verbal-weighted sections) and book reading frequency (to see if reasoning skills improve with reading frequency) are discussed. As a result of the study, it was found that students who read books every day have higher logical thinking levels. Students who study in Education Sciences and Turkish and Social Sciences Education have higher logical thinking levels than students studying in other departments.
Perceptions of Parents Having Children in Preschool Level Regarding Their Children&apos;s Screen Use
Author: Kaya, Idris
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent Attitudes,Preschool Children,Handheld Devices,Skill Development,Social Isolation,Educational Attainment,Parent Background,Mass Media Use,Learning Experience,Child Behavior,Negative Attitudes

The perception of parents on children's screen use is expected to affect their children's screen usage and understanding the perception of parents about this subject can help in the preparation of roadmaps to show how children should use screen. The aim of this study is examine to the perception of the parents about positive and negative effects of screen use on their children, and to compare children's actual screen use and the ideal screen use proposed by parents. The data conducting an interview one of the method of qualitative research. Participants comprised of 25 parents while 20 of them were mother, 5 of them were father, age range is between 26 to 43, have high-education and with child in preschool level. Although parents reported both positive and negative perceptions about screen usage the views that screen use adversely affects children are more distinct. While parents see knowledge/skills acquisition as the most positive side of the screen; the most downside is that they see the child's social isolation. In addition, there are remarkable differences between the use of screen that parents see as ideal for their children and the current screen usage of children.
Use of Mobile Applications in Developing Reading Comprehension in Second Language Acquisition--A Review Study
Author: Klimova, Blanka
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Comprehension,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Databases,Research Reports,Learning Motivation,Intervention,Reading Skills,Computer Software,Computer Assisted Instruction,English (Second Language)

Reading is a fundamental skill for academic success because university students need to comprehend an extensive amount of information in a short time to achieve their academic goals. However, the influx of new technologies into education has challenged the teaching of reading skills in a foreign language. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of emerging technologies, especially mobile applications, on second language reading comprehension in the period between 1 January and 30 September 2020. Therefore, the authors of this article conducted a search of available studies on the topic, i.e., the use of mobile applications in developing reading comprehension in second language acquisition, in two databases: Web of Science and Scopus. Despite the methodological differences, the findings of all of the identified studies showed that there was an improvement in reading comprehension after the treatment with mobile applications. In addition, a positive attitude and enhanced learner motivation when using mobile apps was found in several studies. Overall, there is potential for developing research on MALL and reading comprehension for randomized control studies with larger populations and longer intervention periods.
Teaching Secondary School Science through Creative Drama Method: A Case Study Approach
Author: Daduk, Semih
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creativity,Drama,Science Process Skills,Self Efficacy,Teaching Methods,Science Instruction,Grade 8,Scientific Attitudes,Units of Study,Student Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Science Tests,Case Studies,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the practicality of creative drama method for students in science teaching. For this purpose the effects of creative drama method on the students' self-efficacy, scientific process skills and attitudes towards science have been investigated. An instrumental case study research method was used to teach the unit &quot;States of Matter and Heat&quot; unit in the 8th grade science curriculum through creative drama. The participants consisted of 20 eight grade students in a secondary school in Kilis. The group guide program, which consists of seven session plans, was prepared by the researchers in line with the views of three science education experts. The practice was carried out by the first author for a total of seven weeks in seven sessions, 80 minutes each. Data have been collected through &quot;Science and Technology Course Self-efficacy Scale (STSS)&quot;, &quot;Scientific Process Skills (SPS) test&quot;, &quot;Science Course Attitude Scale (Science-AS)&quot;, semi-structured interviews and observation. Obtained quantitative data were analyzed by Wilcoxon Signed Sequences test and the qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. According to the results, the negative aspects of creative drama learning environment affected the practicability of creative drama method and the practicability of creative drama method increased significantly by eliminating these negative aspects. It was also found creative drama method increased their self-efficacy about learning science and attitudes towards science course, but it had no statistically significant effects on students' scientific process skills. In accordance with these results, related suggestions were made for further studies.
Turkish Language in the Perspective of Syrian Refugee Students: A Metaphor Study
Author: Boylu, Emrah
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Turkish,Second Language Learning,Student Attitudes,Positive Attitudes,Language Attitudes,Learning Motivation,Difficulty Level,Language Processing,Native Language,Indo European Languages,Semitic Languages,Figurative Language,Refugees,Foreign Countries

One of the biggest obstacles to learning a language as a foreign language is the perception developed against that language. The obligation to learn the foreign language to be learned determines how the perception towards language is. In this context, Syrian refugees, who took refuge in Turkey leaving their country due to war and especially wish to continue their education in Turkey, had to learn Turkish. In this sense, knowing the perceptions of the relevant audience towards Turkish will directly affect many issues from developing a language education program to preparing books, from teacher training to redesigning methods and techniques to be used in lessons. In this connection, Turkish perceptions of Syrian refugees were tried to be determined through metaphors with this study. The study group of the study consists of 235 Syrian students who learn Turkish at Aydin TÖMER, Istanbul Aydin University. While collecting the data of the study using phenomenology approach, one of the qualitative research methods, students were asked to complete the sentence &quot;Turkish is like ..............., because ...............&quot;. Based on the findings obtained in the research, it was determined that 46% of Syrian students learning Turkish consider Turkish as a need, 25% have a positive feeling towards Turkish, 8% find it confusing, 7% find it easy, 6% find it difficult and 5% find a similarity between another language and Turkish. When the themes are examined in terms of their effect on the Turkish learning process, it is possible to say that the themes of need, positive feeling, finding it easy and similarity between languages have a supportive effect on students' motivation to learn Turkish, whereas the themes of finding it difficult and finding it confusing have an inhibitory effect on the learning process. When an evaluation is made in this respect, it is possible to say that nearly 90% of the students have a supportive perception of their own learning processes.
The Effect of Cooperative Learning Methods and Individual Learning Method on Pre-Service Science Teachers&apos; Sub-Micro Level Conceptual Understanding at Equilibrium Chemistry
Author: Okumus, Seda
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cooperative Learning,Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Chemistry,Scientific Concepts,Concept Formation,Teamwork,Teaching Methods,Misconceptions,Foreign Countries,Teacher Education Programs

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of cooperative and individual learning methods on the conceptual understanding at sub-micro level of pre-service science teachers (PST) in equilibrium chemistry. The study was conducted on 52 PSTs. A pre-test/posttest non-equivalent quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Data collection instruments used as pre- and posttest as a Module Test (MT) consisted of seven open-ended questions developed by the researchers. Although, participants were identified with a convenience sampling method, each group were randomly assigned. For this reason, three study groups were selected, and each implementation was randomly assigned. Groups was determined as Cooperative Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD, E1) and Reading-Writing-Application (RWA, E2) methods, and Individual Learning (IL, E3) method. The data gathered with the MT were evaluated using content analysis. According to findings, there was not a significance difference among groups related to conceptual understandings at equilibrium chemistry. However, some misconceptions related to topic were decreased. Consequently, when three learning methods are used that it is more likely to misconceptions of the PSTs will be treated, while at the same time micro level understanding will improve.
The Mediating Role of Social Connectedness in the Relationship between University Students&apos; Parental Acceptance/Rejection Perceptions and Loneliness Perceptions: A Structural Equation Model Study
Author: Satan, Aysin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Parent Child Relationship,Rejection (Psychology),Psychological Patterns,Interpersonal Relationship,Affective Behavior,Student Attitudes,Predictor Variables,Correlation,Mothers,Fathers,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of social connectedness on the relationship between university students' parents acceptance-rejection and loneliness. The research was carried out with the descriptive research method. The universe of the research consists of 6818 students who attend Atatürk Faculty of Education in the 2019-2020 academic year. The sample of the study was determined using the stratified sampling method. The sample of the study consists of 387 university students, 271 of whom are women (70%) and 116 of them are men (30%). The scales used are Adult Parental Acceptance-Rejection Scale - Short Form, Ucla Loneliness Scale and Social Connectedness Scale. In line with the main purpose of the study, the model proposed to explain loneliness theoretically was tested and tested by the Structural Equation Model analysis. Relationship between variables in data analysis were determined by Pearson Correlation Analysis. The findings show that the model has acceptable significance and the model is statistically confirmed. According to the verified model; it is seen that the perception of parents' acceptance/rejection in childhood has an effect on loneliness. When the mediator effect of social connectedness is examined, in the model; it appears that the mediating role of social connectedness is confirmed.
The Opinions of Prospective Teachers on Using Folk Songs in Social Studies Teaching
Author: Goksu, Meral Metin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Folk Culture,Oral Tradition,Literary Genres,Singing,Social Studies,Teaching Methods,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Public Colleges,Art Expression,Cultural Maintenance,Heritage Education,Social Values,Media Selection,Self Efficacy,Foreign Countries

The social studies course is one of the most appropriate courses for individuals to acquire social and cultural experiences and to have knowledge and experience in these subjects. The social studies course contains a lot of knowledge, skills, and values to enable the individual to know himself and gain a social identity. It is seen how a society expresses its feelings and emotions at different times, on sad or happy days through folk songs, which have an essential place among the literary products used in the course. This study, which aimed to determine the opinions of the prospective social studies teachers regarding the use of folk songs in social studies courses, was carried out with 16 prospective social studies teachers. In this study, a semi-structured interview form was used to collect data. Explanatory and inferential codes that emerged during the analysis were used to explain the qualitative data and relationships. In line with the data obtained, prospective teachers stated that they found the use of folk song-supported teaching activities in social studies teaching useful in ensuring permanence, drawing students' attention, and being fun. They also expressed that it has benefits such as giving an idea about our national culture, presenting values to students, increasing intelligibility, ensuring that traditions and customs are conveyed from generation to generation, and providing students with different perspectives.
Examining the Thoughts of 60-72 Month-Old Children&apos;s Fathers on the Concept of Value and the Processes of Having Values Acquired to Their Children
Author: Gümüsçü, Betül
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Fathers,Young Children,Values,Moral Development,Kindergarten,Parent Attitudes,Values Education,Cultural Influences,Religion,Books,Games,Cartoons,Teaching Methods,Time,Knowledge Level,Mass Media Effects,Social Influences,School Role,Teacher Role

This research was conducted to examine the thoughts of the fathers of 60-72 month-old children about the concept of the value and the processes of having values acquired to their children. The research was carried out by adopting the phenomenological method, which is one of the qualitative research methods. In the study, the data were collected through a semi-structured interview form. The study group of the study consisted of 14 fathers whose children were educated in kindergarten in the 2019-2020 academic year. Content analysis was applied to analyse the data. As a result of the research, it was concluded that fathers define the value as the principles which can guide life and see the purpose of values education as continuing culture and ensure social reconciliation. It was concluded that fathers attach importance to the concept of the value and that they attach more importance to moral, national cultural and religious values within values. The fathers stated that they tried to convey the values as role models and with plain expression. In the process of having values acquired to their children, they stated that they mostly used books, games and cartoons. They stated that the problems they experienced in values education arose from the fact that they could not allocate enough time for their children and lack of knowledge, and negative examples and mass media in the society negatively affected the value education process. It was concluded that fathers considered the school and teacher as important in the education of values and that they cared to cooperate with their spouses. In line with the results of the research, in order for fathers to realize their role and responsibilities in bringing value to their children and to have the knowledge, it was suggested that studies should be conducted and seminars should be given by the field experts and social environments where fathers can share their values with their children should be supported.
The Development of an Educational Outdoor Adventure Mobile App
Author: Michalakis, Vyron Ignatios
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Oriented Programs,Handheld Devices,Educational Technology,Outdoor Education,Adventure Education,Electronic Learning,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Computer Literacy,Information Technology,Instructional Effectiveness,Computer Uses in Education,Learning Activities

This article focuses on the development of an educational outdoor adventure mobile app while presenting findings that were derived from various case studies that we conducted using it. The mobile application, called RouteQuizer, is complemented by a web application and a database, forming a system that enables teachers to create educational treasure hunt activities for their students and monitor their performance. The aim of the research was to create a system that would exploit all possible Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE) and treasure hunt benefits while excluding possible smartphone use negative consequences. The development of the system took place in Greece and began in December 2017, by conducting a nation-wide research examining Greek secondary teachers' Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy and perceptions on smartphone use and outdoor activities. By June 2018, 700 questionnaires were collected. In order to test the system, in March 2018, we conducted a pilot case study in Lesvos island Greece and between July 2018 and February 2020, we conducted four additional case studies and a teacher training program, all of which took place in Lesvos island Greece. During the development process of the mobile application, we focused on the participatory aspect of the process, paying special attention to the teacher and student evaluation during the design and prototyping phases. Considering that the system is educational we research whether the mobile application provided effective learning outcomes and whether it benefited students' social and physical skills. The results that we collected suggest that the mobile application is an effective learning tool while mobile learning and treasure hunt benefits have been repeatedly confirmed during the case studies. Greek teachers and students also proved to be capable smartphone and computer users, and reported being willing to participate in similar activities in the future.