ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Interdisciplinary New University: A New Model for Faculties of Arts and Sciences in Turkey
Author: Simsek, Hasan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Interdisciplinary Approach,Higher Education,Models,Undergraduate Study,Educational Facilities,Student Centered Curriculum,College Curriculum,Thematic Approach,Educational Change

The concept of new university reduces the depth of disciplinary understanding at the undergraduate level. Instead, interdisciplinary understanding has been put forward, where room is provided for the broader development of student. Receiving training from multiple perspectives will provide students with the skills necessary in an era of present competitive society. People with critical thinking and decision making skills are needed in the complex modern world. This study presents a model for faculties of arts and sciences. Graduates of Arts and Sciences Faculties experience employment problems. This could be overcome through providing students with opportunities to study minor subjects. In most developed countries, higher education institutions appear to implement a model in which students take general courses in their freshman year. They tailor a program of their own with the mentorship of their supervisors.
Knowledge Level of Pre-Service Teachers in the Faculty of Education about Student Rights
Author: Topsakal, Cem
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Knowledge Level,Student Rights,Undergraduate Students,Surveys,Gender Differences,Social Justice,Majors (Students),Civil Rights

As regards this study, it was aimed to determine the knowledge level of pre-service teachers in YYU faculty of education about student rights. The population of the study consisted of 3538 undergraduates in 2010-2011 academic year of YYU. By stratified and multi-phase sampling, 538 students from all departments and grades were randomly selected. As a data collection tool, &quot;Student Rights Knowledge Survey&quot; which was developed by the researcher, was used. The data were analysed by using SPSS statistical package. The survey was examined in terms of factorial structure and model appropriateness through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. As a result, it was found out that the rights' knowledge of prospective teachers studying at faculty of education was over the level. Another finding showed that they were knowledgeable enough about educational rights, registration rights, exemption and seeking justice, average about social rights and course selection. According to another finding, female students were more knowledgeable about seeking justice, educational rights and exemption rights, FAPT students had more knowledge about seeking justice rights than science students, and science students had less knowledge about educational rights than FAPT students and social students. It was also seen that junior students had less knowledge about social rights than senior students; freshman students had less knowledge about registration rights than senior students, and freshman students had also less knowledge about course selection rights than junior and senior students. The current research was ended by results and discussion.
Secondary School Burnout Scale (SSBS)
Author: Aypay, Ayse
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Factor Analysis,Measures (Individuals),Foreign Countries,Locus of Control,Burnout,Correlation,Factor Structure,Predictive Validity,Goodness of Fit,Item Analysis,Beliefs,Psychometrics,Secondary School Students

The purpose of this study is to develop &quot;Secondary School Burnout Scale.&quot; Study group included 728 students out of 14 schools in four cities in Turkey. Both Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were conducted on the data. A seven-factor solution emerged. The seven factors explained 61% of the total variance. The model indices of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated a good-fit. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficients for the sub-dimensions of the instrument ranged from 0.67 to 0.86. Split-half correlation coefficient for the sub-dimensions of the instrument ranged between 0.63 and 0.86. To establish criterion validity of the scale, &quot;Academic Locus of Control Belief Scale&quot; was used. There were low and medium correlations among the scales. (Contains 1 table.)
Evaluation of the Research in the Scope of the Proficiency of Teachers in Terms of Subject, Aim, Method, and Results
Author: Kaskaya, Alper
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Research,Teacher Characteristics,Teacher Competencies,Content Analysis,Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Surveys,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Research Methodology,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study was the evaluation of the researches that were conducted in our country on proficiency of the teachers in terms of subject, aim, method and results, and was to state the necessary points to be taken into consideration in the choice of methods. 21 researches in the scope of proficiency of teachers were examined for this purpose. The data were qualitatively collected in the research and the content analysis method was adopted among the data analyses methods. According to the data acquired from the research, it was determined that the studies were generally conducted on prospective teachers, quantitative methods were applied, and the data were collected by surveys. The researches were generally on determining the professional proficiency perceptions and in the research results, there were mostly statements about the professional proficiency levels of the participants. This situation displays the fact that in most of the studies the adopted method is not in accordance with the aim of the study and that there are inconsistencies from the points of aim and results.
An Examination of the Factors Affecting Prospective Teachers' Perceptions of Faculty Members Using Chaid Analysis
Author: Tanhan, Fuat
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students,Teacher Educators,Influences,Student Characteristics,Gender Differences,Predictor Variables,Multivariate Analysis,Statistical Analysis

This study aims to examine prospective teachers' perceptions of faculty members and the demographic variables affecting these perceptions. The population of the study consists of undergraduate students attending the Faculty of Education of Van Yuzuncu Yil University in the 2009-2010 academic year. A total of 500 students in their 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of university education, selected using stratified random sampling, made up the sample of the study. For data collection, the Perception of Faculty Members Scale (PFMS) developed by the researchers was used. Considering that scores received by the participants from the scale may have a heterogeneous structure, indicating that the individuals in the sample may have come from different populations, the dependent variable was subjected to a two-step cluster analysis. Predictors that may affect students' perceptions were modeled using Chaid analysis. The tree structure that emerged after the Chaid analysis of the Perception of Faculty Members Scale (PFMS) showed that the variables of whether the students perceive the university education they receive as adequate, whether they are attending the department of their choice, and gender were significant predictors of the dependent variable, in this order of significance.
Analysis of Questionnaires Applied in the Evaluation Process of Academicians in Higher Education Institutes
Author: Kalayci, Nurdan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Teaching Methods,Questionnaires,Learning Processes,Foreign Countries,Content Analysis,Research Methodology,Qualitative Research,Universities,Faculty Evaluation,Item Analysis,Evaluation Criteria,Evaluation Research,Teacher Effectiveness,Test Content,Test Items,Content Validity,Educational Research

The aim of this study is to examine the questionnaires used to evaluate teaching performance in higher education institutes and called &quot;Instructor and Course Evaluation Questionnaires (ICEQ)&quot; in terms of questionnaire preparation techniques and components of curriculum. Obtaining at least one ICEQ belonging to any state and private universities in Turkey is the universe of the study. The sample of the study is 35 ICEQs from 32 universities. In this study, qualitative research methods are used and one of the data collection methods, document analysis method is applied and the documents/data are decoded by Content Analysis Method. The items of the questionnaires are analyzed in terms of curriculum components and questionnaire preparing techniques. The findings of the study indicate that the items included in the questionnaire are related mostly to the teaching-learning processes component of a curriculum. 52% of all the questionnaires items are determined as related to benefits obtained from the courses by students and it is found out that 21% of the items are not appropriate for the criteria of preparing questionnaires. That the analyzed ICEQs are prepared in accordance with curriculum and questionnaire preparing techniques is vital because it contributes to validity and reliability of questionnaires. A qualified evaluation can be reached via findings obtained from reliable and valid data collection tools. It is a necessity to collect data through reliable and valid tools for summative and formative evaluations conducted for instructors and courses in higher education institutions. (Contains 1 table and 2 footnotes.)
Developing a Scale for Attitudes towards the Curriculum Development and Instruction Course
Author: Oguz, Aytunga
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Curriculum Development,Program Attitudes,Student Teacher Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Behavior Rating Scales,Factor Analysis,Psychometrics,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales,Instructional Design,Test Construction,Item Analysis,Test Reliability,Test Validity

The purpose of this study was to develop a scale in order to measure prospective teachers' attitudes towards the Curriculum Development and Instruction course. The study group was composed of 286 prospective teachers. The process of developing the Attitude Scale involved a literature scan, taking student opinions through essays, creating an item pool, taking expert opinions, a pretesting study as well as studies on determining the structural validity and reliability. The scale as a result of analysis consisted of 30 items and three factors. These factors were called contradiction (12 items), interest (9 items) and appreciation (9 items). It was seen that the factor weights of the scale items varied between 0.51 and 0.75. Three factors were interpreted 60.15% of total variance on scale scores. The statistical analysis concluded that the Attitude Scale for Curriculum Development and Instruction course was a valid and reliable tool.
A Study on the Critical Perspectives of Graduate Students on e-Knowledge Sources
Author: Ozturk, Faruk
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Content Analysis,Internet,Graduate Students,Focus Groups,Electronic Libraries,Case Studies,Interviews,Information Sources,Usability,Cognitive Style,Student Attitudes,Preferences,Critical Theory,Critical Thinking

Internet and electronic databases today offer the opportunity to reach an unlimited amount of information in a short time. Owing to this advantage, the Internet has become an important provider of &quot;e-knowledge&quot; and a basic tool in the process of research. It is essential that research undertaken by academic students on the internet should not ignore the critical approach. Therefore, this qualitative case study aimed to examine the attitudes of graduate students in Turkey towards the sources of &quot;e-knowledge&quot; in the framework of critical thinking. The data collection techniques included focus groups and interviews. The study was undertaken with 23 volunteer graduate students from a Faculty of Education. In order to reveal the general theme and its pattern, the data were analyzed by both content analysis and descriptive analysis. The results showed that the students mostly used the internet as a source of knowledge for their assignments and research. The most prominent reasons for this included the need to use time efficiently and the mass of information that the internet offers. Most of the participants reported to follow critical criteria, such as testing the accuracy of information and reliability of sources.
Evaluating the Opinions of the Preschool Teachers on Computer Assisted Education
Author: Kol, Suat
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Education,Content Analysis,Opinions,Preschool Teachers,Semi Structured Interviews,Structured Interviews,Young Children,Computer Assisted Instruction,Teacher Attitudes,Courseware,Technology Uses in Education,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

Preschool education is highly important for pediatric development. During this period which covers 0-6 age, a child develops rapid physical, mental and social developments. Child's acquaintance with computer before school age is highly important. The purpose of this study is giving the opinions of the preschool teachers on computer assisted education. In this study, one of the qualitative researching methods, content analysis, and semi-structured interview forms are used to collect the required data. The participant group of the study consists of 33 preschool education teachers who are working in Sakarya. The data of the research are tested through reasoning analysis. The opinions of the preschool teachers on computer assisted education are examined within 8 themes and results are presented according to the gathered findings. The participant teachers indicated that computer assisted education is useful as it provides visual-audial abundance, interesting points and also develops hand-eye coordination. The teachers indicate that they use computer software actively in most activities in preschool education. (Contains 9 tables and 3 graphics.)
Turkish Adaptation of Test of Pretended Play
Author: Aydin, Aydan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Measures (Individuals),Autism,Play,Preschool Children,Media Adaptation,Adoption (Ideas),Preschool Education,Mental Disorders,Developmental Disabilities,Item Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries,Test Reliability,Test Validity,Verbal Tests,Program Validation

The objective of present research is to conduct validity and reliability analysis of the verbal section of Test of Pretended Play that will measure pretended play behaviors of pre-school age children (3-6 years of age). Test of Pretended Play was first developed by Vicky Lewis and Jill Boucher in 1997. This test aimed to measure pretended play behavioral development of normal children between ages 1 to 6 besides children with mental developmental problems till the age 8. The test consists of two parts; verbal and nonverbal. Verbal part is composed of four subsections which are daily objects, toys and non-representative materials, one-symbol toy, playing pretended play alone. Reliability analysis demonstrated that test-retest correlation is 0.933 (p less than 0.001). In present research, at the end of statistical analyses conducted to detect the validity analysis of scale, a statistically meaningful positive relationship on level ,001 has been detected between Pretended Play Total Scores and Raven Progressive Matrix Test (RAVEN) total; a statistically meaningful positive relationship on level 0.001 with Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory (ADSI) and a statistically meaningful positive relationship on level, 001 with Language Use Scale. In order to compare with respect to pretended play normally developing children and children with autism and mental disability, abstract thinking, development and language use skills as the differences between total average scores are analyzed, it surfaces that score average of normally developing children is higher than children with autism and mental disability; score average of children with mental disability is on the other hand significantly higher than autistic group.
Investigating the Factors Affecting Resiliency in Mothers of Children with and without Intellectual Disability
Author: Bayrakli, Hatice
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Resilience (Psychology),Measures (Individuals),Coping,Path Analysis,Mental Retardation,Mothers,Structural Equation Models,Comparative Analysis,Social Support Groups,Problem Solving,Foreign Countries

In this study, the effect of quantity and quality of social support and problem-focused coping style on mothers' resilience was examined by conducting a structural equation modeling. The sample of the research consisted of 257 mothers of children with intellectual disability, and 234 mothers of typically-developing children. The data were gathered through the Mother Resiliency Scale, the Coping Style Scale, and the Revised Parental Social Support Scale. Path analysis with latent variables was conducted to investigate the relationship between the constructs after testing the measurement models. Both groups of mothers confirmed the model showing that quantity and quality of the social support affected the problem-focused coping in a positive and moderate way and affects the resiliency in a low but positive direction. Also, the problem-focused coping style influenced resiliency in a high and positive way. (Contains 3 figures.)
Examining the Training Process of a New Teacher Educator in the Field of the Education of the Hearing Impaired
Author: Gurgur, Hasan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Program Effectiveness,Action Research,Hearing Impairments,Qualitative Research,Teacher Educators,Special Education Teachers,Beginning Teacher Induction,Position Papers,Diaries,Interviews,Experienced Teachers,Protocol Materials,Training Methods,Training Objectives,Foreign Countries,Educational Practices

Training of beginning teacher educators has become a popular topic in the literature. This study aimed to investigate the training procedures of a new teacher educator who would be working in the division of the hearing impaired. The study was designed as action research and a new teacher educator, an experienced teacher educator and an academic experienced in the areas of hearing impairments and qualitative research participated in the study. The data collection techniques included researcher diary, documents, interviews, evaluation forms, audio and video tape recordings. The analyses revealed that the process took six phases to complete which were &quot;observation&quot;, &quot;evaluation under the control of the experienced teacher educator&quot;, &quot;independent evaluation&quot;, &quot;re-evaluation under the control of the experienced teacher educator&quot;, &quot;semi-independent evaluation&quot; and &quot;full independent evaluation&quot;. It was seen that throughout the process, the roles and responsibilities of the teacher educators changed and that these changes were unique to each stage. Another finding was that the procedures were very beneficial for the researcher who was both a teacher educator and a classroom teacher.
Geography Teacher Candidates' Experiences of Field Study in Western Anatolia: A Qualitative Study
Author: Balci, Ali
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Field Trips,Human Geography,Grade 5,Geography Instruction,Physical Geography,Field Experience Programs,Student Experience,Student Teacher Attitudes,Field Studies,Pretests Posttests,Expectation,Participant Satisfaction,Foreign Countries,Program Effectiveness,Qualitative Research,Preservice Teacher Education

The aim of this study is to establish expectations of 5th grade students from Marmara University's Department of Geography Teaching on geographical field study in Western Anatolia. For this reason, a field study trip was organized to Western Anatolia. A survey, which was consisted of open-ended questions, was prepared by experts and it was conducted on students before and after the study. The survey revealed that 32.2% of the expectations were related to physical geography, 23.1% to human geography and 44.7% to economic geography. The accumulated data were analyzed using descriptive analysis technique. In conclusion, expectations of students were substantially satisfied after field study. After the fieldwork experience, 67.8% of student expectations were fully met, 7.1% of them were partially met, while 25.1% of their expectations were not fulfilled. It was also established that the rate of fulfilled expectations related to economic and human geography was higher than those related to physical geography. The findings were interpreted and suggestions were made concerning the issue.
Teachers' Opinions on the Use of Social Studies Classrooms in Social Studies Education
Author: Kaya, Erdogan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Studies,Printed Materials,Teacher Attitudes,Semi Structured Interviews,Classroom Environment,Physical Environment,Social Influences,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods,Space Utilization,Classroom Techniques,Visual Aids

For students, the need to fully understand the geographical and historical layout of their societies has grown remarkably in today's dwindling world. Social Studies is one of the programs aiming to meet this need. Innovations in technology have led to searching new ways within Social Studies education, and now it seems highly likely to set up branch special classes at schools. This study aims to determine teachers' opinions regarding materials and environment to be used in Social Studies classes. Being qualitative in nature, the research has been conducted through semi-structured interviews. The opinions of social studies and classroom teachers have been investigated via the use of triangulation technique and maximum variation sampling method. The study has been analyzed through descriptive methods. The findings have focused on environment, Social Studies classroom at schools, social and physical environment, and using electronic, graphical, three-dimensional, visual and printed materials within the classroom.