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Adolescents’ autonomous functioning and implicit theories of ability as predictors of their school achievement and week-to-week study regulation and well-being
(Academic Press, 2017)Research on students’ motivation has mainly focused on interpersonal differences rather than on the ongoing, intrapersonal dynamics that forge students’ everyday life. In this five-month longitudinal (diary) study, we ... -
Adult learners' retention of collocations from exposure
(Sage Publications Ltd., 2010)Formulaic language is widely recognized to be of central importance to fluent and idiomatic language use. However, the mechanics of how formulaic language is acquired are not well understood. Some researchers (e.g. Nick ... -
Analysing school-museum relations to improve partnerships for learning: A case study
(Türk Eğitim Derneği, 2020)Field trips to museums can improve student learning by providing them with opportunities to see first-hand concepts they learned in the classroom. Unfortunately, perceived and real barriers may discourage partnerships ... -
An Analysis of the Resilient Students' Profile based on PISA 2012
(Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Derneği, 2015)The present study sought to define resilient students' profile in comparison with low achieving/low SES students. To this end, several school- and teacher-related variables, taken from PISA 2012 student questionnaire, that ... -
Assessing prospective chemistry teachers' understanding of gases through qualitative and quantitative analyses of their concept maps
(R S C Publications, 2013-04)The use of concept mapping as a tool to measure the meaningful learning of students is the focus of this study. The study was carried out with 24 last year students (22 years old) from the Department of Chemistry Teaching ... -
Assessing teachers’ systems thinking skills during a professional development program in Turkey
(Elsevier, 2018)Through effective professional development in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), teachers can help students gain knowledge, skills, and dispositions to build and support sustainable communities. This paper shares ... -
Autonomous and controlling reasons underlying achievement goals during task engagement: their relation to intrinsic motivation and cheating
(Routledge, 2016)The aim of this study was to investigate the relation of autonomous and controlling reasons underlying an endorsed achievement goal to intrinsic motivation and cheating. The endorsement of the achievement goal was ensured ... -
Basic training and professional qualifications of teachers in Bulgaria and Turkey: a comparative study
(Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dekanlığı, 2012)The professional qualification of teachers is a derivative of the career development system, the lifelong study model, the expected efficiency of the learning process and others. Motivating a teacher with regard to the ... -
Blindness and visual impairment in opera
(SAGE Publications, 2018)Purpose: The performing arts mirror the human condition. This study sought to analyze the reasons for inclusion of visually impaired characters in opera, the cause of the blindness or near blindness, and the dramatic purpose ... -
Building on the enriched hierarchical model of achievement motivation: autonomous and controlling reasons underlying mastery goals
(Ubiquity Press Ltd., 2016)Two motivational theories - the Achievement Goal Theory and Self-Determination Theory - have recently been combined to explain students' motivation, making it possible to study the "what" and the "why" of learners' achievement ... -
Can computerized adaptive testing work in students’ admission to higher education programs in Turkey?
(EDAM, 2017-04)Admission into university in Turkey is very competitive and features a number of practical problems regarding not only the test administration process itself, but also concerning the psychometric properties of test scores. ... -
catcher: a software program to detect answer copying in multiple-choice tests based on nominal response model
(SAGE Publications, 2012-08-16)catcher is a software program designed to compute the v index, a common statistical index for the identification of collusions (cheating) among examinees taking an educational or psychological test. It requires (a) responses ... -
Challenges and barriers in implementing lifelong learning in developing countries
(International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 2015-07)Knowledge took 1,750 years to double for the first time, counting from the start of the Christian era; and it is projected that by 2020 knowledge will double every 73 days. Humanity faces a new challenge in coping with ... -
Changing views on assessment for STEM project-based learning
(Sense Publishers, 2013)Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Project-Based Learning (PBL) integrates assessment methods across different aspects of learning experiences. While STEM PBL shifts the focus of attention from summative ... -
Clarifying the relationship between teacher movement and culture: four teacher profiles
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Computerized adaptive testing for student selection to higher education
(Deomed, 2012)The purpose of the present study is to discuss applicability of computerized adaptive testing format as an alternative for current student selection examinations to higher education in Turkey. In the study, first problems ... -
A Confirmatory structural equation model of achievement estimated by dichotomous attitudes, interest, and conceptual understanding
(Eurasia Publishing House, 2010)Many models in science education have tried to clarify the causal relationships of affective variables on student performance, by presenting theoretical models, exploratory SEM (structural equation models), and confirmatory ... -
Contaminating factors in university students' evaluation of instructors
(Turk Egitim Dernegi, 2011)The present study seeks to determine the variables explaining differences between the scores of student ratings given to instructors within the context of the university through discriminant analysis. Ratings given by ... -
A content analysis of Turkish national high school health education curriculum using the health education curriculum analysis tool (HECAT)*
(Ankara University, 2021-01-15)Health education helps students to promote their mental, social and physical well-being. Health educators follow a specific curriculum for health promotion in the high schools of Turkey. This study compared Turkish ... -
The contribution of personal epistemological beliefs to uptake in in-service professional development: a case-study
(Routledge, 2021-04-22)Formal in-service professional development programmes may help novice teachers or those new to a school adapt to targeted teaching approaches in their new workplace. However, the extent to which their practice changes in ...
