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A content analysis of the Turkish National High School health education curriculum using the health education curriculum analysis tool
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)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 in Turkey. This study compared Turkish national ... -
Writing strategies in Turkish- English bilingual context: a case study
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)The aim of this study is to examine the writing strategies which were conducted on 164 high school students in Turkish- English bilingual context, for determining the mostly used writing strategies and whether there are ... -
A syllabus design for teaching Turkish as a foreign language and the transfer of cultural elements through storybooks
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)Nowadays, language teaching and learning process is an important inseparable part of education due to precipitous progress and development in science and technology. Thus, learning different foreign languages has emerged ... -
A descriptive investigation of Turkish students’ misconceptions on common science concepts
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)The purpose of the study was to investigate Turkish students’ misconceptions about general science subjects. Variables such as gender, school type, grade, age, and school level were employed in the present study. Descriptive ... -
Images of teachers in movies and how they promote change in their students using classroom management strategies
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)Classroom management is an important issue, especially for new teachers. However, classroom management is not given enough importance in teacher training. Since most of the classroom management training is theoretical, ... -
Using PISA 2015 data to analyze how the scientific literacy of students from different socioeconomic levels can be predicted by environmental awareness and by environmental optimism
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)People need scientific literacy to keep up with and to understand continuing developments and changes in our modern world. In Turkey, especially for the people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, scientific literacy level ... -
Forms of support for and challenges to fostering international-mindedness: perspectives about the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program from different school contexts
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)This study investigates students’, teachers’ and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program coordinators’ perceptions of forms of support for and challenges to international-mindedness. It specifically investigates ... -
Student perceptions of successful preparation for IBDP: implications for developing 21st century skills
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)This dissertation used comparative case study methodology to investigate student perceptions of how they were prepared for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The study focused on students in grades 9 and ... -
Gender issues and conflicts in brontë's Jane Eyre: an interpretive synthesis for informing critical literacy instruction
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)The purpose of this study is to identify the issues as well as conflicts of gender in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre with the aim of providing lines of arguments as guidelines to inform critical literacy instruction. To ... -
Attitudes, beliefs and challenges of Turkish mathematics teachers while teaching mathematics in a second language
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)Some high schools in Turkey provide medium of instruction in English. Mathematics, science and social science courses are taught in English in these schools. This study explored attitudes, beliefs and challenges of high ... -
Do students who engage in regular physical activity perform better in school? Implications for instruction
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)The present study aimed to investigate the role of physical activity on high school students’ academic performance. To reach this aim, three groups of students compared in this study in terms of academic achievement (Grade ... -
Ocean literacy of private high school students in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)Oceans have an important role in regulating climate, oxygen and carbon dioxide cycles. Therefore ocean literacy carries an imperative role in terms of understanding and communicating one of the major regulators of our ... -
An observational study of the relationship of teachers’ instructional behavior and student engagement
(Bilkent University, 2018-03)This study investigated the relationship between teachers’ need supportive instructional behaviors (i.e., relatedness support and provision of structure) and different types of student engagement (i.e., behavioral, emotional, ... -
Real world connections in high school mathematics curriculum and teaching
(Bilkent University, 2012-05)The effectiveness of real world connections (RWC) in teaching is well accepted in the mathematics education community, however, little research has attended how and why to use RWC in mathematics. Additionally, there is ... -
The development of an inquiry-based teaching unit for Turkish high school mathematics teachers on integral calculus: the case of definite integral
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)The 2013 official national curriculum published by the Turkish Ministry of Education formally required high school mathematics teachers to actively incorporate computer software in their teaching. The primary purpose of ... -
Exploring challenges of mathematics teachers who teach high school mathematics for visually impaired students in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)In inclusive education, every child is supported in such way that no child falls behind. For this purpose, inclusive education practices unite students with individual differences that are in the same educational environment. ... -
Explaining the factors associated with the likelihood of academic resilience in science and mathematics literacies in PISA 2012
(Bilkent University, 2017-06)This study investigated teacher- and school-related factors which affect science and mathematics achievement of the students who have a socio-economically disadvantaged background in Turkey. A segmentation method was used ... -
An exploratory study into student and teacher perspectives of how the theory of knowledge course supports language development
(Bilkent University, 2017-06)The Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is one of the most challenging courses offered by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). By design, TOK is a course that requires students to exhibit a high level of English ... -
An observational study : investigating the relationship among achievement goal structures, students’ personal characteristics, motivation and engagement
(Bilkent University, 2017-06)The present study aimed to investigate the relationship among teacher promoted achievement goal structures (mastery and performance-approach goal structures), students’ dispositional achievement motives (need for achievement ... -
An action research into a hands-on solar energy activity, adapted to enhance students’ understanding of selected physics concepts and to advance their awareness of renewable energy
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)The present study uses action research to investigate how a hands-on solar energy activity that highlights selected physics concepts could be used to enhance participants’ understanding of physics concepts as well as their ...
