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Papers by Sinem Vatanartıran
The qualitative report, May 13, 2023
Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Problem Statement: Academic deans play a critical role connecting academic and administrative ope... more Problem Statement: Academic deans play a critical role connecting academic and administrative operations and structures within their respective Faculties and universities. There is a wide array of research about deans, what they do, their leadership skills, challenges, and experiences. However, the research is quite limited in terms of the processes of establishing a faculty from scratch and how people experience this whole establishment process. In the light of the fact that there are a growing number of new universities emerging in Turkey, research to understand effective practices by academic deans to recruit and support new faculty is critical.
Adıyaman University International Journal of Social Science, Jun 1, 2014
This study aims to examine Anatolian Vocational Health High Schools with the qualities of effecti... more This study aims to examine Anatolian Vocational Health High Schools with the qualities of effective schools, identify areas that these schools can improve, and offer suggestions by using the views of their students, teachers and administrators together with the personnel of the hospitals they are cooperating with. This is a qualitative research and case study method was used. The case was selected by purposive sampling method. Data was collected through semi structured interviews. The finding highlight the deficiencies of the pysical infrastructure. Physical deficincies bring about educational problems, as well. Some of the important results are focused in the areas of the quality of the practicum, quality of the teachers, student motivation, ratio of student and teacher numbers, and lack of the assessment of the skills expected to be gained during the practicum.
Milli Eğitim Dergisi
Bu araştırmanın amacı, özel yetenekli olan ve özel yetenek tanısı almamış öğrencilerin liderlik p... more Bu araştırmanın amacı, özel yetenekli olan ve özel yetenek tanısı almamış öğrencilerin liderlik potansiyelini incelemektir. Araştırma, tarama modelindedir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında İstanbul ilinde öğrenim gören 105 özel yetenekli, 287 özel yetenek tanısı almamış toplamda 392 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada Liderlik Potansiyeli Ölçeği ve Demografik Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 21.0 programı kullanılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda; özel yetenekli olan öğrencilerin liderlik potansiyeli puanları özel yetenek tanısı almamış öğrencilerin liderlik potansiyeli puanlarından daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Liderlik potansiyeli puanlarının özel yetenekli olan ve özel yetenek tanısı almamış gruplarda yaşa, okul türüne ve anne eğitim durumuna göre farklılaştığı bulunurken; ailedeki çocuk sayısı, okul dışı faaliyete katılma, ekonomik durum değişkenleri açısından ise sadece özel yetenekli grupta farklılaştığı bulunmuştur. Diğer yandan liderlik pot...
İlköğretim Online (elektronik), 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology r... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology related variables with Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of primary school teachers. The participants were 411 primary school teachers in the city of Edirne who volunteered to answer the online data collection instrument. The first part of the instrument consisted of items on demographics and technology use. The second part was the TPACK instrument developed by Schmidt, et.al (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Öztürk and Horzum (2011). The results showed that primary school teachers found themselves competent in TPACK, the ANOVA results show that there was not a significant difference between the level of the last attained degree of the teachers and the factors of TPACK; however, there was a significant difference between some of the factors of TPACK and the other variables: Teachers' TK showed significant difference in relation to gender; male teachers had a higher self-efficacy towards TK. Teachers with experience of 16 years and more found themselves more competent in CK and PCK compared to teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience. In addition, having an in-service training on technology had a positive influence on the development of teachers' TK and CK.
Contemporary Educational Technology, Sep 1, 2015
Lack of technology leadership and technology integration plans are important obstacles for using ... more Lack of technology leadership and technology integration plans are important obstacles for using technology effectively in schools. We carried out a large-scale study to be able to design a technology integration plan for one of the pilot provinces that Fatih Project was initiated. The purpose of this research is to examine the perceived challenges and needs of K12 teachers when integrating technology into their classes, which would be used as the needs analysis data of the technology integration plan. A mixed design was used and 844 teachers participated in the study. An online survey was used to gather both the quantitative and qualitative data. The findings showed that there are three major issues for teachers to integrate technology into their instruction: Executive, infrastructural, and instructional. Executive issues are mostly related to managerial and financial challenges, Infrastructural issues include technological and physical challenges, and instructional issues consist of challenges related with instructional materials, students' readiness, and teacher competencies.
journal of new results in science, Jul 12, 2013
Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology, Apr 19, 2018
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggested that inattention was related particularly with reading pro... more OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggested that inattention was related particularly with reading problems among students. However, most of the former studies had clinically referred samples. A majority of the studies conducted with nonreferred samples have evaluated academic achievement with single or a few parent-or teacher-rated items. Almost none of the studies have investigated reading, writing, and mathematics achievements in a single sample. Data from low-and middle-income countries on the subject are exceedingly scarce. Objectives of the present study were to compare actual measurements of reading fluency, reading comprehension, reading and writing errors, mathematics achievement, and teacher ratings of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in a single sample. METHODS: Teachers rated ADHD symptoms in a single, nonreferred, population sample (n = 2493) of first-to fourth-grade students with a SNAP-4 rating scale. Actual measurements of reading fluency, reading comprehension, reading and writing errors, and mathematics achievement were also obtained. Fluid IQ was evaluated with Ravens Progressive Matrices. Students were grouped into Predominantly Inattentive (PI), Hyperactive/Impulsive (HI), Combined (C), or control groups. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. Statistical significance was set at p < .003 after correction for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: We showed that after fluid IQ level and gender were controlled, ADHD-PI and ADHD-C groups (but not ADHD-HI) had significantly lower performance in all academic areas. ADHD-PI increased the risk of being in the lowest performing 10th percentile for reading 3 times, for writing more than 3.9 times, and for mathematics more than 6 times. CONCLUSIONS: We investigated the subtype differences in terms of academic achievement between ADHD-PI, ADHD-HI, and ADHD-C, based on teacher reports. Academic achivement data were not based on teacher or parent reports but on the actual performance of the students using standardized tests. Our results suggested that inattention symptoms must be targeted in primary school students in order to help them have academic achievement similar to their peers.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Aim of the present study was to investigate whether 4-years continuity of teacher rated hyperacti... more Aim of the present study was to investigate whether 4-years continuity of teacher rated hyperactivity and inattention symptoms were associated with lower academic performance in language, mathematics, and total grade average. Gender, age, fluid IQ, previous academic level, and teacher reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) total problems score at the first assessment were controlled in an urban low-middle-income-country setting. The follow-up sample with full SDQ data consisted of 967 students (boys: 523, 54.1%; girls: 444, 45.9%) from fifth to eight grades. Using cut-off 7 for SDQ Hyperactivity score for each assessment, the students were categorized into four groups: continued group (CG) (4.4%); declining group (DG) (6.9%); increasing group (IG) (9.0%); and consistently low (LG) group (79.6%). In the follow-up assessment, CG and IG had significantly higher SDQ scores when compared with both DG and LG and DG had significantly higher SDQ Hyperactivity and Total prob...
Teknolojik zorbalik, teknolojinin yayginlasmasi ile birlikte ortaya cikan bir zorbalik turudur. G... more Teknolojik zorbalik, teknolojinin yayginlasmasi ile birlikte ortaya cikan bir zorbalik turudur. Geleneksel zorbalikta oldugu gibi bukonuda ergenlik donemindeki gencler gerek zorbaligi uygulayan,gerekse maruz kalanlar olarak on plana cikmaktadir. Bu nedenle geleneksel zorbalikta oldugu gibi, teknolojik zorbalikta da genclerin farkindaliginin artirilmasi gerekmektedir. Calisma kapsaminda da ergenlere yonelik 60 dakikalik, tek oturumlu bir teknolojik zorbalik farkindaligi egitimi verilmis ve elde edilen nitel bulgular degerlendirilmistir.Teknolojik zorbalik konusunda farkindaligin arttirilmasi icin yapilanbu ozgun calisma ile teknolojik zorbaligin onlenmesi noktasindacozum onerileri belirlenmeye calisilmistir
The Qualitative Report
The purpose of this study is to examine the views of teachers on the number and situation of wome... more The purpose of this study is to examine the views of teachers on the number and situation of women in STEM areas as well as ways to encourage female students to STEM areas. We carried out the study through basic qualitative research. The participants of the study included 39 teachers from Turkey, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Romania. For data collection, focus group interviews were carried out in each country. The collected data were analyzed through content analysis. The study yielded similar findings in almost all the countries showing that the number of women was not sufficient, and the participants mostly had negative views regarding the visibility of women, gender equality, and societal roles posed to women. We found that female students could be encouraged to STEM areas through the use of appropriate role models who carried some inborn and achieved traits.
İlköğretim Online (elektronik), 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology r... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology related variables with Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of primary school teachers. The participants were 411 primary school teachers in the city of Edirne who volunteered to answer the online data collection instrument. The first part of the instrument consisted of items on demographics and technology use. The second part was the TPACK instrument developed by Schmidt, et.al (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Öztürk and Horzum (2011). The results showed that primary school teachers found themselves competent in TPACK, the ANOVA results show that there was not a significant difference between the level of the last attained degree of the teachers and the factors of TPACK; however, there was a significant difference between some of the factors of TPACK and the other variables: Teachers' TK showed significant difference in relation to gender; male teachers had a higher self-efficacy towards TK. Teachers with experience of 16 years and more found themselves more competent in CK and PCK compared to teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience. In addition, having an in-service training on technology had a positive influence on the development of teachers' TK and CK.
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Jun 1, 2014
ABSTRACT Bu çalışma Türkiye'de okul yöneticisi yetiştirme, seçme ve meslekte geliştirmeye... more ABSTRACT Bu çalışma Türkiye'de okul yöneticisi yetiştirme, seçme ve meslekte geliştirmeye yönelik bir model önerisinde bulunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, tarama yöntemi ile yapılmış nitel bir çalışmadır. İstanbul'da amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilmiş 12 ilkokul, ortaokul ve lisede görev yapan 111 idareci ve öğretmen ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formları ile mülakat yapılmıştır. Veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, eğitim yöneticiliğine atanacakların kıdem, yüksek lisans, hizmet içi eğitim, sınav ve mülakat gibi kriterler ile seçilmelerinin yanı sıra, göreve atanmadan önce stajyer yönetici olarak çalışmaları önerilmiştir. Yönetici yetiştirme programının üniversitelerle işbirliği yapılarak teorik ve pratik eğitimden oluşması, yöneticinin kişisel özelliklerini geliştirici eğitimler de alması ve yöneticiliğin bir meslek olarak görülmesinin sağlanması öne çıkan sonuçlardandır. Meslekte geliştirme programında akademik donanım, yönetme sanatı ve kişisel gelişim konusunda gelişime yönelik, vaka çalışmalarının ağırlıklı kullanılacağı eğitimler ve Eğitim Yönetimi doktorası yapılmasına yönelik öneriler de ifade edilmiştir. Anahtar kelimeler: okul yöneticisi, yönetici yetiştirme, yönetici geliştirme, yöneticisi atama ABSTRACT This study aims to propose a model for the preparation, selection, and professional development of school administrators in Turkey. This is a qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 111 elementary and high school administrators and teachers of 12 schools in İstanbul, selected by purposive sampling method. Data was analyzed with content analysis method. The results suggested that principals should be selected based on their master's degree, in-service training on management, examination and interview results, and seniority and that they should first be appointed as intern principals. The training program was suggested to be carried out in collaboration with universities and consist of theory and practice in management topics as well as personal development. Participants highlighted that principalship should be seen as a profession. In the professional development phase, results suggested that opportunity should be provided for each administrator to develop their academic and personal qualities and management skills by using case studies and they should be encouraged to get a doctoral degree in Educational Administration. * Bu çalışma, Ferdi Altın'ın Yrd. Doç. Dr. Sinem Vatanartıran danışmanlığında hazırladığı yayınlanmamış tezsiz yüksek lisans proje çalışmasından derlenmiştir.
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 2018
ABSTRACT Turkey is the top refugee-hosting country in the world, with more than three million reg... more ABSTRACT Turkey is the top refugee-hosting country in the world, with more than three million registered Syrian refugees. An international research team was the first to document the educational and mental health needs of Syrian refugee children, finding that an overwhelming majority are not enrolled in school in Turkey, partly as a result of language barriers, and that about half suffer from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression. The present study was designed as an innovative intervention using an online, game-based learning intervention for refugee children, named Project Hope. Data gathered from a controlled field experiment show significant improvements in Turkish language acquisition, coding, executive functioning and overall sense of hopefulness. Implications for policy, practice and research are discussed.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of middle level managers at higher ed... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of middle level managers at higher education institutions in ways of managing relationships at the both end of the hierarchy chain. This study focused on accounts of department chairs and the study design was based on qualitative study with the aim of reflecting department chairs' experiences and thoughts on the challenges of being a middle level manager. 13 department chairs from two foundation universities in Turkey were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data. Data was analyzed by content analysis method. Their experiences about the challenges of managing the relationships in the hierarchy chain were categorized under the following four themes: 1) building working relationships with upper echelon, 2) building working relationships with the department staff, 3) building working relationships with other department chairs, and 4) the role of the middle manager.
School climate can vary from school to school within the same district and an individual school c... more School climate can vary from school to school within the same district and an individual school can develop a climate independently of the larger organization. The research question is whether schools that operate under the same school chain show similar or different school environment factors with regards to parents, students, and teachers. This is a case study where data is collected quantitatively. The case was selected by using purposeful sampling method. 3 of the elementary schools in this school chain located in the same city were included into this study. To collect data, Learning Environments Survey was used. There are 7 factors in the survey: Satisfaction, Principal’s Leadership, Effective Communication, Service Satisfaction, Identity, and Climate. To analyze data, one-way ANOVA and descriptive statistics were done. The analysis of the surveys administered to parents, students, and teachers showed significant differences in the factors of Principal and Communication amongst...
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
zet: Teknolojik zorbalık son yıllarda birçok araştırmaya konu olan bir zorbalık türüdür. Araştırm... more zet: Teknolojik zorbalık son yıllarda birçok araştırmaya konu olan bir zorbalık türüdür. Araştırmalar teknolojinin gelişimi ve gençlerin internet kullanımının artmasına paralel olarak bu tür zorbalığa maruz kalan ve zorbalık yapan gençlerin sayısının arttığı göstermektedir. Dolayısıyla siber zorbalık üzerinde önlem ve uygulamaların geliştirilmesi ve devletin eğitim politikaları ile de desteklenmesi gerekmektedir. Bu makalede de teknolojik zorbalığa maruz kalan ergenlerin, teknolojik zorbalık yapma davranışları ve zorbaların zorbalığa maruz kalıp kalmadıkları araştırılmış, siber zorbalık ve sanal zorbalık terimleri genellenerek her türlü teknolojik gerecin kullanılması anlamında teknolojik zorbalık olarak nitelenmiştir. Araştırmacı sanal ortamda kişilik hak ve özgürlüklerini kısıtlayıcı davranışlar bütününü teknolojik zorbalık olarak tanımlamıştır (Tamer, 2014). Nicel araştırmanın kullanıldığı bu çalışmada Ayas ve Horzum (2010)'un Sanal Zorba/Kurban ölçeği ile tarama uygulanmış, ...
Adiyaman University Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
Bu çalışma Anadolu Sağlık Meslek Liselerinin öğrenci, öğretmen ve yöneticilerinin yanı sıra bu ok... more Bu çalışma Anadolu Sağlık Meslek Liselerinin öğrenci, öğretmen ve yöneticilerinin yanı sıra bu okulların işbirliği yaptığı hastanelerde çalışan yöneticilerin deneyimlerinden yola çıkarak, sağlık meslek liselerinin etkili okul kavramı ile incelenmesini ve bu liselerin etkili okul boyutlarını göz önünde bulundurarak kendilerini geliştirebilecekleri alanları belirlemeyi ve buna yönelik önerilerde bulunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, nitel bir durum çalışmasıdır. Amaçlı örneklem yöntemi ile bir Sağlık Meslek Lisesi seçilmiştir. Veri, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formları ile, mülakatlar yapılarak toplanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre Anadolu sağlık meslek liselerinin öncelikle donanım eksikliklerinin olduğu görülmüştür. Donanım yetersizliği, eğitim öğretim konusunda bazı aksaklıkları beraberinde getirmektedir. Özellikle uygulama eğitiminin niteliği, öğretmen niteliği, öğrenci motivasyonu, öğrenci ve öğretmen sayısı oranları ve ölçme ve değerlendirme sürecinde uygulama eğitiminde kazanılması beklenen becerilerin ölçülmesi, sonuçların odaklandığı boyutlardandır.
The aim of this study is to understand the decision-making processes in higher education institut... more The aim of this study is to understand the decision-making processes in higher education institutions by examining the functions of university senates which is the highest decision making organ in universities. In this study, a mixed design is used. Nine universities located in Istanbul constitute the sample of the study. To collect the qualitative data, document analysis was conducted and the presidents of these universities were asked to send all of the agenda items of the university senate meetings they had held in the 2010-2011 academic year. To collect the quantitative data, the presidents were asked to reply to the open-ended survey that had 2 open-ended questions on the observed functions of the universities. Although university senates are comprised of only academic faculty and described as the academic decision making body by law, the tasks they perform are less limited than it would be expected of the governance models of academic staff observed in some European countries....
The qualitative report, May 13, 2023
Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Problem Statement: Academic deans play a critical role connecting academic and administrative ope... more Problem Statement: Academic deans play a critical role connecting academic and administrative operations and structures within their respective Faculties and universities. There is a wide array of research about deans, what they do, their leadership skills, challenges, and experiences. However, the research is quite limited in terms of the processes of establishing a faculty from scratch and how people experience this whole establishment process. In the light of the fact that there are a growing number of new universities emerging in Turkey, research to understand effective practices by academic deans to recruit and support new faculty is critical.
Adıyaman University International Journal of Social Science, Jun 1, 2014
This study aims to examine Anatolian Vocational Health High Schools with the qualities of effecti... more This study aims to examine Anatolian Vocational Health High Schools with the qualities of effective schools, identify areas that these schools can improve, and offer suggestions by using the views of their students, teachers and administrators together with the personnel of the hospitals they are cooperating with. This is a qualitative research and case study method was used. The case was selected by purposive sampling method. Data was collected through semi structured interviews. The finding highlight the deficiencies of the pysical infrastructure. Physical deficincies bring about educational problems, as well. Some of the important results are focused in the areas of the quality of the practicum, quality of the teachers, student motivation, ratio of student and teacher numbers, and lack of the assessment of the skills expected to be gained during the practicum.
Milli Eğitim Dergisi
Bu araştırmanın amacı, özel yetenekli olan ve özel yetenek tanısı almamış öğrencilerin liderlik p... more Bu araştırmanın amacı, özel yetenekli olan ve özel yetenek tanısı almamış öğrencilerin liderlik potansiyelini incelemektir. Araştırma, tarama modelindedir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında İstanbul ilinde öğrenim gören 105 özel yetenekli, 287 özel yetenek tanısı almamış toplamda 392 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada Liderlik Potansiyeli Ölçeği ve Demografik Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 21.0 programı kullanılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda; özel yetenekli olan öğrencilerin liderlik potansiyeli puanları özel yetenek tanısı almamış öğrencilerin liderlik potansiyeli puanlarından daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Liderlik potansiyeli puanlarının özel yetenekli olan ve özel yetenek tanısı almamış gruplarda yaşa, okul türüne ve anne eğitim durumuna göre farklılaştığı bulunurken; ailedeki çocuk sayısı, okul dışı faaliyete katılma, ekonomik durum değişkenleri açısından ise sadece özel yetenekli grupta farklılaştığı bulunmuştur. Diğer yandan liderlik pot...
İlköğretim Online (elektronik), 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology r... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology related variables with Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of primary school teachers. The participants were 411 primary school teachers in the city of Edirne who volunteered to answer the online data collection instrument. The first part of the instrument consisted of items on demographics and technology use. The second part was the TPACK instrument developed by Schmidt, et.al (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Öztürk and Horzum (2011). The results showed that primary school teachers found themselves competent in TPACK, the ANOVA results show that there was not a significant difference between the level of the last attained degree of the teachers and the factors of TPACK; however, there was a significant difference between some of the factors of TPACK and the other variables: Teachers' TK showed significant difference in relation to gender; male teachers had a higher self-efficacy towards TK. Teachers with experience of 16 years and more found themselves more competent in CK and PCK compared to teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience. In addition, having an in-service training on technology had a positive influence on the development of teachers' TK and CK.
Contemporary Educational Technology, Sep 1, 2015
Lack of technology leadership and technology integration plans are important obstacles for using ... more Lack of technology leadership and technology integration plans are important obstacles for using technology effectively in schools. We carried out a large-scale study to be able to design a technology integration plan for one of the pilot provinces that Fatih Project was initiated. The purpose of this research is to examine the perceived challenges and needs of K12 teachers when integrating technology into their classes, which would be used as the needs analysis data of the technology integration plan. A mixed design was used and 844 teachers participated in the study. An online survey was used to gather both the quantitative and qualitative data. The findings showed that there are three major issues for teachers to integrate technology into their instruction: Executive, infrastructural, and instructional. Executive issues are mostly related to managerial and financial challenges, Infrastructural issues include technological and physical challenges, and instructional issues consist of challenges related with instructional materials, students' readiness, and teacher competencies.
journal of new results in science, Jul 12, 2013
Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology, Apr 19, 2018
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggested that inattention was related particularly with reading pro... more OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggested that inattention was related particularly with reading problems among students. However, most of the former studies had clinically referred samples. A majority of the studies conducted with nonreferred samples have evaluated academic achievement with single or a few parent-or teacher-rated items. Almost none of the studies have investigated reading, writing, and mathematics achievements in a single sample. Data from low-and middle-income countries on the subject are exceedingly scarce. Objectives of the present study were to compare actual measurements of reading fluency, reading comprehension, reading and writing errors, mathematics achievement, and teacher ratings of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in a single sample. METHODS: Teachers rated ADHD symptoms in a single, nonreferred, population sample (n = 2493) of first-to fourth-grade students with a SNAP-4 rating scale. Actual measurements of reading fluency, reading comprehension, reading and writing errors, and mathematics achievement were also obtained. Fluid IQ was evaluated with Ravens Progressive Matrices. Students were grouped into Predominantly Inattentive (PI), Hyperactive/Impulsive (HI), Combined (C), or control groups. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. Statistical significance was set at p < .003 after correction for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: We showed that after fluid IQ level and gender were controlled, ADHD-PI and ADHD-C groups (but not ADHD-HI) had significantly lower performance in all academic areas. ADHD-PI increased the risk of being in the lowest performing 10th percentile for reading 3 times, for writing more than 3.9 times, and for mathematics more than 6 times. CONCLUSIONS: We investigated the subtype differences in terms of academic achievement between ADHD-PI, ADHD-HI, and ADHD-C, based on teacher reports. Academic achivement data were not based on teacher or parent reports but on the actual performance of the students using standardized tests. Our results suggested that inattention symptoms must be targeted in primary school students in order to help them have academic achievement similar to their peers.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Aim of the present study was to investigate whether 4-years continuity of teacher rated hyperacti... more Aim of the present study was to investigate whether 4-years continuity of teacher rated hyperactivity and inattention symptoms were associated with lower academic performance in language, mathematics, and total grade average. Gender, age, fluid IQ, previous academic level, and teacher reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) total problems score at the first assessment were controlled in an urban low-middle-income-country setting. The follow-up sample with full SDQ data consisted of 967 students (boys: 523, 54.1%; girls: 444, 45.9%) from fifth to eight grades. Using cut-off 7 for SDQ Hyperactivity score for each assessment, the students were categorized into four groups: continued group (CG) (4.4%); declining group (DG) (6.9%); increasing group (IG) (9.0%); and consistently low (LG) group (79.6%). In the follow-up assessment, CG and IG had significantly higher SDQ scores when compared with both DG and LG and DG had significantly higher SDQ Hyperactivity and Total prob...
Teknolojik zorbalik, teknolojinin yayginlasmasi ile birlikte ortaya cikan bir zorbalik turudur. G... more Teknolojik zorbalik, teknolojinin yayginlasmasi ile birlikte ortaya cikan bir zorbalik turudur. Geleneksel zorbalikta oldugu gibi bukonuda ergenlik donemindeki gencler gerek zorbaligi uygulayan,gerekse maruz kalanlar olarak on plana cikmaktadir. Bu nedenle geleneksel zorbalikta oldugu gibi, teknolojik zorbalikta da genclerin farkindaliginin artirilmasi gerekmektedir. Calisma kapsaminda da ergenlere yonelik 60 dakikalik, tek oturumlu bir teknolojik zorbalik farkindaligi egitimi verilmis ve elde edilen nitel bulgular degerlendirilmistir.Teknolojik zorbalik konusunda farkindaligin arttirilmasi icin yapilanbu ozgun calisma ile teknolojik zorbaligin onlenmesi noktasindacozum onerileri belirlenmeye calisilmistir
The Qualitative Report
The purpose of this study is to examine the views of teachers on the number and situation of wome... more The purpose of this study is to examine the views of teachers on the number and situation of women in STEM areas as well as ways to encourage female students to STEM areas. We carried out the study through basic qualitative research. The participants of the study included 39 teachers from Turkey, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Romania. For data collection, focus group interviews were carried out in each country. The collected data were analyzed through content analysis. The study yielded similar findings in almost all the countries showing that the number of women was not sufficient, and the participants mostly had negative views regarding the visibility of women, gender equality, and societal roles posed to women. We found that female students could be encouraged to STEM areas through the use of appropriate role models who carried some inborn and achieved traits.
İlköğretim Online (elektronik), 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology r... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between demographic and technology related variables with Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of primary school teachers. The participants were 411 primary school teachers in the city of Edirne who volunteered to answer the online data collection instrument. The first part of the instrument consisted of items on demographics and technology use. The second part was the TPACK instrument developed by Schmidt, et.al (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Öztürk and Horzum (2011). The results showed that primary school teachers found themselves competent in TPACK, the ANOVA results show that there was not a significant difference between the level of the last attained degree of the teachers and the factors of TPACK; however, there was a significant difference between some of the factors of TPACK and the other variables: Teachers' TK showed significant difference in relation to gender; male teachers had a higher self-efficacy towards TK. Teachers with experience of 16 years and more found themselves more competent in CK and PCK compared to teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience. In addition, having an in-service training on technology had a positive influence on the development of teachers' TK and CK.
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Jun 1, 2014
ABSTRACT Bu çalışma Türkiye'de okul yöneticisi yetiştirme, seçme ve meslekte geliştirmeye... more ABSTRACT Bu çalışma Türkiye'de okul yöneticisi yetiştirme, seçme ve meslekte geliştirmeye yönelik bir model önerisinde bulunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, tarama yöntemi ile yapılmış nitel bir çalışmadır. İstanbul'da amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilmiş 12 ilkokul, ortaokul ve lisede görev yapan 111 idareci ve öğretmen ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formları ile mülakat yapılmıştır. Veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, eğitim yöneticiliğine atanacakların kıdem, yüksek lisans, hizmet içi eğitim, sınav ve mülakat gibi kriterler ile seçilmelerinin yanı sıra, göreve atanmadan önce stajyer yönetici olarak çalışmaları önerilmiştir. Yönetici yetiştirme programının üniversitelerle işbirliği yapılarak teorik ve pratik eğitimden oluşması, yöneticinin kişisel özelliklerini geliştirici eğitimler de alması ve yöneticiliğin bir meslek olarak görülmesinin sağlanması öne çıkan sonuçlardandır. Meslekte geliştirme programında akademik donanım, yönetme sanatı ve kişisel gelişim konusunda gelişime yönelik, vaka çalışmalarının ağırlıklı kullanılacağı eğitimler ve Eğitim Yönetimi doktorası yapılmasına yönelik öneriler de ifade edilmiştir. Anahtar kelimeler: okul yöneticisi, yönetici yetiştirme, yönetici geliştirme, yöneticisi atama ABSTRACT This study aims to propose a model for the preparation, selection, and professional development of school administrators in Turkey. This is a qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 111 elementary and high school administrators and teachers of 12 schools in İstanbul, selected by purposive sampling method. Data was analyzed with content analysis method. The results suggested that principals should be selected based on their master's degree, in-service training on management, examination and interview results, and seniority and that they should first be appointed as intern principals. The training program was suggested to be carried out in collaboration with universities and consist of theory and practice in management topics as well as personal development. Participants highlighted that principalship should be seen as a profession. In the professional development phase, results suggested that opportunity should be provided for each administrator to develop their academic and personal qualities and management skills by using case studies and they should be encouraged to get a doctoral degree in Educational Administration. * Bu çalışma, Ferdi Altın'ın Yrd. Doç. Dr. Sinem Vatanartıran danışmanlığında hazırladığı yayınlanmamış tezsiz yüksek lisans proje çalışmasından derlenmiştir.
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 2018
ABSTRACT Turkey is the top refugee-hosting country in the world, with more than three million reg... more ABSTRACT Turkey is the top refugee-hosting country in the world, with more than three million registered Syrian refugees. An international research team was the first to document the educational and mental health needs of Syrian refugee children, finding that an overwhelming majority are not enrolled in school in Turkey, partly as a result of language barriers, and that about half suffer from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression. The present study was designed as an innovative intervention using an online, game-based learning intervention for refugee children, named Project Hope. Data gathered from a controlled field experiment show significant improvements in Turkish language acquisition, coding, executive functioning and overall sense of hopefulness. Implications for policy, practice and research are discussed.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of middle level managers at higher ed... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of middle level managers at higher education institutions in ways of managing relationships at the both end of the hierarchy chain. This study focused on accounts of department chairs and the study design was based on qualitative study with the aim of reflecting department chairs' experiences and thoughts on the challenges of being a middle level manager. 13 department chairs from two foundation universities in Turkey were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data. Data was analyzed by content analysis method. Their experiences about the challenges of managing the relationships in the hierarchy chain were categorized under the following four themes: 1) building working relationships with upper echelon, 2) building working relationships with the department staff, 3) building working relationships with other department chairs, and 4) the role of the middle manager.
School climate can vary from school to school within the same district and an individual school c... more School climate can vary from school to school within the same district and an individual school can develop a climate independently of the larger organization. The research question is whether schools that operate under the same school chain show similar or different school environment factors with regards to parents, students, and teachers. This is a case study where data is collected quantitatively. The case was selected by using purposeful sampling method. 3 of the elementary schools in this school chain located in the same city were included into this study. To collect data, Learning Environments Survey was used. There are 7 factors in the survey: Satisfaction, Principal’s Leadership, Effective Communication, Service Satisfaction, Identity, and Climate. To analyze data, one-way ANOVA and descriptive statistics were done. The analysis of the surveys administered to parents, students, and teachers showed significant differences in the factors of Principal and Communication amongst...
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
zet: Teknolojik zorbalık son yıllarda birçok araştırmaya konu olan bir zorbalık türüdür. Araştırm... more zet: Teknolojik zorbalık son yıllarda birçok araştırmaya konu olan bir zorbalık türüdür. Araştırmalar teknolojinin gelişimi ve gençlerin internet kullanımının artmasına paralel olarak bu tür zorbalığa maruz kalan ve zorbalık yapan gençlerin sayısının arttığı göstermektedir. Dolayısıyla siber zorbalık üzerinde önlem ve uygulamaların geliştirilmesi ve devletin eğitim politikaları ile de desteklenmesi gerekmektedir. Bu makalede de teknolojik zorbalığa maruz kalan ergenlerin, teknolojik zorbalık yapma davranışları ve zorbaların zorbalığa maruz kalıp kalmadıkları araştırılmış, siber zorbalık ve sanal zorbalık terimleri genellenerek her türlü teknolojik gerecin kullanılması anlamında teknolojik zorbalık olarak nitelenmiştir. Araştırmacı sanal ortamda kişilik hak ve özgürlüklerini kısıtlayıcı davranışlar bütününü teknolojik zorbalık olarak tanımlamıştır (Tamer, 2014). Nicel araştırmanın kullanıldığı bu çalışmada Ayas ve Horzum (2010)'un Sanal Zorba/Kurban ölçeği ile tarama uygulanmış, ...
Adiyaman University Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
Bu çalışma Anadolu Sağlık Meslek Liselerinin öğrenci, öğretmen ve yöneticilerinin yanı sıra bu ok... more Bu çalışma Anadolu Sağlık Meslek Liselerinin öğrenci, öğretmen ve yöneticilerinin yanı sıra bu okulların işbirliği yaptığı hastanelerde çalışan yöneticilerin deneyimlerinden yola çıkarak, sağlık meslek liselerinin etkili okul kavramı ile incelenmesini ve bu liselerin etkili okul boyutlarını göz önünde bulundurarak kendilerini geliştirebilecekleri alanları belirlemeyi ve buna yönelik önerilerde bulunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, nitel bir durum çalışmasıdır. Amaçlı örneklem yöntemi ile bir Sağlık Meslek Lisesi seçilmiştir. Veri, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formları ile, mülakatlar yapılarak toplanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre Anadolu sağlık meslek liselerinin öncelikle donanım eksikliklerinin olduğu görülmüştür. Donanım yetersizliği, eğitim öğretim konusunda bazı aksaklıkları beraberinde getirmektedir. Özellikle uygulama eğitiminin niteliği, öğretmen niteliği, öğrenci motivasyonu, öğrenci ve öğretmen sayısı oranları ve ölçme ve değerlendirme sürecinde uygulama eğitiminde kazanılması beklenen becerilerin ölçülmesi, sonuçların odaklandığı boyutlardandır.
The aim of this study is to understand the decision-making processes in higher education institut... more The aim of this study is to understand the decision-making processes in higher education institutions by examining the functions of university senates which is the highest decision making organ in universities. In this study, a mixed design is used. Nine universities located in Istanbul constitute the sample of the study. To collect the qualitative data, document analysis was conducted and the presidents of these universities were asked to send all of the agenda items of the university senate meetings they had held in the 2010-2011 academic year. To collect the quantitative data, the presidents were asked to reply to the open-ended survey that had 2 open-ended questions on the observed functions of the universities. Although university senates are comprised of only academic faculty and described as the academic decision making body by law, the tasks they perform are less limited than it would be expected of the governance models of academic staff observed in some European countries....