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Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık eBooks, 2017

Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Dergisi, 2020

Academic performance on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is imp... more Academic performance on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is important for the economic development of countries. From the perspectives of social cognitive theory, one of the predictors of academic performance is self-efficacy. In order to measure middle school students' self-efficacy beliefs in STEM education, STEM Competency Beliefs scale was developed in English originally by Chen, Cannady, Schunn, and Dorph (2017). In this study, it is aimed to adapt the English scale into Turkish and to provide evidence regarding reliability and validity. Throughout the adaptation process, forward and backward translation was completed. In the pilot study (n = 77), the reliability of the data and the clarity of the statements in the Turkish version of the scale was examined. In the main study, the Turkish version was administered to 330 middle school students to investigate the psychometric properties of the scale. The results pointed out that the scores obtained by the Turkish version of the scale had good internal consistency. Regarding the dimensionality of the scale, in contrast to the original version, the adapted scale showed a two-dimensional structure. Measurement invariance findings for gender groups supported configural and metric invariance, whereas scalar invariance was partially achieved. Measurement invariance findings for career choice groups supported configural, metric, and scalar invariance. Scale scores of students were estimated using multidimensional Item Response Theory. The findings suggested that the scale can be utilized for STEM-related research to assess the competency beliefs of students.

Marmara Üniversitesi, 2006

Günümüzde bir çok ülkede etkisini gösteren fen eğitiminin amaçlarına ilişkin reform hareketlerind... more Günümüzde bir çok ülkede etkisini gösteren fen eğitiminin amaçlarına ilişkin reform hareketlerinde bilimsel okur-yazarlık fen eğitiminin en önemli hedeflerinden biri olarak gösterilmektedir. Bilimsel okuryazarlığın önemli boyutlarından biri de bilimin doğasına ilişkin anlayıştır. Bu konu son dönemdeki reformlar kapsamında populer bir çalışma alanı 3.6. Değişkenler ve Tanımları.

Science & Education, 2022

The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has cast a light on the question of why trust in scientists is ... more The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has cast a light on the question of why trust in scientists is important. This mixed-method study aimed to explore the study participants’ trust in scientists about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. It also aimed to reveal which key sources of information participants followed about the pandemic. Participants’ health-related behaviors and justifications for their behaviors as a response to the pandemic were also explored to understand how trust in scientists and sources of information played a role in the fight against COVID-19. The responses of 1233 participants across Turkey were analyzed. The findings indicated that trust in scientists and compliance with the scientists’ suggested behaviors among the participants were quite high. It was also revealed that, for both trust and non-trust groups, participants questioned the reliability of information and the sources. Participants justified their behaviors mainly by referring to policies, e.g., masks, dis...

Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 2016

This study aims to examine self-efficacy of pre-service science teachers to teach socio-scientifi... more This study aims to examine self-efficacy of pre-service science teachers to teach socio-scientific issues (SSI). Twenty-three senior pre-service science teachers participated in the study. Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI) was modified with an emphasis on SSI rather than scientific issues. The modified STEBI was applied to the participants before and after the intervention. As for the six-week intervention, three modules, which focused on understanding nature of SSI, teaching and assessing SSI, were followed by micro-teachings on selected SSI. At the end of six weeks, significant difference was found between pre and post-modified STEBI scores. Besides, there was a significant difference between pre and post scores on Personal Socio-scientific Issues Teaching Efficacy subscale, while no significant difference is reported on Socio-scientific Issues Teaching Outcome Expectancy subscale. The paper includes some suggestions for inclusion of SSI in science classes and for further studies on teaching efficacy on SSI.

ABSTRACT The focus of this paper is to demonstrate environmental experiments that were designed b... more ABSTRACT The focus of this paper is to demonstrate environmental experiments that were designed by pre-service teachers. Supportivelesson materials and PowerPoint presentations prepared by pre-service teachers are demonstrated along with threeenvironmental experiments in an environmental education program. This programhad been applied to 96 pre-service scienceteachers in a public university in Turkey. The data indicated that pre-service teachers had pro-environmental attitude and theirenvironmental knowledge level subsequently improved.

Science Education Research and Practice in Asia, 2016

Science education research in Turkey has grown at a rapid pace in the last decade. Increasingly, ... more Science education research in Turkey has grown at a rapid pace in the last decade. Increasingly, there is enhanced participation at key international conferences and publications by academics as well as junior researchers. The purpose of this chapter is to review recent trends in science education research in Turkey. The research literature reviewed includes some reference to local journals, dissertations and more widely, the national context of Turkey in terms of the higher education and research policies. The empirical aspect of the chapter is based on a study of trends in the coverage of research papers originating from Turkey in the top journals of Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Science Education and International Journal of Science Education. Trends from 1998 to 2012 will be presented in terms of authorship, institutional affiliation and topics researched among others. Results will be discussed and implications of contributions of science education research from Turkey to academic communities in Asia will be outlined.

People experience the consequences of global climate change (GCC) in various forms and degrees ev... more People experience the consequences of global climate change (GCC) in various forms and degrees every day. According to the fifth assessment report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2014), recent climate change introduces several serious potential threats to the world with economical, biological, and climatic consequences. Moreover, human influence increases the impacts on climate system. Hence, GCC is considered as one of the accelerating socio-scientific issue in education. Plausibility is one of the key variables in developing conceptual understanding of socio-scientific issues. In this study, we focused on the plausibility perceptions of teacher candidates and their intention to take action about GCC. Specifically, the relationship between participants’ willingness to take action and their plausibility judgments about GCC was examined. The sample of the study includes 80 pre-service preschool teachers from a public university in Istanbul. The study was carried out dur...

DESCRIPTION TUBITAK 2236-Marie Curie Cofund Brain Circulation Scheme desteği ile gerçekleştirilec... more DESCRIPTION TUBITAK 2236-Marie Curie Cofund Brain Circulation Scheme desteği ile gerçekleştirilecek olan bu çalıştayda, bilimsel pratiklerin, fen eğitiminin amaçları ve kazanımları doğrultusunda, bilimin doğası, bilimsel yöntemler ve bilimsel sorgulama ile ilişkilendirilmesi planlanmaktadır. Bu amaçla çalıştayda, bilimsel pratiklerin öğrenilmesi, öğretilmesi, ölçülmesi ve değerlendirilmesi ile ilgili olarak uygulamalar yapılacaktır.

International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching, 2013

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International Journal of Science Education, 2014

A critical aspect of teacher education is gaining pedagogical content knowledge of how to teach s... more A critical aspect of teacher education is gaining pedagogical content knowledge of how to teach science for conceptual understanding. Given the time limitations of college methods courses, it is difficult to touch on more than a fraction of the science topics potentially taught across grades K-8, particularly in the context of relevant pedagogies. This research and development work centers on constructing a formative assessment resource to help expose pre-service teachers to a greater number of science topics within teaching episodes using various modes of instruction. To this end, 100 problem-based, science pedagogy assessment items were developed via expert group discussions and pilot testing. Each item contains a classroom vignette followed by response choices carefully crafted to include four basic pedagogies (didactic direct, active direct, guided inquiry, and open inquiry). The brief but numerous items allow a substantial increase in the number of science topics that pre-service students may consider. The intention is that students and teachers will be able to share and discuss particular responses to individual items, or else record their responses to collections of items and thereby create a snapshot profile of their teaching orientations. Subsets of items were piloted with students in pre-service science methods courses, and the quantitative results of student responses were spread sufficiently to suggest that the items can be effective for their intended purpose.

Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009

PurposeThis study aims to enable pre‐service teachers to cooperate with teachers and to participa... more PurposeThis study aims to enable pre‐service teachers to cooperate with teachers and to participate in solving classroom problems with the guidance of academic staff in an action research (AR) project.Design/methodology/approachEight pre‐service teachers took an AR course and simultaneously participated in a collaborative AR project. While learning about the steps and nature of AR, pre‐service teachers worked with teachers and designed their own project proposals in order to solve classroom problems. A questionnaire about “doing” an AR and reports prepared by the pre‐service teachers were used as instruments.FindingsPre‐service teachers worked on different classroom problems together with the teachers and seven out of eight ARs were presented at a national teachers' conference. Moreover, all the pre‐service teachers reported that they were eager to apply AR in their future classrooms and they decided to apply their AR proposals even though the course had finished.Research limita...

Analitik düşünme ve karar verme gibi yaşam becerileri fen Bilimleri programı amaçları arasında ye... more Analitik düşünme ve karar verme gibi yaşam becerileri fen Bilimleri programı amaçları arasında yer almaktadır. Bu beceriler alan bilgisi ve bilimin doğasını anlamada önemli bir yer tutar. Bilimin doğasının alt boyutlarından biri bilimsel pratiklerdir. Erduran ve Dagher tarafından geliştirilen ve bilimsel pratikleri tanımlayan Benzen Halkası Benzetmesi'nde, veri-model, model-tahmin gibi ilişkiler yer alır. Bu ilişkilerin kurulmasında analitik düşünme ve karar verme becerileri kullanılır. Bu çalıştayın temel amacı Model-Kanıt (MOK) İlişki Şemasını kullanarak yaşam becerilerini geliştirmek ve bilimsel pratikleri daha iyi anlamalarını sağlamaktır. Temple Üniversitesi'nde öğretim üyesi olan Doug Lombardi ve ekibi NSF tarafından desteklenen MEL projesi (Model-Evidence Link Diagram Project) kapsamında MOK ilişki şemasını geliştirilmiştir (NSF Destek No. DRL-131605). MOK İlişki Şeması öğrencilerin alternatif modeller ve kanıtlar arasındaki ilişkileri değerlendirmelerine yardımcı olu...

DESCRIPTION Seminar on Scientific Practices. What are they and how can they be promoted in school... more DESCRIPTION Seminar on Scientific Practices. What are they and how can they be promoted in school science?

EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2013