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Papers by ESRA M A C A R O G L U AKGUL

Journal of individual differences in education, Jun 20, 2020

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, Oct 20, 2004

Scientific Research and Essays, Aug 19, 2011

In this paper, a novel money teaching method which is based on computer-aided techniques worked o... more In this paper, a novel money teaching method which is based on computer-aided techniques worked on tablets and smartphones has been developed for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children. Our study focused on teaching money use aiming to solve one of the most frequently encountered casual life problem of ASD children. The teaching method was applied using event-based fiction and a pilot study has been executed on an Android-based tablet and cell phones. The developed system that has been constructed on a combination of enjoyable sound, color, and movement attraction. The system evaluation and data collection were conducted an observational study upon 15 ASD children using the prototype system by an expert on autism. The results demonstrated that the developed system is capable of teaching money by reducing the need for additional guidance.

Bireysel farklılıklar doğrultusunda ve öğrencilerin kavrama yeteneklerine göre, kazanımların ve h... more Bireysel farklılıklar doğrultusunda ve öğrencilerin kavrama yeteneklerine göre, kazanımların ve hedeflerin yeniden düzenlendiğini kaynaştırma eğitimi; ülkemizde ve Dünya’da önemini gün geçtikçe arttırmaktadır. Senaryo temelli öğretim fen bilgisi de dahil diğer derslerde öğrencilerin bir konuyu rahatlıkla anlamalarını sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının dikkat eksikliği ve hiperaktiviteye sahip öğrencilere yaklaşımlarında senaryo temelli öğretimin katkısını incelemektir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olan program etkili durum deseni kullanılmıştır. 4 fen bilgisi öğretmen adayı araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, video / ses kaydı ve katılımcılardan alınan günlüklerden elde edilmiştir. Veri analizi için MAXQDA Paket Program kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda öğretmen adayları öğrencinin sınıfta dışlandığını, öğretmenin yaşanan olay karşısında doğru tepkiler veremediğini, derse yönelik görsel ve işitsel materyalleri kullanacaklarını, öğrenciyle ders başlamadan önce anlaşma yapacaklarını ve sınıf kurallarının olduğu bir afiş hazırlayacaklarını belirtmiştir. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına bakılarak öğretmen adaylarının uygulama süresince öğrenci ile empati kurduğu ve buna paralel olarak öğrenci için farklı ve orjinal uyarlamalar önerdiği görülmektedir. Araştırma sonucunu destekleyecek şekilde, öğretmen adaylarına lisans süreleri boyunca zorunlu veya seçmeli olarak senaryo temelli kaynaştırma dersi verilmesi önerilir.

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2004

The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers’ scientific literacy levels. T... more The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers’ scientific literacy levels. The research took place in Marmara University, in 2001-2002 academic year. The research participants were twenty randomly chosen students among all senior classes of the university mentioned above. The research data were gathered with the documents, i.e. class assignments and activities, collected in science-technology and society course performance portfolios. Interviews with students and field notes from the class were used for data triangulation. Participants’ definitions of scientific literacy were determined with document analysis and open coding of data. Then, assertions to explain findings were formed. The assertions displayed that participants define scientific literacy in relation with thinking and inquiry. However; they are having problems to define the term scientific. Documents displayed that although participants had some traditional understandings about science, they hold mo...

The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers' scientific literacy level... more The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers' scientific literacy levels. The research took place in Marmara University, in 2001-2002 academic year. The research participants were twenty randomly chosen students among all senior classes of the university mentioned above. The research data were gathered with the documents, i.e. class assignments and activities, collected in science-technology and society course performance portfolios.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010

Autism is defined as a pervasive developmental disorder which effects child's communication, soci... more Autism is defined as a pervasive developmental disorder which effects child's communication, social interaction and behaviors. For some individuals oral communication is never established, because they can either not talk or refuse to talk. Education is the only proved way to help autistic individuals to cope with the social world around them. Therefore, there need to be schools, administrators and teachers to educate. The biggest problem about the education of individuals with autism is the lack of awareness in schools. This research study investigates elementary school administrators' and teachers' perceptions on children with autism. Research results indicate present situation in Istanbul.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2009

In recent years, the developments in science and technology required raising humour generation. B... more In recent years, the developments in science and technology required raising humour generation. Being able to accomodate.Being able to accomodate innovations, understanding science and technology and commenting on related subjetcs reqired to be science literate with a more official language. Training science literates is a matter which should be discussed firstly in teacher training establishments. Only concious teachers who are trained by them can raise generations with required features. One of the neccessities of being a science literate is undertsanding and implementing science as not only a product but also a process. For this reason, laboratory courses which are in teacher training programmes have a special importance for training searcher, interrogant, and producing science literates. Science lab. application courses which has been implementing in teacher training undergraduate programme since 1997, bring teacher candidates the features such as basic knowledge and skills about lab, preparing lab projects, and evaluating the results. Necessary behaviours that a teacher candidate has to gain are being knowledge of lab method and experiments as well as being skillful on experiments. All of these are necessary for understanding scientific process. If we think lab studies as teaching method, teacher candidates should have knowledge and skills about this method during the process of pre-service education. The studies which are about how the teacher candidates graduted from Education Faculties, reflect their knowledge in the classroom shows us that, teacher candidates are not be able to apply their knowledge in practise. In parallel to the changes in Primary Education programmes, teacher trainign programmes are also innovated. Also, innovated teacher training programmes' lab studies which are in related fields, making new innovations become unavoidable. Constructivist approach's reflections in science education revealed that; it is necessary to organize lab studies empirical to researches so that students can reach new knowledge considering their own knowledge and the use of knowledge which is restructured in their minds. In science education teacher should arise from teaching and disseminating but she/he should become a guide for carrying out the learning activities. Projects are the indispensible studies of almost every science fileds. Science lesson is one of the most appropriate disciplineray because of its' rich content, actuality of the subjects. In lab, about experimetproject plan, the results of experimets or projects are less important than following the process. For this reason, students should know and plan in advance for which purposes or subjects they will carry out a study, every step should be discussed and accoring to circumstances changes should be done within the scope of plan. By this way, it is provided that; every gruop carry out a different experiment or projects and disccuss with their friends, also they produce new ideas and scientific studies.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2009

This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "scien... more This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "science", "scientist" and "the scientific process." It consisted of 26 (15 females, 11 males) elementary school students who were randomly selected from an elementary school in Istanbul. This was a qualitative research in nature for several reasons. First, the nature of research questions posed guided the researchers to focus on specific situations or people. It also required the researchers to put emphasis on words rather than numbers. Because of the lack of predetermined categories of analysis, the research is more in-depth, open, and detailed. The data collected throughout the research shaped the analysis of the data and the rest of the research. Findings reveal that participants hold traditional views about science, scientist, and the scientific process. Key Words Nature of Science, Qualitative Research, Scientist, Scientific Literacy, Science and Technology Educa...

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2003

In recent education reform policies of different countries, scientific literacy was set as the na... more In recent education reform policies of different countries, scientific literacy was set as the national goal for science education. Understanding how science itself and scientists really work, in other words, understanding the nature of science is necessary to reach the desired scientific literacy level. Students also need to understand the components of nature of science such as scientific inquiry to reach that literacy level. Importance of understanding the nature of science with all components was explained by the prior research studies as follows.

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education

Culture is very determinative in both the research and treatment of autism. More specifically, wh... more Culture is very determinative in both the research and treatment of autism. More specifically, when parents become aware that their child is different, when the child begins special education, the developmental problems of the child and how the parents cope with the problems they encounter due to the child being different from their peers may depend on the cultural context of the place where the family lives. This chapter aims to analyze the effects of culture on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents. With this purpose, how communication with the parents of children with autism changes within culture will be discussed. This chapter also analyzes the research in the literature on autism and cultural issues and how it informs us about communication with the families of special needs children.

This study samples the Turkish pre-service elementary teachers' beliefs about the nature of scien... more This study samples the Turkish pre-service elementary teachers' beliefs about the nature of science. The questionnaire consists of two parts. In the first part five open-ended questions were used from Lunetta and Koul (1996) to asses pre-service teachers' ability to incorporate the nature of science in their teaching. The second part is based on Taylor and Frasers' cross-national study (1997) on constructivist classroom environments and science teachers' beliefs in Australia and Taiwan. The Beliefs About Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ) in that study was used to collect quantitative data on pre-service teachers' beliefs about the nature of science. The research was conducted in Fall 1996 at Marmara University Faculty of Education, Istanbul, Turkey. Twenty-one pre-service elementary teachers volunteered to respond the questionnaire. It was found that pre-service teachers believe in the objectivity of scientific knowledge and yet believe that it is subject to change.

This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "science", "sci... more This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "science", "scientist" and "the scientific process." It consisted of 26 (15 females, 11 males) elementary school students who were randomly selected from an elementary school in Istanbul. This was a qualitative research in nature for several reasons. First, the nature of research questions posed guided the researchers to focus on specific situations or people. It also required the researchers to put emphasis on words rather than numbers. Because of the lack of predetermined categories of analysis, the research is more in-depth, open, and detailed. The data collected throughout the research shaped the analysis of the data and the rest of the research. Findings reveal that participants hold traditional views about science, scientist, and the scientific process.

Journal of individual differences in education, Jun 20, 2020

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, Oct 20, 2004

Scientific Research and Essays, Aug 19, 2011

In this paper, a novel money teaching method which is based on computer-aided techniques worked o... more In this paper, a novel money teaching method which is based on computer-aided techniques worked on tablets and smartphones has been developed for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children. Our study focused on teaching money use aiming to solve one of the most frequently encountered casual life problem of ASD children. The teaching method was applied using event-based fiction and a pilot study has been executed on an Android-based tablet and cell phones. The developed system that has been constructed on a combination of enjoyable sound, color, and movement attraction. The system evaluation and data collection were conducted an observational study upon 15 ASD children using the prototype system by an expert on autism. The results demonstrated that the developed system is capable of teaching money by reducing the need for additional guidance.

Bireysel farklılıklar doğrultusunda ve öğrencilerin kavrama yeteneklerine göre, kazanımların ve h... more Bireysel farklılıklar doğrultusunda ve öğrencilerin kavrama yeteneklerine göre, kazanımların ve hedeflerin yeniden düzenlendiğini kaynaştırma eğitimi; ülkemizde ve Dünya’da önemini gün geçtikçe arttırmaktadır. Senaryo temelli öğretim fen bilgisi de dahil diğer derslerde öğrencilerin bir konuyu rahatlıkla anlamalarını sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının dikkat eksikliği ve hiperaktiviteye sahip öğrencilere yaklaşımlarında senaryo temelli öğretimin katkısını incelemektir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olan program etkili durum deseni kullanılmıştır. 4 fen bilgisi öğretmen adayı araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, video / ses kaydı ve katılımcılardan alınan günlüklerden elde edilmiştir. Veri analizi için MAXQDA Paket Program kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda öğretmen adayları öğrencinin sınıfta dışlandığını, öğretmenin yaşanan olay karşısında doğru tepkiler veremediğini, derse yönelik görsel ve işitsel materyalleri kullanacaklarını, öğrenciyle ders başlamadan önce anlaşma yapacaklarını ve sınıf kurallarının olduğu bir afiş hazırlayacaklarını belirtmiştir. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına bakılarak öğretmen adaylarının uygulama süresince öğrenci ile empati kurduğu ve buna paralel olarak öğrenci için farklı ve orjinal uyarlamalar önerdiği görülmektedir. Araştırma sonucunu destekleyecek şekilde, öğretmen adaylarına lisans süreleri boyunca zorunlu veya seçmeli olarak senaryo temelli kaynaştırma dersi verilmesi önerilir.

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2004

The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers’ scientific literacy levels. T... more The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers’ scientific literacy levels. The research took place in Marmara University, in 2001-2002 academic year. The research participants were twenty randomly chosen students among all senior classes of the university mentioned above. The research data were gathered with the documents, i.e. class assignments and activities, collected in science-technology and society course performance portfolios. Interviews with students and field notes from the class were used for data triangulation. Participants’ definitions of scientific literacy were determined with document analysis and open coding of data. Then, assertions to explain findings were formed. The assertions displayed that participants define scientific literacy in relation with thinking and inquiry. However; they are having problems to define the term scientific. Documents displayed that although participants had some traditional understandings about science, they hold mo...

The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers' scientific literacy level... more The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers' scientific literacy levels. The research took place in Marmara University, in 2001-2002 academic year. The research participants were twenty randomly chosen students among all senior classes of the university mentioned above. The research data were gathered with the documents, i.e. class assignments and activities, collected in science-technology and society course performance portfolios.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010

Autism is defined as a pervasive developmental disorder which effects child's communication, soci... more Autism is defined as a pervasive developmental disorder which effects child's communication, social interaction and behaviors. For some individuals oral communication is never established, because they can either not talk or refuse to talk. Education is the only proved way to help autistic individuals to cope with the social world around them. Therefore, there need to be schools, administrators and teachers to educate. The biggest problem about the education of individuals with autism is the lack of awareness in schools. This research study investigates elementary school administrators' and teachers' perceptions on children with autism. Research results indicate present situation in Istanbul.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2009

In recent years, the developments in science and technology required raising humour generation. B... more In recent years, the developments in science and technology required raising humour generation. Being able to accomodate.Being able to accomodate innovations, understanding science and technology and commenting on related subjetcs reqired to be science literate with a more official language. Training science literates is a matter which should be discussed firstly in teacher training establishments. Only concious teachers who are trained by them can raise generations with required features. One of the neccessities of being a science literate is undertsanding and implementing science as not only a product but also a process. For this reason, laboratory courses which are in teacher training programmes have a special importance for training searcher, interrogant, and producing science literates. Science lab. application courses which has been implementing in teacher training undergraduate programme since 1997, bring teacher candidates the features such as basic knowledge and skills about lab, preparing lab projects, and evaluating the results. Necessary behaviours that a teacher candidate has to gain are being knowledge of lab method and experiments as well as being skillful on experiments. All of these are necessary for understanding scientific process. If we think lab studies as teaching method, teacher candidates should have knowledge and skills about this method during the process of pre-service education. The studies which are about how the teacher candidates graduted from Education Faculties, reflect their knowledge in the classroom shows us that, teacher candidates are not be able to apply their knowledge in practise. In parallel to the changes in Primary Education programmes, teacher trainign programmes are also innovated. Also, innovated teacher training programmes' lab studies which are in related fields, making new innovations become unavoidable. Constructivist approach's reflections in science education revealed that; it is necessary to organize lab studies empirical to researches so that students can reach new knowledge considering their own knowledge and the use of knowledge which is restructured in their minds. In science education teacher should arise from teaching and disseminating but she/he should become a guide for carrying out the learning activities. Projects are the indispensible studies of almost every science fileds. Science lesson is one of the most appropriate disciplineray because of its' rich content, actuality of the subjects. In lab, about experimetproject plan, the results of experimets or projects are less important than following the process. For this reason, students should know and plan in advance for which purposes or subjects they will carry out a study, every step should be discussed and accoring to circumstances changes should be done within the scope of plan. By this way, it is provided that; every gruop carry out a different experiment or projects and disccuss with their friends, also they produce new ideas and scientific studies.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2009

This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "scien... more This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "science", "scientist" and "the scientific process." It consisted of 26 (15 females, 11 males) elementary school students who were randomly selected from an elementary school in Istanbul. This was a qualitative research in nature for several reasons. First, the nature of research questions posed guided the researchers to focus on specific situations or people. It also required the researchers to put emphasis on words rather than numbers. Because of the lack of predetermined categories of analysis, the research is more in-depth, open, and detailed. The data collected throughout the research shaped the analysis of the data and the rest of the research. Findings reveal that participants hold traditional views about science, scientist, and the scientific process. Key Words Nature of Science, Qualitative Research, Scientist, Scientific Literacy, Science and Technology Educa...

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2003

In recent education reform policies of different countries, scientific literacy was set as the na... more In recent education reform policies of different countries, scientific literacy was set as the national goal for science education. Understanding how science itself and scientists really work, in other words, understanding the nature of science is necessary to reach the desired scientific literacy level. Students also need to understand the components of nature of science such as scientific inquiry to reach that literacy level. Importance of understanding the nature of science with all components was explained by the prior research studies as follows.

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education

Culture is very determinative in both the research and treatment of autism. More specifically, wh... more Culture is very determinative in both the research and treatment of autism. More specifically, when parents become aware that their child is different, when the child begins special education, the developmental problems of the child and how the parents cope with the problems they encounter due to the child being different from their peers may depend on the cultural context of the place where the family lives. This chapter aims to analyze the effects of culture on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents. With this purpose, how communication with the parents of children with autism changes within culture will be discussed. This chapter also analyzes the research in the literature on autism and cultural issues and how it informs us about communication with the families of special needs children.

This study samples the Turkish pre-service elementary teachers' beliefs about the nature of scien... more This study samples the Turkish pre-service elementary teachers' beliefs about the nature of science. The questionnaire consists of two parts. In the first part five open-ended questions were used from Lunetta and Koul (1996) to asses pre-service teachers' ability to incorporate the nature of science in their teaching. The second part is based on Taylor and Frasers' cross-national study (1997) on constructivist classroom environments and science teachers' beliefs in Australia and Taiwan. The Beliefs About Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ) in that study was used to collect quantitative data on pre-service teachers' beliefs about the nature of science. The research was conducted in Fall 1996 at Marmara University Faculty of Education, Istanbul, Turkey. Twenty-one pre-service elementary teachers volunteered to respond the questionnaire. It was found that pre-service teachers believe in the objectivity of scientific knowledge and yet believe that it is subject to change.

This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "science", "sci... more This research study is designed to identify the 8th graders' understandings about "science", "scientist" and "the scientific process." It consisted of 26 (15 females, 11 males) elementary school students who were randomly selected from an elementary school in Istanbul. This was a qualitative research in nature for several reasons. First, the nature of research questions posed guided the researchers to focus on specific situations or people. It also required the researchers to put emphasis on words rather than numbers. Because of the lack of predetermined categories of analysis, the research is more in-depth, open, and detailed. The data collected throughout the research shaped the analysis of the data and the rest of the research. Findings reveal that participants hold traditional views about science, scientist, and the scientific process.