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Vol. 19 Suppl. 1 (2017) by Nuket Gunduz
This study aims to examine students' perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in... more This study aims to examine students' perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in English as a foreign language lessons. A mixed method approach was used in this study with qualitative and quantitative research models. The study group consisted of 333 students and 12 English language teachers. The quantitative data were collected by a survey and qualitative data were collected by five open-ended questions. The results showed that students in general perceive themselves as sufficient in terms of the Moodle system and teachers thought that the system was contemporary and beneficial in the long run but at the time of the study it was not functioning well.
Papers by Nuket Gunduz
International Journal of Innovative Research in Education, Dec 31, 2023
Innovative strategies can revolutionise student learning if implemented properly. Nonetheless, te... more Innovative strategies can revolutionise student learning if implemented properly. Nonetheless, teachers need sufficient training to do this. Therefore, teacher professional development programmes should be reviewed to see if they provide sufficient training for teachers to effectively implement inquiry-based instruction, since it is considered one of these innovative methods. This paper synthesises the existing literature on teacher professional development for inquiry-based instruction from the fields of education and social science between 2001 and 2022. The EBSCO host library, Scopus, Science Direct, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, Linked Papers, and Taylor & Francis data bases were used for this review. The titles, abstracts, keywords, and publication dates of the selected records were converted into Microsoft Excel, where they were then reviewed to identify the publications that were in line with the scope of the study. A total of 135 studies, including articles and dissertations, were reviewed for this study. The findings of this study provide insight into the gaps in the existing literature on inquiry-based instruction and teacher professional development, as well as suggestions for potential areas for further research.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jun 1, 2015
This study aiming to evaluate in-training programs of associations is a qualitative study consist... more This study aiming to evaluate in-training programs of associations is a qualitative study consisting of semi-structured questions. The people interviewed within the framework of this study are the administrators of the associations. Only 6 out of 20 associations located in Nicosia provided in-service training and the study group was formed by these associations. The data was collected by semi-structured interview form that was structured through literature review and expert view. The interview form consisted of two parts, questions about special features of the association were in the first part while open-ended questions and questions requiring short answers about in-service training curriculum were included in the second part. The results revealed that in-service training curriculums were prepared and applied considering fundamental items of the training program.
International journal of educational sciences, Sep 1, 2016
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](Ensayos : revista de la Escuela Universitaria de Formación del Profesorado de Albacete, Dec 26, 2017
The influence of authentic materials on the students listening ability in EFL classes. ENSAYOS,
Near east university online journal of education, Sep 8, 2021
This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies rela... more This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies related to curriculum development. For this reason, 100 articles were studied between 2000 to 2010 related to curriculum development in terms of journals, the year of publication, countries, aims, development mechanism, methodology. The qualitative approach was used to analyze and describe data through frequency and percentage. The findings indicated that strategies and methods of teaching and needs assessment, implementation, and evaluation are the topics that discussed in studies frequently, the most studies related to curriculum were noticed to have been that discussed between 2015 to 2019, and it was revealed the order of countries which concern to curriculum, the qualitative research approach was most utilized in studies. Future studies should concentrate on curriculum development.
Social Behavior and Personality, Nov 7, 2017
We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers' attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to... more We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers' attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to resolve disputes between students. Participants were 373 randomly selected teachers at North Cyprus elementary schools. Contextual validity was determined based on the opinions of specialists in the fields of psychology and counseling, curriculum development, positive psychology, and peer mediation, and also Turkish language specialists. The results of confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis determined the final version of the 2-dimensional 13-item Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Peer Mediation. We assessed the internal consistency of the scale with Cronbach's alpha and the split-half method. Validity and reliability tests yielded satisfactory results, indicating that the scale can be used in the field of training in peer mediation.
PONTE International Scientific Researchs Journal, 2016
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic w... more Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic world which is also supported by literature. Among other variables, differences of learning styles may be influenced by language, culture, educational department and gender. The purpose of this study was to examine the learning styles of Arabic, Turkish and Cypriot university students studying in the Near East University, enrolled in the Engineering and Educational Sciences Department. This study discusses the influence of culture, gender, native language and department on learning styles.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
This paper aimed to examine the teacher training programmes of Shangai, Korea and Finland which a... more This paper aimed to examine the teacher training programmes of Shangai, Korea and Finland which are the top three countries in reading literacy skills PISA 2009, and compare with the teacher training programme of Turkey. The study is based on the document review method. Basic relevant documents were reviewed like Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report, Ministry of Education, legal documents prepared by the Ministry, legal regulations and decisions on teacher training programmes, official and academic papers. This study reveals differences between the teacher training programmes of top three countries in reading literacy skills PISA 2009 and Turkey in terms of entrance requirement to education faculties, training duration and degrees, inservice training and reputation of the teaching profession.
The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-serv... more The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-service teacher training program. Qualitative method was used to collect data about teacher opinions regarding the effectiveness of the applied 40 hours peer mediation in-service training program. The participants of the study consisted of randomly selected 40 elementary school teachers serving in 10 different elementary schools from five different regions of North Cyprus. The results reveal that teacher peer mediation beliefs together with social and professional developments have positively developed after the implemented peer mediation in-service training program.El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la efectividad del programa implementado de mediación entre compañeros en la capacitación de maestros en servicio. Se utilizó el método cualitativo para recopilar datos sobre las opiniones de los docentes sobre la efectividad del programa de capacitación en servicio de mediación entre pares ...
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
Students' psychological and cognitive development plays an important role in empowering their fut... more Students' psychological and cognitive development plays an important role in empowering their future career. Teacher candidates' perceptions in participation and practice in community service learning course is important in accomplishing the necessary development on this issue. This study aims to determine the perception of the teacher candidates towards "Community Service Learning" course. Mixed methods research is used for the study. The quantitative data is collected from 144 female 110 male teacher candidates by the scale "Perceptions of Teacher Candidates towards the practice of Community Service Learning Course" and qualitative data is collected from 76 teacher candidates with semi structured interview questions developed by the researchers. ANOVA, t-test and Mann Whitney U-Test are applied to analyze the collected quantitative data and open coding method for the qualitative data. The results of the study indicate that community service learning course empowers teacher candidates in terms of socialization, personal development, social responsibility and awareness to community needs.
Profile: Issues in Teachers´ Professional Development, 2017
This study aims to examine students’ perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in... more This study aims to examine students’ perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in English as a foreign language lessons. A mixed method approach was used in this study with qualitative and quantitative research models. The study group consisted of 333 students and 12 English language teachers. The quantitative data were collected by a survey and qualitative data were collected by five open-ended questions. The results showed that students in general perceive themselves as sufficient in terms of the Moodle system and teachers thought that the system was contemporary and beneficial in the long run but at the time of the study it was not functioning well.
The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-serv... more The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-service teacher training program. Qualitative method was used to collect data about teacher opinions regarding the effectiveness of the applied 40 hours peer mediation in-service training program. The participants of the study consisted of randomly selected 40 elementary school teachers serving in 10 different elementary schools from five different regions of North Cyprus. The results reveal that teacher peer mediation beliefs together with social and professional developments have positively developed after the implemented peer mediation in-service training program
This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies rela... more This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies related to curriculum development. For this reason, 100 articles were studied between 2000 to 2010 related to curriculum development in terms of journals, the year of publication, countries, aims, development mechanism, methodology. The qualitative approach was used to analyze and describe data through frequency and percentage. The findings indicated that strategies and methods of teaching and needs assessment, implementation, and evaluation are the topics that discussed in studies frequently, the most studies related to curriculum were noticed to have been that discussed between 2015 to 2019, and it was revealed the order of countries which concern to curriculum, the qualitative research approach was most utilized in studies. Future studies should concentrate on curriculum development. Keywords: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Content Analysis
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Nov 29, 2019
Reading is one of the basic skills that the students' need to achieve, however, it is also one of... more Reading is one of the basic skills that the students' need to achieve, however, it is also one of the important competencies that is essential for reaching knowledge. Reading difficulty is a main problem that many teachers are coming across in their classrooms. Students' with reading disabilities not only hinder the teachers' flow of the lesson it also hinders the development of the student's life skills. With the revolution of the technology in the 21ST century, assistive technologies are seen to be applied into the education settings at all levels and in all fields. Therefore, teachers are in need to know about the available technology and special technology programs in order to help their students facing difficulties in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills. Technological enrichment of teachers' educational environment both facilitates and helps them to motivate students more easily. Technology support into the educational environments of the students with reading difficulties can improve their reading skills and enable them to succeed in reading and comprehending. The present study sought to determine the opinions of special education teachers' regarding using assistive technology for students with reading difficulties. The research design is based on the qualitative case study design with purposeful sampling and easily accessible sampling technique. Researchers developed semi-structured interview form for data collection applied content analysis to analyze the collected data. The analysis of the study found that teacher opinions towards assistive technology usage for overcoming students' reading difficulties are rather moderate. However, teachers' general opinions about assistive technology utilization is promising and developing gradually.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jun 1, 2015
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic w... more Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic world which is also supported by literature. Among other variables, differences of learning styles may be influenced by language, culture, educational department and ...
Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers’ attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to... more We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers’ attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to resolve disputes between students. Participants were 373 randomly selected teachers at North Cyprus elementary schools. Contextual validity was determined based on the opinions of specialists in the fields of psychology and counseling, curriculum development, positive psychology, and peer mediation, and also Turkish language specialists. The results of confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis determined the final version of the 2-dimensional 13-item Scale of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Peer Mediation. We assessed the internal consistency of the scale with Cronbach’s alpha and the split-half method. Validity and reliability tests yielded satisfactory results, indicating that the scale can be used in the field of training in peer mediation.
This study aims to examine students' perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in... more This study aims to examine students' perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in English as a foreign language lessons. A mixed method approach was used in this study with qualitative and quantitative research models. The study group consisted of 333 students and 12 English language teachers. The quantitative data were collected by a survey and qualitative data were collected by five open-ended questions. The results showed that students in general perceive themselves as sufficient in terms of the Moodle system and teachers thought that the system was contemporary and beneficial in the long run but at the time of the study it was not functioning well.
International Journal of Innovative Research in Education, Dec 31, 2023
Innovative strategies can revolutionise student learning if implemented properly. Nonetheless, te... more Innovative strategies can revolutionise student learning if implemented properly. Nonetheless, teachers need sufficient training to do this. Therefore, teacher professional development programmes should be reviewed to see if they provide sufficient training for teachers to effectively implement inquiry-based instruction, since it is considered one of these innovative methods. This paper synthesises the existing literature on teacher professional development for inquiry-based instruction from the fields of education and social science between 2001 and 2022. The EBSCO host library, Scopus, Science Direct, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, Linked Papers, and Taylor & Francis data bases were used for this review. The titles, abstracts, keywords, and publication dates of the selected records were converted into Microsoft Excel, where they were then reviewed to identify the publications that were in line with the scope of the study. A total of 135 studies, including articles and dissertations, were reviewed for this study. The findings of this study provide insight into the gaps in the existing literature on inquiry-based instruction and teacher professional development, as well as suggestions for potential areas for further research.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jun 1, 2015
This study aiming to evaluate in-training programs of associations is a qualitative study consist... more This study aiming to evaluate in-training programs of associations is a qualitative study consisting of semi-structured questions. The people interviewed within the framework of this study are the administrators of the associations. Only 6 out of 20 associations located in Nicosia provided in-service training and the study group was formed by these associations. The data was collected by semi-structured interview form that was structured through literature review and expert view. The interview form consisted of two parts, questions about special features of the association were in the first part while open-ended questions and questions requiring short answers about in-service training curriculum were included in the second part. The results revealed that in-service training curriculums were prepared and applied considering fundamental items of the training program.
International journal of educational sciences, Sep 1, 2016
Ensayos : revista de la Escuela Universitaria de Formación del Profesorado de Albacete, Dec 26, 2017
The influence of authentic materials on the students listening ability in EFL classes. ENSAYOS,
Near east university online journal of education, Sep 8, 2021
This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies rela... more This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies related to curriculum development. For this reason, 100 articles were studied between 2000 to 2010 related to curriculum development in terms of journals, the year of publication, countries, aims, development mechanism, methodology. The qualitative approach was used to analyze and describe data through frequency and percentage. The findings indicated that strategies and methods of teaching and needs assessment, implementation, and evaluation are the topics that discussed in studies frequently, the most studies related to curriculum were noticed to have been that discussed between 2015 to 2019, and it was revealed the order of countries which concern to curriculum, the qualitative research approach was most utilized in studies. Future studies should concentrate on curriculum development.
Social Behavior and Personality, Nov 7, 2017
We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers' attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to... more We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers' attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to resolve disputes between students. Participants were 373 randomly selected teachers at North Cyprus elementary schools. Contextual validity was determined based on the opinions of specialists in the fields of psychology and counseling, curriculum development, positive psychology, and peer mediation, and also Turkish language specialists. The results of confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis determined the final version of the 2-dimensional 13-item Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Peer Mediation. We assessed the internal consistency of the scale with Cronbach's alpha and the split-half method. Validity and reliability tests yielded satisfactory results, indicating that the scale can be used in the field of training in peer mediation.
PONTE International Scientific Researchs Journal, 2016
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic w... more Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic world which is also supported by literature. Among other variables, differences of learning styles may be influenced by language, culture, educational department and gender. The purpose of this study was to examine the learning styles of Arabic, Turkish and Cypriot university students studying in the Near East University, enrolled in the Engineering and Educational Sciences Department. This study discusses the influence of culture, gender, native language and department on learning styles.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
This paper aimed to examine the teacher training programmes of Shangai, Korea and Finland which a... more This paper aimed to examine the teacher training programmes of Shangai, Korea and Finland which are the top three countries in reading literacy skills PISA 2009, and compare with the teacher training programme of Turkey. The study is based on the document review method. Basic relevant documents were reviewed like Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report, Ministry of Education, legal documents prepared by the Ministry, legal regulations and decisions on teacher training programmes, official and academic papers. This study reveals differences between the teacher training programmes of top three countries in reading literacy skills PISA 2009 and Turkey in terms of entrance requirement to education faculties, training duration and degrees, inservice training and reputation of the teaching profession.
The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-serv... more The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-service teacher training program. Qualitative method was used to collect data about teacher opinions regarding the effectiveness of the applied 40 hours peer mediation in-service training program. The participants of the study consisted of randomly selected 40 elementary school teachers serving in 10 different elementary schools from five different regions of North Cyprus. The results reveal that teacher peer mediation beliefs together with social and professional developments have positively developed after the implemented peer mediation in-service training program.El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la efectividad del programa implementado de mediación entre compañeros en la capacitación de maestros en servicio. Se utilizó el método cualitativo para recopilar datos sobre las opiniones de los docentes sobre la efectividad del programa de capacitación en servicio de mediación entre pares ...
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
Students' psychological and cognitive development plays an important role in empowering their fut... more Students' psychological and cognitive development plays an important role in empowering their future career. Teacher candidates' perceptions in participation and practice in community service learning course is important in accomplishing the necessary development on this issue. This study aims to determine the perception of the teacher candidates towards "Community Service Learning" course. Mixed methods research is used for the study. The quantitative data is collected from 144 female 110 male teacher candidates by the scale "Perceptions of Teacher Candidates towards the practice of Community Service Learning Course" and qualitative data is collected from 76 teacher candidates with semi structured interview questions developed by the researchers. ANOVA, t-test and Mann Whitney U-Test are applied to analyze the collected quantitative data and open coding method for the qualitative data. The results of the study indicate that community service learning course empowers teacher candidates in terms of socialization, personal development, social responsibility and awareness to community needs.
Profile: Issues in Teachers´ Professional Development, 2017
This study aims to examine students’ perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in... more This study aims to examine students’ perception on using the Moodle system in secondary school in English as a foreign language lessons. A mixed method approach was used in this study with qualitative and quantitative research models. The study group consisted of 333 students and 12 English language teachers. The quantitative data were collected by a survey and qualitative data were collected by five open-ended questions. The results showed that students in general perceive themselves as sufficient in terms of the Moodle system and teachers thought that the system was contemporary and beneficial in the long run but at the time of the study it was not functioning well.
The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-serv... more The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-service teacher training program. Qualitative method was used to collect data about teacher opinions regarding the effectiveness of the applied 40 hours peer mediation in-service training program. The participants of the study consisted of randomly selected 40 elementary school teachers serving in 10 different elementary schools from five different regions of North Cyprus. The results reveal that teacher peer mediation beliefs together with social and professional developments have positively developed after the implemented peer mediation in-service training program
This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies rela... more This study purposes to perform a content analysis to define the general framework of studies related to curriculum development. For this reason, 100 articles were studied between 2000 to 2010 related to curriculum development in terms of journals, the year of publication, countries, aims, development mechanism, methodology. The qualitative approach was used to analyze and describe data through frequency and percentage. The findings indicated that strategies and methods of teaching and needs assessment, implementation, and evaluation are the topics that discussed in studies frequently, the most studies related to curriculum were noticed to have been that discussed between 2015 to 2019, and it was revealed the order of countries which concern to curriculum, the qualitative research approach was most utilized in studies. Future studies should concentrate on curriculum development. Keywords: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Content Analysis
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Nov 29, 2019
Reading is one of the basic skills that the students' need to achieve, however, it is also one of... more Reading is one of the basic skills that the students' need to achieve, however, it is also one of the important competencies that is essential for reaching knowledge. Reading difficulty is a main problem that many teachers are coming across in their classrooms. Students' with reading disabilities not only hinder the teachers' flow of the lesson it also hinders the development of the student's life skills. With the revolution of the technology in the 21ST century, assistive technologies are seen to be applied into the education settings at all levels and in all fields. Therefore, teachers are in need to know about the available technology and special technology programs in order to help their students facing difficulties in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills. Technological enrichment of teachers' educational environment both facilitates and helps them to motivate students more easily. Technology support into the educational environments of the students with reading difficulties can improve their reading skills and enable them to succeed in reading and comprehending. The present study sought to determine the opinions of special education teachers' regarding using assistive technology for students with reading difficulties. The research design is based on the qualitative case study design with purposeful sampling and easily accessible sampling technique. Researchers developed semi-structured interview form for data collection applied content analysis to analyze the collected data. The analysis of the study found that teacher opinions towards assistive technology usage for overcoming students' reading difficulties are rather moderate. However, teachers' general opinions about assistive technology utilization is promising and developing gradually.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jun 1, 2015
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic w... more Learning styles are seen to be important to consider in the educational process of the academic world which is also supported by literature. Among other variables, differences of learning styles may be influenced by language, culture, educational department and ...
Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers’ attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to... more We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers’ attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to resolve disputes between students. Participants were 373 randomly selected teachers at North Cyprus elementary schools. Contextual validity was determined based on the opinions of specialists in the fields of psychology and counseling, curriculum development, positive psychology, and peer mediation, and also Turkish language specialists. The results of confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis determined the final version of the 2-dimensional 13-item Scale of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Peer Mediation. We assessed the internal consistency of the scale with Cronbach’s alpha and the split-half method. Validity and reliability tests yielded satisfactory results, indicating that the scale can be used in the field of training in peer mediation.
International Journal of Educational Sciences