Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Research Articles

The Investigation of the Attitudes of Preservice Pre-School Teachers Towards Distance Education

This descriptive survey study was conducted to determine the attitudes of pre-service pre-school teachers towards distance education. 181 pre-service teachers studying at Sinop University and Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Preschool Education Program in the 2020-2021 academic year participated in the study. The Personal Information Form and the Attitudes Towards Distance Education Scale were used as the data collection tools. The pre-service teachers to be included in the study were selected using the convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data on personal characteristics and pre-service pre-school teachers’ attitudes towards distance education. The t-test was used to determine whether the attitudes of the pre-service teachers towards distance education differ according to the university they study at, technological tool with which students follow the online lessons, and convenience of the environment in which students follow the online lessons; Mann Whitney U test to determine whether it differs according to gender and having internet connection at home; the ANOVA was used to determine whether it differs according to grade level. The results revealed that the attitudes of the pre-service pre-school teachers towards distance education were at a moderate level. As a result of the research, it was found that the technological tool with which students follow the online lessons, and the convenience of the environment in which students follow the online lessons showed a significant difference in the total attitude scores of the pre-service teachers towards distance education; ıt was found that the university they study at, gender, grade level and having an internet connection at home did not show a significant difference.

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DOES BUSİNESS SATİSFACTİON AFFECT THE LİFE SATİSFACTİON? EXAMPLE OF HEALTH SCİENCES ACADEMİCS

This research was conducted in a descriptive way to identify the levels of businesssatisfaction and life satisfaction of individuals working as academics in healthcare science. The study was sampled by academics working in the health sciences faculty/colletas in the cities of Nigde, Tokat, Batman and Kayseri, who agreed to participate in the study from 3 February to 31 March 2020.
 The exercise of the research was approved by the Ethics Council of Nigde Omer Halisdemir University; the University of Omer Halisdemir, the University of Tokat Gaziosmanpasa, Batman University and Kayseri Erciyes. The data was collected by researchers using a questionnaire form for the academic demographic characteristics of academics, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnare (MSQ) andThe Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWL). This research evaluated the data using appropriate analysis methods including SPSS packet programs, Independent t-Test, Pearson Correlation Test and One Way ANOVA Teston the computer.

The Importance of Sophisticated Product Export Related Sector and In Country Export: Nano Calcite Example

In recent years, the differences in the ability of businesses to improve their production and the ability to turn to complex products within the scope of innovation determine their growth and exports as well as operating profitability. The study has been prepared in order to determine the effect of the exports realized by the enterprises as a result of sophisticated product developments on the relevant sector and country exports. The research is important in terms of emphasizing the importance and impact of sophisticated product exports within the relevant sector exports and on country exports. Also in the framework of international trade research, nano-calcite important point is to reveal the changes according to the year of Turkey's exports of high-tech products that they produce nano-calcite calcite sophisticated products of businesses in general. And also for use in the country's exports of research that can be done in the future export of other sophisticated products across Turkey. It could be counted as an important factor to contribute to the literature. The study sample with calcite mining enterprises across Turkey, constitute enterprises engaged in export of stone and earth-based industrial products. The effect of nano calcite sophisticated product exports produced by the calcite enterprises in Nigde and its region, on exports and country exports was analyzed in accordance with the data obtained from Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) between 01-31 July 2020. Necessary permission was given for the research with the number of Ethics Committee of Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, 01.07.2020 and numbered 86837521-050,99-E, 26830 Ethics Committee. Research data, the company engaged in the export figures of Turkey exports nano-calcite mineral related sector, stones and earth-based industrial products export figures were obtained as the comparison of exports and the country. As a result of the time series analysis, between the years of 2000-2019, nano calcite gives the effect and the importance of the sophisticated product exports to the relevant sector and country export.

INVESTİGATİON OF NUTRİTİONAL HABİTS AND SUPPORT PRODUCT USE CONDİTİONS OF INDİVİDUALS WHO PLAY ACTİVE SPORT

Study Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the nutritional habits and supportive use of individuals who are actively involved in sports. Methods: The research was carried out in the sample of 170 active sports students at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University. As part of the research, the data collection tool named “Nutrition Habits and Supplementary Product Use Survey” developed by Yucel (2017) was used. 95 male and 75 female athletes participated in the study. 51 of the athletes participating in the research perform team 119 of individual sports. Results: According to the research findings, it was concluded that athletes pay attention to their nutrition and use their support products consciously.

Online Alışveriş Niyetini Etkileyen Faktörlerin Planlı Davranışlar Teorisi ve Teknoloji Kabul Modelinin Entegrasyonu ile İncelenmesi

E-ticarette sürekli gelişim gösteren değişim ve yeniliklerin meydana gelmesiyle tüketicilerin bakış açıları günden güne değişmektedir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı; İnternet üzerinden alışveriş yapan tüketicilerin, satın alma tutumları üzerinde etkili olan faktörleri tespit edip, katılımcıların bu faktörlere cinsiyet bazında farklı bakıp bakmadıklarına yönelik davranışlarını araştırmaktır. Bu amaçlar doğrultusunda araştırmada, genel olarak literatürde araştırmacılar tarafından yaygın olarak kullanılan Teknoloji Kabul Modeli ve Planlı Davranışlar Teorisi dikkate alınarak hazırlanan anket formu Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi’nde akademik ve idari personele uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre tüketicilerin İnternetten satın alma davranışlarında cinsiyetler arasında algılanan haz, öznel norm ve algılanan güven faktörlerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca davranışsal niyet açısından en önemli faktörün algılanan kullanışlılık olduğu belirlenmiştir.

NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖRNEĞİNDE ÖĞRENCİLERİN ÜNİVERSİTE TERCİH NEDENLERİNİN TESPİTİNE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Günümüzde hızlı gelişme ve değişmeler nedeni ile her şeyde olduğu gibi adayların üniversite, fakülte, bölüm ya da program tercihlerinde de çeşitlilikler oluşmuştur. Bu çalışmada, öğrencilerin üniversite seçiminde etkili olan faktörlerin neler olduğunu belirlemeye çalışmıştır. Adayların üniversite tercihlerinde; üniversite, fakülte, bölüm, program, tanıtım, aile, puan veya üniversitenin bulunduğu şehir gibi birçok faktör etkili olabilmektedir. Özellikle yeni kurulan üniversiteler, yerleşmiş ve büyük üniversitelere göre birçok konuda daha dezavantajlı olabilmektedir. Çalışma kapsamında, adayların üniversite tercihinde etkili olan faktörleri ölçmeye yönelik 62 değişkenli bir ölçek oluşturulmuş ve 2016-2017 Eğitim-Öğretim Yılında Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesinde okuyan 1. sınıf öğrencilerinin tamamına anket uygulanmıştır. Anket sonuçlarına göre öğrencilerin üniversite tercihlerinde en önemli faktörlerin üniversitedeki eğitim-öğretim kalitesi ve mezunların iş bulma imkânları olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Tercihte en az etkili faktörün ise ailesinin bulunduğu kentte olması olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Öğrenciler için ilin ekonomik şartlarının uygunluğu ve üniversitenin konumu da oldukça etkili bir faktör olarak belirtilmiştir.

Evaluation of the Creative Skills of the Classroom Teacher Candidates' Taking Visual Arts Training Course

This study aims to measure the skills of classroom teacher candidates' in transforming their creativity into artistic design. Descriptive analysis technique, which is one of the qualitative research techniques, is used and document review method is applied in the study. The research consists of data obtained as a result of an observation conducted by the researcher during a total of 78 course hours throughout one term with the 4th year students of Classroom Teaching Faculty of Nigde Omer Halis Demir University. As a result, it is observed that at the beginning of the study, students were biased on their skills and felt unsuccessful in art. As students focus more on teacher appointment exams, they have always wanted to pass exams without an effort and take grade in a very short span of time. It has been observed that students, in general, don't have any attempt to be creative.

THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF DIGITAL ACTIVISM: THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON SOCIAL ACTIVIST PARTICIPATION LEVEL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The study aims to understand the participation status of the university students in the protest activities defined as digital or social activism, which are organized commonly through social media. The survey, in which the participants are asked whether they are participating to various protest activities that starts online and are delivered offline, was applied to 302 individuals in Nigde Omer Halisdemir University. The study results deduced out of testing 5 hypothesis in total showed that online activities have small effects on reality. The reactions are limited to subscribing or likes, and 80% of the students, that is 4 out of 5 students, do not participate in these physical offline activities.

Examination of General Nutritional Habits of Students of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Academy of Pyhsical Education and Sports

The purpose of this study is to examine the general nutritional habits of students studying at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, School of Physical Education and Sports. Through voluntary participation –as being 89 males and 94 females- 180 students in total. General Nutrition Scale whose reliability has been realized by Ozturk (2017) had been used as data collection tool. In the analysis of data, percentage and frequency had been used for demographical features, and ANOVA had been used for descriptive statistics and for the determination of differences among groups. Consequently, while a significant difference had been determined in between the variable of age and the propositions regarding attitudes towards general nutrition, and in between the variables of gender, height and weight and the propositions regarding behaviors towards food supplements. In the propositions regarding behaviors towards food supplements, it had been determined that the averages are high in favor of males. While a significant difference had been determined in the variable of department and in propositions regarding attitudes towards general nutrition. In the propositions regarding attitudes towards general nutrition, it had been determined that it is in favor of the students of Department of Coaching from among the students of Department of Coaching and students of Department of Sports Management. While a significant relation in positive direction had been determined in between the variable of weekly attendance to gym and propositions regarding behaviors towards additive containing nutrition. It has been revealed that the individuals attending the gym exhibit a more positive attitude regarding the use of additive containing substances compared to the ones not attending the gym. While a significant relation in positive direction had been determined in between the variable of number of meals and propositions regarding behaviors towards additive containing nutrition, no significant relation had been found among the other propositions.

Bazı Fasulye (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Çeşitlerinde Tam ve Kısıtlı Sulama Uygulamalarının Tane Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi

Bu çalışma, tam ve kısıtlı sulamanın farklı fasulye çeşitlerinden elde edilen tohumların yaş ve kuru tohum ağırlığı, su alma kapasitesi, su alma indeksi, kuru ve ıslak hacim, şişme kapasitesi, şişme indeksi, protein oranı ve pişme süresi gibi kalite özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri ve Teknolojileri Fakültesi Laboratuvarında yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada sekiz farklı fasulye çeşidi (Yunus 90, Cihan, Göynük 98, Batalla, Alberto, Arslan, Zirve, Noyanbey 98) kullanılmıştır. Deneme, tesadüf bloklarında bölünmüş parseller deneme desenine göre 3 tekrarlamalı olarak kurulmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda, incelenen tüm özellikler bakımından uygulamalar ve çeşitler arasında istatistiksel anlamda farklılıklar meydana gelmiştir. Kısıtlı sulama uygulamasından elde edilen tohumlar, incelenen tüm özellikler bakımından daha düşük değerler vermiştir. Kuru ve yaş ağırlık, su alma kapasitesi ve indeksi, şişme kapasitesi ve indeksi, kuru ve yaş hacim, pişme süresi ve protein oranı üzerine çeşitlerin istatistiki etkisi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmamızda pişme süresinin tane iriliği ile ilişkili olduğu; iri taneli çeşitlerde pişme süresinin arttığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca çalışmada, generatif dönemde ortaya çıkabilecek su kısıntısının kuru fasulyede tohum kalitesini olumsuz etkilediği, bu dönemde topraktaki yarayışlı su kapasitesinin %50‘nin altına düşürülmemesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

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The purpose of this study is to examine the art literacy levels of fine arts education students. The study group consists of 111 music teacher candidate and 90 art teacher candidate, 201 students in total from Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Fine Art Education Branch. The data of the work were collected by "Art Literacy Scale". The study was designed in a causal-comparative research model. In data analysis, "independent groups t-test technique" and "one-way variance analysis technique" were used. As a result of the study, it was determined that art literacy levels are similar in terms of department (music-picture), gender and class level change in education. In terms of the enjoyment of reading art books, it was seen that the level of using art literacy information of the individuals, the level of the need of defining information they have and the level of transferring their knowledge to performance were high, while the level of reaching art literacy information was similar. It was observed that students who liked or disliked to do research in the library had similar levels of using art literacy knowledge, transferring knowledge to performance, and attainment of art literacy information, while the level of the need of defining information they have was higher. In terms of reading frequency, those who read books daily as compared to those who read a book monthly were found to have higher levels of using their knowledge, knowledge transfer to performance and level of accessing their knowledge, while the levels of the need of defining information they have were similar. Key  words: Literacy, art literacy, music. &nbsp

AN EXAMINATION OF ART LITERACY LEVELS OF PROSPECTIVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS

This research aims to examine the art literacy levels of prospective classroom teachers according to their grades, gender, whether they like reading art books and whether they like doing research in the library. A total of 148 prospective classroom teachers (103 females and 45 males) at the third and fourth grades in the department of classroom teaching at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University constitute the sample of the research. The '' Art Literacy Scale'' developed by Yucetoker (2014) was used as the data collection tool. This research has been designed in the causal-comparative model. Independent group t-test and one-way variance analysis techniques were used for the data analysis. At the end of the research, no significant difference was found between art literacy levels in terms of grade. In terms of gender, there was no significant difference in using art literacy information, defining information needs, transferring information to performance, but there is a significant difference in reaching art literacy information. Male students' levels of reaching art literacy information were found to be higher than that of female students. In terms of whether they like reading art books, there was a significant difference in using information, describing the need for information, and transferring information to performance but there was no significant difference in reaching art literacy information. In terms of liking to do research in the library, there was no significant difference in using art literacy information, describing the need for information and reaching information while the level of transferring art literacy information to performance was found to be higher in students who are interested in doing research in the library. Article visualizations:

Examination of "Art Literacy" Levels of Students Studying in the Education Faculties

Art literacy refers to achieving artistic knowledge, evaluating this knowledge and integrating it with experiences. The aim of the study is to examine the ‘’art literacy’’ levels of the students attending the educational faculty in terms of grade level, gender, the fact that they love art books, the fact that they love doing research in library, frequency of reading books and the department they attend. The study group consisted of 585 students attending the educational faculty of Nigde Omer Halisdemir University in 2017-2018 academic year. The art literacy scale was used to collect the data of the study. At the end of the study, it was determined that art literacy levels of students were similar in terms of class level and gender. It was realized that the art literacy level of the students enjoying reading art books was higher than the students who did not like doing so. It was also found out that the art literacy level of the students enjoying doing research in the library was higher than the students who did not like doing research. Moreover, the art literacy level of students who read books on a daily basis was higher than the students who read one book in a month and those who did not read.

The investigation of the relationship between physical activity levels and obesity of academic staff at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Ama c : Gunumuzde en onemli saglik problemlerinden birisi olarak gorulen obeziteyi engellemede fiziksel aktivitenin etkin bir rol oynadigi bilinmektedir. Calismamizin birinci amaci gunun buyuk bir cogunlugunu masa basi islerde geciren akademisyenlerin obezite seviyeleri ile fiziksel aktivite seviyeleri (FAS) arasindaki iliskinin belirlenmesi, ikinci amaci ise vucut kutle indeksi (VKI), vucut yag kutlesi (VYK) vucut yag yuzdesi (VYY) ve FAS arasindaki farkin cinsiyetler acisindan incelenmesidir. Materyal ve Yontem: Calismamiza Nigde Omer Halisdemir Universitesi’nde gorev yapan 355 gonullu akademik personel katilmistir . Akademisyenlerin FAS’leri Uluslararasi Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi kisa formu ile, VKI, VYK ve VYY vucut analiz sistemi ile, sistolik ve diastolik kan basinci ise otomatik kan basinci aleti ile belirlenmistir. Elde edilen veriler SPSS programina girildikten sonra VKI, VYK, VYY ve FAS’lerinin, cinsiyetler arasindaki farkini belirlemede Mann-Whitney U testi, VKI, VYK, VYY ile FAS arasindaki iliskiyi belirlemede Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanilmistir. Bulgular: Istatisksel analiz sonucunda, VKI, VYK, VYY ile FAS arasinda istatiksel olarak anlamli bir iliski bulunmamistir. Erkek akademisyenlerin VKI’lerinin kadin akademisyenlerden, kadin akademisyenlerin ise VYY’lerinin erkek akademisyenlerden istatiksel olarak anlamli duzeyde yuksek oldugu belirlenmistir (p<0,05) . E rkek akademisyenlerin %77’sinin, kadin akademisyenlerin ise %32’sinin kilolu oldugu tespit edilmistir. Erkek akademisyenlerin %15’inin, kadin akademisyenlerin ise %5’inin sistolik kan basincinin kardiovaskuler risk sinirinin uzerinde oldugu belirlenmistir. Ayrica kadin akademisyenlerin dusuk, erkek akademisyenlerin orta duzeyde FAS’ne sahip olduklari tespit edilmistir. Sonuclar: Sonuc olarak, akademisyenlerin gunun cogunlugunu masa basi islerle gecirmelerinden dolayi FAS’lerinin cok dusuk oldugu, hareketsizlige bagli olarak da hastalik (obezite, yuksek kan basinci vb.) risklerinin arttigi soylenebilir.

Self-efficacy beliefs of pre-service science teachers on fieldtrips

Science is comprised of theory and practical work and to study either part is not enough to understand the whole. Practical work such as observation and fieldtrips should be used to develop students’ inquiry skills as well as to support the theory. Teachers with high self-efficacy on fieldtrips will be more likely to use this technique. Self-efficacy can be described as the perception of individual capacity. When the teacher candidates and teachers are considered, self-efficacy beliefs affect teachers' classroom practices and teachers with a high self-efficacy level are more passionate about teaching. This study intended to construct a self-efficacy scale for pre-service science teachers on using field-trips. The study also aimed to determine whether these beliefs vary by gender, class, secondary school type, whether fieldtrip was used in high school and university courses. Survey design was used in this study and the population was determined as all science education students at Turkish universities. The sample consisted of all 265 students at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University. Data were collected by administering the “Self-Efficacy Beliefs on Fieldtrip Scale” by Ozturk (2008) to 249 pre-service science teachers. The students’ responses were analysed in order to construct a self-efficacy scale. Item and scale analyses were done to assess the reliability of the scale and validity of the scores. Nonparametric tests were used to determine whether the beliefs differ according to those factors. Results showed that self-efficacy beliefs are multidimensional (consisted of task efficacy, coping with problems efficacy, teaching efficacy, and pre-visit actions efficacy); and pre-service teachers’ beliefs were positive except coping with problems efficacy. The results also revealed that efficacy beliefs of the pre-service science teachers differed with gender (for pre-visit actions efficacy girls had higher scores than boys), the class level (pre-service teachers at lower grades had high efficacy on pre-visit and task efficacy compared to those at higher grades), and whether fieldtrips were used in high school (for task efficacy pre-service teachers whose high school courses were taught with fieldtrips had higher scores than those whose high school courses were not taught with fieldtrips. On the other hand no significant differences were found among pre-service teachers on class level, secondary school type, and whether fieldtrips were used in university courses.

Farklı Olgunlaşma Grubuna Giren Soya Çeşitlerinin Niğde Koşullarında Verim ve Kalite Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi

2015 ve 2016 yıllarında Niğde Bölgesi ana ürün koşullarında yürütülen çalışmada, 27 farklı soya çeşidinin tarımsal ve kalite özellikleri incelenmiştir. Araştırma, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri ve Teknolojileri Fakültesi Araştırma ve Uygulama Alanında tesadüf blokları deneme desenine göre üç tekrarlamalı olarak yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada; çıkış, çiçeklenme, meyve oluşum ve olgunlaşma süreleri ile bitki boyu, ilk meyve yüksekliği, dal sayısı, bakla sayısı, tohum sayısı, bakladaki tohum sayısı, 100-tohum ağırlığı, protein oranı, yağ oranı ve tohum verimi değerleri incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, denemede yer alan çeşitlerin bölge koşullarında incelenen özellikler açısından önemli derecede farklılıklar gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın iki yıllık ortalama tohum verimi değerleri 135,2 kg/da ile 295,8 kg/da arasında değişmiş olup, en yüksek tohum verimi Adasoy (IV. Olgunlaşma grubu) çeşidinden, en düşük tohum verimi ise Inton (I. Olgunlaşma grubu) çeşidinden elde edilmiştir. Adasoy, Sa-88 ve Nova çeşitlerinin Niğde koşullarında ana ürün olarak yetiştirilebilecek çeşit adayları olabileceği saptanmıştır.