Opinions Research Articles

Images of prejudice: debates and opinions regarding the Chinese, Brazil, 19th Century

Images of prejudice: debates and opinions regarding the Chinese, Brazil, 19th Century

Applying Opinion Mining Techniques for an Analysis of Online Product Reviews

Applying Opinion Mining Techniques for an Analysis of Online Product Reviews

Guidelines for radiographic examination in cariology and endodontics

Endodontic diseases, due to the high incidence rate, affect the life quality and aesthetics of patients. As an auxiliary examination method, oral radiographic examination is of great significance for the preoperative diagnosis, treatment and postoperative evaluation of endodontic diseases. The principle of choosing oral radiology methods is to provide accurate and necessary information for diagnosis and treatment while protecting the patients' interests to the greatest extent. The Society of Cariology and Endodontics, Chinese Stomatological Association, based on extensive solicitation of opinions and reference to relevant literature, has set an application guideline after extensive discussions and revisions. This guideline covers the common clinical scenarios of application of radiographic examination in the diagnosis and treatment of endodontic diseases and provides recommendations for radiological methods. Hopefully, the guideline may help the clinicians to solve the important clinical problems and to provide a scientific foundation for the application of radiographic examination in the diagnosis and treatment of endodontic diseases.

VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHER CANDIDATES’ METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS RELATED TO THE MATHEMATICS COURSE

The aim of this study is to evaluate the classroom teacher candidates’ metaphorical perceptions about the mathematics course through the visuals they create. The sample of the study consists of 36 classroom teacher candidates studying at a state university in Istanbul. The case study, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used as the research design of this study. As a data collection tool, the metaphorical perception form prepared by the researchers, which includes the instruction “Draw what comes to your mind first when we say mathematics lesson and explain the drawing you have created” was used. In the analysis of the data, the visuals created by the teacher candidates or the pictures they drew were analyzed in detail. The metaphors formed by the classroom teacher candidates within the scope of the sample have been grouped under 4 categories: affective situations, impact on life, school and classroom environment, mathematical expressions and concepts in line with the opinions of the experts. As a result of the study, it was seen that the classroom teacher candidates mostly expressed the school and the classroom environment related to the mathematics lesson. In addition, it was found that mathematical expressions and concepts were also found to be an effective factor related to mathematics lesson by teacher candidates. Another finding is the association between mathematics lesson and daily life. Expressions such as being happy-unhappy, anxiety, confusion, and love when it comes to mathematics lessons are also the findings in the affective states category. Recommendations for the research and researchers were given by discussing the research findings. Article visualizations:

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON CURRICULAR SATISFACTION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE CASE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING DEPARTMENTS

This study was conducted to explore the opinions of English Language and Literature (ELLS) and English Language Teaching (ELTS) undergraduates about the course content and course delivery modalities. Accordingly, this article includes the evaluative and comparative voices of ELLS and ELTS of their undergraduate education. In Turkey, the graduates of both departments can work as English language teachers upon completion of formal training and meeting various criteria. Although these departments adopt language-rich curricula throughout the formal training they offer, there are differences in terms of the courses offered and the delivery modalities followed. The main purpose of this descriptive research was to compare and analyze ELL and ELT departments in terms of course content, requirements, and the course delivery modalities through the eyes of undergraduate students. For data collection, two questionnaires developed by the researchers were used. The questionnaires included questions to elicit opinions about the courses offered, requirements, and the course delivery modalities. It was administered to 462 students enrolled in the mentioned departments at 7 state-run universities across Turkey. The findings suggested that ELLS feel more satisfied with their undergraduate training, that is, the overall curriculum they are offered. It is assumed that the findings drawn from the study will provide valuable insights to the curriculum developers. Given the scarcity of studies conducted on the effectiveness of curriculum, it is hoped that the current study will fill a gap in the related literature. Article visualizations:

Developing a Mathematics Homework Evaluation Scale (MHES) for Secondary School Mathematics Teachers

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable scale that shows the secondary school mathematics teachers’ evaluations of mathematics homework. A literature review was conducted, and a pool of 41 articles have been prepared for this purpose. Five expert academicians in the field of mathematics education were consulted for the content, construct, and appearance validity of the prepared items. According to the opinions of the field experts, the number of items was reduced from 41 to 38 and applied to 492 mathematics teachers in total. The answers of 20 mathematics teachers were removed from the scope of this study since the answers were either incomplete or coded incorrectly. Therefore, scale forms collected from 472 mathematics teachers were included in this study. This form data was split, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were done. The construct validity was analyzed via EFA. The scale is a five-factor scale of the five-point Likert scale, which explains the 64.643% of the total variance with 21 items according to EFA results. The reliability of the scale was tested with Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, and the coefficient was calculated as 0.737. The subscales of the scale are titled “Parent Relationship”, “Motivation”, “Control and Evaluation”, “Time” and “Source Use” respectively. CFA was carried out for the scale, and it was concluded that the fit indices are either acceptable or perfect. As a result, a reliable and valid “Teacher Approaches for Mathematics Homework Scale” has been added to the literature.

A Contemporary Opinion on Creation of “New Monggeumchuk” in the 21st Century : Closely Analyzing and Re-discovering the Geumchuk Narrative in a Modernistic Context

A Contemporary Opinion on Creation of “New Monggeumchuk” in the 21st Century : Closely Analyzing and Re-discovering the Geumchuk Narrative in a Modernistic Context

Improving Students Learning Outcomes in English Through Cooperative Learning Stad

Giving students a various method when teaching is one of the effort to achieve the goal of learning, especially in English. English is one of the subject that has very important role and also one of the national exam subject. In fact English is one of the lesson that the students do not like very much which could effect their learning outcomes. According to interviews with previous teachers learning outcomes of eleventh grade has under the KKM, it because less active of the students when learning and less creative of the teacher when teaching. Therefore, researcher need to conduct a research to improve the student’s learning outcomes. The research aimed to find out how can cooperative learning Student Teams Achievements Divisions improve students learning outcomes of Eleventh Grade Students at SMK Teluk Kepayang This study is a classroom action research using the research model of Kemmis and Taggart. This study was conducted in SMK Teluk Kepayang and the subject of this research were 27 students in eleventh grade in one cycle. The research procedure consist of planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data collection techniques used (1) observation to collect data on student activity (2) tests to assessed student achievement in the end of the study (3) a questionnaire to obtained data about the implementation of students opinion cooperative learning Students Team Achievements Division. The data obtained during the research consisted of qualitative data and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained from observations and interviews, while the quantitative data were gained from tests. The qualitative data were analyzed by condensing data, displaying data, and drawing conclussion. The mean scores of the tests were gained as the result of the quantitative data analysis.. The results showed that: first, students activities in the classroom was increased in every meeting. In meeting 1 53.33%, meeting 2 increased to 59.52%, meeting 3 decreased into 53.57, meeting 4 increased 62.5%, meeting 5 increased 70.63& and the last meeting 75%. Second, the learning outcomes of the students also increased with average from 68.81 to 82.22. So it means that The components of STAD contributed to students learning outcomes and students’ participation in the classroom in small group.

COVID-19 THROUGH THE LENSES OF TURKISH STUDENT TEACHERS OF ENGLISH

This article aimed at unearthing the opinions of teacher candidates of English on Covid-19 and how it has affected their future career plans, current educational endeavours and also investigated how and in what way their English proficiency could be related to the phenomenon. A total of 127 prospective English language teachers enrolled in ELT department at a state university participated in the study. Data were collected through three open-ended questions. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the current pandemic has led some student teachers to review or postpone some of their educational plans while some were encouraged to learn technology-related new skills. Findings showed that participants somehow have become ‘pandemic-literate’ by following the news from international sources and they have grown sensitivity toward global issues that they feel responsible to integrate these topics into mainstream English courses when they start teaching. Article visualizations:

Exploring ideological messages in newspaper editorials and news reports on the first human gene-editing case

This chapter explores evaluative standpoints, opinions and potentially ideologically charged messages in newspaper editorials and news reports covering the birth of the first human gene-edited twins. The corpus under analysis consists of British tabloid and broadsheet news reports and editorials covering the case. The analysis is carried out applying the combined paradigm of Critical Discourse Analysis, Argumentation Theory and Appraisal Theory, with a predominantly linguistic focus. The evidence adduced indicates that most news reports and editorials pass negative evaluative messages starting from their headlines and ending with the local textual structures. The readership is oriented towards a given interpretation of the event using negative judgment and negative affect derived from the headline. The texts of news reports and editorials demonstrate overlapping sequences of evaluation and argumentation. News reports tend to provide the reader with a more explicit yet depersonalised evaluation of the event, as the responsibility for the opinion expressed is shifted to third parties through the mechanism of attribution. Editorials, on the other hand, tend to argue the preferred outlook by syntactic structures and, specifically, concessive constructions and concur-counter patterns.

Expert consensus on blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke patients combined with cardiac diseases

The blood pressure management of acute ischemic stroke is different from that of chronic ischemic stroke. It becomes more complicated when acute ischemic stroke patients complicated with cardiac comorbidities, such as acute/chronic coronary syndrome and heart failure. Expert opinion on blood management in terms of timing, targets, medications and strategies in the setting of acute ischemic stroke with acute/chronic coronary syndrome, or acute ischemic stroke with heart failure was summarized in this consensus.

Türk ve Rus Akademik Çalışmalarında Yeni Medya Eğitimi Sorunsalı Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de ve Rusya’da yeni medya eğitimi üzerine yapılan akademik çalışmaları tespit edilmeyi ve bu alandaki genel sorunlarının karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmesini hedeflemektedir. Son yıllarda dünyanın farklı ülkelerinde küresel teknolojik değişimlere ayak uydurabilen nesiller yetiş-tirme bağlamında tartışılan medya eğitimi alanında, Türkiye’deki bu çabaların Rusya’daki çabalarla ne kadar benzediğini belirli bir açıdan ortaya koyabilmek amacıyla, sektördeki faaliyet gösteren bilirkişilerin görüşlerini de incelenmiştir. Bu çalışma kapsamında bilirkişilerin görüşleri, Türkiye’de ve Rusya’da medya eğitimindeki son durumu, eğilimleri, yabancı tecrübenin önemi, medya eğitimli eğitimcilerin eğitimi ve medya eğitiminin gelişimi için gelecek perspektifleri açıkça ortaya koymaktadır. 1988-2020 yılları arasında yeni medya eğitimine ilişkin yazılan 159 Türk ve 380 Rus olmak üzere toplam 539 akademik çalışma bu araştırmanın amaçlı “örnekleme çerçevesini” oluşturmaktadır. Bu kapsamda tespit edilen çalışmaların analizi için “Yeni Medya Eğitimi Sorunsalı Üçgeni” oluşturulmuştur. Akademik çalışmalar içerik analizi yapılarak, akademik çalışmanın konusu, kavram alanna göre dağılımı, dönemi, türü, yılı ve araştırma problemini kapsayacak şekilde incelenmiştir. Elde edilen veriler, “Yeni Medya Eğitimi Sorunsalı Üçgeni”nde belirlenen sorun gruplarına dayalı bir şekilde yorumlanmış, tablo ve şekillerle de verilerin gösterimine yer verilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, Türkiye’de ve Rusya’da yapılan akademik çalışmalarda yeni medya eğitimi sorunsalı üzerine yapılmış akademik çalışma sayısı oldukça sınırlı olduğu bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmada, nicel araştırma yöntemleri ele alınarak, Türkiye’deki yeni medya eğitiminin pedagojik ayağında söz konusu olan derslerin kapsadığı alanın sınırlılığı önemli bir eksiklik görülürken, dünyadaki ilk film okuluna sahip olan Rusya’da halen bilgi ve medya kültürünü oluşturma teknolojisine aşina olan uzmanların ciddi bir eksikliği olduğu kaydedilmiştir.

The effect of school-family collaboration and parents behavior on students ethical behavior

The aim of this study is to provide opinions on the evaluation of parents' attitudes and behaviors in developing cooperation in ethical education. Although the research is a qualitative study, the study group consists of 10 participants, 5 principals and 5 teachers. A semi-structured interview form was prepared and interview technique was used to collect data. The data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. According to the results of the research, to increase children's awareness of ethical principles and moral virtues, to support each other between family and school so that children can become good people, to transform the understanding of school-family cooperation to contribute to moral education, to the moral maturation of children in order to cooperate with the child and school, effective and new ways should be developed and various and different measures should be taken to carry out these actions. To be positive, desirable and morally mature for children, the school and family must be able to collaborate with the child and find effective and new ways to do this. In the field of moral education, it is essential to provide the measures that families and all collaborators should take, by revealing the need and understanding of cooperation. It is necessary to provide follow-up and support that can ensure very carefully school-family-child cooperation for maximum implementation. Key words: School-family cooperation, moral education, ethics, opinions.

Muhasebe Eğitimi Alan Öğrencilerin Muhasebe Eğitimcilerinden Beklentileri: Ağrı ve Erzurum İli Örneği

Ülkemizde muhasebe eğitimi bazı meslek liselerinde ve birçok üniversitede verilmektedir. Bu kurumlarda verilen muhasebe eğitiminin başarılı olabilmesi için, muhasebe eğitimi alan öğrencilerin muhasebe eğitimcilerinden beklentilerinin bilinmesi önem arz etmektedir. Muhasebe eğitimi alan öğrencilerin muhasebe eğitimcilerinden beklentileri bilinir, karşılanır ve sorunlara çözüm önerileri aranırsa, öğrencilerin muhasebe derslerini daha iyi anlamaları ve daha başarılı olmaları beklenir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, muhasebe dersi alan lisans ve yüksek lisans öğrencilerinin muhasebe öğretim elemanlarından beklentileri belirlemek, ayrıca bu bağlamda lisans ve yüksek lisans öğrencilerinin görüşleri arasında farklılık olup olmadığını tespit etmektir. Çalışmanın verileri anket yöntemiyle elde edilmiş, frekans, yüzde analizi ve ortalamalar yöntemleriyle SPSS 25 paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada ayrıca lisans ve yüksek lisans öğrencilerinin görüşleri ile katılımcıların demografik özelliklerine göre görüşleri arasında farklılık olup olmadığını tespit etmek için varyans testleri uygulanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, öğrencilerin dersi en iyi anladıkları yöntem tahtada anlatma yöntemidir. Lisans öğrencilerinin öğretim elemanlarından en önemli beklentileri çekinmeden soru sorabilmeleri, yüksek lisans öğrencilerinin en önemli beklentileri ise teorik bilgi verildikten sonra soru ve örnekler çözülmesi ile öğreticinin, öğretme kabiliyeti olması gerektiğidir. Lisans ve yüksek lisans öğrencilerinin verdikleri cevaplara göre yapılan t-testi sonucunda gruplar arasında istatistiki olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır.

Fighting or Conforming? Unitarian Opinion on Women and Culture

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From the experts office: New Conditions for medical opinions

From the experts office: New Conditions for medical opinions

Die debat oor hermeneutiek: In gesprek met drie Suid-Afrikaanse reformatoriese teoloë

Discourse on hermeneutics: A discussion with three reformational South African theologiansIn this article some introductory remarks are made on hermeneutics and subsequently the author critically investigates – for the sake of discussion – three hermeneutical models set up by three theologians from three Afrikaans reformed sister churches, namely Dirkie Smit, Gert Malan and Gerrie Snyman. In all three instances it is apparent what a big role hermeneutics plays – and should play – in the interpretation of Scripture. Since it is particularly topical and significant, one theme in theology namely Christology, is subjected to a more thorough investigation. Finally, the author proposes some guidelines which in his opinion could contribute to a better understanding of Scripture.

INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS ABOUT PROBABILITY PROBLEMS

The probability subject and problems about this subject can cause some difficulties for teachers as well as for students. In this context, this study aims to investigate the knowledge and opinions of mathematics teachers about the subject of probability. This research was designed as a case study, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 28 mathematics teachers, 18 of whom were females and 10 of whom were males, working in state schools in a southern city of Turkey. In addition, interviews were also conducted with a total of 8 mathematics teachers, 6 females and 2 males, among the teachers who participated in the study in order to investigate their general opinions about the subject of probability. In order to collect data, the probability problems test was used to determine the knowledge of mathematics teachers about probability problems, and a semi-structured interview form was used to investigate their general opinions on probability. The results of the research showed that the teachers’ rate of determining the type of probability problems correctly was 80.6 %. It was also seen that the 37.75% of the mathematics teachers used formulas, 29.6% of them used procedural methods and 31.60% of them used graphical methods in the calculations to solve probability problems. Article visualizations:

EVALUATING LEVELS OF RESPECT FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS SHOWED TOWARDS FEMALES FROM 18 TO 25 IN THEIR CHILDHOOD

The current study aimed to evaluate levels of respect for children’s rights showed towards females from 18 to 25 in their childhood, and to interpret their expectations and opinions. Data were collected with open-ended questions in written and qualitatively content-analyzed. The participants were 67 females ranging in age from 18 to 25 from 24 provinces in Turkey. The participants’ statements showed that they felt special and unique in their childhood, their relatives and close others were not allowed to caress them without their consent, they were asked for opinions in matters that concerned them, and their parents gave them the opportunity to spend their free time as they wished. The most valued child rights by the participants were right to play, rest, and spend their free time, right to freedom of expression and thought, and right to receive education. What they did not find the chance to do although they wanted very much were being a child, sightseeing, becoming a family, and being into sports. On the other hand, there were also participants who stated that they could not find the chance to spend their free time as they wished because they had to work, and they were caressed by others without their consent. Considering the results, it may be suggested that the rights of the child be respected and valued more, and various public services, seminars and instructions be made for raising more awareness. Article visualizations:

DETERMINATION OF SPORTS CONSUMER PROFILE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TURKEY

This research aims to identify the sports consumer profile of university students in Turkey. Sports Consumer Scale (SCS) was practiced. The Sports Consumer Scale consists of five sub-dimensions and 31 items. Parametric analyses were performed on the obtained data by using SPSS 22.0 package program. To identify the level and direction of the relationship between dependent variables, “Pearson correlation analysis” was conducted. There was a significant difference in the opinions of university students in Turkey in terms of gender and sports (p Article visualizations: