Education Faculty Students Research Articles

A molecular insight in sport and athletic alpha – actin3 gene in students of Physical Education Faculty and bodybuilders.

Alpha – actin3 is gene for athletic performance and sport. Three types of genotypes were identified within the gene: RR homozygous, RX heterozygous, and XX which lacks expression of these fibers. All three genotypes were identified among participants. Distribution of these genotypes was significant them, and it is noticeable that XX genotype was less in numbers than the other genotypes. BMI and BFP were in acceptable limits in athletes, but it was found to increase in control group with age. Two males and one female exhibited odd reading regarding muscle mass and testosterone level which was significantly higher than the others. Genetic analysis of these athletes showed SNPs that altered ORFs reading site, and production of different protein from the gene which affected muscle mass dramatically toward higher density, and triggered higher testosterone level in the body as an exceled response to intensive training. The three of them were found to be of XX genotype. Among athletic participants, physical fitness was high especially with young athletes. Most sprinters were found to be RR and RX genotype, while endurance athletes were of XX genotype. Significant SNPs at actin3 gene determined exceled athletes who were found to comprise less than 1%.

Anxiety of Not Being Appointed: A Qualitative Study

This study aims to reveal the opinions of the senior students of education faculty about the anxiety of not being appointed. Phenomenological research design is used in this research. The convenience sampling method was used in the selection of the participants. The data of the study is collected through face-to-face individual interviews with the students. The research form consists of 2 parts. The questions in the first part are about the demographic information of the participants. The second part includes questions aiming to reveal the experiences of the participants regarding the anxiety of not being appointed. Each interview lasted 20 minutes on average. All interviews conducted within the scope of the research were recorded using a voice recorder with the permission of the participants. Descriptive analysis was used in the analysis of data. According to the findings, it was observed that family expectations affected all of the participants who had anxiety about not being appointed. All of the prospective teachers who experienced anxiety about not being appointed were found to catastrophize the situation. Five of the participants who had anxiety about not being appointed had physiological symptoms and that anxiety affected daily life. Three of the participants who experienced anxiety about preparation for appointment stated that they had no additional effort to be appointed. All of the participants stated that they used social support mechanisms for anxiety.

LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH VIDEO PRESENTATIONS AND WHATSAPP GROUP (WAG) IN THE PANDEMIC TIME COVID-19

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of learning through video presentations and Whatsapp Group (WAG) on the topic of vector space during the Covid-19 pandemic. The learning system is carried out online using videos developed by researchers and shared via WAG. This research is action research conducted in two cycles with each cycle consisting of four meetings. The subjects of this research were 14-second semester students in the Mathematics Education Study Program Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar who took Linear Algebra courses. The data collected in this study were the researcher's actions, the results of the evaluation, and student responses to the video presentation and WAG applied by the researcher. The results of this study indicate that the application of video presentations and WAG on the topic of vector space during the Covid-19 pandemic was classified as effective, because the average student score increased 12.9% and 1.3% respectively with the class average before the action 68, after the action in cycle I 76.79 and after the action in cycle II 77.79. Student responses regarding the application of video presentations and WAG were very positive. This learning strategy can be used as a solution during the Covid-19 pandemic, which requires students and lecturers to carry out the teaching and learning process from home.

Anadolu University Open Education Faculty Students’ Opinions on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Based Systems and Applications

This study aims to examine to what extent are the students aware of the AI based systems used in language learning. The design of the study was determined as a quantitative research method. For this purpose, a web-based questionnaire was applied to 204 students with A1 and A2 English levels enrolled in the Open Education Faculty, and thus data were collected about the students' views on Artificial Intelligence-based systems that they use to improve their English speaking and writing skills. The data obtained from the students were analyzed using descriptive statistical procedures such as frequency and percentage analysis. The findings of the study revealed that many of the distance education students do not have an idea whether AI-based applications have an effect on improving their English 'speaking' skills. It also showed that most students who participated in this study had no idea whether these practices had an effect on improving their English ‘writing’ skills. In this context, the study proves that students are limitedly aware of Artificial Intelligence-based systems used while learning foreign languages, and therefore, more studies on the subject should be conducted and these systems should be introduced to students.

Utilizing Inferencing Strategy for Developing EFL Reading Comprehension Skills Among Faculty of Education Students

Utilizing Inferencing Strategy for Developing EFL Reading Comprehension Skills Among Faculty of Education Students

ANALYSIS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP KNOWLEDGE ON THE INTEREST IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION STUDENTS

This study aims to determine the effect of entrepreneurial knowledge on the entrepreneurial interest of students of Economic Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Riau. The population used in this study were students of economic education class 2017, 2018, and 2019. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of documentation to obtain students' entrepreneurial knowledge and using questionnaires to obtain data about interest in entrepreneurship. The samples taken were at least 146 students from 228 students, using the Slovin formula to determine the number of samples used. The data collected was then tabulated and analyzed using chi square. The results showed the value of Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) of 0.000. This value is smaller than 0.05. So it can be concluded that there is an influence of entrepreneurial knowledge on the entrepreneurial interest of students in Economics Education Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Riau

INVESTIGATION OF EDUCATION FACULTY STUDENTS' VIEWS ON DISTANCE EDUCATION: THE EXAMPLE OF INONU UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

<p>İn the last century we live in, technological developments are advancing faster than ever, and the world is changing irresistibly. With the Covid-19 epidemic, this change has moved to a very different dimension. Especially today, the pandemic conditions of the whole world have increased the importance of distance education by directing education to the digital field. The aim of this study is to examine the views of education faculty students towards distance education. This research, which aims to examine the views of education faculty students on distance education, is a quantitative method and causal comparison model research. The study population of the research consists of İnönü University Faculty of Education students. The sample of the study consisted of 584 participants determined by the random stratified sampling method from the population. While determining the stratum, the gender variable was taken as a basis. The data of the research were collected with the “Distance Education Evaluation Scale”. The obtained data were subjected to independent groups t-test, one-way ANOVA and descriptive statistics tests. According to the research findings, students preferred distance education to face-to-face education. In addition, in terms of the efficiency of the distance education process, it is important to use computers and students to have their own rooms.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0793/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Team Teaching Approach on Academic Performance of Students in Faculty of Education

The study examined the Effects of Team Teaching Approach on Academic Performance of Students in Faculty of Education in Kebbi state university of science and technology, Aliero, Nigeria. The study used quasi-experimental research design and 162 UG II students from Faculty of Education were used. The study used self constructed open and closed ended questionnaires as data collection instrument. The study answered two (2) hypotheses. The data analysis tools was independent sample t-test which is used in testing of the two null hypotheses postulated by the study. The study revealed that that students who were exposed to the use of team teaching approach (experimental group) scored higher and were significantly different from those who were taught with the single teacher approach (control group); no significant difference was established between the mean scores of UG II male and female students taught using team teaching approach (Experimental group). The study recommended that lecturers in the faculty should be encouraged to adopt team teaching approach for their students for optimum academic performance as the approach has proven to be the best

Predictors of Success in Advance Higher Education: A Case in Northwest Samar State University, Philippines

Teachers play a significant role in the preparation of our youth as they make important decisions about education, work, and life. Existing studies on the correlations between teaching proficiency and academic performance of the students are primarily limited to elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Considering the big difference between advance higher education and other educational levels, there is a need to explore the relationship of the teaching proficiency to the academic performance of the students in advance higher education. This study made use of the descriptive-correlation research design. Survey questionnaires were distributed to all advance higher education faculty members and students from School Years 2015 to 2017 at Northwest Samar State University. Statistical tools like frequency and percentage distribution, means, standard deviations, and regression analysis were used for the analysis of the data. Results showed that most of the advance higher education faculty members are male, married, doctorate holders, professionals, research-oriented, very satisfactory performers, and possess good financial status. The best predictor of the academic performance of the advance higher education students is the work experience of the faculty members.

Diversity Management and Cultural Competency of Teacher Candidates in Blacksea Region of Turkey

Ever since the world has been dealing with the problem called Covid-19, everything around us has had to change. This epidemic has affected our lives in many ways and has set us completely new roles and tasks on many things, and education which is one of the most important things among them had been changed. Indeed, the transformation of education had already begun with the improvement of transportation and telecommunication conditions and being able to receive education online in different countries or via the internet has brought new concepts to the academic world. Cultural competence, one of them, is shaped by identity and traditions, thus cultural diversity is the main factor in determining the characteristics of this concept. Meanwhile, the ones who realize the acculturation of the society, the people who created this concept, are the teachers who direct the society in both academic and cultural dimensions. As a result, teachers need to learn to manage diversity to be able to cope with the differences in their classrooms, as they encounter many different cultural characteristics. For this reason, in this study, it is considered worth investigating what kind of dimensions pre-service teachers can have regarding the management of diversity and cultural competencies. The of the research consists of 1073 teacher candidates studying in Artvin Coruh University. The aim of this research was to reveal the diversity management skills and cultural competence levels of education faculty students. In order to reach more in-depth information on what management of diversity and cultural competencies is, the study started with a literature review. Then, Diversity Management Scale (DMS) and Cultural Competence Scale (CCS) were applied to Artvin Çoruh University, in the Black Sea region of Turkey, to faculty of education students (teacher candidates). After the regression analysis of the data for the management of diversity scale, two dimensions have been found which are managerial practices and managerial approaches. Moreover, for the cultural competencies scale, three dimensions were found which are cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and cultural skills. Lastly, a significant relationship was found between Diversity Management and Cultural Competence of the teacher candidates, and cultural competence was found to be a meaningful predictor of diversity management of teacher candidates.
 Keywords: diversity, culture, cultural competence, diversity management, teachers

The Lack of Interest of the Education Faculty’s Students in Teaching Evidence from Education Faculty Students, Shaikh Zayed University

Education faculty graduate professional and skilled teachers; they could have a great impact on the overall education system. Because of some sort of reasons, the education faculty’s students don’t tend to work as a teacher, especially those students who secured high scores in the examinations. Due to the lack of interest of the professional teachers their spot is reserved by unskilled and unprofessional teachers, or we can say by the teachers who have poor academic qualifications. The devastated education system that we used in our country, would disable our students to receive a quality education. The lack of interest of the education faculty’s students has various reasons we need to figure it out and then find the best solution for it as much as possible. The data was collected through a group discussion with the respondents, and I used SPSS as analytical tool for this study. In the structured questionnaire asked 20 different question from 247 respondents about the research.

University students’ perception of the factors affecting preschool and primary students’ recycling behaviour as a tool to improve environmental education in the university curriculum (Percepción de los estudiantes universitarios de los factores que influyen sobre la conducta de reciclaje de los estudiantes de educación infantil y primaria como herramienta para mejorar la educación ambiental en el currículum universitario)

ABSTRACT The purpose of this synthetic work is to examine university students’ perception of children’s relevant factors for recycling behaviour aiming to improve their university curriculum. The main idea of this analysis was to focus on faculty of education students, as they will be the future environmental educators that will provide the basic environmental knowledge to students in preschool and primary education. A systematic review was performed to reveal potential factors influencing the recycling behaviour of children, and then a new survey was conducted through a questionnaire to evaluate the 320 university students’ perception of the Faculty of Education of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on the factors affecting the preschool and primary school students towards recycling. The findings indicated that university students’ perception is in line with the bibliography and show that according to students, the family environment is the most important factor affecting children’s recycling behaviour.

The Metaphoric Perceptions of Education Faculty Students’ Towards “Smartphones”: An Evaluation with Metaphor Analysis

Bu çalışmanın amacı eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinin akıllı telefonlara ilişkin algılarını incelemektir. Nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı çalışmada metaforlardan yararlanılmış ve veriler içerik analizi ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın araştırma grubunu Ankara’da yer alan bir vakıf üniversitesinde 2018-2019 bahar döneminde öğrenim gören 272 eğitim fakültesi öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin toplanma sürecinde öğrencilere “akıllı telefon benim için ….. gibidir çünkü ……” cümlesi verilmiş ve tamamlamaları istenmiştir. Akıllı telefonlar ile ilgili 208 metafor oluşturulmuş ve metaforlar 9 tema altında toplanmıştır. Temalar, vazgeçilmez ve zorunlu bir araç olarak telefon, kolaylaştırıcı ve işlevsel bir araç olarak telefon, bağımlılık yaratan bir araç olarak telefon, eğlence kaynağı olarak telefon, sosyal destek aracı olarak telefon, bilgi edinme aracı olarak telefon, iletişim ve erişim aracı olarak telefon, dengeli kullanılması gereken bir araç olarak telefon ve vazgeçilebilir bir araç olarak telefon olarak isimlendirilmiştir. Üretilen metaforlar değerlendirildiğinde, katılımcıların akıllı telefonları hayatlarının vazgeçilmez ve kolaylaştırıcı bir parçası olarak gördükleri ve çoğunlukla telefonların olumlu etki ve özelliklerini belirttikleri görülmektedir.

Factors Influencing Adjustment in Physical Education and Sports Learning after the COVID-19 Pandemic among Students in the Faculty of Education at Thailand National Sports University

The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing the adjustments made to physical education and sports learning among students in the Faculty of Education at Thailand National Sports University after the COVID-19 pandemic. 595 students were selected using stratified random sampling from undergraduates in the Faculty of Education at Thailand National Sports University during Academic Year 2020. The data were then analyzed in terms of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis. The potential influences to the adjustments made to physical education and sports learning after the COVID-19 pandemic among students in Faculty of Education at Thailand National Sports University comprised these 5 variables: 1) activities to promote knowledge of COVID-19 prevention within the university; 2) the university’s policies promoting the prevention of COVID-19; 3) facilities within the university; 4) imitating a classmate’s adjusted behaviors; and 5) learning in class. These 5 factors could predict the adjustments in physical education and sports learning after the COVID-19 pandemic in the studied group with the percentage of 73.60. The significance predicted by equations were as follows: In terms of raw scores: Y/ = -0.175 + 0.384 (X3) + 0.265 (X1) + 0.224 (X4) + 0.084 (X5) + 0.064 (X6) In term of standard scores: Z / Y = 0.357 (ZX3) + 0.356 (ZX1) + 0.207 (ZX4) + 0.067 (ZX5) + 0.062 (ZX6)

Investigation of Attitudes towards Distance Education and Readiness for E-Learning of Education Faculty Students

Yeni Koronavirüs (Covid-19) olarak adlandırılan virüs salgını nedeniyle birçok ülkede olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de eğitimler uzaktan eğitimle yürütülmeye başlandı. Bu araştırmada, örgün öğrenime kayıtlı olduğu halde bu salgın döneminde uzaktan eğitim alma durumunda kalan eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinin uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumları ve e-öğrenmeye hazır bulunuşlukları çeşitli değişkenler bağlamında incelenmiştir. Betimsel tarama niteliğindeki araştırmanın katılımcılarını Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi (KSÜ) Eğitim Fakültesinin farklı bölümlerinde öğrenim gören toplam 333 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak “E-Öğrenmeye Hazır Bulunuşluk Ölçeği” ve “Uzaktan Eğitime Karşı Tutum Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistikler, normal dağılım varsayımlarının karşılanma durumuna göre Kruskall Wallis, Mann Whitney U, bağımsız örneklem t testi ve Anova testleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada öğrencilerin uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumlarının kararsız seviyeye yakın olumsuz, e-öğrenmeye hazır bulunuşluk seviyelerinin ise yükseğe yakın olmakla beraber orta düzeyde olduğu görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin tutumları üzerinde sınıf düzeyi, bölüm, bilgisayar ve internet değişkenlerinin etkili olduğu, e-öğrenme hazır bulunuşlukları üzerinde ise sınıf düzeyi, bilgisayar, internet, akıllı telefon ve deneyim değişkenlerinin etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın bir diğer sonucuna göre ise uzaktan eğitime karşı tutum ile e-öğrenmeye hazır bulunuşluk arasında orta düzeyde ilişki vardır. E-öğrenmeye hazır bulunuşluk yapısının alt boyutları bakımından ise uzaktan eğitime karşı tutum ile motivasyon boyutu arasında yüksek düzeyde ilişki bulunmuştur.

Prospective Teachers’ Metaphoric Perceptions of Inclusive Education

The need for special education stems from “a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that begin in childhood”. Today, one of the main topics discussed with regard to the education of children with special needs is inclusive education. Inclusive education, which aims to ensure that they all receive the best quality of education, is an education model based on students’ sharing experiences with their peers. The purpose of this research is to examine university students’ perceptions of inclusive education through metaphor analysis. This study aims to determine how Faculty of Education students perceive the concepts of inclusive education, inclusive students, the family of inclusive student and teacher of the inclusive student. The study group consisted a total of 200 prospective teachers from different branches, including six participants from each grade level in the 2018-2019 academic year fall semester in Faculty of Education at Sivas Cumhuriyet University. 79 of the prospective teachers were male and 121 were female. The data obtained through interviews were analysed through content analysis and descriptive analysis. 12 different metaphors for inclusive education, 11 different metaphors for inclusive student, 9 different metaphors for the family of the inclusive student, and 11 different metaphors for the teacher of the inclusive student were produced.

The Effect of Elaboration Strategy on Developing EFL Reading Comprehension Skills Among Faculty of Education Students

The Effect of Elaboration Strategy on Developing EFL Reading Comprehension Skills Among Faculty of Education Students

Using Thinking Maps to Develop Writing Skills for Faculty of Education Students

Using Thinking Maps to Develop Writing Skills for Faculty of Education Students

Relationships Between Personality and Work Environment Type and Work Stress Symptoms in Students of Dental Profession Education

Background: Stress is the body's response to represent discomfort due to variousenvironmental factors. The stress experienced by dentists begins when they take dentistry education. The prevalence of stress reaches 89.7% in dentists in Malaysia. Personality type and work environment are important factors for identifying and approaching stress symptoms. Big five frameworks (Openess, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism) are models that are often used to describe individual personalities. Objective: To determine the relationship between personality and work environment types and work stress symptoms in students of the dental profession education Faculty of Dentistry, Institute of Health Sciences Bhakti Wiyata Kediri. Method: This type of study was cross sectional. The sampling technique used simple random sampling technique with a sample size of 120 people. Results: Data analysis used One Way Anova test found a significant relationship between personality types and work stress symptoms (P = 0.001) with Neuroticismism as the strongest predictor of work stress symptoms. The results of Pearson correlation test analysis found a significant relationship between work environment and symptoms of work stress (P = 0.000). Conclusion: There is a relationship between personality and work environment type and the work stress symptoms in students of the dental profession education Faculty of Dentistry, Institute of Health Sciences Bhakti Wiyata Kediri.

Computational Thinking Skills of Turkish and Indian Teacher Candidates: A Comparative Study

The aim of this study is to compare computational thinking skills of teacher candidates who are educated in Turkey and India. For this purpose, 555 male and 212 female who are students in the Faculty of Education at a University in Turkey and, 239 male and 493 female who are students in Faculty of Education at University of Madras in India. Within the scope of the research, the “computer thinking skill levels scale" developed by Korkmaz, Çakır and Özden (2017) to measure the computer thinking skills of university students in Turkey was used. The scale consists of 29 items and five factors. The Cronbach alpha of Scale’ Turkish form is .822 and, Indian form is .769. Mean, standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA analyses were run on the collected data. According to the results, computational thinking skills of Indian teacher candidates are generally quite high, whereas Turkish teacher candidates are moderately high, and in both groups the students' highest level in term of factors is creativity, and the lowest one is problem-solving skill.