University Education Faculty Research Articles

Education for Citizenship in Primary Education of Greece: Proposals for Pedagogical Practices by Students of Education Faculties

Preparing students for the honor and privilege of being able to assume the role of citizen is one of the main roles and aims of education, which is considered to be one of the most important institutions as far as political socialization and civic education of children is concerned. The power of a state lies with its citizens. In a democracy, everyone is responsible for what happens in the public sphere and thus, everyone must be properly prepared for and committed to the role of citizen. The question is whether the current education system is ready and able to form conscientious and active citizens. This study consists of 103 activities that were designed with civic education in mind by students of various education faculties of various universities in Greece (students of faculties of primary education N = 54, students of faculties of preschool education N = 49) and analyzed. The average age of the students that participated in the study was 20.3 years. The results show that students choose activities that are mainly related to environmental education and democracy and focus less on activities related with interculturalism. More advanced students (i.e. students who are closer to graduation) are usually using more measurable objectives and experiential methods. As far as students of faculties of primary education are concerned, it was observed that the prefer to implement activities related to citizenship in large classes. students of faculties of preschool education on the other hand, seem to plan and organize more complete activities, using specific verbs.

ASSESSMENT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE ON STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT SUPERVISOR

Determining the extent of difference between male and female supervised students’ perception on relationship; commitments of Undergraduate Research Project Supervisor (URPS) were among the objectives of the study. Survey design was adopted for the study. The study consisted of three universities, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology, (ATBU) Bauchi, from North East, Benue State University (BSU) Makurdi, from North Central and Imo state University (ISU) Owerri from the South East geo political zones of Nigeria. Population of the study consisted of 1969 (375, from ATBU, 759 from BSU and 759 from ISU) final year students from Faculty of Education in each university. Proportionate Stratify random sampling was used to select 322 students. Supervised students project questionnaire (SSPQ) was developed, validated and used for data collection. Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.88 was obtained as the stability coefficient of the items. Hypotheses were tested at α=0.05 level of significance. The data was analyzed using weighted mean while chi square test was used for the testing of the hypotheses. Some of the findings from the study shows that, there is significant ( ѱ 2 = 44.541, df = 4, ρ <0.05) difference between male ( Weighted mean score = 28.85) and female ( Weighted mean score =30.4) supervised A students perception on the A relationship with URPS; male have positive perception than female supervised students on level of UPRS commitments to student. Researchers to focus their study on undergraduate research project especially on opinion, perception. Article visualizations:

A study on the views of preschool teachers and teacher candidates about the concepts of learning and participation

This study was conducted in order to examine the views of preschool teachers and teacher candidates about the concepts of learning and participation, and to explore how they perceive the relationship between the two. The study group comprised of 10 preschool teachers working at formal preschools located in Afyonkarahisar and affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and 10 teacher candidates who were senior students at Afyon Kocatepe University Education Faculty’s Department of Early Childhood Education. Using the qualitative research method of phenomenology, the study collected its data through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed by using content analysis under four themes: views about learning, views about participation, views about the relationship between participation and learning, and views about requirements for participation and learning. Key words: Learning, participation, preschool teacher, preschool teacher candidate.

A study of pre-service classroom teachers' beliefs about teachers' and students' roles

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to determine pre-service classroom teachers' beliefs and thoughts about the roles of teachers and students in the classroom before taking the Mathematics Teaching I course. With this purpose, the study employed the survey method, a descriptive research technique. The study sample included 75 pre-service teachers (55 females and 20 males) who studied in Omer Halisdemir University's education faculty's primary level teaching department classroom teaching programme in the 2013–2014 academic year, and took the Mathematics Teaching I course. The study data were collected using a survey form including three open-ended structured questions. The data were analysed using the qualitative data analysis method. The study results indicated that the pre-service teachers' beliefs, in terms of both teachers' and students' roles, were between the absolute and transitional levels based on Baxter Magolda's epistemological refection model. This reveals that pre-service teachers' beliefs are in line with conventional teaching and learning approaches.

Effects of Digital Story on Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation and Retention among University Students

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the learning environment where digital stories are used as a learning material on the motivation, academic success, retention, and and students' opinions. The study was carried out with mixed method which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research approach. The study was implemented in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Education Faculty Turkish Education Department. Participants included 61 students, 31 in experimental group and 30 in control group. To analyse the quantitative data; descriptive statistics, Student's t test and Paired sample t test were used. In analysis of qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews, content analysis was performed. Study results showed that digital stories have a positive effect on the academic achievement, motivation and retention in the experimental group. In addition, the students in the experimental group were found to report a positive opinion on the application of digital stories.

Pre-School Educational Process of Turkey

Children make a rapid development physically, cognitively and affectively in preschool educational period (age 0 - 6). The cognitive dimension of a child at pre-school age is creative, independent and imaginary. The imagination unceasingly works. This period is regarded as the time that the children have high potential of learning and developing. Thus, the quality of preschool education affects the higher educational success and even the lifelong success of the child. Therefore the aims of the research are to emphasize the importance of preschool education on the development of the child, to make a comparison between the preschool education of Turkey and other developed countries and to support preschool education by explaining why and how the preschool education in Turkey should be improved. In this research, case study method from data collection methods was used; related written and electronic resources were collected, analyzed and interpreted in line with the research purpose. The following suggestions are developed in order to improve the preschool education in Turkey: Service delivery models that increase the participation to preschool education should be varied; the preschool educational facilities should be extended supporting the access of regions with limited financial means and regulations that decreasing the educational costs of families should be adopted. For all children, especially for families with low income, preschool educational institutions should be free like in more than half of European Union countries or preschool educational costs should be arranged in accordance with family incomes and other criterion, and families should be supported. The improvement and development priority should be given to preschool educational stage, accordingly physical resources (building, materials, substructure) and human resources (manager, educator, deputy manager and support staff) should be provided. Besides preschool teaching departments should be opened in faculties of education in universities and the quota of preschool teaching departments should be increased.

基于深度学习的高校计算机课程教学模式探析

为了适应社会对高校计算机专业毕业生的自主创新能力的要求，对高校目前的教学模式进行了研究，并针对现有的弊端提出了一种基于深度学习的高校计算机课程教学模式，该模式通过各种课前、课中和课后的教学方法的配合使高校的深度教学有了明确的可操作的手段，并通过实践教学证明该教学模式有良好的效果。 A study is made about current computer science teaching mode in colleges to adapt to require-ments of the ability of independent innovation of Computer Specialty Graduates. A computer science teaching model in colleges is proposed based on deep learning for the existing disadvan-tages. With the coordination of various teaching methods including pre-class, in-class and af-ter-class, deep teaching of colleges get a clear and operable means to use. And teaching practice then is made, proving that the teaching mode has a good effect.

Research on the Innovative Practice of “The Flipped Classroom” in the Basic Management Course of Chinese Universities

With the advancement of times and development of technology, the traditional teaching mode has gradually revealed some drawbacks. Therefore, a new teaching mode is needed. Flipped class, as one of the new teaching modes which can improve the students’ initiative and self-discipline, has attracted colleges and universities’ attention and exploration. Based on the teaching reform practice of the flipped classroom teaching mode of the basic management course in universities, this paper elaborates the significance and current situation of the flipped classroom practice in universities, and explores the specific schemes, procedures as well as the future development direction of the flipped classroom teaching mode of the basic management course. Through the analysis of these problems, we hope to contribute to the reform of flipped class teaching mode in universities, and provide some references for later research.

Exploring the Experiences of Students and Professors in a Blended Learning Graduate Program

The purpose of this study was to explore the current experiences of students and professors in a Faculty of Education graduate program that has adopted blended learning. It was also intended to uncover some of the enablers and constraints faced by faculty administration in implementing a university wide blended learning initiative. Using a qualitative case study research design, a large faculty of education in a mid-sized university in Eastern Ontario, Canada was the site of the investigation. A constant comparative data analysis technique was used on three data sources, namely: key informant interviews, artefacts and field notes. Results indicated that the graduate student has specific learning requirements that necessitate attention to certain aspects of this new teaching method and that professors who teach in a blended learning format are working towards meeting the needs of such students. Enablers and constraints from an administrator's perspective in further developing blended learning are also addressed.

Validity and reliability study of Turkish version of the Self Theory Scale

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of Self Theory Scale in Turkish society. For this purpose was analyzed in Turkish candidate teacher the validity and reliability of the Turkish form of the Self-Theory Scale. Methods: English form of the scale was applied to 30 candidate teacher studying in grade 4th English Teaching from Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Education. The same group was given the Turkish version of the scale three week later. High level of correlation was observed between the scores obtained from the English and Turkish form. The scale was applied to the study group (426 students) by the researchers in accord with the principles of volunteering. The psychometric properties of scale were investigated by exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, criterion related validity, and half split methods. The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, The Beck Depression Inventory and The Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory were used for criterion related validity. Results: According to the exploratory factor analysis, it was revealed that the Turkish form of the scale had nine subscales with the 36 items, and the total amount of variance explained by all of the nine factors was 55.98%. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, 36 items and nine subscales were concluded to be suitable for the Turkish sample. The lowest Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.52 for a subscale of the scale and all of the 36 items was 0.84. It was found half split reliability as 0.79. It was determined that the item total correlation coefficients of the subscales varied between 0.30 and 0.78. The findings showed that there was moderately positive correlations between the Self Theory Scale (and subscales) and Positive Affect and Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory scores and negative correlations between Self Theory Scale and Negative Affect and Beck Depression Inventory scores. In addition, university students usually said that they have a positive self-theory. Women's Self Theory Scale total scores and academic achievement, personality and family relations subscales scores are higher than the male. Conclusion: Based on the analysis results, it was decided that the scale can measure positive and negative perceptions of themselves of Turkish university students across a variety of life domains

Effect of learning approaches of pre-service science teachers on the argument create skills

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between science teacher candidates’ ability to construct an argument and learning approaches. For this purpose, the “Learning Approach Scale” was applied to Inonu University Educational Faculty Science teachers ‘first grade students’, and the results were compared with the arguments which were created by the same students. The findings shows that there is a significant relationship between their argument create skills and learning approaches.

تقییم فاعلیة برنامج التربیة المیدانیة فی کلیة التربیة بجامعة الملک خالد فی ضوء معاییر الجودة وفق بعض المتغیرات

تقییم فاعلیة برنامج التربیة المیدانیة فی کلیة التربیة بجامعة الملک خالد فی ضوء معاییر الجودة وفق بعض المتغیرات

To Explore and Analyze the Current Situation and Existing Problems of Independent College Teaching Mode

To Explore and Analyze the Current Situation and Existing Problems of Independent College Teaching Mode

The Views of Academic Staff on Administrative Services: A Case Study

The purpose of this study was to analyze the opinions of academic staff on administrative services in details. This was a qualitative case study with a single holistic design. Data were collected via semi-structured interview forms. The sample of this study consisted of seven academic staff employed in the faculty of education in a state university based on purposive sampling method. Data were analyzed descriptively based on the data gathered via semi-structured interview forms. According to the findings of the study, there were two types of administrative services at the level of coordinating and management. The ways which academic staff was appointed to administrative services were done based on voluntarism, formally or informally. Administrative services affected administrative staff both positively and negatively. Positive effects of administrative duties were classified under gaining skill and knowledge of management, gaining skill and knowledge of training, self-consciousness and self-actualization. Negative effects of administrative duties were classified under psychological, administrative and academic themes. Academic staff put forwarded suggestions based on solutions for administrative services’ being carried out more effectively and formulated different metaphors under the category of human- mayor, demarche and student-, animals- donkey and spider- and plants- thorn and carob.

The Adaptation of Lifelong Learning Scale into Turkish Culture

The purpose of the study was to analyze the reliability and validity of the Lifelong Learning Scale (WielkLLS) which was developed by Wielkiewicz and Meuwissen (2014) and adapt the scale into Turkish culture. First of all the English form was translated intoTurkish by 5 English experts and translated into English. Then, they translated into English again for language validation. Another study was done for language validation. A piloting section was happened with ELT students at Sakarya University. First, the English version of the scale was applied to the students and then they did the same for the Turkish version of the scale. The correlation between two applications was found .81. The study was done with 399 candidate teacher students who are studying at Sakarya University Education Faculty. The reliability of the scale was found Cronbach’s alpha .78. Confirmatory factory analysis of the 16-item loaded one factor and unidimensional scale was done (X²= 277.09, DF= 64, RMSEA= .091, NFI= .92, NNFI= .93, CFI= .94, IFI= .94, SRMR= .061). All findings shows that the scale is valid and realiable enough to measure the lifelong learning tendencies of students in Turkish culture.

تصور مقترح لإعداد معلم التعلیم عن بعد فی کلیات التربیة بالجامعات المصریة

In the light of the tremendous advancement in the World Wide Web called Internet as well as the increase in services submitted by the web and the concomitant modern communication technologies related to novel concepts, like virtual universities, e-schools which are based upon principles of the distance learning which is regarded as one of the relatively modern methods and whose main concept depends upon availability of the learner in a place away from the source represented in either the book or the teacher or even the other students. Furthermore, distance learning seeks to transfer an educational program from its traditional place in an educational institution to geographically different places with a view to attracting the students who can't continue in a traditional educational program in normal circumstances. Distance learning doesn't adhere to the traditional method of education which is based upon face to face education; due to the fact the modern technologies used in the modern communication networks managed to establish links between regional and international universities in a way which enabled researchers, teachers and student to obtain scientific benefits without the need to bear costs and communication difficulty. Consequently, there is an urgent need for a proposal able to determine objectives and priorities of such learning once again as well as the professional development and its strategies. With the emergence of the aforesaid, the educational system become in front of many huge challenges which necessitates handling with a novel educational thinking and sophisticated strategies; in order to prepared the upcoming generations which possess skills of dealing with the twenty first century variables. In the light of such variables, the education objective isn't confined to gain students only specific amount of information, but also the technical and applied skills as well as training students in how to obtain information from different sources. This invites not only us to reconsider the teacher's preparation; because the teacher's preparation should keep pace with the development occurring in the education process, but also the educational institutions interested in preparing the teacher to reconsider the teacher's preparation program as well as the educational approaches upon which teacher's preparation is based, adding the modern innovations to such educational programs and approaches, improving and developing individuals in charge of them. So, this research paper is going to handle a suggested proposal for preparing the distance learning teacher at faculties of education in the Egyptian Universities; with a view to keeping pace with the development occurring in the education process on the one hand, and to contributing in gaining students skills of obtaining information from their difference sources on the other hand .

Optimization of Physical Education Teaching Mode in Colleges based on Data Mining Clustering Algorithm

Optimization of Physical Education Teaching Mode in Colleges based on Data Mining Clustering Algorithm

Classifying Values by Categories

The aim of this study is to make a new classification regarding the fact that the current classifications may change constantly because of values’ gaining a different dimension and importance every single day. In this research descriptive research, which was used frequently in qualitative research methods, was preferred. This research was conducted with the participation of 1394 participants. These participants are 350 teachers working in Isparta provience, 190 students studying at Suleyman Demirel University Education Faculty, 454 candidate teachers who graduated and studying for the exam of KPSS and 400 primary school students in the 2014/2015 education years. All of the data in the research were obtained through “Semi-Structured Interview Form” prepared by the researcher consisting of open-ended questions. Four expert opinions were asked for in order to ensure the reliability of the research. In comparisons the numbers of consensus and disagreement the reliability of studies was calculated by using Miles and Huberman formula (Reliability=consensus/consensus+disagreement) and 91%. Agreement has been reached. According to the findings obtained, religious, personal, national, knowledge-based and universal values were grouped under introversive values in accordance with participants’ opinions. The remaining communal, humanistic, familial, social, and environmental values were treated as extroversive values. When ıt was compared with the other researches religious, personal,,national, universal, humanistic, social, and environmental values were seen as common.

Öğretim Üyelerinin Derste Sergiledikleri Etkinlikler Konusunda Öğrencilerin Duyuşsal Tepkileri Nelerdir?

Problem Statement: Faculty members working in the education faculties of universities are expected to show teacher behaviors. In articles on this subject, some research on teacher behavior can be found. Some articles on this subject exist in the literature in foreign countries. These studies show that faculty members teaching in universities do not effectively use the teaching-learning method and techniques in the classroom. This research is necessary to resolve this issue and create solutions. Purpose of the Study: The present study seeks answers to the questions “According to university students, how frequently do faculty members display the behavior envisaged in the course plan?” and “What are the opinions and values of students in this regard?” Method: This study used the questionnaire technique of quantitative research and the technique of soliciting written opinion of qualitative research. Descriptive data analysis was conducted on qualitative data. Scores were determined by three experts. Finding and Results: Students stated that a large majority of faculty members attending courses in education do not give effect to activities envisaged in the course plan in class environments. They stress that this state of affairs makes them lose interest and fosters a negative attitude about such courses and faculty members. Students reported that they have positive feelings for other faculty members who are engaged in activities specified in the course plan and so will take them as their models.Conclusion and Recommendations: A significant majority of students want faculty members to display affection in education environments. A faculty member is expected, in this context, not to despise, degrade, and insult students; not to take sides, to behave fairly, and act in a disciplined and serious manner; to give feedback, reinforcement, and hints; and to engage in efforts in class environments to actively involve students. Meanwhile, many studies have shown that feedback, correction, reinforcement, and student participation enhances student performance and achievement. It can also be said that stimulants of this kind influence the affective domain of students, subsequently leading students to develop positive and desired feelings. However, students stressed that they cannot see many of these characteristics in faculty members attending other education courses and they develop negative attitude to these courses and their teachers. Key words: Education, values, student, process.

Investigating the Decision Heuristics of Candidate Teachers Who are Different in Their Responsibility Controls

In this study, decision heuristics used by individuals with different responsibility controls were investigated. In the research, 370 final grade university students studying at Erzincan University Faculty of Education were included. In order to collect data, Internally Controlled Responsibility-Externally Controlled Responsibility Scale of Ozen and Gulacti (2011), and Decision Heuristics Scale developed by Ozen (2015) were used. Obtained data were investigated benefiting from Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and t-test. As result of the analyses, it was determined that the students generally had internally controlled responsibility, and they mostly used representative heuristic. When the correlation of decision heuristics with Internally Controlled Responsibility-Externally Controlled Responsibility was investigated, a low level negative relationship was found between representative heuristic and Internally Controlled Responsibility-Externally Controlled Responsibility. A low level positive relationship was found between availability and adjustment heuristics and Internally Controlled Responsibility-Externally Controlled Responsibility. In the research, moreover, it was also determined when the students who had internally controlled responsibility were compared with the ones who had externally controlled responsibility that the students with internally controlled responsibility significantly used more logical representative heuristic and less availability heuristic and anchoring heuristic.