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Bahadir, Elif – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
The ability to predict the success of students when they enter a graduate program is critical for educational institutions because it allows them to develop strategic programs that will help improve students' performances during their stay at an institution. In this study, we present the results of an experimental comparison study of Logistic…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Prediction, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
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Topcu, Mustafa Sami; Mugaloglu, Ebru Zeynep; Guven, Devrim – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The purpose of this study is to identify the foci and results of studies on socioscientific issues (SSI) conducted in Turkey. Additionally, the study aimed to compare the results of this study with ones conducted internationally. For this aim, a literary review of empirical studies related to SSI conducted in Turkey was carried out. Four criteria…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science and Society, Literature Reviews
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Ocak, Gurbuz; Yildiz, Sureyya Sevki – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
As a qualitative study, the aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of the 2005 Social Studies Course Curriculum in multigrade teaching according to teacher opinions. The data of the research were obtained by interview method applied to 58 teachers teaching in multigrade classes in 2008-2009 academic year. The data obtained in the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Multigraded Classes, Teachers
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Merey, Zihni; Kus, Zafer; Karatekin, Kadir – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study is to compare the social studies teaching curricula of Turkey and the United States in terms of values education. The study is a model case study that relies upon one of the qualitative research methods. The data come from the elementary social studies curricula of both countries through the documents analysis method. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Democratic Values, Social Studies, Foreign Countries
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Temur, Turan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
This study aimed to examine how first grade students in primary education held and gripped a pencil and their compressive strength using a descriptive research method. The participants of the research comprises first grade students attending a private school in the city center of Ankara (n=79). All of the four different sections in this private…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Males