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Ilter, Ilhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study is to describe social studies teachers' perceptions related to their practices in teaching concepts within the context of social studies instruction in order to enhance students' vocabulary development in their classes. The study focuses on how students' breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge is supported by teachers'…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation
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Doganay Bilgi, Arzu; Ozmen, E. Ruya – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Modified Multi-component Cognitive Strategy Instruction on the metacognitive strategy knowledge used for the comprehension process of descriptive texts for students with mild mental retardation (MMR). Three students with MMR from inclusive classes participated in the study. The study was…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, Mental Retardation
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Calik, Muammer; Aytar, Ayse – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The principal aim of this study is to determine what the extent of the prospective primary teachers' (PPT) pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is on "effect of human on environment" subject in grade 5 science and technology curriculum before and after "Teaching Practice" course. Within case study research methodology, the study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Ozsoy, Sibel – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study is to determine elementary school students' perceptions about environment through their drawings. The study was carried out during the spring semester of 2010-2011 academic year. A total of 429 elementary school students, including 68 fourth grade, 78 fifth grade, 97 sixth grade, 85 seventh grade, 101 eighth grade,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Özsoy, Sibel; Ahi, Berat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The purpose of the present study is to investigate first level of elementary school students' perceptions of the future state of the environment through the pictures they draw. The participants of the study are 131 first-grade students, 127 second-grade students, 160 third-grade students, 188 fourth-grade students, and 222 fifth-grade students,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Grade 1
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Seyihoglu, Aysegul; Kartal, Ayca – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The purpose of this study is to reveal the opinions of teachers on using the mind mapping technique in Life Science and Social Studies lessons. The participants of the study are 20 primary education teachers. In this study, a semi-structured interview technique was used. For content analysis, the themes and codes were defined, based on the views…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Doganay, Ahmet; Bal, Ayten Pinar – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The aim of this study was to investigate students' and teachers' point of views about preparing measurement tools used in mathematics classes, the level of learning that these tools are intended to measure, how often they are used and how they are scored in terms of assessing 5th grade primary school mathematic courses. The population of the study…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Content Analysis, Grade 5, Teachers