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Dogan, Ozcan; Bayhan, Pinar; Yukselen, Arzu; Isitan, Sonnur – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2018
This study was planned in order to analyze adolescent body image by age and gender, evaluate the relationship between adolescent body image and socio-cultural factors, and determine the extent to which variables such as age, gender, and Body Mass Index (BMI) can serve as predictors of the influential habits and strategies needed to achieve a…
Descriptors: Human Body, Self Concept, Body Composition, Age Differences
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Kus, Zafer; Cetin, Turhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The aim of this study is to identify the perceptions of democracy of primary school students, identify the factors that affect these, and compare the results with those obtained from other countries. The research was carried out during the 2011-2012 school year with 1,667 students from the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades who were chosen from 26 cities in…
Descriptors: Democracy, Student Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Grade 6
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Seckin Kapucu, Munise; Cakmakci, Gultekin; Aydogdu, Cemil – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This quasi-experimental study aims to investigate the documentary films' influence on 8th grade students' nature of science views. The study's participants were 113 8th grade students from two different schools taught by two different teachers. The study was completed over a 6-week period, during which topics related to "Cell Division and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quasiexperimental Design, Science Education, Documentaries
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Atar, Hakan Yavuz; Atar, Burcu – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of some of the changes such as student centered learning (i.e. inquiry science instruction), outfitting classrooms with latest technology and computers that the reform movement has brought about on students' TIMSS 2007 science achievements. Two-staged stratified sampling was used in the selection…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Educational Change, Science Instruction, Program Effectiveness
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Guzeller, Cem Oktay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
In this research, the relationship between written exam scores of science and technology class of 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, project, participation in class activities and performance work, year-end academic success point averages and sub-test raw scores of LDT science of 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Academic success point averages were used as…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, Scores, Tests