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Aydeniz, M.; Ozdilek, Z. – Science Education International, 2015
The purpose of this study was to assess pre-service science teachers' understanding of science, scientific argumentation and the difference between scientific argumentation and scientific explanation. A total of 40 pre-service science teachers enrolled in a Turkish university completed a five-question questionnaire. The results showed that the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Scientific Literacy
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Kilic, Serpil; Cene, Erhan; Demir, Ibrahim – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine learning strategies accounted for mathematics achievement across Turkey and neighboring countries. Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Israel, Serbia, Romania and Jordan were involved in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009) study. Since other neighbors of Turkey…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries
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Akpinar, Murat; del Campo, Cristina; Eryarsoy, Enes – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
This study investigates the effects of collaboration and competition on students' learning performance in a course of business statistics. The collaboration involved a simultaneously organised group competition project with analysis of real-life business problems among students. Students from the following schools participated: JAMK University of…
Descriptors: Competition, Teamwork, International Studies, Statistics
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Gok, Tolga – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Problem-Solving Strategy Steps (PSSS) on students' achievement, skill, and confidence. The study was conducted in a two-year college classroom with 70 students from two different groups enrolled in a physics course. One of them was randomly selected as an experimental group (EG) and the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Educational Strategies, Skill Development, Self Efficacy
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Cepik, Saban; Sarandi, Hedayat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study examines the interaction effect of age in L2 attainment. It explores whether success in foreign language learning at early childhood grades varies depending on age. It also addresses the beliefs of foreign language teachers regarding the variables under review. Eighty-three 11 year-old language learners who started learning English at…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Kiliçkaya, Ferit; Çokal Karadas, Derya – Online Submission, 2009
The study investigated the effect of note-taking on comprehension of lectures by 44 undergraduate EFL students who are in the first year of their undergraduate level in the Department of Foreign Language Education in Middle East Technical University. The participants were divided into two groups, namely experimental and control groups. The…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Listening Comprehension, Lecture Method, Undergraduate Students
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Turkmen, Lutfullah; Darcin, Emine Selcen – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge levels of popular biotechnological issues of Turkish science and elementary teacher candidates. A questionnaire was administered during 2006-2007 school term to 336 students pursuing their education in the departments of science and elementary education in two Turkish universities. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Measures (Individuals), Biotechnology
Kilic, Ziya; Kaya, Osman Nafiz; Dogan, Alev – Online Submission, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of scientific discussions based on student-constructed pre- and post-laboratory concept maps on students' attitudes toward chemistry laboratory in the university general chemistry. As part of instruction, during the first four laboratory sessions, students were taught how to construct and…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Mapping, Investigations