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Isiksal-Bostan, Mine; Sahin, Elvan; Ertepinar, Hamide – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among Turkish classroom, science and mathematics teachers' beliefs toward using inquiry-based approaches, traditional teaching approaches, and technology in their mathematics and science classrooms; their efficacy beliefs in teaching those subjects; and years of experience in teaching in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
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Celikten, Oksan; Ipekcioglu, Sevgi; Ertepinar, Hamide; Geban, Omer – Science Education International, 2012
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the conceptual change oriented instruction through cooperative learning (CCICL) and traditional science instruction (TI) on 4th grade students' understanding of earth and sky concepts and their attitudes toward earth and sky concepts. In this study, 56 fourth grade students from the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
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Sahin, Elvan; Isiksal, Mine; Ertepinar, Hamide – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2010
The present study aimed to (1) determine elementary school teachers' beliefs in using reform-based instructional strategies and traditional teaching approaches in science classrooms as well as their self-efficacy beliefs in science teaching, (2) examine the effect of sex and school type on those beliefs, and (3) investigate the significant…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Self Efficacy, Public School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Cetin, Gülcan; Ertepinar, Hamide; Geban, Ömer – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using conceptual change texts accompanied with small group work on ninth grade students' learning of ecology. The developed texts were constructed to remediation of students' misconceptions with accommodated new ones about ecology. Conceptual change texts were implemented in an…
Descriptors: Ecology, Science Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
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Cetin, Gulcan; Ertepinar, Hamide; Geban, Omer – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2004
This study investigated the effectiveness of conceptual change texts oriented instruction accompanied by demonstrations in small groups on students' ecology achievement and attitude towards biology. 78 ninth grade students in a public high school participated in this study. While the control group was taught with the traditional method, the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Student Attitudes, Visual Aids