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Gürsoy, Emel; Çelik Korkmaz, Sule – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2015
This action research aims to identify the teacher trainees' attributions for their failure, their locus of control and their achievement goals as a result of high failure rate in "Teaching English to Young Learners" course at a large state university in Turkey. For this purpose, qualitative and quantitative data were gathered via an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Trainees, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Demir, Cennet Engin; Paykoc, Fersun – International Journal of Educational Development, 2006
This article investigates the major issues and problems of Turkish society that may have an impact on people's daily lives, and the characteristics required of primary school graduates as citizens in response to those issues and problems from the perspectives of parents and educational professionals. Data was collected from 407 parents and 389…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary Education, Graduates
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Merrill, Beverly – English Journal, 1980
Notes how the wording of questions can affect the results of surveys and questionnaires. Suggests activities to help students become critical listeners, viewers, and readers. (RL)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bias, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
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Lorenz, Frederick O.; Bruton, Brent T. – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Describes an introductory sociology class that used two forms of an in-class survey to conduct experiments regarding response framework: response order and question order. The results of the experiment are presented to the class. This encourages critical thinking and informed skepticism about research methodologies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Fundamental Concepts