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Ozan, Ceyhun; Kincal, Remzi Y. – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2018
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of formative assessment practices on students' academic achievement, attitudes toward lessons, and self-regulation skills in the fifth-grade social studies class. Mixed method research was used to conduct the study. The research group consisted of 45 students in the fifth grade of a secondary…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
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Karahan, T. Fikret; Yalçin, B. Murat; Erbas, Melda M. – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study was designed as a qualitative focus group using a randomized controlled trail with a mixed methodology. The study has dual aims. First we searched the beliefs, attitudes and views of 176 university students on how to deal with anger using eight focus discussion groups. The anxiety and anger levels of these students were investigated…
Descriptors: College Students, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
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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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Yucel, Elif Ozata; Ozkan, Muhlis – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study aims to develop an instructional design whereby ecosystem, biodiversity, and environmental issues are addressed with a holistic approach that provides more efficient teaching as well as to test the effectiveness of this design. A literature review was carried out and need-assessment was firstly made using the Readiness Test. This review…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Environmental Education, Holistic Approach, Quasiexperimental Design
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Tahiroglu, Mustafa; Cetin, Turhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study was aimed to define the teaching of the value of "Paying Attention to Being Healthy" in 4th grade elementary Social Sciences course and to determine the students' attitude towards this value. To reach this goal, activities to teach the value of paying attention to being healthy were prepared and conducted. The effect of these…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences
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Tahiroglu, Mustafa – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
This study deals with determining the impact of the performance tasks in the social studies course assigned to the 4th grade students about helpfulness and solidarity on their attitudes and level of acquisition of helpfulness value among students. "Mixed method", which is formed as a result of using a combination of qualitative and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Helping Relationship
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Aktepe, Vedat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the love of nature performance task on the opinions and attitudes of 4th grade primary school students at the Science and Art center towards their value of love of nature. The mixed method was used by means of both quantitative and qualitative research models. The experimental group…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 4, Scientific Attitudes
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Gercek, Cem; Dogan, Nuri – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The general aim of this study is to analyze the effects of the written and combined (written and pictures) warning statements on the cigarette pockets on university students. The sample of the study includes a total of 231 undergraduate students. The participants were divided into two groups: the first group was presented only written warnings,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Fear
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Kirikkaya, Esma Bulus; Vurkaya, Gurbet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design with control group was used in this study, in which the impact of alternative assessment activities on students' academic achievement levels and attitudes were explored by employing these activities in the unit "Electricity in Our Lives" of the Science and Technology Course. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Student Attitudes
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Sengul, Sare – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of concept cartoons on the students' perception of their levels of self-efficacy towards mathematics. The research has been designed as the pre-test post-test with quasi experimental control group. The research participants are composed of 94 7th grade students attending an elementary school…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Opinions
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Oluk, Sami; Ozalp, Isilay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
In this study, with selecting the focusing point of the problem as the availability of cartoons, the teaching of global environmental problems according to the constructivist theory is investigated on the 7th graders in rural areas. This study is restricted with the global warming (G), ozone depletion (O) and the acid rain (A) problems. In the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Climate, Science Education, Problem Based Learning