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Developing informational text writing skills of gifted students by leveraging writing strategies
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)Designed as action research, this qualitative study aims to develop the informational text writing skills of gifted students through the strategies of “all about” books and “biography writing frames”. The study group of ... -
Changing landscapes of teacher quality in initial teacher education: Examples from Scotland and Turkey
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)Teacher quality has attracted much attention both conceptually and empirically, especially in tackling some global challenges. Initial teacher education (ITE) has historically been one of the key actors in developing teacher ... -
The effect of context-based STEM activities on secondary school students’ scientific literacy and STEM motivation
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)The importance of this research is to determine the effect of integrating the REACT strategy, which is a practice of the context-based learning method, with STEM education on students’ scientific literacy and STEM motivation. ... -
Prospective mathematics teachers’ task modifications utilizing their knowledge of pattern generalization
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)The purpose of the study is to evaluate how prospective mathematics teachers (PMTs) modify tasks to facilitate students’ learning of pattern generalization through the use of their mathematical knowledge for teaching. Case ... -
Deep relationship between the “haha!” of humor and the “a-ha!” of learning: Context-based comic book development, teacher and student opinions
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)The research aimed to determine the opinions of the students and the course teacher with regard to using the comic book prepared in accordance with a context-based scenario as teaching material for the science course. ... -
Improving the teacher training process in special education: An action research
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)The special education teaching program in Turkey was united under a single roof with the decision taken by the Council of Higher Education in 2016. With this decision, the programs for teachers of the hearing impaired, the ... -
A day at the science center: Examining the experience of the preservice elementary teachers on the practices at the science center
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)This research was carried out to reveal the experiences of pre-service elementary teachers during their visit to the science center and their observations and opinions about this experience. For this purpose, a case study, ... -
A bibliometric analysis of research on self-regulated learning: From the beginning to 2021
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023): The present study explores the self-regulated learning (SRL) research published in English or Turkish language journals included in the Web of Science database from the beginning to 2021 via bibliometric analysis. The ... -
Development of multilingual preservice classroom teachers’ Turkish language skills: Mind and intelligence games
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)The aim of this study was to examine the effect of mind and intelligence games on the development of multilingual preservice classroom teachers’ Turkish language skills. In the study, an embedded mixed methods design, which ... -
An analysis of the questions on mathematical literacy designed by mathematics teachers with a postgraduate degree
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 28.07.2023)This study aimed to examine mathematical literacy questions designed by mathematics teachers with graduate-level in mathematical literacy concerning the categories of mathematical content, real-life context, and mathematical ... -
An examination of the relationship between psychological wellbeing, social media usage, self-control, and insomnia of Turkish university students
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)This study aims to examine the relationship students’ social media use, insomnia, and self-control have with their psychological well-being. A total of 404 students (305 females and 99 males) participated in the research. ... -
The mediating role of psychological resilience in the relationship between quality of school life and school burnout
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)School burnout is a common problem in students. Therefore, it is a situation that negatively affects students. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of psychological resilience (PR) in the relationship between ... -
Attribution retraining effect on language learners’ adaptive attributions and ideal L2 self
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)This paper reports on the findings of a quasi-experimental study of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at the tertiary level in Turkey. The study aims to disclose the extent to which EFL learners’ adaptive ... -
Expatriate non-native English-speaking teachers’ challenges and coping strategies in the Turkish EFL classroom: A qualitative study
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)The global demand for teachers of English has led to an escalation in the number of non-native English speakers traveling overseas to teach English. Although teaching English abroad is typically associated with native ... -
Mediational moves and reciprocity behaviors in face-to-face and mobile-assisted dynamic assessment
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)Research on dynamic assessment (DA) has been conducted on the efficiency of either face-to-face (F2F) or mobile-assisted (MA) DA sessions. However, studies investigating the difference between these sessions conducted in ... -
Investigation of teacher candidates' awareness towards inclusive education
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)This study aimed to examine the awareness of teacher candidates towards inclusive education. This mixed method study was performed with the convergent parallel mixed pattern. The sample of quantitative part of the study ... -
Job satisfaction and workplace happiness as predictors of workplace friendship across psychological counselors
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)Workplace friendship is a unique type of relationship across all organizational levels between employees in the same or different departments and is an important factor in professional life. It has been suggested that ... -
Determining tendency levels and opinions of secondary school 12th grade students on private tutoring
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)The purpose of this study is based on various variables (gender and state of taking private tutoring) to determine differentiation in private tutoring tendencies of 12th grade students and their opinions about private ... -
A geospatial analysis of accessibility to primary education
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)Geographic information systems (GIS) have started to be used in developing information to be used for national and regional development in many areas; however, the use of this system for educational planning has been ... -
Book review: Teaching Turkish grammar to foreigners
(Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, 30.04.2023)In this study, Prof. Dr. Fatma Bölükbaş Kaya's work titled "Teaching Turkish Grammar to Foreigners" is aimed to introduce. This book consists of three main parts. In the first part of the book, information about the concept ...
