Hacer TEKERCI1 Adalet KANDIR21Corresponding author: Hace Tekerci , Minisrty of Natioanal Education.2Gazi University, Faculty of Education.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.13 ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of the Sense-Based Science Education Program on 60–66 months old children’s scientific process skills. Research Methods: In this study, which carries experimental attribute features, the pre-test/finaltest/ observing-test control grouped […]

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Ugur AKPURYildiz Teknik Universitesi10.14689/ejer.2017.69.12 ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive and explanatory relationship model between procrastination, motivation, anxiety and academic achievement of university students. Research Methods: In this study, a causal research design was used. The study group consisted of 211 participants. In order to determine their motivation levels, […]

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Cengiz ASLANAnkara University, Faculty of Educational Sciences, TURKEY.Doi: 10.14689/ejer.2017.67.3 ABSTRACT Purpose: Epistemological beliefs of teachers are important factors on their perceptions of subject area and their classroom practices. This research aims to define epistemological beliefs of teacher candidates and investigates whether or not epistemological beliefs change according to teacher candidates’ gender, fields of study, year […]

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Alper SAHIN1 Durmus OZBASI21Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus, School of Foreign Languages, Modern Languages Program, 2Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TURKEY, dozbasi@comu.edu.trDOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.69.2 ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aims to reveal effects of content balancing and item selection method on ability estimation in computerized adaptive tests by comparing Fisher’s maximum information (FMI) and likelihood weighted […]

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C. Deha DOGANAnkara University, Faculty of Educational Science, Department of Measurement and Evaluation,DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.1 ABSTRACT Background: Most of the studies in academic journals use p values to represent statistical significance. However, this is not a good indicator of practical significance. Although confidence intervals provide information about the precision of point estimation, they are, unfortunately, rarely […]

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Mustafa ALTINKOKAkdeniz University, TURKEY.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.3 ABSTRACT Purpose: This study was designed to examine the effects of Coordinated Teaching Method activities applied for 10 weeks on 6-year-old children, and to examine the effects of these activities on the development of some motor skills in children. Research Methods: The “Experimental Research Model with Pre-test and Post-test Control […]

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Hilal KAZU1 Demet DEMIRALP21Assistant Prof. Dr. Firat .University, TURKEY.2Assistant Prof. Dr. Munzur University, TURKEY.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.5 ABSTRACT Purpose: The research has been designed to determine the level of critical listening proficiency of the teacher candidates. It aims at finding answers to the following questions: (1) What is the level of critical listening proficiency of teacher candidates? […]

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Nejla YURUK1 Meryem SELVI2 Mehmet YAKISAN31Gazi University, TURKEY, e-mail: nejlayuruk@gazi.edu.tr2Gazi University, TURKEY, e-mail: meryema@gazi.edu.tr3Ondokuz Mayıs University, TURKEY, e-mail: yakisan@omu.edu.trDOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.7 ABSTRACT Purpose of Study: The aim of this study is to investigate the nature of pre-service biology teachers’ metaconceptual processes that were active as they participated in metaconceptual teaching activities. Methods: Several instructional activities, including […]

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Abdullah ATLIInonu University, TURKEY.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.8 ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aims to determine the predictive strength of personality traits based on the five-factor theory on the level of career maturity Research Methods: The sample of the study included a total of 429 high school students, 248 females (57.8%) and 181 males (42.2%). The study utilized the […]

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Elif Ozlem ARDIC1 Selahattin GELBAL21Hacettepe University, TURKEY2Hacettepe University, TURKEYDOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.12 ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine measurement invariance of the interest and motivation related items contained in the PISA 2012 student survey with regard to gender school type and statistical regions and to identify the items that show differential item functioning […]

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