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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Merve CANBELDEK1 Nesrin ISIKOGLU ERDOGAN21Pamukkale University, Faculty of Education, TURKEY.2Pamukkale University, TURKEY.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2017.68.14 ABSTRACT Purpose: The numbers of early childhood education programs are dramatically increasing throughout Turkey, and the regulations to ensure quality are frequently changing. A very limited number of studies have examined the quality of Turkish ECE programs on children’s development. Therefore, the […]

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