Ozge Deniz BAYSURA, Sertel ALTUN, Banu YUCEL-TOYYrd.Doç. Dr. Yildiz Technical University,DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2016.62.3 ABSTRACT Problem Statement. Project-based learning (PBL) is a learning and teaching approach that makes students search for new knowledge and skills, helps them overcome real-life questions, and makes them design their own studies and performances. Research in Turkey reveals that teachers are not well-informed […]

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Kamile DEMIR1, Yasemin AKMAN KARABEYOGLU21Dr., Mehmet Akif Ersoy University2Dr. Near East University,DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2016.62.4 ABSTRACT Problem Statement: There are many factors that affect student achievement directly and indirectly at the secondary educational level. Lower attendance rates have been cited as detrimental to academic achievement; therefore, it is suggested that improved attendance is a direct indicator, rather […]

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Savas AKGUL2, Nihat Gurel KAHVECI21Dr., Biruni University, Faculty of Education.2Dr., Istanbul University, Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2016.62.5 ABSTRACT Statement of Problem: Although there is a rapidly increasing interest in creativity in specific domains such as science and math, there are not enough valid and reliable scales to assess students’ creativity in these domains. […]

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Kamil YILDIRIM1, Gökhan ARASTAMAN2, Elif DASCI1Assist. Prof. Dr. Aksaray University.Assist. Prof. Dr. Hacettepe University.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2016.62.6 ABSTRACT Problem Statement: The quality of teaching at schools mostly depends on the teachers’ competencies. One of these competencies is measurement and evaluation (MaE). Evaluation of the students’ cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development requires skills and knowledge about various measuring […]

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Fisun AKSITAssist.Prof. Dr., Pamukkale University, Art and Science Faculty.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2016.62.7 ABSTRACT Problem statement: After the implementation of new curricula in 2005, portfolios have become commonplace in teacher training programs in Turkey. Even though the use of portfolios is quite popular, the studies have shown that portfolios are mostly used to assess student learning outcomes, while […]

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Cetin TORAMAN1, Engin DEMIR2Teacher, Ministry of National Education (MNE).Lecturer, Karabuk University, Vocational School, Karabuk10.14689/ejer.2016.62.8 ABSTRACT Problem Statement: A number of recent studies on constructivism that have been conducted separately (independently) have arrived at very different results. Throughout the ten-year period in which the constructivist approach has been applied, there have been studies that have researched […]

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Ahmet TEKIN1, Ebru POLAT21International Eurasian Educational Research Congress, Firat University, Education Faculty, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology.2MEB, Altincevre Secondary School.10.14689/ejer.2016.62.9 ABSTRACT Problem Statement: For an effective teaching and learning process it is critical to provide support for teachers in the development of e-content, and teachers should play an active role in this development. […]

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Mesut SAGNAKDr., Nigde University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2016.62.11 ABSTRACT Problem Statement: Scientists support that success cannot be achieved through schools with a bureaucratic structure in which top-down relation is emphasized but rather with a decentralized structure of authority. Scientists also posit that participative management is the best approach. Participation or participative […]

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Mizrap BULUNUZ, Menekse Seden TAPAN BROUTIN, Nermin BULUNUZDr. Uludag University, Faculty of Education.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2016.62.12 ABSTRACT Problem Statement: University students usually lack the skills to rigorously define a multi-dimensional real-life problem and its limitations in an explicit, clear and testable way, which prevents them from forming a reliable method, obtaining relevant results and making balanced judgments […]

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Ozlem TAGAYAssist.Prof.Dr. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Education Sciences-Guidance and Counseling Department.DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2015.59.7 ABSTRACT Problem Statement: A literature analysis revealed that contact disturbances, self-esteem and life satisfaction have been examined in different studies separately. In particular, the researchers observed that the studies conducted on Gestalt contact disturbances are limited in number. In this study, the variables […]

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