Preservice teachers' perceptions about using mobile phones and laptops in education as mobile learning tools     

Süleyman Nihat Şad  Özlem Göktaş 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2014,45(4):606-618

The purpose of this research was to investigate preservice teachers' perceptions about using m‐phones and laptops in education as mobile learning tools. A total of 1087 preservice teachers participated in the study. The results indicated that preservice teachers perceived laptops potentially stronger than m‐phones as m‐learning tools. In terms of limitations the situation was balanced for laptops and m‐phones. Generally, the attitudes towards using laptops in education were not exceedingly positive but significantly more positive than m‐phones. It was also found that such variables as program/department, grade, gender and possessing a laptop are neutral in causing a practically significant difference in preservice teachers' views. The results imply an urgent need to grow awareness among participating student teachers towards the concept of m‐learning, especially m‐learning through m‐phones.  相似文献   

Inequality in social capital: social capital,social risk and drop-out in the Turkish education system     

Zeynep Cemalcilar  Fatoş Gökşen 《British Journal of Sociology of Education》2014,35(1):94-114

This article examines the effects of social capital on the likelihood of dropping out from the compulsory education system (Grades One through Eight) in Turkey. It focuses on the question of whether school-related social capital can provide the means to stay in school in the presence of risk factors such as socioeconomic status, race, or gender that cannot be easily modified. Despite major progress in enrollment rates due to policies enacted in recent years, the overall drop-out rate in compulsory education is close to 15% in Turkey. Data collected from 764 student–mother pairs show that drop-outs are exposed to higher number of social risk factors. We further illustrate that school-related social capital, as measured by quality of in-school teacher–student interactions as well as parental involvement in school, significantly and positively contributes to adolescents’ likelihood of staying in school even in the presence of severe social inequalities.  相似文献   

Internet plagiarism in higher education: tendencies,triggering factors and reasons among teacher candidates     

Esra Eret  Ahmet Ok 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2014,39(8):1002-1016

While plagiarism has been a growing problem in higher education for a long time, the use of the Internet has made this increasing problem more unmanageable. In many countries, this problem has become a matter of discussion, and higher education institutions feel obliged to review their policies on academic dishonesty. As part of these efforts, the study aims to examine the tendencies of teacher candidates to plagiarise using the Internet, factors affecting their tendencies and the reasons for plagiarism. In this context, a questionnaire was administered to a total of 386 first- and fourth-grade college students at a college of education. The data were analysed using frequencies, percentages, the Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance. The findings revealed that the teacher candidates had, to some extent, a tendency to plagiarise using the Internet by copying material or using the same assignment in different courses. Gender, department and length of computer use were found to be significant factors affecting their tendencies to plagiarise using the Internet. Time constraints, workload and difficulty of the assignments/projects were indicated as among the major reasons for tendencies towards Internet plagiarism.  相似文献   

Women,education, and agency, 1600–2000     

Elif Ekin Akşit 《History of education》2013,42(2):287-289

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Planning of Functional Spaces in Ottoman-Period Hospitals (Darüşşifa) of Anatolia     

Gülşen Dişli 《Al-Masaq: Islam & the Medieval Mediterranean》2015,27(3):253-276

The rediscovery and thorough understanding of historic design strategies and characteristics of functional space developments that reflect the society and region in which people live are important in appreciating building preservation and the reuse of traditional buildings. This has contributed to their survival down the centuries. Although written sources frequently refer to the plans, sections, elevations, and decorative features of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Ottoman hospitals, they hardly discuss the original functions of the spaces and their relation to the functional systems and to the staff working in those hospitals, as specified in their waqf deeds. Therefore, throughout this article, functional space development in Ottoman-period hospitals of Anatolia and the possible factors affecting them have been examined and carefully evaluated. The evaluations have shown that, in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Anatolian hospitals, the functional programme, spatial composition, and location selection has been wisely planned as an ideal model of Ottoman architecture.  相似文献   

Content analysis of selected features of K‐8 environmental education research studies in Turkey, 1997–2007     

Mehmet Erdogan  Tom Marcinkowski  Ahmet Ok 《Environmental Education Research》2009,15(5):525-548

This study aimed to analyze environmental education research (EER) in Turkey conducted in Grades K‐8 and published over the years 1997–2007. Due to the fact that there had been no systematic reviews of EER in Turkey prior to this time period, it was more appropriate to explore the implications of the results of this review for research policies and practices than for educational policies and practices in Grades K‐8. A substantial search of the international and national literature revealed 53 studies that fit the time frame and study characteristics. Three analyses of these studies were undertaken: (a) features of the research method; (b) socio‐demographic characteristics of the subjects; and (c) components of environmental literacy assessed. Three charts were constructed to support these analyses; e.g., one for each analysis. For analysis (a), quantitative surveys were the most common method. For analysis (b), greater attention was paid to the age, grade level, gender and residence of participating students. For analysis (c), greater attention was paid to knowledge of ecology and natural history, and knowledge of environmental problems and issues, less attention was paid to components of affect, and very little attention was paid to socio‐political‐economic knowledge, cognitive skills and environmentally responsible behavior.  相似文献   

INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ANALOGY ACTIVITY IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ CONCEPTUAL CHANGE FOR SOLUTION CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Muammer Çalik  Alipaşa Ayas  Richard K. Coll 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2009,7(4):651-676

This paper reports on an investigation on the use of an analogy activity and seeks to provide evidence of whether the activity enables students to change alternative conceptions towards views more in accord with scientific views for aspects of solution chemistry. We were also interested in how robust any change was and whether these changes in conceptual thinking became embedded in the students’ long-term memory. The study has its theoretical basis in an interpretive paradigm, and used multiple methods to probe the issues in depth. Data collection consisted of two concept test items, one-on-one interviews, and student self-assessment. The sample consisted of 44 Grade 9 students selected from two intact classes (22 each), from Trabzon, Turkey. The interviews were conducted with six students selected because of evidence as to their significant conceptual change in solution chemistry. The research findings revealed statistically significant differences in pre-test and post-test scores, and pre-test and delayed post-test scores (p<0.05), but no differences between post-test and delayed test scores (p>0.05). This suggests that the analogy activity is helpful in enhancing students’ conceptual understanding of solution chemistry, and that these changes may be stored in the students’ long-term memory.  相似文献   

Analysis of the insulation capability of polyester insulator     

Ayten Kuntman  Ahmet Merev 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2005,342(3):285-294

The lifetime of polyester resin samples has been determined with the ASTM D2303 inclined plane tracking test method (IPTTM) for different environmental effects. Most of the external factors have a unique degradation effect, hence the tracking image observed on polyester resin highly depends on these factors. The structure and topography of the tracking patterns generated on the surface of polyester resin have been examined using the fractal dimension model. The accuracy and success of the fractal dimension model can significantly improve the possibility of determining the variety of aging processes that an insulator has been subjected to over a long time period. In order to verify the results, the structures have also been analyzed by using Markov random fields (MRF) and cellular neural networks (CNN).  相似文献   

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA     

A. Andrieş 《Higher Education in Europe》1995,20(4):117-123

Independence and transition to a market economy have led to economic decline in the Republic of Moldova. Scientific research directed at sustainable human development is the key to economic renewal. As Moldova must import most of its energy, a major task is to reduce energy consumption through improved energy efficiency. Since the basic source of national wealth is agriculture, the development of derivatives of agriculture, such as the bio‐chemical industries, the pharmaceutical industry, the perfume industry, and the veterinary sciences should be stressed as well as components of information technology in which Moldova has a lead. As the premier research organization of Moldova is its Academy of Sciences founded in 1946, it should channel its best efforts into the economic development of the country through science.  相似文献   

Three‐ to six‐year‐old children’s recognition of geometric shapes     

Durmuş Aslan  Yaşare Aktaş Arnas 《International Journal of Early Years Education》2007,15(1):83-104

The main purpose of this research was to determine three‐ to six‐year‐old pre‐schoolers’ recognition of basic geometric shapes, the criteria they use to distinguish members of a shape class and whether or not those criteria change in relation to age. Participants were 100 children aged three to six. Data were gathered from individual interviews conducted with participants. The results of this study indicate that pre‐school children fail to distinguish circle, square, triangle and rectangle and recognize atypical examples which differ due to orientation, aspect ratio, skewness and size. Furthermore, children in this period are capable of attending to both defining and non‐defining attributes while classifying, but they mostly rely on non‐defining attributes.  相似文献