December 2015
The effects of a technology-aided learning environment on the improvement of a primary special education school
The changes demanded by technology are reshaping people’s expectations of education. These changing demands and expectations have introduced certain concepts, such as individuals who have become skilled at learning and the learning organization. Individuals and schools, as the most basic unit of educational organizations, should demonstrate a shift from traditional training toward becoming ‘learning’...
December 2015
The comparison of the attitudes of students from different high schools within Turkish education system towards Physical Education and Sports
The aim of this research is to set forth the attitudes of students from different high schools within Turkish education system towards physical education and sports class. 99 students from Sports High School, 195 from Vocational High School, 313 from Anatolian High School, 158 from Fine Arts High School, 255 from Imam Hatip High School, 192 from Science High School, 171 from Social Sciences High School, in total 1383...
December 2015
The relationship between FL reading strategies and FL reading proficiency: A study on Turkish EFL learners
Reading in FL possesses certain challenges for FL readers such as difficulty in inferring underlying messages in texts and dealing with unfamiliar cultural load. All these challenges may be associated with FL learners’ reading proficiency and their use of FL reading strategies especially while reading academic materials. This study aims at identifying reading strategy use of students in a Turkish EFL context and...
December 2015
Metaphorical perceptions of class teacher candidates in relation to “music course†concept
The purpose of this research is to determine the perceptions of the class teacher candidates in relation to “Music Course” concept via metaphors. The study was conducted at “Primary School Teaching Department” with 56 undergraduate students studying in Dicle University Ziya Gökalp Faculty of Education in 2014-2015 academic year. The study was carried out with phenomenology design, one of the...
December 2015
Motives for physical activity participation in Turkish primary school students
The purpose of this study was to explore the motives for participating in physical activity, and to compare motives with respect to gender and age in pupils aged from 9 to 11 years in Turkey. The participants were 400 voluntary pupils (205 females and 195 males) from a total of four public schools in the center of Cappadocia region. Authorization of parents, teachers and principals were ensured at all times. Data were...
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