The Effect of Instruction With Augmented Reality Astronomy Cards On 7th Grade Students’ Attitudes Towards Astronomy and Academic Achievement
Say, Fuat Serkan
In this study, it was tried to investigate the effect of the augmented reality cards on teaching. For this purpose, the effect of the reality cards designed for astronomy subjects on students' attitudes towards astronomy, the effect on academic achievement and the opinions of students about reality cards were evaluated. Mixed method was used as research method in the study which quantitative and qualitative data were collected together. The study group consisted of 53 students studying in the seventh grade of a state school located in Erdemli district of Mersin province. Within this scope, a branch in the school was defined as experimental group including 26 students, and another branch as control group including 27 students. During the "Solar System and Beyond" unit, the subject was taugh...
Investigation of The Factors Influencing Teaching Profession Choices of Pedagogical Formation Trainees
Say, Fuat Serkan
This study aims to investigate the factors influencing teaching profession choices of pedagogical formation trainees. Survey model was used in the study in which quantitative and qualitative data were collected, aiming to describe any situation as either are in the past or present. The study group of the research consists of 420 teacher candidates trained in Pedagogical Formation at Mersin University Faculty of Education in 2016-2017 academic year. In the research “Personal Information Form” which aims to reveal the personal characteristics of the teacher candidates developed by the researchers and “Motivations For Teaching Scale” developed by Watt & Richardson (2007) and adapted to Turkish by Eren & Tezel (2010) has been used as a quantitative data collection tool. The open-ended question...
The Effect of Education Thematıc Films on Classroom Teacher Candidates’ Motivation to Teach and Attitudes Towards Teaching Profession
Onbaşılı, Ümit İzgi | Say, Fuat Serkan
It is thought that the use of education thematic films in teacher education and the teacher-student relations in films will be an example for teacher candidates, therefore it can affect the attitudes towards the profession and the motivation of teaching. In this context; the aim of the research is to examine the effect of education thematic films on classroom teacher candidates’ motivation to teach and attitudes towards teaching profession. An explanatory design model has been used in the research that one of the mixed method designs. Explanatory design; requires qualitative data for the purpose of supporting, explaining and interpreting quantitative data (Patton, 2002). Research was conducted with 3rd year students; In the spring semester of the 2016-2017 academic year, Mersin University ...
Examining the Primary-School Teachers’ Motivation Levels during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Say, Fuat Serkan
The purpose of this research is to investigate the primary-school teachers’ motivation levels towards the profession during the COVID-19 pandemic. In accordance with this purpose, the professional motivations of primary school teachers have been examined according to the variables of gender, years of professional seniority, grade level taught and the number of students attending the course in the distance education. The study group of the research consists of 258 primary-school teachers working in Erdemli district of Mersin province. The study was carried out by using the survey method one of which is a quantitative research method and the data have been collected through the Personral Information Form developed by the researchers amd the “Primary School Teacher Motivation Scale” developed...
From The Perspective Of Preservice Teachers, The Accomplishment Levels Of Primary School Teachers' Effective Teacher Attitudes In Science Lessons
Say, Fuat Serkan
The aim of this study is to determine to what extent the Primary School Teachers can accomplish the effective teacher attitudes in science lessons. In this context, the observations of 83 primary school preservice teachers, who studied teaching practice course, have been used. In order to determine the accomplishment levels of primary school teachers’ effective teacher attitudes in science lessons, the preservice teachers have been asked to observe the primary school teachers in the schools they attend for the practice lessons and the accomplishment levels of science education teacher’seffective teacher attitudes has been determined via an observation form including 25 questions in total. Descriptive- survey research has been used in the study and the data have been analyzed through freque...