Mathematics and Science education Department

Mathematics educators are concerned about students' lack of ability to translate mathematical word problems into computable forms. Researchers argue that linguistic problems lie at the root of students' difficulties with mathematical word problems. The issue becomes more ...

This study examined the mediating role of metacognitive
experiences in the relationship between metacognitive knowledge
and mathematical problem solving performance. The mediating
effect of metacognitive experiences in the hypothesized model was
tested through the latent variable structural equation modeling
statistical analysis technique. The proposed structural model of
problem solving was tested with the data obtained by using
convenience sampling method from 406 eight-grade students. The
results indicated that students’ task related metacognitive
experiences have a significant mediating effect on the relationship
between metacognitive knowledge and problem solving
performances. The results are important for two reasons. Firstly, it
addresses the assessment of metacognition by presenting the
important role of metacognitive experiences in governing the
relationship between metacognitive knowledge and actual
performance. Secondly, the model analysis was conducted just
over a single math problem. The use of metacognitive experiences
as an online single-problem-oriented self-report metacognitive
assessment tool might pave the way for easy assessment of
student’s metacognitive functioning

This paper discusses the effects of a structured programme in an informal learning environment in higher education and aims to initiate the integration of other forms of education into the formal education system in architectural education. Acknowledging the relationship between learning and the context, the programme was designed to take place in an informal setting, ie. the city with its buildings, museums and urban spaces. Participants were a group of students from the architecture department of a Turkish university. The informal learning environment was six different cities in a foreign country, Italy that was unfamiliar to the students. The authors evaluated the program using preinstruction and postinstruction sketches of an architectural design, written comments of the students, and a report written by the instructor. Students demonstrated marked improvement in creativity, expression of ideas, and sketching technique. Results of the study may provide some insight into the use ...

Advancements in technology are inevitably reflected in educational systems. Some competitive schools in Turkey have completed their hardware and softvvare needs and what remains to be done is to equip the people who take part in the educational system to make efficient use o f information technology. The aiiii o f this study was to determine the extent to which teachers and students Were ready to make use o f information technology at a competitive school which was technologically ready. Tests o f Computer literacy, frequency o f making use o f technology and scales o f technophobia including an anxiety scale, an attitude scale and a scale to measure thoughts related with computers were administered to teachers and students. The results showed that about 40% o f the teachers and about 35% o f the students had differing levels of technophobia. When teachers and students were compared, students were found to be more knowledgeable and less technophobic than the teachers. The fmdings in...

Ogrencileri ve ogretmenleri oldugu kadar velileri de etkileyen odevler mufredat tartismalarinin cogunda onemli bir yer bulmaktadir. Odevlerin, ozellikle matematik odevlerinin, matematik basarisiyla yuksek iliski gostermesi nedeniyle ihmal edilmemesi gereken egitsel aliskanliklar oldugu dusunulmektedir. Bu calismada ortaokul ogrencilerinin matematik dersindeki odev aliskanliklarini belirlemek amaciyla Likert tipi bir olcme araci gelistirilmistir. Ogrencilerin matematik dersindeki odev aliskanliklari kendi kendilerini degerlendirdikleri bir ogrenci formu ve velilerin ogrencilerin odev aliskanliklarini degerlendirdikleri bir ebeveyn formu ile belirlenmeye calisilmistir. Olcegin ogrenci formu icin 298 ilkogretim ikinci kademe ogrencisinden, ebeveyn formu icin 197 ebeveynden veri toplanmis ve acimlayici faktor analizi yapilmistir. Faktor dondurme sonrasinda olcegin ebeveyn formunun iki faktorlu 15 maddeden olusan bir yapiya, ogrenci formunun ise uc faktorlu 16 maddeden olusan bir yapiya ...

Bu makale matematik ve fen bilimleri alan öğretmenlerinin ölçme ve değerlendirme bilgi ve becerilerini artırmak için tasarlanan bir mesleki gelişim programının ortaya çıkardığı fırsatları, programın uygulanmasında karşılaşılan engelleri ve zorlukları öğretmenlerin ve araştırmacıların gözüyle sunmaktadır. Öğrenme topluluğu yaklaşımıyla tasarlanan bu programda öğretmenlerin araştırmacı rolünde olmaları sağlanarak kendi sınıflarında yaşadıkları ölçme ve değerlendirmeyle ilgili sorunlara çözüm bulmaları amaçlanmıştır. Program süreçleri nitel durum çalışması yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Veriler, program katılımcılarından seçilen öğretmenlerin katıldığı program başında, ortasında ve sonunda olmak üzere üç farklı odak grup görüşmesi ve uygulamanın sonunda, çalışmayı yürüten araştırmacıların katıldığı tek bir odak grup görüşmesi yoluyla toplanmıştır. Sonuçlara göre bu mesleki gelişim programı iş birliği, ortak hedef, sınıf uygulamalarına uygun içerik gibi nitelikli mesleki gelişim programı öze...