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This study aims at examining the appropriateness of animated contents on YouTube for children and their contribution to their development. The study employed an exploratory case study, one of the qualitative research methods. In this... more
This study aims at examining the appropriateness of animated contents on YouTube for children and their contribution to their development. The study employed an exploratory case study, one of the qualitative research methods. In this research, videos on YouTube channels were determined by criterion sampling using the document review method. The identified criteria were as follows: the YouTube channel produces content for children, the YouTube channel is among the top 100 YouTube channels in Turkey according to the number of video views, the YouTube channel's videos are less than eight minutes in duration. The videos to be examined consisted of seven YouTube channels and the three most watched videos of each of these channels. 21 videos were evaluated through use of the YouTube Video Evaluation Rubric developed by Neumann and Herodotou (2020). The results revealed that the animated content on YouTube partially supported the child's imitation, had similarities with his daily life, had positive behaviours rather than negative ones, and reinforced them; moreover, these contents were identified to partially support cognitive and social-emotional development, while they were insufficient in terms of supporting physical development.
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This study aimed to analyze the relationship between preschool potentially gifted children's (PGC) self-regularion skills (SRSs) and their motivation levels .The study group consists of a total of 45 children aged 50-76 months, who were... more
This study aimed to analyze the relationship between preschool potentially gifted children's (PGC) self-regularion skills (SRSs) and their motivation levels .The study group consists of a total of 45 children aged 50-76 months, who were considered to be gifted by their parents and teachers, among 3775 children who attended the official independent kindergartens affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in the city center of Çorum and the kindergarten classes within the primary/secondary school/high school. The research designed in relational screening model. The findings revealed that the motivation of the PGC, who were nominated by their teachers and parents, was above the medium level. The normality test results revealed that data distribution is normal. Thus, parametric tests were used during data analysis. The relationships between the PGC's motivation and their SRSs were examined through use of Pearson moment multiplier correlation analysis. Linear regression analysis was used to determine how motivation predicted children's SRSs. The results uncovered that PGC's general motivation was above the medium level. Mastery pleasure was found to have the highest scores, while social persistence with adults and social persistence with children had the lowest scores obtained from the seven dimensions of the scale. Considering the PGC's SRSs, their regulation skills were satisfactory in terms of dimensions, their control skills were above the medium level, and their SRSs are at a satisfactory level in general. Upon investigating the relationship between motivation and SRSs of the preschool PGC, the highest level and positive relationship between the dimensions of the self-regulation scale and the total scores was correlated with the general competence dimension of the motivation scale. The results of regression analysis suggested that general competence dimension of the motivation scale was the only variable predicting self-regulation total score and all of the regulation skills dimensions. Social persistence with adults dimension also predicted regulation skills together with general competence. It can be recommended to conduct studies based on longitudinal or mixed models in order to reveal the relationship between SRSs and motivation in preschool gifted children.
In this study, it is aimed to improve the "Creativity-Supporting Home Environment Scale" for the purpose of determining the level of creativity in the home environment of parents with children aged 3-6 years old. Research study groups... more
In this study, it is aimed to improve the "Creativity-Supporting Home Environment Scale" for the purpose of determining the level of creativity in the home environment of parents with children aged 3-6 years old. Research study groups were composed of 500 parents across various provinces of Turkey. The scale items written in the context of the literature were presented to field experts for their opinion in accordance with the scale's purpose, and the content validity index was calculated as proof of the scale's content validity (.89). A pretest application of the scale was conducted in accordance with the expert opinion, and the items were examined for their distinctiveness. A test application was conducted for the purpose of demonstrating the factor structure of the scale, and whether or not the data was appropriate for factor analysis by using KMO and Bartlett statistics. Factor analysis based upon principal component analysis was performed with the optimum application of parallel analysis, and according to both parallel analysis and scree plot, it was decided that the structure was fourdimensional. The percentage of the factors explaining the total variance was established as 49.9%. The item test correlation values of the items in each factor were found to be above .30 in accordance with the item analysis results. Two items that did not fulfill the criteria were removed from the scale by performing a confirmatory factor analysis to verify the structure. Factor loadings for 28 items in the scale were found to be higher than .30 and with error variances below .90. It was found that the McDonald's omega coefficients were between .71 and .88, and the Composite reliability coefficients were between .70 and .84 in the calculation of the reliability of the scale scores for each of the scale's four dimensions. For the whole scale, the stratified alpha reliability coefficient was calculated as .87. The obtained findings demonstrate that the "Creativity-Supporting Home Environment Scale" is a valid and reliable scale.
The aim of this study was to examine graduate dissertations and scientific articles on mathematics education in preschool period conducted between 2012 and 2019 in Turkey. It was a descriptive as well as qualitative research. Based on... more
The aim of this study was to examine graduate dissertations and scientific articles on mathematics education in preschool period conducted between 2012 and 2019 in Turkey. It was a descriptive as well as qualitative research. Based on qualitative research methodology, the study adopted purposive sampling. Document review was used for data collection and "Research Review Form" which was developed by researchers was used as data collection tool. The data were analysed by inductive content analysis approach. The findings showed that the majority of studies that examined mathematics education in preschool period were research articles. According to findings, mostly quantitative research methods were used, samples consisted of children, and data collection tools were questionnaires and scales that determine the mathematical development of children. Accordingly, future research studies on mathematics education in preschool period can be designed by taking into account elements like parents, teachers and the educational setting together or separately, and combining different research methods.
The aim of this study was to examine graduate dissertations and scientific articles on mathematics education in preschool period conducted between 2012 and 2019 in Turkey. It was a descriptive as well as qualitative research. Based on... more
The aim of this study was to examine graduate dissertations and scientific articles on mathematics education in preschool period conducted between 2012 and 2019 in Turkey. It was a descriptive as well as qualitative research. Based on qualitative research methodology, the study adopted purposive sampling. Document review was used for data collection and "Research Review Form" which was developed by researchers was used as data collection tool. The data were analysed by inductive content analysis approach. The findings showed that the majority of studies that examined mathematics education in preschool period were research articles. According to findings, mostly quantitative research methods were used, samples consisted of children, and data collection tools were questionnaires and scales that determine the mathematical development of children. Accordingly, future research studies on mathematics education in preschool period can be designed by taking into account elements like parents, teachers and the educational setting together or separately, and combining different research methods.
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Öz: Bu çalışma, 3-6 yaş grubu çocuklarına yönelik olarak yerli ve yabancı yazarlar tarafından yazılmış olan resimli öykü kitaplarının resim ve metin kısımlarında, temel matematik becerilerine ne oranda yer verildiğini tespit etmek... more
Öz: Bu çalışma, 3-6 yaş grubu çocuklarına yönelik olarak yerli ve yabancı yazarlar tarafından yazılmış olan resimli öykü kitaplarının resim ve metin kısımlarında, temel matematik becerilerine ne oranda yer verildiğini tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. İncelenen kitaplar, 2005-2017 yılları arasında yayımlanmış, 3-6 yaş çocuklarına yönelik, kitapların metin ve/veya resim kısmında temel matematik becerilerine yer verilen toplam 147 kitaptan oluşmuştur. Elde edilen veriler, betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılarak çözümlenmiştir. Matematik becerileri açısından bakıldığında öykü kitaplarının metin kısımlarının %18,88'inde, resim kısımlarının ise %34,22'sinde bu becerilere yer verildiği bulunmuştur. Resimli öykü kitaplarının metin kısımlarında geçen temel becerilerinin dağılımlarına bakıldığında en çok sayma, karşılaştırma ve sıralama becerilerine rastlanırken en az birebir eşleme ve gruplama becerilerine yer verildiği belirlenmiştir. Resimli öykü kitaplarının resim kısımlarında geçen temel matematik becerilerinin dağılımlarına bakıldığında ise en fazla sayma, karşılaştırma ve sıralama becerilerine rastlanırken en az birebir eşleme ve gruplama becerilerine yer verildiği belirlenmiştir. İncelenen dokuz kitapta çocukların gelişimsel özelliklerine uygun olmayan şiddet içerikli metin ve resimlere rastlanmıştır. Bu sonuç, çocukların yüksek yararı düşünüldüğünde onların gelişimini olumsuz etkileyecek herhangi bir durumla karşılaşmamaları konusunda oldukça hassas davranılması ve bu bağlamada sorumluluğu olan bütün paydaşların bilinçli olması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır Anahtar Kelimeler: Okul öncesi dönem, resimli öykü kitapları, matematik becerileri Abstract: This study was conducted in order to determine how the pictures and text parts of the picture story books written by the local and foreign writers for the 3-6 age group children were included in the basic mathematical skills. The study group consisted of 147 books which were published between 2005 and 2017, and for the children aged 3-6, in the text and /or picture section of books, the basic mathematical skills were included. In terms of mathematical skills, it was found that 18.88 % of the text parts of the story books and 34.22 % of the picture parts included these skills. When it was looked at the distributions of basic mathematical skills in the text parts of the picture story books, it was determined that the most counting, comparison and sorting skills were found, and at least one-to-one correspondence and grouping skills were included. When it is looked at the distributions of the basic mathematical skills in the picture parts of picture story books, the most counting, comparison and sorting skills are found, and at least one-to-one correspondence and grouping skills are found. In general, it has been determined that the number concepts and at least one-to-one correspondence skills are included in the text and picture section of the books. When the books were examined in terms of their suitability for the development of children, it was found that nine books had basic skills. In the nine books that were examined it was come across violent text and images which were not suitable for the developmental characteristics of children. This result suggests that when the best interests of the children are considered, they should be treated very sensitively in order not to encounter any situation that will adversely affect their development and that all stakeholders should be conscious in this context.
This study aimed to investigate the level of mathematics-related pedagogical knowledge of educators working in preschool institutions. This descriptive study included 153 participants working as educators at preschool institutions... more
This study aimed to investigate the level of mathematics-related pedagogical knowledge of educators working in preschool institutions. This descriptive study included 153 participants working as educators at preschool institutions affiliated to the Turkish Ministry of National Education or operated independently (private), or at kindergartens affiliated to the Turkish Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services (MFLSS). The educators' knowledge levels were examined using the "Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Early Childhood Mathematics Education" scale, which was developed by Smith (1998) and adapted to the Turkish context by Aksu and Kul (2017). The scale consists of 15 items with 6 dimensions focused on numbers, patterns, sorting, shapes, spatial perception, and comparison. SPSS version 23 statistical software was used to analyze the data. The results of the study suggested that the pedagogical levels of the educators were low. Educators working at kindergartens operated by the MFLSS had significantly lower levels of pedagogical knowledge than educators working at other institutions, and the education level of those working at state preschools were higher than those working at other kindergartens.
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Giftedness/talentedness is one of the areas that is not fully defined yet, and its meaning and scope are highly debated in parallel with the concept of intelligence. Discussions about how gifted-ness/talentedness can be conceptualized,... more
Giftedness/talentedness is one of the areas that is not fully defined yet, and its meaning and scope are highly debated in parallel with the concept of intelligence. Discussions about how gifted-ness/talentedness can be conceptualized, identified, supported and predicted are still ongoing. The concept of giftedness/talentedness and the initial studies on the education of talented and gifted pupils seem to extend to Plato. In this study, firstly the definitions of leading names in the field about giftedness were examined and then field-specific terms were tried to be described. Many documents especially The Constitution of Turkish Republic, laws, decree laws, by laws, circulars and the Convention on the Rights of the Child have been examined in relation to the topic. In terms of the practices in the field of education, the Ottoman Empire period was briefly reviewed and information about the practices in Turkey was given. As a result, despite all the work mentioned, it has been found that there are various problems in the education of gifted and talented children and in supporting their skills. In order to solve the problems experienced by talented and gifted children in Turkey, it is necessary to develop a government policy regarding the education of talented and gifted children.
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The aim of this research is to develop a scale that determines the participation level of families within inclusive preschool and primary school education environments, in which talented and gifted children receive education alongside... more
The aim of this research is to develop a scale that determines the participation level of families within inclusive preschool and primary school education environments, in which talented and gifted children receive education alongside typically developing children. In this context, the study group of the research was comprised of 1,007 families who had children studying within various preschool education institutions and primary schools that provide inclusive education in the Ankara province, Turkey. The scale explains 42.58% of total variance. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated to determine the reliability of the scale, and the value of .89 was obtained. Also, item-test correlations of the items were calculated, with all results showing values above .30. Consequently, it was determined that the scale, which comprises 11 items in a single-factor structure, is reliable. Bu araştırmanın amacı üstün yetenekli ve zekâlı çocuklarla tipik gelişim gösteren çocukların birlikte eğitim aldıkları kapsayıcı okul öncesi ve ilkokul eğitim ortamlarında ailelerin eğitime katılımlarını belirlemek üzere bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Ankara ilinde kapsayıcı eğitim yapılan okul öncesi eğitim kurumuna ve ilkokula devam eden çocuğu bulunan 1007 aile araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda ölçeğin 11 madde ve tek boyuttan oluştuğu belirlenmiştir. Ölçek, toplam varyansın %42,58'ini açıklamaktadır. Ölçeğin güvenirliğini belirlemek amacıyla Cronbach alfa iç tutarlılık katsayısı hesaplanmış ve 0.89 değeri elde edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak 11 maddelik ve tak faktörlü ölçeğin geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu belirlenmiştir.
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Öz Erken çocukluk yıllarının en temel gereksinimlerinden biri oyundur. Oyun çocuğa kendini en iyi ifade edebileceği, özgür, doğal ve aktif öğrenebileceği bir ortam ve kendi ilgi ve yeteneklerinin keşfetme ve geliştirme olanağı sağlar.... more
Öz Erken çocukluk yıllarının en temel gereksinimlerinden biri oyundur. Oyun çocuğa kendini en iyi ifade edebileceği, özgür, doğal ve aktif öğrenebileceği bir ortam ve kendi ilgi ve yeteneklerinin keşfetme ve geliştirme olanağı sağlar. Ç󠄞ocuğun gelişiminde önemli bir yere sahip olan oyun, onları en doğal haliyle tanımaya ve gelişimlerini değerlendirmeye yardımcı olur. Derleme çalışması niteliğinde olan bu makalede, erken çocukluk dönemindeki üstün yetenekli çocukların, sahip olduğu özellikler göz önünde bulundurularak oyunun bu çocukların gelişimindeki önemi literatürdeki araştırmalar dikkate alınarak açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Yapılan az sayıdaki araştırma sonucu üstün yetenekli çocukların asenkronik (eşzamansız) gelişim özellikleri nedeniyle normal gelişim gösteren akranları tarafından oyun gruplarından dışlanma riski ile karşı karşıya olduklarını göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın, Türkiye'de erken çocukluk dönemi üstün yetenekli çocukların gelişimini destekleme konusunda oyunun tüm çocukların gelişimleri üzerindeki tartışmasız önemini akılda tutarak onların potansiyellerini en üst noktada ortaya koyabilmelerini sağlamak ve diğer akranları ile sağlıklı iletişim kurmalarını desteklemek amacıyla öğretmenlere yol gösterici olacağı düşünülmektedir. Abstract Playing is one of the basic needs of the early childhood years. Play provides children with an environment in which they can express themselves in the best way, learn freely, naturally and actively, and it creates an opportunity for them to discover and improve their own interests and skills. Play, which is also important for the development of children, helps to get to know children in their most natural way and evaluate their developments. Being a compilation study, this article attempts to disclose the importance of play in the development of the gifted children in the early childhood period by considering the qualities they possess and also by taking the previous studies in the literature into consideration. A small number of research findings show that gifted children are confronted with the risk of being excluded from play groups by their normally growing peers due to their asynchronous developmental characteristics. This study is thought to guide teachers in Turkey for helping the gifted
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Makalenin Geliş Tarihi: 17.07.2017 Yayına Kabul Tarihi: 18.10.2017 ÖZ Bu araştırma okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının üstün yetenekli çocuklara ilişkin metaforik algılarını ortaya koymak amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Nitel bir araştırma... more
Makalenin Geliş Tarihi: 17.07.2017 Yayına Kabul Tarihi: 18.10.2017 ÖZ Bu araştırma okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının üstün yetenekli çocuklara ilişkin metaforik algılarını ortaya koymak amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Nitel bir araştırma olan bu çalışmada olgubilim deseni kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırma Anadolu'daki bir üniversitenin okul öncesi öğretmenliği bölümünde okuyan toplam 115 öğretmen adayının katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucuna göre, öğretmen adayları toplamda 87 farklı metafor üretmişlerdir. Öğretmen adaylarının kullandıkları en fazla metafor 'hazine olmuştur. Erkek öğretmen adaylarının 'üstün yetenekli çocuk'larına ilişkin algıları en çok 'teknoloji' ve 'değer' kategoride toplanmıştır. Birinci sınıfta öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının en fazla 'değer' kategorisine ait metaforları ürettikleri dördüncü sınıf öğretmen adaylarının ise 'değer' ve 'insani özellik' kategorilerinde metafor oluşturdukları görülmüştür. Anahtar Sözcükler: Okul öncesi öğretmen adayı, Metafor, Üstün yetenek ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to reveal preschool teacher candidates' metaphoric perceptions regarding gifted children. Phenomenon design was adopted as appropriate to the nature of this qualitative research. This research was carried out with the participation of a total of 115 teacher candidates who are enrolled to preschool teacher's department of a university in Anatolia. According to the results of study, teacher candidates produced 87 different metaphors in total. 'Treasure' is the most used metaphor by teacher candidates for gifted identification. The perception of male teacher candidates was categorized under the headings of 'technology and value' mostly. In addition, the 1 Bu çalışma 4-6 Mayıs 2017 tarihleri arasında Gazi Üniversitesi/Ankara'da düzenlenen " Uluslararası Üstün Yetenekliler/ Zekâlılar" Konferansında sözlü bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.
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Makalenin Geliş Tarihi: 17.08.2017 Yayına Kabul Tarihi: 14.11.2017 ÖZ Bu araştırmada Avrupa Birliği Erasmus+ Karma Okul Eğitimi programı kapsamında yürütülen "Strategies for Talented and Gifted Pupils' Teachers" başlıklı proje kapsamında... more
Makalenin Geliş Tarihi: 17.08.2017 Yayına Kabul Tarihi: 14.11.2017 ÖZ Bu araştırmada Avrupa Birliği Erasmus+ Karma Okul Eğitimi programı kapsamında yürütülen "Strategies for Talented and Gifted Pupils' Teachers" başlıklı proje kapsamında kapsayıcı okul öncesi eğitim ortamlarında öğretmenlerin üstün yetenekli/zekâlı ve tipik gelişim gösteren çocukların bireysel yetenek, ilgi ve becerilerini belirlemek ve geliştirmek, motivasyonlarını arttırmak üzere yaptıkları çalışmaların incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu Türkiye, Almanya, Çekya ve İtalya'dan toplam 200 öğretmenden oluşmaktadır. Çalışma nitel araştırma deseninde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen anket formunun üçüncü bölümünden elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda bütün ülkelerdeki öğretmenlerin daha çok çocukların bilişsel gelişimleri ve akademik becerilerini dikkate aldıkları belirlenmiştir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Okul Öncesi Dönem, Üstün Yetenek, Bireysel Yetenek, Okul Öncesi Öğretmeni  Bu çalışma Avrupa Birliği Erasmus+ Karma Okul Eğitimi programı kapsamında yürütülen "Strategies for Talented and Gifted Pupils' Teachers" başlıklı 015-1-TR01-KA201-021420-STRATEACH numaralı proje kapsamında elde edilen veriler doğrultusunda hazırlanmış olup " Uluslararası Üstün Yetenekliler/Zekâlılar Konferansı " nda sözel bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.
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This study aims to interpret the organizational structure, the determination of the students, the curriculums and the content of all by associating them with the educational conditions of today's gifted students and taking the general... more
This study aims to interpret the organizational structure, the determination of the students, the curriculums and the content of all by associating them with the educational conditions of today's gifted students and taking the general approaches into consideration. The Enderun school in the Ottoman period is the first systematic approach when considering the education of talented people. Enderun schools are a system based on the recruitment of non-Muslim children regarded as superior in body and mind. In this study, Enderun education was compared with today's gifted education by examining the Enderun Schools' history, theoretical and practical approaches in accordance with the aims stated above. The method of this study is the literature review. Primary and secondary sources were used in the literature search. The summary, synthesis, and examination of the information about the Enderun with the support of the literature have been influential in the selection of this method. The result of the literature study shows that Enderun Schools have similar characteristics in terms of cognitive, emotional and behavioral factors when compared to subsequent and today's high talent education institutions and practices. Applications in Enderun education system were not based on only academic skills, the system was established taking into consideration interests, abilities, and values of the students.
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Giftedness/talentedness is one of the areas that is not fully defined yet, and its meaning and scope are highly debated in parallel with the concept of intelligence. Discussions about how gifted-ness/talentedness can be conceptualized,... more
Giftedness/talentedness is one of the areas that is not fully defined yet, and its meaning and scope are highly debated in parallel with the concept of intelligence. Discussions about how gifted-ness/talentedness can be conceptualized, identified, supported and predicted are still ongoing. The concept of giftedness/talentedness and the initial studies on the education of talented and gifted pupils seem to extend to Plato. In this study, firstly the definitions of leading names in the field about giftedness were examined and then field-specific terms were tried to be described. Many documents especially The Constitution of Turkish Republic, laws, decree laws, by laws, circulars and the Convention on the Rights of the Child have been examined in relation to the topic. In terms of the practices in the field of education, the Ottoman Empire period was briefly reviewed and information about the practices in Turkey was given. As a result, despite all the work mentioned, it has been found that there are various problems in the education of gifted and talented children and in supporting their skills. In order to solve the problems experienced by talented and gifted children in Turkey, it is necessary to develop a government policy regarding the education of talented and gifted children. Keywords: Talented and gifted education, definition of talented and gifted, educational studies on talented and gifted education in Turkey
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Öz Bu araştırma, okul öncesi öğretmenliği lisans programında okuyan öğretmen adaylarının matematik eğitimi dersine karşı tutumları ve özyeterlik inançlarını bazı değişkenler açısından incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma ilişkisel... more
Öz Bu araştırma, okul öncesi öğretmenliği lisans programında okuyan öğretmen adaylarının matematik eğitimi dersine karşı tutumları ve özyeterlik inançlarını bazı değişkenler açısından incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma ilişkisel tarama modeline göre planlanmış ve çalışma grubunu Ankara'daki devlet üniversitelerinden birinde okul öncesi öğretmenliği lisans programına devam eden 95 öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Matematik Eğitimi Derslerine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği ve Öğretmen Adaylarının Matematik Öğretimine Yönelik Özyeterlik İnançları Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının matematik eğitimi dersine ilişkin tutumlarının ve özyeterliklerinin oldukça yüksek olduğu, bu derse ilişkin tutumların adayların alanı isteyerek seçme, bu dersi yararlı bulma durumlarına göre farklılaştığı ve adayların matematik eğitimi dersine karşı tutumları ile özyeterlikleri arasında olumlu ilişkiler olduğu belirlenmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adayı, Matematik Eğitimi, Tutum, Özyeterlik İnançları. Abstract This study aims to determine the extent of attitudes of the preschool teacher candidates towards the mathematics teaching subject being explained by their self efficacy beliefs in mathematics teaching, wilful selection of the field, their views on mathematics teaching and on the use of practices in mathematics teaching subject. The study was planned according to relational screening model and the study group consisted of the 95 teacher candidates attending to the preschool teaching degree program of one of the state universities in Ankara. Personal Information Form, Attitude Scale towards the Mathematics Teaching Subject and Self Efficacy Belief Scale of the Teacher Candidates towards Mathematics Teaching were used as the data collection instruments. The study found that the attitudes of the preschool teacher candidates towards the mathematics subject and self efficacy beliefs were very high; that their attitudes towards the mathematics teaching subject varied depending on the wilful selection of the field and finding this subject to be useful and there were positive relations between their attitudes towards the mathematics teaching subject and their self efficacy levels. GİRİŞ Okul öncesi eğitimi anabilim dallarının üniversitelerde kurulması 1998 yılında eğitim fakültelerinin yeniden yapılanma süreci ile gündeme gelmiş ve ilköğretim bölümlerinin altında yapılandırılmıştır. Bir başka deyişle okul öncesi eğitiminin oldukça yeni bir alan olduğu söylenebilir. Bu anabilim dalına ait lisans programlarına öğrenciler, YGS-5 eşit ağırlık puanına göre yerleştirilmektedir. Okul öncesi öğretmenliği lisans programında öğretmen adayları eğitim süreci boyunca birçok ders almaktadır. Bu derslerden biri de matematik eğitimidir. Bu ders üç saat teorik olarak işlenmekte ve bu dersin Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu (YÖK) tarafından oluşturulan kur tanımı incelendiğinde " matematiksel düşüncenin yeri ve önemi, matematiğin, zeka, cinsiyet, toplumsal değerler gibi değişkenlerle ilişkileri, okul öncesi dönemde matematiksel düşünmenin gelişimi ve geliştirilmesi ile ilgili farklı yaklaşımlar, matematik kavramlarının öğretilmesinde eğitim programlarında dikkate alınması gereken temel öğretim ilkeleri, sezgisel matematiğin tanımı, okul öncesinde kazandırılabilecek temel matematiksel kavramlar (sayı sayma, çokluk, doğal sayılarla işlemler, ölçme ile ilgili kavramlar, temel geometrik şekiller vb.), bu bilgileri kullanarak etkinlik örnekleri oluşturma " gibi başlıklar altında içeriğinin oluşturulduğu görülmektedir (YÖK, 2007a). Okul öncesi öğretmenliği lisans programı içerisinde ele alınan matematik eğitimi dersinde gerek uluslararası gerekse ulusal pek çok kriter dikkate alınmaktadır. Bunlardan ilki dünyadaki en etkin matematik eğitimi kuruluşlarından biri olan National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)'in, 2000 yılında okul matematiği için belirlediği standartların göz önünde bulundurulmasıdır. İkinci olarak Türkiye'de Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından 2013 yılında güncellenen okul öncesi eğitim programında matematik eğitimi ile ilgili belirlenen amaçlardır. Bu programda matematik eğitiminin, çocuğun bilişsel • Doç. Dr., Gazi Üniversitesi, Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi, Temel Eğitim Bölümü, Okul Öncesi Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı.
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ÖZ. Bu araştırma, Sayma İlkeleri Testi'nin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasını yapmak amacıyla planlanmıştır. Araştırma, genel tarama modellerinden ilişkisel tarama modelinde tasarlanmıştır. Smith (2010) tarafından güncelleştirilerek bir... more
ÖZ. Bu araştırma, Sayma İlkeleri Testi'nin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasını yapmak amacıyla planlanmıştır. Araştırma, genel tarama modellerinden ilişkisel tarama modelinde tasarlanmıştır. Smith (2010) tarafından güncelleştirilerek bir araya getirilen Erken Çocukluk Matematik Becerileri, Sayı Kavramı ve Sayı Hissi Testi'nin alt testlerinden olan Sayma İlkeleri Testi'nin Türkçeye uyarlama çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın uygulaması, Kırklareli Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü'ne bağlı resmi bir bağımsız anaokulunda eğitim alan 54-72 aylık 133 çocuğun katılımıyla gerçekleşmiştir. Çocukların ortalama olarak testte yer alan soruların yaklaşık %71'ini doğru cevaplandırdıkları tespit edilmiştir. Teste ilişkin hesaplanan ortalama güçlük (p) indeksi (0,71) ile ortalamadan daha kolay olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca tüm alt testlerin sayma kavramını açıklamak üzere oluşturulan yollara ilişkin hesaplanan t değerlerinin tamamının anlamlı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sayma İlkeleri Testi'nin regresyon katsayıları incelendiğinde; testi en çok açıklayan alt testin birebir eşleme ilkesi testi (R 2 =0,53); daha sonra sabit sıra ilkesi testi (R 2 =0,47); kardinal sayı ilkesi testi (R 2 =0,33) ve sıranın önemsizliği-soyutlama ilkesi testi (R 2 =0,28) olduğu görülmektedir. Sayma İlkeleri Testi'nin güvenirlik düzeyini saptamak amacıyla iki kategorili verilerde hesaplanan ve testteki maddelerin iç tutarlılığının ölçüsünü veren KR-20 katsayısı hesaplanmıştır. Testin uyarlama sürecinde çocuklardan elde edilen cevaplar sonucunda hesaplanan KR-20 katsayısı 0,63 olarak bulunduğundan, Sayma İlkeleri Testi'nin geçerli ve güvenilir bir test olduğu görülmüştür. Anahtar Sözcükler: Sayma, Sayı Kavramı, Sayma İlkeleri, Okul Öncesi Matematik Eğitimi ABSTRACT. The current research was planned to conduct a validity and reliability study of the Counting Principles Scale. The study was designed according to relational survey model, one of the general survey models. Turkish adaptation study of the Counting Principles Scale developed by Smith (2010) as one of the sub-scales of the Early Childhood Mathematical Skills, Number Concept and Number Sense Test was carried out. The study was conducted with the participation of 133 children aged at 54-72 months from a state kindergarten run under the control of the Ministry of National Education in the city of Kırklareli. It was found that on average, the children correctly responded to nearly 71% of the questions in the scale. Mean difficulty index (p) calculated for the test is 0.71 and this shows that it is easier than the average. Moreover, t values of all the subtests calculated in relation to means constructed to explain the concept of counting were found to be significant. When the regression coefficients of the Counting Principles Scale were examined, it was found that the sub-test explaining the scale to the greatest extent is one-to-one correspondence principle test (R 2 =0,53); it is followed by in stable order principle test (R 2 =0,47); and cardinality principle test (R 2 =0,33) and order irrelevance-abstraction principle test (R 2 =0,28). In order to determine the reliability level of the Counting Principles Scale, KR-20 coefficient, which is calculated for the data having two categories and giving the measurement of the internal reliability of the scale items, was calculated. As KR-20 coefficient was calculated to be 0.63 on the basis of the children's responses during the adaptation process of the scale, the Counting Principles Scale can be considered to be reliable and valid. SUMMARY Purpose and Significance: There are many mathematical concepts and skills to be acquired by children during the preschool period. Being one of the building blocks of these concepts and skills and a prerequisite for the future mathematical development, the counting skill is one of the most important skills to be acquired during the preschool period. One of the important components necessary for the development of counting skill during the preschool period is the acquisition of counting principles. In Turkey, there are many scales developed and adapted regarding counting. These scales mostly focus on counting skill, arithmetic, conversion of number, cardinal feature of number, relationships between numbers and some counting principles. However, no study investigating the development of counting principles during preschool period has been encountered. The purpose of the current study is to generate a scale to be used to measure counting principles on the basis of the previous research.
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; Motivation is a difficult concept to define. When we look at the essence of the motivation concept, we can talk about the fact that it includes purpose, energy, will, perseverance, activation and intention. From the development point of... more
; Motivation is a difficult concept to define. When we look at the essence of the motivation concept, we can talk about the fact that it includes purpose, energy, will, perseverance, activation and intention. From the development point of view, internal motivation comes forth together with the interaction of a child with the environment after birth and collection of information about the world that he or she lives in. Studies show that the development of internal motivations have positive impact on both social and academic performance of children. This study was conducted to carry out the adaptation to Turkish of the Motivation Scale for Preschool Children (DMQ18) by Morgan and Jozsa (2015). This scale was the revised version of the original scale by Morgan, Maslin-Cole, Harmon, Busch-Rossnagel, Jennings, HauserCram and Brockman (1993) which was being developed by them for 30 years. The revised scale was based on the data obtained by Morgan and Jozsa (2015) from their adaptation works in different age groups and cultures regarding the newborn and preschool children. The sample of the study consisted of 207 children in the age range of 36-72 months at an independent pre-factor construct of the scale was confirmed as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach's Alpha and Sperman Brown Two Quasi Test reliabilities of the scale were calculated and the scale was found to be a reliable measurement tool. Pearson Corelation test was conducted for the correlation between the factors of the scale and it was determined that there was a signification relation between the factors of the scale at a medium and high level. In addition, the analyses indicated a signification difference between the scores obtained from the scale in favour of the older age groups and girls.
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ÖZ Bu araştırmanın amacı, okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının insan figürü çizimlerinin cinsiyete göre gelişimsel açıdan incelenerek aralarında farklılıklar olup olmadığını belirlemektir. Araştırma, betimsel model niteliğinde kurgulanmış ve... more
ÖZ Bu araştırmanın amacı, okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının insan figürü çizimlerinin cinsiyete göre gelişimsel açıdan incelenerek aralarında farklılıklar olup olmadığını belirlemektir. Araştırma, betimsel model niteliğinde kurgulanmış ve Bolu il merkezinde, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı bağımsız anaokulları ve ilköğretim bünyesindeki anasınıflarına devam eden toplam 235 çocuk çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Veri toplamak aşamasında çocuklara çizdirilen insan figürleri, Koppitz'in 5-12 yaş arası çocuklar için kullanılan " İnsan Figürü Çizim " yöntemi ile incelenmiştir. Veriler değerlendirilirken, her yaş grubu kendi içinde olmak üzere, cinsiyet ile her bir item arasındaki farkın incelenmesinde ki-kare testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel değerlendirmelerde, birçok item ile cinsiyet arasında anlamlı farklılıklar olduğu saptanmıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Okul öncesi dönem, resim gelişimi, insan figürü çizimi ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to determine the human figure drawings of preschool students depending on gender in terms of developmental aspect and to see if there are any differences between the genders. This study was designed as a descriptive model where a total of 235 children in the city of Bolu were included in the study. These children were attending to official kindergartens and primary schools under Ministry of Education. The human figures which were drawn by the children in order to collect data were analyzed through the method of " Human Figure Drawing " of Koppitz used for the children at the age of 5-12. The difference between each item and gender, with each age group separate, was examined through the chi-square test. It was found that there was a correlation between gender and many items in the statistical analyses. The statistical analysis shows that there are significant differences between certain items and genders.
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Özet Bu çalışma, 3-6 yaş grubu çocukların değer edimine yönelik, Türk yazarlar tarafından yazılmış resimli hikâye kitaplarında yer alan temel insani değerlerin neler olduğunu ve yer verilme oranlarını tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.... more
Özet Bu çalışma, 3-6 yaş grubu çocukların değer edimine yönelik, Türk yazarlar tarafından yazılmış resimli hikâye kitaplarında yer alan temel insani değerlerin neler olduğunu ve yer verilme oranlarını tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmada içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evreni, 3-6 yaş grubu çocuklar için değerlere yönelik ve Türk yazarlar tarafından yazılmış resimli çocuk kitaplarıdır. Örneklemi ise bu eserler arasından ölçüt örneklem yöntemi ile seçilen 135 kitap oluşturmaktadır. Eserlerde işlenen değerler kodlanarak kategorilere ve alt kategorilere ayrılmıştır. İnceleme sonucunda 3-6 yaş grubu çocuklar için değerlere yönelik Türk yazarlar tarafından yazılmış resimli çocuk kitaplarında liderlik ve barış değerlerine yer verildiği tespit edilmiştir. Kitaplardaki toplam cümle %28.69 oranında değer ifade etmektedir. Araştırma sonucunda kitaplarda geçen değerler arasında sevgi, paylaşmak, arkadaşlık, mutluluk ve nezaketin en çok rastlanan değerler olduğu, bununla birlikte cesaret, liderlik ve barışın en az yer verilen değerler olduğu bulunmuştur. Resimli çocuk kitaplarında sevgi, paylaşmak, arkadaşlık, mutluluk gibi belirgin şekilde işlenen değerlerin yanı sıra cesaret, liderlik, özgüven, sorumluluk, barış gibi farklı değerlerin de ele alınması çocuğun kişisel gelişimine ve öz saygısının artmasına katkı sağlayacaktır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Okul Öncesi Eğitim, değerler, değerler eğitimi, çocuk kitapları. Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine basic humanistic values included in the illustrated story books written by Turkish authors for 3-6 years old children. The content analysis method was used for research purposes. The population was illustrated story books written by Turkish authors for 3-6 years old children. The sampling consisted of 135 illustrated story books that selected using purposive sampling procedure. Results has shown that there were values of love,, leadership and peace. 28.69% of the sentences were referring a value. Among these values, love, sharing, friendship, happiness, and kindness were used primarily. It has been found that values of courage, leadership and peace were used rarely. It has been suggested that besides the value of love, sharing, friendship, and happiness; courage, leadership and peace values should be included in the illustrated story books to encourage children's personal development and self-respect.
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Öz Okul öncesi dönemde çocukların temel kavram ve becerileri kazanmaları, eğitim sürecinde tüm gelişim alanlarının desteklenmesi ile gerçekleşebilmektedir. Normalden farklı gelişen, bazı özel müdahalelere ihtiyaç duyan özel gereksinimli... more
Öz Okul öncesi dönemde çocukların temel kavram ve becerileri kazanmaları, eğitim sürecinde tüm gelişim alanlarının desteklenmesi ile gerçekleşebilmektedir. Normalden farklı gelişen, bazı özel müdahalelere ihtiyaç duyan özel gereksinimli çocuklar içerisinde üstün yetenekliler diğer gruplara göre çok farklı özelliklere sahip olmakla birlikte aslında onlara sunulması gereken eğitim fırsatları anlamında oldukça benzer özellikler göstermektedirler. Üstün yetenekli çocukların en belirgin özellikleri çabuk ve kolay öğrenmeleri ile birlikte yaratıcı olmalarıdır. Yaratıcılık, gelecekte bilim insanı, kaşif, oyuncu, problem çözücü olacak çocukların eğitiminin çekirdeğini oluşturmaktadır. Bu nedenle yaratıcılık sadece üstün yetenekli çocuklar için değil her çocuk için desteklenmesi ve öğretmenler tarafından dikkatle eğitim programına dahil edilmesi gereken temel bir unsurdur. Bu çalışmada, okul öncesi eğitimde üstün yetenekli çocukların yaratıcılıklarını desteklemek için sınıf iklimi, sınıf ortamı, öğretmen ve etkinlikler bazında neler yapılması gerektiği ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışma sonucunda, okul öncesi eğitimi öğretmenlerinin sınıflarında bulunan üstün yetenekli çocukların yaratıcılıklarını desteklemek ve geliştirmek için öncelikle sınıfta bütün çocukların kabul gördüğü pozitif bir sınıf iklimi oluşturmaları, zengin bir eğitim ortamı hazırlayıp bu ortamda bütün çocukların kendi ilgi ve yetenekleri doğrultusunda bireysel ve grup etkinlikleri yoluyla üst düzey düşünme becerilerini geliştirmeleri ve eğitim-öğretim sürecinde esnek ve çocuk merkezli bir yaklaşım benimsemeleri gerektiği söylenebilir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Üstün yetenek, yaratıcılık, okul öncesi eğitim, etkinlik.
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Thus, this study is aimed at researching interpersonal problem solving abilities from some variables on 36-72 months old children still continuing preschool education. 167 children of 36-72 month old children who are continuing primary... more
Thus, this study is aimed at researching interpersonal problem solving abilities from some variables on 36-72 months old children still continuing preschool education. 167 children of 36-72 month old children who are continuing primary schools of Ministry of National Education and independent kindergartens in Erzurum during the 2012-2013 education year were easily chosen by situation sampling, and created the workgroup in this research. As a means of collecting data in the research Mother-Father-Child Information form, Teacher Information form and Interpersonal Problem Solving Test (Preschool Interpersonal Problem Solving Test PIPS) prepared by the researcher was used. In the end, it has been established that there are no meaningful differences between the age, gender, the number of siblings and father traits of the children and the scores that they have obtained from PIPS.
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Keywords: Preschool, interpersonal problem solving
Story books are used as an indispensable tool for the education of children. Therefore, the high-quality story books that are prepared taking the age and development characteristics, needs and interests of the children into account gain... more
Story books are used as an indispensable tool for the education of children. Therefore, the high-quality story books that are prepared taking the age and development characteristics, needs and interests of the children into account gain even more importance. In this study, the violence and horror elements in the text and illustration parts of a total of 174 story books published in Turkey between 1995 and 2005 by 9 publishing houses, 52 of them being translations and 122 written by Turkish authors, are examined through an evaluation form created by researchers. In general, an average of 8 percent of violence and 11 percent of horror elements were found in the texts and illustrations of the story books. These elements were found mostly in translated books and books that are published under the category of world classics. 

Key Words: preschool children, story book, illustration, text, elements containing violence and horror
This study aims to analyze the development of 5-7 year-old children's human figure drawings in relation to their age. The study is of a descriptive nature and takes as its study group 240 randomly selected children attending independent... more
This study aims to analyze the development of 5-7 year-old children's human figure drawings in relation to their age. The study is of a descriptive nature and takes as its study group 240 randomly selected children attending independent kindergartens, the preschool year of elementary schools and grade 1 in schools located in central Ankara. There were 40 girls and 40 boys in each group. An age-related analysis of the drawings created by using Koppitz’s Human Figure Development method showed a statistically meaningful development in all body parts drawn by 5-7 year-old children, other than heads and nostrils. In body part drawings, all body parts other than elbows and number of fingers developed meaningfully with age. All leg parts other than knees, profile, good proportion and clothing consisting of four or more pieces also developed meaningfully with age. The difference between children aged 5-6 years was not statistically meaningful, while the differences between those aged 5-7 and 6-7 were. Overall, 5-year-olds displayed 51,3% of the expected criteria in Koppitz’s Human Figure Development, while 6-year-olds displayed 60% and 7-year-olds displayed 65%.

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