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Predicting Students' Critical Thinking Dispositions in Science through Their Perceptions of Constructivist Learning Environments and Metacognitive Self-Regulation Strategies: A Mediation Analysis
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Dökmecioglu, Bircan; Tas, Yasemin; Yerdelen, Sündüs – Educational Studies, 2022
This study investigated the mediator role of metacognitive self-regulation strategies in the relationship between students' perceptions of constructivist learning environments and critical thinking dispositions in science. The data were collected through self-report questionnaires from 678 Turkish seventh-grade students. Path analysis showed that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
The Relationships between Parental Involvement, Students' Basic Psychological Needs and Students' Engagement in Science: A Path Analysis
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Kurt, Uluhan; Tas, Yasemin – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2018
This study aimed to investigate relationships between Turkish middle school students' perceptions of parental involvement, students' basic psychological needs, and their engagement in science. Parental involvement was addressed with four dimensions: parents' educational aspiration, parental communication, parents' participation, and parental…
Descriptors: Correlation, Parent Participation, Psychological Needs, Learner Engagement
The Contribution of Perceived Classroom Learning Environment and Motivation to Student Engagement in Science
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Tas, Yasemin – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2016
This study investigated middle school students' engagement in science in relation to students' perceptions of the classroom learning environment (teacher support, student cohesiveness, and equity) and motivation (self-efficacy beliefs and achievement goals). The participants were 315 Turkish sixth and seventh grade students. Four hierarchical…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Classroom Environment, Science Instruction, Middle School Students
Personal and Contextual Factors Associated with Students' Cheating in Science
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Tas, Yasemin; Tekkaya, Ceren – Journal of Experimental Education, 2010
The authors conducted a correlational study to investigate the relations among seventh-grade Turkish students' cheating behavior, academic self-efficacy beliefs, usage of self-handicapping strategies, personal goal orientations, and classroom goal structures specific to the science domain. The Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales was administered…
Descriptors: Cheating, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Ethics