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Ozkal, Kudret; Tekkaya, Ceren; Cakiroglu, Jale; Sungur, Semra – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
This study proposed a conceptual model of relationships among constructivist learning environment perception variables (Personal Relevance, Uncertainty, Critical Voice, Shared Control, and Student Negotiation), scientific epistemological belief variables (fixed and tentative), and learning approach. It was proposed that learning environment…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Students, Path Analysis, Educational Environment
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Erbas, Ayhan Kürsat; Tuncer Teksoz, Gaye; Tekkaya, Ceren – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Problem statement: Contemporary global environmental problems have highlighted the importance of acting responsibly towards natural resources and the environment. The role of science education in shaping how people interact with the environment, therefore, has gained importance. The science education community has responded to this challenge by…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Conservation (Environment), Science Education, Environmental Education
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Dogru-Atay, Pinar; Tekkaya, Ceren – Journal of Experimental Education, 2008
The authors investigated the comparative effect of the learning cycle and expository instruction on 8th-grade students' achievement in genetics. They adopted the nonequivalent control group design as a type of quasiexperimental design. The experimental group (N = 104) received learning cycle instruction, and the control group (N = 109) received…
Descriptors: Genetics, Logical Thinking, Learning Processes, Science Instruction
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Tuncer, Gaye; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren; Ertepinar, Hamide – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2007
The purpose of the present study was to assess Turkish elementary school students' and pre-service teachers' environmental attitudes, and to explore whether there was a significant difference in the attitudes towards the environment of the above mentioned two groups. Data was gathered by circulating a 45-item "Environmental Attitude…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Grade 8
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Yenilmez, Ayse; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gender and grade level on students' logical thinking abilities. A total of 174 sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students participated in the study. Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) was administered to determine students' reasoning abilities. A two-way multivariate analysis of variance…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Multivariate Analysis, Thinking Skills, Gender Differences
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Tuncer, Gaye; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren; Ertepinar, Hamide – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
Patterns of consumption and production are not sustainable in developed/developing countries. In developed countries, the levels of pollution, especially those causing global change, are far too high and trends go in the wrong direction. In developing countries, there is too much strain on the local resource base, and this strain is increasing due…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Population Growth, Life Style, Sustainable Development