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Demirata, Ahmet; Sadik, Olgun – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2023
Turkey's Ministry of National Education started to establish makerspaces called Design and Skills Labs (DSLs) in every public school across Turkey by 2023. However, public school teachers' qualifications required for DSLs are not clear. This study aimed to find out the necessary competencies for educators in makerspaces, and public school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Cooperative Learning, Shared Resources and Services
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Çelik, Kazim; Çelik, Osman Tayyar; Kahraman, Ümit – Psycho-Educational Research Reviews, 2021
This research focuses on teachers' professional learning. In this context, the purpose of the research is to determine the informal learning resources, motivations and barriers in the learning process from the teachers' perspective. In the research, one of the qualitative methods, basic qualitative research design was used. Participants of the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Professional Development, Barriers, Resources
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Orhan, Melike – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2020
Formal architectural education is inadequate for students in the current dynamic world where visual content and speed have become determinative. Particularly, freshman-year architecture students have difficulties in this process. In order to facilitate this process, dynamic methods, in which the student is interactive, should be included more in…
Descriptors: Informal Education, College Freshmen, Student Experience, Architectural Education
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Karacan, Cemil Gökhan; Kesen Mutlu, Aynur – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2023
The field experience in teacher education programs is limited to the formal teaching at assigned schools. However, there is a need for opportunities for pre-service teachers to practice teaching in other learning contexts. This multiple instrumental case study explored the role of an Inquiry-based Teaching-based informal teaching practice at an…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Informal Education, Preservice Teachers
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Metin, Mustafa; Oker, Emir; Kirmizigül, Asli Saylan – Journal of Science Learning, 2022
This research aims to analyze the studies on out-of-school learning activities in Turkey between 2000 and 2020. For this purpose, 303 studies were selected, of which 211 articles, 73 master's thesis, and 19 doctoral dissertations, with the phrase "out-of-school learning" in the title and keywords. A systematic literature review was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Informal Education, Learning Processes, Secondary School Students
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Laçin-Simsek, Canan; Öztürk, Meltem – Participatory Educational Research, 2021
In this study, it is aimed to determine the opinions and understandings of the visitors coming to the science center, which is an informal learning environment, about the exhibits and labels. For this purpose, the opinions of the visitors about the exhibits and labels, their understanding of the exhibits and labels were examined. The research is…
Descriptors: Science Teaching Centers, Exhibits, Visual Aids, Scientific and Technical Information
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Topal, Selda; Korkmaz, S. Deniz – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2023
Students should be provided with more meaningful learning experiences to attract more students to STEM careers, Out-of-School learning environments can offer students exciting and motivating learning opportunities that formal environments cannot provide. Therefore, national education reforms in many countries that are working on popularizing STEM…
Descriptors: Grade 6, STEM Education, Informal Education, Career Choice
Sekerci, Reyhan – Online Submission, 2019
The aim of this study is to reveal the views of teachers concerning the degree of displaying teacher leadership in informal education institutions providing vocational training as well as good examples and applications of teacher leadership encountered. 6 master instructors from different branches and 6 master instructors from child development,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Leadership, Informal Education, Vocational Education
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Gokmen, Ahmet – International Education Studies, 2021
Out-of-class learning environments are important learning environments because they improve students' mental and physical health as well as providing them with cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills. However, it is necessary to make a plan, implement and evaluate the teaching processes appropriately to efficient benefit from out-of-class…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Informal Education, Foreign Countries
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Gamze Sariyildiz Canli; I?smail Firat Altay – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
The present research reports the findings of the study that sought to examine the in-service training needs of in-service EFL teachers in the language testing and assessment field. With this aim, four domains of language testing and assessment field were identified which were classroom-focused LTA, knowledge of testing and assessment, purposes of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Sekerci, Reyhan; Karatas, Süleyman – Online Submission, 2019
The purpose of this study is to reveal the viewpoints of master trainers and staffed teachers working in informal education institutions on teacher leadership. Six staffed teachers and six master trainers who were determined with convenience sampling, which is among purposeful sampling methods, participated in the study that was conducted using…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Teacher Leadership, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Sahin, Gün Erol; Demirbas, Çagri Öztürk – Participatory Educational Research, 2021
The study aimed to investigate how social studies teachers give information about the immediate environment in lessons and determine course objectives through non-formal school activities. The study sample consisted of 38 social studies teachers working in Kirikkale province in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data were analyzed with content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Knowledge Level, Geography Instruction
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Aksay Aksezer, Esin; Yagmur, Kutlay; Van de Vijver, Fons J. R. – International Review of Education, 2022
This article analyses the intercultural competence of students from Turkey who participated in the EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (Erasmus). Intercultural competence is an important aspect of 21st-century skills and lifelong learning. The study presented here also considered antecedent factors such as…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Student Mobility, Self Management, Educational Cooperation
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Saritas, Davut; Polat, Mahmut – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2020
In this study, the effects of a documentary and a biographical film, which was watched in an informal environment, on the prospective science teachers' nature of science (NOS) views were examined. The study conducted according to the mixed research methodology. The data were obtained through the open-ended questionnaire prepared by considering the…
Descriptors: Films, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Scientific Principles
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Yigit, Nevzat; Sivrikaya, Ebru; Guven, Ebru Mazlum – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2021
The informal learning environment and the station technique provide students with learning environments where they can be active and materialize the abstract terms. With this regard, the purpose of the study was to determine the contribution of activities, which are carried out through the station technique in informal learning environments…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, Science Instruction, Biology
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