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Sontay, Gökhan; Karamustafaoglu, Orhan – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of out-of-school science learning environments on the understanding of the science nature of seventh-grade students in secondary school. In this study, pre-test post-test group pattern model was used. The participants of the survey consisted of 22 students who attended the 7th grade in the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Informal Education, Scientific Principles, Pretests Posttests
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Sendurur, Emine; Dogusoy, Berrin; Yondemir Çaliskan, Neslihan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the subtitles embedded into either declarative or procedural video on non-native Turkish speakers' understandings of the content. In addition, their perceived difficulties about and eye behaviors during watching the two videos were explored. There were 40 volunteer international students from…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Turkish
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2017
A national qualifications framework (NQF) is an instrument used to classify a country's qualifications at different levels. Each level is defined by a set of learning outcomes expected at that level. NQFs can be useful tools in education and training reforms and are vital reference points for lifelong learning and comparing qualifications across…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Outcomes of Education, National Programs, Regional Programs
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Çuhadar, Elif; Ünal, Fatma – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
In this study, while the definition of informal education, which displays the main features of lifelong learning, is made, it is also attempted to identify the contributions of the local newspapers, through which the society can reach its own unique and necessary information, to the lifelong learning of their readers. In the research, within this…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Newspapers, Local Issues, Informal Education
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Yildirim, Halil Ibrahim – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
This study was conducted for the purpose of determining the impacts of out-of-school learning environments on 6th-grade students' attitudes towards science course. In the study, the quasi-experimental model and pretest-posttest control grouped experimental design was employed. The experimental process step of the study was carried out on 6th-grade…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, After School Programs, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Geier, Thomas; Frank, Magnus; Bittner, Josepha; Keskinkiliç, Saadet – Ethnography and Education, 2019
The "Gülen Movement," a global network and religious community revolving the Turkish Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, has become a topic of political discourses in worldwide media since the coup attempt in Turkey in 2016. Earlier, it was particularly known for its worldwide education activities. The article discusses first results of a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Informal Education, Religious Cultural Groups, Networks
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Okulu, Hasan Zuhtu; Oguz Unver, Ayse; Arabacioglu, Sertac – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2019
The idea behind the MUBEM & SAC: STEM based science and nature camp was a transformation of scientific knowledge into artifacts using the engineering design process and scientific inquiry. The goals of the camp were developing an integrative science perspective in accordance with the nature of STEM education, supporting career choices of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Summer Science Programs, Outdoor Education, Middle School Students
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Çobanoglu, Rahime; Yurttas-Kumlu, Gülfem Dilek – Turkish Journal of Education, 2020
This study examined (a) the availability of basic science materials in children's home environment, (b) the frequency of parents' involvement in informal science activities with their children, (c) the level of opportunities parents offered their children for learning basic science subjects, and (d) the effect of grade level on parental support…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Family Environment, Informal Education, Science Activities
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Isik, Tuba; Balçikanli, Cem – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2020
Autonomy support is a recently defined role for teachers, and they are expected to help learners engage in autonomous out-of-class learning. With a focus on English language learning outside the classroom, this study intended to uncover English as a foreign language teachers' practices related to autonomy support and to discuss the challenges…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learning Motivation
European Training Foundation, 2020
This report presents vocational education and training (VET) policy developments in Turkey between 2015 and 2017. It covers all five Europe-wide priority areas or medium-term deliverables (MTDs) agreed at Riga in June 2015: (1) Work-based learning with special focus on apprenticeships; (2) Quality assurance mechanisms in line with European Quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Apprenticeships
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Sad, Süleyman Nihat; Özer, Niyazi; Yakar, Ümit; Öztürk, Fatih – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of freshmen on using their smartphones in learning English as a foreign language. The study was designed based on a quantitative associational model. The data were collected from the 428 freshmen attending the English preparation programs run at Inönü and Firat Universities, Turkey, using…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Measures (Individuals)
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Gonulal, Talip – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
The present study sought to explore how English language learners (ELLs) used Instagram, a popular social networking site, for language learning purposes and to reveal their attitudes towards and experiences in using it as a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) tool. Special interest was also placed on whether there were any distinct ELL…
Descriptors: Social Media, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Second Language Learning
Singh, Madhu – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2018
Since 2011, millions of Syrians have fled brutal conflict in their homeland to seek refuge in other countries. Millions more remain internally displaced. More than 5.7 million children and youth are in need of educational assistance as a result of this bloody and protracted war (OCHA, 2015) and, with no political solution in sight, it seems likely…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Competence, Refugees, Foreign Countries
Akcaalan, Mehmet – Online Submission, 2016
The current research aims to investigate the relationship between lifelong learning and social emotional learning. Study group consists of 590 university students (390 females, 200 males) studying in different undergraduate programs in University of Sakarya, Faculty of Education in the Fall Term of 2015. In this research, relationships between the…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Social Development, Emotional Development, Undergraduate Students
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Zeren Özer, Dilek; Güngör, Sema Nur – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2017
This study aims to evaluate middle school students' views about science centers as out-of-school learning environments. The study surveyed 195 5th-, 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade students attending Hatice Salih Primary School and Ahmet Cabuk Middle School in Province Bursa. It used a qualitative cross-sectional and longitudinal research design. For…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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