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Yilmaz, Rabia M.; Topu, F. Burcu; Goktas, Yuksel; Coban, Murat – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Three-dimensional (3-D) virtual worlds differ from other learning environments in their similarity to real life, providing opportunities for more effective communication and interaction. With these features, 3-D virtual worlds possess considerable potential to enhance learning opportunities. For effective learning, the users' motivation levels and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Kadioglu, Cansel; Uzuntiryaki-Kondakci, Esen – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: Motivation plays an important role in explaining students' academic achievement. In an effort to explain students' purposes for learning and the reasons they engage in a learning activity, different achievement goal models (dichotomous, trichotomous, and 2x2) have been proposed over time. The present study aimed to extend…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Strategies, Mastery Learning, High School Students
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Zeyer, Albert; Çetin-Dindar, Ayla; Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam; Juriševic, Mojca; Devetak, Iztok; Odermatt, Freia – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
The present study is based on the empathizing-systemizing (E-S) theory of cognitive science. It was hypothesized that the influence of students' gender on their motivation to learn science is often overestimated in the research literature and that cognitive style is more important for motivation than students' gender. By using structural equation…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Gender Differences, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Akcay, Hakan, Ed.; Ozturk, Omer Tayfur, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on March 24-27, 2022 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Peripherals, Equipment
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Ocak, Gurbuz; Yamac, Ahmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The aim of current study was to examine predictor and explanatory relationships between fifth graders' self-regulated learning strategies, motivational beliefs, attitudes towards mathematics, and academic achievement. The study was conducted on a sample of 204 students studying in the primary schools of Afyonkarahisar province. Motivated…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Correlation
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Hacieminoglu, Esme; Ertepinar, Hamide; Yilmaz-Tüzün, Özgul; Çakir, Hasan – Education 3-13, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate student- and school-level factors that help to explain the difference in the nature of science (NOS) views. Overall, the design of this study is correlational. The sample consisted of 3062 students enrolled in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of elementary schools in Turkey. A hierarchical linear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Tonbul, Yilmaz – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: The "right selection" of doctoral candidates is of great importance for the effectiveness of doctoral programs. There are programs in which one can directly begin with the dissertation, as well as programs that require the completion of credits through mandatory and elective courses. It is widely accepted that academic…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Dissertations
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Keklik, Ibrahim; Erdem-Keklik, Devrim – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2012
Today's societies strive toward not leaving any children behind in their educational systems. Efficacy of educational inputs and processes is of paramount importance in today's education. Research studies can provide essential input in efforts toward attaining such efficacy. Thus, the purpose of this study was to test if high school students'…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation, Data Analysis
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Köksal, Mustafa Serdar; Yaman, Süleyman – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2013
The expectancy-value model of motivation states that individuals' choice, persistence and performances are related to their beliefs about how much they value task. Despite the importance of "task value" in learning biology, lack of the instruments on task value for high school biology courses for practical use indicated requirement to…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Test Construction, Secondary School Science
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Yalcinkaya, Eylem; Boz, Yezdan; Erdur-Baker, Ozgur – Science Education International, 2012
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of case-based learning (CBL) over traditionally designed chemistry instruction (TDCI) on 10th grade students' perceived motivation about chemistry as a school subject. Two classes were randomly selected from a high school. One class was assigned to be an experimental group and the other…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Student Motivation, Chemistry
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Kilinc, Ahmet; Watt, Helen M. G.; Richardson, Paul W. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
Why choose to become a teacher in Turkey? The authors examined motivations and perceptions among preservice teachers (N = 1577) encompassing early childhood, primary and secondary education. The Factors Influencing Teaching Choice (FIT-Choice) instrument was translated into Turkish and its construct validity and reliability assessed. Altruistic…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Economic Development, Preservice Teachers, Teaching (Occupation)
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Kirik, Ozgecan Tastan; Boz, Yezdan – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2012
Learning is a social event and so the students need learning environments that enable them to work with their peers so that they can learn through their interactions. This study discusses the effectiveness of cooperative learning compared to traditional instruction in terms of students' motivation and understanding of chemical kinetics in a high…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cooperative Learning, Conventional Instruction, Science Process Skills
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Dinçer, Ali; Yesilyurt, Savas – English Language Teaching, 2013
This study aimed to explore pre-service English teachers' perceptions of teaching speaking in Turkey, the importance they give to this language skill, and their self-evaluation of their speaking competence. With case design and maximum variation sampling approach, seven pre-service English teachers' beliefs about speaking skills were gathered in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, English Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Yaman, Havva – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of teaching by utilizing cartoons on student success in the Turkish language courses in primary school secondary level students. Working group of the study consists of 54 students studying in primary state school in Sakarya province Hendek district. In the study, the "Rule and Concept Test…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Content Analysis, Test Construction, Teaching Methods
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Freiermuth, Mark, Ed.; Zarrinabadi, Nourollah, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2020
This edited volume brings together large-scale research as well as case studies from a range of geographical contexts and represents a variety of educational settings involving second language learners and users. Its aim is to explore the interrelated issues of psychology and technology use in second language learning settings as well as in more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
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