Turkish Studies - International, Year 2017 Issue Volume 12 Issue 33

The Opinions of Classroom Teacher Candidates Related to the Value Teaching

Derya ACAR BAŞEĞMEZ, Kemal Oğuz ER — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this research is “to determine opinions of classroom teacher candidates about value teaching and whether there is a significant between these views in terms of various variables”. The classroom teacher candidates studying in Abant İzzet Baysal University, Atatürk University, Balıkesir University, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University and Yüzüncü Yıl University constitute the pattern of research. The data of 450 students have been evaluated in this research. In this study, a screening model has been used from quantitative research methods. "Activities used in value teaching" and "Views regarding value teaching" developed by Oktay Akbaş (2004), surveys have used as data collection means. To analyse data, frequencies, percentages, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis H, independent sample t test, one way variance analysis, Dunnett's C and correlation analysis techniques have been used. The following results have been obtained: • Teacher candidates think that approaches, methods and techniques such as telling story, giving advice, inculcation, case study, questioning, biography, role playing, analysis, discussion, observation and social project should be used in value teaching. • Teacher candidates think that the values given in school cannot be consolidated in family and environment, the values given in school and family can be conflicted, and school-family cooperation in value education cannot be established. • The views of teacher candidates about teacher-centered activities in teaching value show differences in favor of women. • In value teaching the views of teacher candidates; about teacher centered activities and about values in school show differences according to universities. • In value teaching the views of teacher candidates; about role of family, about values in school and about role of teacher show differences in favor of students not get training in value teaching. • The views of teacher candidates about values in school show differences in favor of teacher candidates not live with parents.

STUDENTS’ VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING-TEACHING PROCESS IN MUSIC COURSE

Sıtkı AKARSU — 2026-07-16

In this study tried to be determined students' thoughts in relation to affecting learning methods, techniques, use of equipment, attendance, level of subjects and factors in process learning and teaching in music class. In the study has been made in some suggestions this way by evaluating the data with the aim of contributing findings from students. In this study has been done case study qualitative research methods. The study group of this study consists of 93 students ongoing to the 8th in 2017-2018 school year Middle School 23 August in Kastamonu. When the data for the study is collected used interview form semi-structured prepared for 8th grade students to evaluate in terms of learning-teaching process the music lesson. In the analysis of the obtained data from students used firstly classified into various themes (codes) the data obtained later descriptive content analysis technique during the analysis phase. Then findings was presented frequency in the form of percent tables within the themes (codes) identified in the analysis of datas; the answers of the students is given as a table with the expressions they write in accordance with the theme. In the results of working was identified generally enjoy music lessons of students but they difficulty feel in terms of some information, gains and events found in the lesson. Among these has been identified not being used adequately intelligent board, does not apply in the evaluation dimension of unit tests and difficulty in block flute training of students. Depending on the results obtained has been made in some suggestions at end of research.

Examination of Gifted Students According to Sociometric Status of Social Competence

Ali Haydar AKPOLAT, Mukaddes Sakallı DEMİROK , Serdal SEVEN — 2026-07-16

In this study, it is aimed to examine the social competence levels of primary education 3th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th class students of normal education who have been determined as gifted and talented according to their social status and registered to Science and Art Center. The research was conducted using the relational scan model method. In our study, the sample group consists of 47 students that were determined as gifted and talented among the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grade students and 175 normal students who are educated in the same class with gifted and talented students by thier teachers. Sociometry Test and “School Social Behavior Scale (OSRS) were used in the study. School Social” Behavior Scale was developed by Keneth W. Merrell in 1993 and adapted to Turkish by Müge Yukay Yüksel in 2009.Sociometry test was applied to the class in which gifted students were enrolled in order to determine the social positions of gifted students in the class and their references. In order to determine the social competence levels of the students, the class teachers used School Social Behavior Scale (OSDÖ). Opinions and evaluations about 5 regular students and gifted students, who were chosen by random method by classroom teachers, were tried to be determined with the aid of this scale. In the analysis of the data, t test, one way analysis of variance, pearson moment correlation analysis were used for independent samples. Significance level was taken as 05. According to the results of the research, In gifted children, sociometric status scores were higher than normal development students. A weak positive relationship was found between the social competence scores of the gifted students and the sociometric status score (preferred score). Social competence scores of gifted students were higher than normal development students. There was a weak positive relationship between social competence score and sociometric status (preferred score) scores of normal development students.

The Use of Online Parent Support Groups by Parents of Children with Autism

Kazım ALAT — 2026-07-16

Parents of children with autism experience high levels of stress, anxiety, frustration and dissatisfaction. Following the diagnosis in their children families make changes in their lives. After diagnosis parents employ different coping strategies such as use of treatment services, support from other members of the family or personal network or use of religious coping mechanisms. In addition to these strategies parents also use parent support groups as a way of coping. Parents of children with special needs have long been using parent support groups in order to gather new information, share their experiences with other group members, or get emotional support. Among these groups face-to-face support groups provide their members with the opportunity to share their experiences, support each other, obtain new information, and create a network of parents with similar interests or concerns. Online parent support groups provide the same support in online environment with the advantage of participating discussion any time they want and from anywhere in the world. The first section of this article focuses on parents’ experiences of raising a child with autism. The second section reviews studies on face-to-face and parent support groups and discusses advantages and disadvantages of these groups. Conclusions and recommendation are made based on literature.

Examination of Ideas of Students of Elemantray Mathematics Education Department about Project Preparation Process

Esra ALTINTAŞ, Şükrü İLGÜN — 2026-07-16

The aim of present study is to inform students at elemantary mathematics education department about process of project preparation, enable them to make applications by sustaining this process to them and show the effectiveness of the present study by taking the ideas of them. In this context, the problem sentence is as follows: “What are the ideas of students at first grade at elemantary mathematics education department about the project studies?”. In terms of experience of project preparation process and determination of the ideas of students, the present study is of great importance. Fourty-one students at first grade at elemantary mathematics education department attended to the study. The content analysis from qualitative data analysis approaches and case study from qualitative research designs were used in the study. As a data gathering tool, a feedback form consisted of three open ended questions was used. Data analyzed were separated into themes by categorizing and percentage and frequency values were shown on tables. Ultimately, when students were evaluated the information process about projects in terms of its contributions to them, they mostly stated that in terms of academic; it enabled them to experience and learn how a project can be prepared, in terms of social; they had entertaining and effective time, in terms of personal; the wonder of them towards mathematics increased. When students were evaluated the information process about projects in terms of its integration to mathematics lessons, they mostly stated that in terms of academic; it will increase the mathematics success of students, in terms of social; projects in mathematics and in life can be made, in terms of personal; it will ingratiate mathematics. Also when the process were evaluated in terms of the effect to the ideas of students, students stated that in terms of academic; it enabled them to learn the process, in terms of social; they learned moving as a whole, in terms of personal; it increased the attention to mathematics.

Examining Prospective Teachers’ Alienation Levels in the Teacher Education Curriculum Framework

Salih UŞUN, Bilge ASLAN ALTAN — 2026-07-16

The aim of this study is to determine prospective teachers’ alienation levels regarding different variables and examine the effects of teacher education curricula on prospective teachers’ alienation levels. The study was based on mixed method and conducted on converging parallel design. The population of the study was determined as prospective teachers studying in a Faculty of Education in a state university located in Aegean region. Junior year prospective teachers from social sciences education, English language teaching, German language teaching, maths education, Turkish language teaching, psychological counseling and guidance in 2016-2017 academic year were selected as the sample of the study through stratified sampling. Based on the results, it was found that the level of alienation for prospective teachers was determined as medium level. It is possible to make a list of background reasons for the alienation, the reasons regarding curricula were taken into consideration in this study. In the light of the results, curriculum based reasons were found critically important in alienation and related discussion and recommendation were presented.

A Research On The Views Of Principals Related To Instructional Supervision

Osman Ferda BEYTEKİNŞekibe Tas — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this research is to examine how secondary school principals conduct their instructional supervisory process with their views and descriptions of teaching goals. The working group of the study is composed of 10 secondary school principals who are selected with easily accessible sampling method among the 34 secondary school principals working in the province of Bornova, İzmir in the academic year of 2016-2017. The following questions were searched in order to find out the information about the instructional supervision of the secondary school principals., “What is the instructional supervision according to the secondary school principals?”, “How do secondary school principals carry out the phases of preparation, implementation and feedback of the instructional supervision process?”, “What are the difficulties that secondary school principals face during the instructional supervision process?”, “What are the proposals of secondary school principals in order to develop the instructional supervision?”. At the data collection process the semi-structured interview form is utilized. The interview form consists of open-ended interview questions approved by field experts. The collected data were analyzed by content analysis method. At the end of the research, it is seen that the secondary school principals regard instructional supervision as a process. The principals assess this process as a regulatory, planned-programmed, collaborative and professional development process. During the preparation phase of the instructional supervision process, principals gather information, inform teachers about the process and they start the process by planning in this direction. They make individual observations within the classroom during the application phase. It has been seen that the views of school principals regarding the feedback, the last stage of the instructional supervision process, are predominantly guidance and counseling. School principals have stated that they have difficulty in devoting time to the activities of instructional supervision because of their heavy workload. They pointed out that adequate training on instructional supervision was taken by neither themselves nor the supervisors and they made suggestions for the regulation of in-service training activities in this direction. They indicated that instructional supervision should be implemented on a more objective basis, with a variety of instructional supervision processes.

The Contribution of Literary Genres to the Linguistic Skills in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Poetry - Short Story - Theatre)

Betül CAN — 2026-07-16

Günümüz dil öğretim teknikleri incelendiğinde en üst düzeyde başarı sağlanabilmesi için pek çok yabancı dil öğretim yöntemine başvurulduğu görülmektedir. Klasik yöntemleri bir tarafa bırakırsak 19. yüzyıldan itibaren bazı temel dil öğretim yöntemlerinin geliştirildiği ve buna bağlı olarak hedeflenen dil becerilerinin değişim gösterdiği dikkat çekmektedir. Dilbilgisi ve Çeviri Yöntemi, Direkt Yöntem, Görsel-İşitsel Yöntem, Bilişsel Yöntem ve Seçmeli Yöntem gibi farklı metotların denenmesiyle birlikte öğretimde kullanılan materyallerin de çeşitlendiği görülmektedir. Söz konusu yöntemler içerisinde en eski ve geçerliliğini yitirmeyen Dilbilgisi ve Çeviri Yöntemi ile öncelikli olarak edebî metinlerin orijinal dilde okunabilmesi için gerekli olan dil bilgisinin öğretilmesi hedeflenmektedir. Elde edilen bilgiler, metinler üzerinde yapılan çeviri denemeleriyle uygulamaya geçirilir. Yabancı dil öğretiminde yazınsal metinlerden yararlanılmasının yadsınamaz bir gerçek olduğunu söylemek mümkündür; zira edebî metinler, yalnızca okuma-anlama becerilerinin esasını oluşturmakla kalmayıp aynı zamanda konuşma ve yazma becerilerinin kazandırılmasında da iyi bir örnek teşkil ederler. Ayrıca yabancı dil öğrenenlerin, hedef dilin kültürel öğelerine ve çeşitli dilsel yapılarına ilişkin en iyi örnekleri bulabilecekleri metinler de kuşkusuz yine edebî metinler olacaktır. Bunun yanı sıra edebî metinler, günlük konuşma metinlerine kıyasla gerek içeriğindeki kelimeler, gerekse dil ve üslup açısından daha zengin bir yapıya sahiptir ve bu yönüyle yabancı dil öğreniminin daha zevkli hale gelmesini mümkün kılar. Bu çalışmada Arapçanın yabancı dil olarak öğretiminde modern Arap edebiyatının önde gelen isimlerinin kaleme aldığı şiir, kısa öykü ve tiyatro türlerinden birer örnek verilerek okuma, anlama, konuşma ve yazma gibi dilin temel becerileri öğretilirken aynı zamanda edebî zevk de kazandırılması; böylelikle hem kelime dağarcığının zenginleşmesi hem de kültüre dair ipuçları elde edilmesiyle daha üst seviyede bir başarı sağlanması hedeflenmektedir.

College of Education Students’ Public Personnel Selection Exam Anxiety

Zübeyde DOĞAN ALTUN, Görkem AVCI , Salman ÖZÜPEKÇE , Nevzat GÜMÜŞ — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this research is to understand the Public Personnel Selection Examination "KPSS" anxiety levels of teacher candidates in terms of individual variables such as department, academic grade average; demographic variables such as gender, the place where their family lived the longest (settlement type); and the income level of the family. In this quantitative survey research, the participants are composed of a total 958 senior students, including 511 female and 477 male students from Faculty of Education, 9 Eylül University, Izmir. In this study, the KPSS Anxiety Scale developed by Karaçanta (2009) was used to find out KPSS anxieties of the participants. Additionally, Personal Information Forms were used to obtain information about demographic and some personal information. During the analysis of the data, following the calculation of the frequency, percentage and standard deviations to find out the teacher candidates' participation levels on the subject matters, t-test, which was used for different views in accordance with the independent variables, and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were applied. According to the results, statistically, there is no big difference between the anxiety levels of the teacher candidates and their high school type, academic grade average and departmental variables, but there were significant difference in their anxiety levels in terms of the gender, and the family income level variables.

THE INVESTIGATING OF TEACHERS’ LIFE STYLES AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PROFILES IN TERMS OF SOME VARIABLES

Mehmet Akif ERDENERFahri SEZER, Sümer AKTAN, Erdoğan TEZCİ — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between life styles of teachers and classroom management styles. This study used life-style inventory, which was developed by Kern and Cummins (1996) to ascertain teachers’ life styles, and also used classroom management style inventory, which was developed by Bosworth (1997). The sample group of this study is composed of 306 teachers working at seven regions of Turkey. The ages of sample population are between 27 and 54, and 123 of them (% 40.2) are female and 183 of them (% 59.8) are male. The results show that there is a relationship between life styles of teachers and classroom management styles.

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHING STUDENT TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING

Sibel ERSEL KAYMAKAMOĞLU — 2026-07-16

Factors influencing English language learning have been one of the main concerns of English language researchers and practitioners. There have been many studies investigating different aspects in relation to language learning. For example, some researchers focused their attention on exploring the issues related to cognitive aspects of language learning. They tried to uncover what goes on in the mind of the learner while learning a foreign language. The concept of ‘belief’ has attracted the interest of many researchers for more than three decades. This study aimed to explore the English language learning beliefs of Pre-school Teaching Department students studying at one of the Universities in Northern Cyprus. It also investigated whether there were any differences in the student teachers’ perceptions about English language learning regarding gender and age. 151 first year student teachers studying in the Department of Pre-school Teaching at a University in North Cyprus were the participants of the study. 135 female and 16 male student teachers participated in this investigation. In order to collect data about the student teachers’ perceptions regarding English language learning “English Language Learning Beliefs Inventory (BALLI)” version 2 (Horwitz, 2013 ) was employed. The questionnaire consisted of 44 items and the participants replied to each item according to the 5-point Likert Scale. The findings did not reveal any significant difference between the male and female participants’ perceptions about English language learning beliefs. The participant student teachers’ perceptions about language learning beliefs differed significantly in relation to age.

Impact of Psychological Group Counseling with Children Diagnosed with Specific Learning Difficulty on Their Depression and Anxiety Levels

Ertan GÖRGÜ — 2026-07-16

Specific Learning Difficulty (SLD) is a term that includes a group of heterogeneous disorders that manifest itself as a delay or deterioration in the acquisition and use of reading, writing, comprehension, or arithmetic skills. It is stated that a large number of diseases are seen together with SLD. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are defined as the most common accompanying conditions. Depression and anxiety are also known to accompany SLD. In this study, the effect of psychological group counseling with 12 children diagnosed with SLD on their depression and anxiety levels was investigated. The study is an experimental design based on the pretest-posttest model. The sample of the study consisted of 12 children diagnosed with SLD. The study was conducted once a week for 90 minutes and for 12 weeks. Prior to starting the study, children’s anxiety levels were measured using the “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children” developed by Spielberger; their depression levels were measured using the “Depression Scale for Children” developed by Kovacks. The same scales were repeated at the end of the group and 2 months later for the follow-up study. The “Wilcoxon Test”, one of the nonparametric tests, was used for the statistics of the study. According to the results of the study, the state-trait anxiety level and depression levels of the children decreased statistically significantly (p<.01) between the pretest and posttest scores. However, no statistically significant difference was found between the posttest scores and the follow-up scores in the follow-up study performed 2 months after the posttest. İt is thought to be useful to use this method in the field, which is frequently taught in undergraduate education of psychological counselors. In addition, it is thought that the information obtained from the children in this study will be the basis for future studies.

INVESTIGATION OF TURKISH 6TH, 7TH, 8TH GRADE TEXTBOOKS ACCORDING TO PISA READING LITERACY

Murat İNCEF. Dilek Gözütok — 2026-07-16

The aim of the study is to investigate Turkish 6th, 7th, 8th grade textbooks according to the PISA Reading Skills Assessment Framework. Descriptive research design was used in the study. The format and types of reading texts in Turkish 6th, 7th and 8th grade textbooks were examined in terms of “text form, text type, text approach, text usage purposes" in the framework of PISA reading skills assessment. As a result of the document analysis, the characteristics of the texts included in the PISA reading skills assessment framework and in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade Turkish textbooks were presented in the tables. Findings were interpreted by frequency tables. According to the findings of the research, Turkish textbooks did not contain non-continuous texts consisting of lists, tables, graphics, schemas, course schedules, catalogues, indexes and forms. It was determined that there were no mixed and multiple text in Turkish 6th, 7th, 8th grade textbooks. Mostly narration text types were available in Turkish textbooks. Furthermore; it was determined that argumentation and instruction text types were not available in the textbooks. As a result of the study; it was obvious that there was no variety amongst the texts in the books according to PISA reading literacy, and that most texts were narratives. Based on the research results, it is recommended that Turkish 6th, 7th, 8th grade textbooks should be re-written in line with opinions of experts, academicians, copywriters and teachers.

USING DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS OF PICTURES AS CONTEXTUAL SUPPLEMENTS TO IMPROVE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Aydan IRGATOĞLU — 2026-07-16

The aim of this present study is to investigate the effects of using different presentations of pictures as contextual supplements to improve foreign language listening comprehension. The study was conducted on two 9th grade classes and lasted 14 weeks, which includes pre-experiment stage, pre-test stage, training stage, post-test stage and post-experiment stage. Sivrihisar Anatolian Teacher Training High School in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir was taken as the case school in order to collect and evaluate the data. According to the analysis of results, four major findings are reported: Firstly, the results of the research show that using pictures as contextual supplements enhances listening comprehension better than audio-alone condition. Secondly, priming and feedback presentation techniques as methods of presenting visual cues are better when compared to simultaneous presentation technique. Thirdly, the training session helps students improve their listening comprehension. Lastly, the more the students are trained with pictures, the higher their foreign language acquisition ability is, so they can also be successful in listening comprehension process without pictures.

A Comparison of the Effectiveness of “Reading Together” and “Animal Assisted Reading Together” Interventions on Reading Fluency of a Student with Emotional and Behavioral Disorder

Gül KAHVECİ, Nergüz BULUT SERİN — 2026-07-16

Students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) have diverse needs in social and academic skills. They may display repeated behavior problems, like noncompliance, aggression, and disrespect toward authority figures accompanied by poor academic achievement. Co-occurring problem behaviors and reading difficulties create a vicious circle that each item has a negative effect on the other. The current study simply compares the effectiveness of two different reading fluency interventions during oral reading by the single subject alternating treatment design. This case study examined the effectiveness of two reading fluency interventions; “Reading Together” and “Animal Assisted Reading Together” Interventions in a fourth grade student struggling with fluency skills. When compared to baseline, “Animal Assisted Reading Together” intervention increased oral reading fluency by the end of the 7 weeks of intervention. This intervention focuses on creating a context of acceptance in which student can practice his reading skills without fear of making mistakes. The findings of this study have important implications for understanding how reading programs can function for students with EBD and extends the literature on CBC which can be a useful vehicle for promoting a shared responsibility and that applying hybrid interventions can result in acceptable and effective treatment outcomes for a student with both academic and emotional, behavioral problems.

THE EFFECT OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ INQUIRY AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ON TEACHER SELF EFFICACY

Çiğdem ALDAN KARADEMİRProf. Dr. Asuman Seda SARACALOĞLU — 2026-07-16

In this research, the effect of preservice teachers’ inquiry and critical thinking skills on teacher self-efficacy was determined. In this research designed as survey model, participants were 747 preservice teachers studying in the 4th grade of undergraduate programs in Science, Class and Social Studies Teaching. In the research, “Inquiry Skills Scale” developed by Aldan Karademir and Saracaloğlu (2013), “The Critical Thinking Skills Scale” developed by Özdemir (2005), “Teacher Self-efficacy Scale” adapted by Çapa, Çakıroğlu and Sarıkaya (2005) and the “Personal Information Form” were used. In the analysis of data, SPSS - Windows 18 and LISREL 8.54 package programs were used. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Mann Whitney-U, Kruskal Wallis-H and path analysis were used in the sub-objectives of the study. According to research findings, preservice teachers’ inquiry and critical thinking levels are above average, teacher self-efficacy is average. The level of the preservice teachers’ inquiry skills does not differ significantly according to gender, education level, and education level of the mother. Preservice teachers’ inquiry skills don’t differ significantly except "self-confidence" subscale according to the educational status of the father. The critical thinking skills of the preservice teachers differ significantly according to department which is seen in terms of gender and education. Preservice teachers’ self-efficacy is significantly different according to gender and education level, whereas it is not significantly different according to education level of mother and father. Preservice teachers’ inquiry and critical thinking skills has a weak influence on teacher self-efficacy.

Teaching Profession’s Competencies and Its Future: a Metaphorical Analysis

Kasım KARATAŞ, Tuncay ARDIÇ , Behçet ORAL — 2026-07-16

This study examines prospective teachers’ perceptions of their professions, their thoughts about teacher competencies, what kind of teacher they plan to be in the future and the future of teaching profession. The descriptive research model is adopted for this research. Data of the study gathered with open - ended question form from students at various departments and class levels of Dicle University Ziya Gökalp Faculty of Education during 2016 - 2017 academic year. Content analysis is used in the analysis of the data obtained from the open-ended questionnaire. According to the findings obtained, teacher candidates -highlighted the sanctity and importance of the teaching profession. They also dream of being a planned, disciplined, innovative, role model and unforgettable teacher who can create their own unique teaching strategies and sacrifice their profession so that future students can become useful to the society. In another finding, it appears that teacher candidates have expressed many personal and professional competencies that a teacher should have, in a manner that overlaps the relevant literature. Finally, prospective teachers are in desperation and pessimism and do not see their future brightly, depending on their anxiety about not being able to be appointed as teachers of their profession for the future and lack of respect within the society. In these findings, prospective teacher candidates are aware of the importance of the teaching profession and the competencies they should possess as teachers; but because they do not see the future of their profession brightly, their motivation to work has fallen.

Basic Features to be a Leader by Kutadgu Bilig

Fatih KAYA — 2026-07-16

The Turkish nation has scattered all over the world and has established many states with different names. When we look at the number of states established by Turks since ancient times, we see this in concrete terms. So much so that when we look at the number of states established by the Turkish Nation in the historical process, we can say that it is almost equal to the total number of states established by all other nations. This past has given us a rich and rooted culture. Kutadgu Bilig is also one of these rich and rooted cultural heritage stones. Kutadgu Bilig, who was taken over by Yusuf Has Hacib and who means "State Management Information", has made a great contribution to the formation and development of Turkish management science. However, the work is also important in that we are the first type of politics that brings the traditions of the Turkish state government to the point. In this way, the rulers who came after him became the bedspread. But despite being translated into many languages, it is still an untouched treasure. "When Turkish youth understand this book, Turkey will be saved," said Reşit Rahmeti Arat, who brought Kutadgu Bilig to Turkish Turkism and compiled it and made it reach day-to-day. In this research, Kutadgu Bilig, one of the masterpieces of Turkish cultural history, has been evaluated in terms of leadership features. In this context, couplets directly related to leadership were identified as they were found in Kutadgu Bilig, and these couplets were handled in such a way as to be a source of position. These couplets were then classified under seven headings in terms of their basic leadership characteristics. Classified couplets; it has been determined that in terms of present-day leadership understanding, there are many similarities in the field between the concept of leadership of the period written by Kutadgu Bilig and the present leadership understanding. In addition, various suggestions have been made depending on the data obtained from the research. Work; scanning model, based on the document review technique. This study is very important in terms of educating more reliable managers, leaders and educators as well as educating national memory susceptible individuals. In addition, this study is also remarkable in the future scientific studies in terms of creating scientific data, giving vision, suggestions and guidance to interested people.

An Evaluation upon Postgraduate Studies Carried Out in Turkey on Life Sciences Lesson Between 2005 and 2017

Hüseyin POLAT — 2026-07-16

Elementary education classroom teaching program is an area of specialization including science expertise and doctoral program in Turkey. For that reason, the studies carried out and to be carried out on Life Sciences lesson in elementary education are remarkable for classroom teachers, pre-service teachers and academicians. The lesson of Life Sciences that has been lectured for totally 1940 hours in elementary education life of a student including four hours a week at the 1st and 2nd grade and three hours a week at the 3rd grade has a remarkable place for fulfilling general and specific purposes of the elementary education. In fact, there is no more such an assertive lesson in all school curriculums with the word of “life” it has on its name. The purpose of this research was to investigate postgraduate theses carried out on the lesson of Life Sciences between 2005 and 2017. In the research, qualitative research approach was adopted, and document analysis technique was used. In the research, as well, 95 postgraduate theses that were carried out in 2005 (f=4), 2006 (f=6), 2007 (f=9), 2008 (f=12), 2009 (f=7), 2010 (f=11), 2011 (=f11), 2012 (f=3), 2013 (f=8), 2014 (f=8), 2015 (f=8), 2016 (f=6) and 2017 (f=2) as being accessible in Council of Higher Education Thesis Center were regarded. According to the findings, it was determined that 95 postgraduate theses carried out on Life Sciences lesson for the last 12 years in Turkey were carried out most on “curriculum” , “teaching-learning process” and “course book”, and were carried out on “teaching-learning process” and “curriculum,” in doctoral theses, respectively.

The Assessments of Science Teacher Candidates Toward Some Acquisitions That Require High Level Cognitive Skill in Science Curriculum; Presentment and Fulfilment of Them in Course Book

Davut SARITAŞ, Mahmut POLAT — 2026-07-16

In this study, it is aimed to determine the assessments of the science teacher candidates about the presentment and fulfilment of the some seventh-grade curriculum acquisitions in course book. A total of 32 science teacher candidates whose majority is last grade student, participated in the study. The study was carried out using the phenomenological method which is one of the qualitative research patterns. Structured interview form developed by researchers was used as data collection tool. For the scope validity of the scale, the opinions of the panel of experts consisting of two field education specialists and two science teachers were used. In the reliability study, the interview form was applied to three science teachers twice for two weeks. In this phase, the reliability study was completed by looking at the level of compliance (78-82%) between the first and last application. The interview form consists of 4 questions in total. Two of these questions were designed in an open-ended manner, while the other two offered participatory options. Multiple-choice questions are arranged to allow participants to specify their reasons with their own cues. The data of the study were collected at the end of the spring semester of the academic year 2015-2016 and processed with descriptive analysis. According to the findings in the study, it was seen that a large part of the participants was able to reveal the purpose of the acquisitions they were given. In addition, it has been determined that most of the participants have the opinion that the acquisitions that are the subject of the study are not given appropriately and cannot be fulfilled adequately in the book. Finally, it has been found that the participants offer book authors some applications especially related to information technology for their acquisitions.

The Relationship Between Self-Regulation Learning Skills, Academic Self-Efficacy, Focus of Academic Control and Academic Achievement of Prospective Primary School Teachers

2026-07-16

The aim of this study is to investigate academic achievements of the classroom teacher candidates based on various variables. The participants of the study were 703 students attending the Faculty of Education at Adnan Menderes University. Erciyes University. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University and Gaziosmanpaşa University. The data of the study were collected through the use of the scale of self-regulation learning skills, the scale of locus of the academic control, the scale of self-efficacy believes and demographic form. The findings of the study reveal that the focus of the academic control scores of the participants do not statistically vary based on the variables of university, gender and grade level and there is a significant different in the focus of the academic control scores according to the reason for choosing a teaching profession. The motivation and action to learning, planning and determining aims, strategy using and assessment and dependence on learning scores of the participants do not statistically vary based on the variables of gender and grade level. There is a significant different in strategy using and assessment according to university. There is a significant different in the planning and determining aims according to the reason for choosing a teaching profession. The self-efficacy believes of the participants do not statistically vary based on the variables of the reason for choosing a teaching profession. There is a significant different in the self-efficacy believes according to the university, gender and grade level. There is a statistically significant correlation between the academic achievement and the focus of the external academic control scores, the motivation and action to learning, planning and determining aims scores and the total point of self-regulated learning skills. There is a statistically significant correlation between the focus of the internal academic control scores and the external academic control scores. There is a statistically significant correlation between the focus of the internal academic control scores and academic self-efficacy believes. There is a statistically significant correlation between the total point of self-regulated learning skills and academic self-efficacy believes, the focus of the internal and external academic control scores

Case of Social Studies Teachers’ Providing Social Participation Skills to the Students

Tuğba SÖMEN, Ali Sinan BİLGİLİ — 2026-07-16

The purpose of the chapter titled “Adventure of Democracy” for 6th grade students is to provide students with social participation skill that is among the basic skills introduced in Social Sciences course and also the subject of this study. This study aiming to identify the case of social sciences teachers’ providing 6th grade students with social participation skill was prepared as a case study which is among the qualitative research methods. The study group consists of 10 Social Sciences teachers who were accessible during and willing to participate in the study and were teaching students in the secondary schools located in downtown Kars. In the study group, 4 of the teachers are female while the remaining 6 teachers are male. In line with the purpose of the study, interview technique was used to take the teachers’ opinion about the subject. To collect data, semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used. Through these forms, the teachers were asked about students’ participation in activities, their ability to work alone in these activities, contribution to nongovernmental organizations, interest in social problems, taking responsibility in matters concerning the society, ability to form a group in matters concerning the society, ability to work in cooperation with a group, respect to human rights and principles of democracy. Content analysis was applied to the responses obtained from the teachers in the interviews and consequently, findings were obtained. At the end of the study, it was found that the teachers were of the opinion that 6th grade social sciences teachers could not adequately provide the students with certain attitudes, behaviours and abilities (ability to work alone in activities, taking responsibility in social issues and ability to create groups in matters concerning the society) that constitute part of the social participation skill. In light of the results, the researchers made recommendations on the subject.

Analysis of ‘Democracy, Culture and Communication’ Related Metaphors Created by Turkish Candidate Teachers After July 15 Failed Coup Attempt

Nazife Burcu TAKIL — 2026-07-16

This work has been made to define the communication, cultural unification and democracy concepts which created feelings of national unification against the coup, in the light of metaphors created by the touchstones of society candidate teachers, after the failed coup attempt. Events that deeply affect society, might change people’s perception of different situations and concepts. Behind the attitude that changed the opposite our country experienced into victory in a single night is our collective consciousness. This consciousness is fed by our common culture and our unity of communication. The work carries importance to see how our candidate teachers, whom will raise new generations after the July 15, understands and thinks about the concepts of ‘democracy’, ‘culture’ and ‘communication’. It is also important to reveal the societies perception and development with metaphors, created by candidate teachers whose native tongue is Turkish, to the educational sciences alongside sociological and philosophical sciences. This study tried to answer the question ‘What are the metaphors the candidate teachers have about these three concepts?’ and ‘In what conceptual categories could these concepts examined in?’ Study group of this work consists of 210 candidate teachers who studied in Gazi University Turkish Language teaching department in 2016-2017 autumn period. To collect data, in the first step every student was asked to give a single word answers to question ‘What is Democracy/Culture/Communication?’ and after that, students were asked to fill in the blanks to the question ‘Democracy/Culture/Communication is like ...; because ...’ In the second step, metaphors given as answers to the fill in the blank question were tabulated in categories by their frequency of sightings (n) and the results were analysed. After the examination, related to ‘democracy’ concept ‘equality, liberty, justice, July 15’ metaphors; related to ‘culture’ concept ‘tradition, nationalistic awareness, nationalistic unification’ metaphors and related to ‘communication’ concept ‘phone, social media, texting’ metaphors have showed prominence. Metaphors that showed prominence were analysed with interpretation and necessary recommendations were made.

The Effect of Drama on Understanding Pieter Brueghel's Children's Games Artistic Work in Students

Abdulgafar TERZİ, Suat KARAASLAN — 2026-07-16

In this study, the effect of the drama method in understanding art works in 6th grade students was investigated. For this purpose, a total of four works of art, including certain periods, were selected by receving expert opinions. The study consisted of a total of 32 students in Adana in the 6th grade whose ages were between 11and 12. The design of the study was weak experimental. Composed of one experimental and control groups. In the study, whether the responses of the two groups regarding art criticism differed significantly was investigated.Thirteen sessions were conducted in total, seven in the experimental group and six in the control group. In these thirteen sessions, topics were handled in accordance with the curriculum achievements. The subjects were given the drama method for the experiment group and the traditional method for the control group.The data collection tool of the research was "Art Criticism Leaflet" and descriptive analysis was used in the analysis of the data. The results of the study were based on the results of art criticism given in the last four sessions of both groups. As a result of the research; When compared to the control group, the responses of the experimental group to the open-ended question categories in the description, analysis, interpretation and judgment steps of the art critic according to the control group were found to be more detailed in terms of content richness. It was also found that the experimental group had a significant difference in the response rates of closed-ended question categories compared to the control group. The most important task of the art educators in understanding and conceptualizing art works is the method they use in approaching the work of art. Based on these views, when the drama method is used in art criticism, the experience of the students about the works remains alive and they are made more effective and more permanent.

An Analysis of the Attitudes of Fathers’ Towards Some Problem Behaviors of Their Preschool-Age Children

Mümin TUFAN, Yakup YILDIRIM — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of fathers’ towards their pre-school age children related with their problem behaviors in some cases. Fathers who have children in the age of 5-6 year old, from different environments were reached and their attitudes and exhibited behaviors related to the problem situations indicated in the 7 sub-sections of the questionnaire were analyzed by the researchers. The study group consisted of fathers of 200 preschool children in the age of 5-6, from 6 government pre-schools in Çankaya, Yenimahalle, and Mamak districts of city of Ankara. In order to collect data, a questionnaire form called "Fathers’ Attitudes Related to their Children’s Problem Behaviors Questionnaire” consisting of 37 Liker-type questions, which was arranged on a 5 point scale, was developed with the help of the related literature and used by the researchers, in this research. Analysis were performed using SPSS 22.0 statistical package program. Overall cronbach alpha value was 0.76. For the purpose of the research, percentage and frequency analyzes were used to determine the frequency of behaviors participants have shown towards; peer violence, refusing to eat sufficiently, using slang words, not sharing their toys with a peer, getting unauthorized goods, crying their wishes and stubbornness behaviors of their children. Results revealed that related to peer violence; fathers frequently chose the way of punishing them by removing a favorite toy or speaking to the classroom teacher about the problem. They less frequently chose the way of seeing the behavior childish and leave out or explaining the wrong behavior, and suggesting that they should solve the problem by talking to their peer. Related to the problem of refusing to eat sufficiently; it was seen that fathers frequently chose the way of waiting children until they get hungry to come to the table, having them eat by playing various games, and trying to convince them by telling them they will get a reward at the end of the meal. Related to the use of slang words behavior; it was seen that fathers more frequently chose the way of getting angry at them, not betting an eyelid (not showing any reaction), and punishing them in order for them to not to do it again. Related to the children's crying their wishes behavior; it was seen that fathers more frequently chose the way of ignoring, getting angry with them and not fulfilling their wishes as long as they continue performing that behavior. Related to the stubbornness problem; it was seen that fathers more frequently chose the way of ignoring and punishing children related with the subject that they show this behavior about. Related to the children's not sharing their toys with a peer behavior; it was seen that fathers more frequently chose the way of telling that he would put the toy away if they insist on not sharing their toys with their peer. Related to the children's getting unauthorized goods problem; it was seen that fathers more likely chose the way of getting angry at them when their children got the object.

Assessment Of A2 Level Reading Texts in Hitit, İstanbul and Yedi İklim Course Books According to the CEF-ESTIM Guide

Elif TURGUT, Neslihan KARAKUŞ , Celile Eren ÖKTEN — 2026-07-16

A Methodological Aspect of Turkish Language Course Books for Foreigners: Deductive and İnductive Methods

Gülden TÜM — 2026-07-16

Pre-Service Primary School Teachers’ Metaphors about School Administrators

Emel TÜZEL, Demet ŞAHİN KALYON — 2026-07-16

Teaching Of National History From The Point Of View Of Historians And History Educators

Ahmet VURGUN — 2026-07-16

The Role of the Course “İntroduction to Educational Sciences” on the Formation of School Perception by Pre-service Teachers

Nuray YILDIRIM, Elif AYDOĞDU ÖZOĞLU , Ayşe DÖNMEZ — 2026-07-16

The goal of the study is to reveal the perceptions of pre-service teachers about school before and after taking the course of “introduction to educational sciences”. The study was designed as a qualitative research and carried out following a phenomenology approach. The participants of the study were pre-service teachers attending Eskişehir Osmangazi University. They were selected using criterion sampling techniques, which is part of purposeful sampling techniques. The criterion for inclusion was to register the course of “introduction to educational sciences”. The total number of pre-service teachers who met this requirement was 64. The data of the study were collected through metaphors. More specifically, the participants were asked to produce a metaphor about the concept of school and to justify their production of it. The data obtained were examined using content analysis. In order to establish the reliability of the study the transcribed versions of the interviews and the topics involved were both reviewed by a field specialist. For reliability calculation the formula developed by Miles and Huberman (1994) was employed and it was found to be .94 for the study. The frequency of each theme/topic was found and was complemented with direct quotations. The findings of the study showed that before taking the course “introduction to educational sciences” the participants produced a total of twenty-three metaphors. Of them eleven were conceptual metaphors. At this stage the participants were found to perceive school as a protecting and safe environment, an informative environment, as a negative entity, as a habitat, as an environment in which there are opposing forces, as a social and entertaining environment, as a free and democratic setting, as an environment where individuals grow, as a pleasant environment, a shaping environment and an environment where there is an authority figure. After taking the course “introduction to educational sciences” the participants produced 23 metaphors, nine of which are conceptual. The school-related metaphors produced by them at this stage include the following: as a protecting and safe environment, an informative environment, as a habitat, as an environment where individuals grow, a shaping environment, as a negative entity, as an environment in which there are opposing forces, as a pleasant environment, and a social environment.

The Values Education in the New History Curriculums and Textbooks

Tercan YILDIRIM — 2026-07-16

History is among the courses that are used in conveying the local, national, and universal values. History course is significantly functional in the creation and convey of especially national-moral, religious, and social values. This study examined History and Revolution History and Kemalism programs that have been accepted in 2017 and 9th grade history textbook in terms of values education through document analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive and content analysis techniques. The findings showed that the teaching and learning process is required to focus on values in the new programs, presenting of values should be made holistically, and the values should be integrated into the objectives. The values involved in the previous programs in a hidden way were classified under main categories such as “justice, friendship, honesty, self-regulation, patience, respect, love, responsibility, patriotism, helpfulness.” Additionally, attitudes and behaviors related to main concepts were listed under 35 items. As a result of the study, it was observed that the detailed values presented in programs weren’t associated with units’ objectives and content, which adversely affected the new history textbooks. The program left the transmission of values to the initiative of the teachers. This situation failed the discourses such as centering on the values education, being holistic, associating values with the content, and going beyond the classroom. Thus, it can be stated that the values education which was argued to be centered in the new program has remained unfulfilled.

An Investigation of Students’ Reading Motivation at Junior Boarding School

Ceyda YILMAZ, Muhittin ÇALIŞKAN — 2026-07-16

The aim of this study is to analyze the reading motivation among the students of the boarding school who study at secondary school. In the study, the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation levels of the students were determined. The levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation were analyzed in terms of the variables of gender and grades. Moreover, the motivation resources of the students with higher reading motivation levels were determined according to the opinions of the students. Similarly, the causes which decrease the reading motivation levels of the students with lower reading motivation. The survey model was employed in the study. The data related to the motivation levels of the students was collected from 655 students through “Reading Motivation Scale”. In order to determine the resources of the student motivation and the causes which decrease the reading motivation, interviews were conducted and following conclusions were obtained in accordance with the obtained data. Following findings were obtained: (i) The students have high intrinsic and extrinsic reading motivation levels. (ii) In terms of both intrinsic and extrinsic reading motivation levels, there is a significant difference between female and male students on behalf of the girls. (iii) The scores of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation don’t significantly differ according to their classroom levels. (iv) The students with high reading motivation levels determined the factors related to the families as the primary cause. (v) Related to the reasons which decrease the reading motivation, “the existence of the unknown words” is at the top of the list. They are followed by the topics in the books which don’t draw attention, reading books aren’t attractive and the boredom of reading books, respectively.

VISITS OF SCHOOL READYLY BEHAVIORS AND SCHOOL MATTERS OF PARENTS OF 5-6 YEARS OF CHILDREN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

Emine YILMAZ BOLAT — 2026-07-16

This research was conducted to determine the opinions of the parents of the children of 5-6 age group who were receiving pre-school education about readiness to school and school age. The study was carried out by the parents of children in the age group of 5-6 who continue to an independent kindergarten in Mersin province center Yenişehir district. In this direction, 18 parents who volunteered to participate in the research were employed. In the study, questionnaire was chosen among the survey models from data collection tools. As a questionnaire, "Velilerin and Teachers' Questionnaire of Children's Opinions about School Maturity" developed by Ülkü (2007) was used. At the end of the study, it was seen that, when evaluating the behaviors related to readiness to the school according to the order of importance of the relation with the school age (school readiness), it is seen that 10 items from 20 items are important or very important. When frequency and percentage values of expressions considered important for school maturity were evaluated, 14 of 29 items were found significant by all parents. There was no significant difference between pretest and posttest.

The Role Of The Ministry Of National Education Secondary School Music Lesson Curriculum On The Transfer Of Turkish Musical Culture To Future Generations

Akın KEÇECİ — 2026-07-16

Music, which is one of the cultural objects, undoubtedly has an important role in the transmission of the culture to future generations. With this study the role of the Secondary School Music Lesson Curriculum, prepared by Ministry of Education, in transferring the Turkish music culture to future generations was examined. One of the general aims of Turkish National Education is to educate individuals who adopt, protect and develop cultural values. In addition, there are aims to familiarize the Turkish socio-cultural life with the local, regional, national and international music genres in the music lesson curriculum. In this study, the proficiency of the teaching program in transferring Turkish musical culture to future generations has been tried to be determined according to the opinions of students at the 8th grade level. For this purpose, a survey method was applied to 8th grade students. With a questionnaire of 21 questions, the level of knowledge of national music culture at the 8th grade level of the students who supported the research was measured. The sample of the research was composed of 317 8th grade students from six different secondary schools in Kocaeli province, Karamürsel district in 2016-2017 Educational Year. As a result of the research, it was determined that the students could not give a sufficient and correct answer to the questions about the national musical culture and that the training program was not fully adequate for the transmission of the Turkish musical culture It has been proposed that the Secondary School Music Lesson Teaching Program should include subjects that reflect our musical culture, our regional music identities and appropriate examples, our minstrelsy tradition, our instruments, our artists who contributed to the formation of national music cultures and our historical personalities.

An Examination of the Relationship Between Academic Procrastination Behavior and Social Media Dependency of the Faculty of Education Students in Terms of Different Variables

Mehmet TEYFUR, Burhan AKPUNAR , Serdar SAFALI , Mustafa ERCENGİZ — 2026-07-16

This research was conducted to examine the relationship between academic procrastination behavior and social media addiction of the university students and this it is conducted with relational scaning model. Universe constitutes the teacher candidates who are studying in different departments at Ağrı İbrahim Chechen University Faculty of Education In the 2016-2017 academic year. The "Social Media Addiction Scale" developed by Tutgun, Ünal and Deniz (2015) was used to measure the socio-demographic characteristics, media usage patterns and social media addiction of the prospective teachers in the research and "Academic Postponement Scale" developed by Çakıcı (2003) was used to examine the academic behavior cases. The "Social Addiction Scale" is a 5-point likert type scale and consists of 4 sub-dimensions and 41 items. The internal consistency coefficient is 0.967. The "Academic Postponement Scale" is a likert type scale with 5 items and consists of 19 items and the internal consistency coefficient is 0.92. According to the findings obtained from the research; Women are more engaged with social media than men, class is a factor affecting conflict, and as the class progresses, conflict in the social media is diminishing, there is no meaningful difference according to the family income status variable of the academic postponement level. The difference between the social media addiction level of the teacher candidates and the educational attainment level of the academic attitude is not significant compared to the educational attainment variable of the parents. Those who have membership in social media are more engaged with social media. the duration of social site usage is a factor affecting occupation and as the duration of social site usage increases, occupation with social media is increasing, the frequency of use of social sites is a factor affecting occupation and as the usage frequency of social sites increases, occupation with social media increases. the difference between the level of academic postponement and the time spent on social site use is not significant, there was a significant positive correlation between Occupation, Emotional Situation, Repetition and Conflict, and Academic Postponement scores.