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Volume 16                                                       CONTENTS                                                       2013


VOLUME 16, Number 1,2                                                                                                            JULY, SEPTEMBER 2013


 

INFORMATION ABOUT JOURNAL

 

SPECIAL VOLUME

 

Contemporary Issues in Education with Special Reference to Turkey

 

Riza Ulker and Muhammet Usak (Guest Editors)

 

Editorial

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I. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

 

Serkan Özel An Analysis of In-service Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Division of Fractions

1-5

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.01

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Zehra Nur Ersozlu Mirror, Mirror on the Wall:  Prospective Mathematics and Science Teachers’  Use of Metaphors to Conceptualize and Understand Reflective Thinking

7-19

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.02

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Zuhal Yilmaz Usage of Tinker Plots to Address and Remediate 6th Grade Students’ Misconceptions about Mean and Median

21-29

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.03

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Hasan Aydin A Literature-based Approaches on Multicultural Education

31-44

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.04

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Sirin Yilmaz, Serkan Timur  and Betul Timur  Secondary School Students’ Key Concepts and Drawings about  the Concept of Environment

45-55

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.05

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Serkan Timur,  Betul Timur and Sirin Yilmaz Determining Primary School Candidate Teachers’ Levels  of Environmental Literacy

57-67

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.06

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Mehmet Fatih Kaya   An Analysis of the Social Studies Teacher Candidates’ Perception with Respect to the Concept of Globalization

69-78

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.07

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Mehmet Fatih Kaya  Sustainable Development Training Oriented Thoughts and Applications of Geography Teachers

79-87

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.08

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Ebru Yilmaz Ince and Muhammet Demirbilek Secondary and High School Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Computer Games with Educational Features in Turkey

89-96

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.09

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Ahmet Baytak and Necati Hirca Prospective Teachers’ Lived Experience on Computer-based Instructional Materials: A Phenomenological Study

97-109

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.10

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Hana Cidlova, Anna Bayerova  and Eva Trnova The Relevance of Health and Environmental Education  in Chemistry  for Pupils of Czech Secondary Schools  and School-leavers

111-115

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.11

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Yadigar Dogan  Teacher Opinions and Experiences Related to Themes, Skills and Values Included Within the Scope of Life Science Course

117-132

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.12

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Yadigar Dogan Teachers and Students’ Benefiting from Computers for Instructional Purposes: Bursa Example

133-143

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.13

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Dogan Yuksel Technology Use in Reflective Teaching:  A Practicum Research Project

145-152

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.14

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Ismail Kenar Nuclear Energy Reality in Turkey and the Attitude of the Science Teachers towards the Issue

153-165

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.15

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Muharrem Aktumen and Mehmet Bulut   Teacher Candidates’ Opinions on Real Life Problems Designed in GeoGebra Software

167-176

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.16

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Muhammed Sait Gokalp  and Zubeyde Demet Kirbulut • Investigating Pre-service Elementary School Teachers’ Metacognitive Science Learning Orientations

177-184

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.17

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Yakup Keskin A Comparison between Turkish and British Students’ Acquisition Levels of Universal-Social Values Placed in Curriculum:  A Case Study

185-201

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.18

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Zekerya Batur Value Education in Turkish Teacher Training

203-207

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.19

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II. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

 

Riza Ulker, Zuhal Yilmaz, Atika Solak and Leyla Erguder Classroom Environment: What Does Students’ Drawings Tell?

209-215

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.20

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Lutfu Ilgar Obtaining the Perception of Prospective Teachers Regarding Family Education and Communication: A Comparison of The USA and Turkey

217-227

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.21

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Baykal Bicer Analysis of Pre-service Teachers’ Views of Philosophy through Metaphors

229-240

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.22

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Sengul Ilgar The Perceptions and Support of Parents and Guardians  whose Children Attend Montessori Programs

241-249

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.23

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Muhammet Usak, Riza Ulker, Fulya Oztas and Irfan Terzi The Effects of Professors’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge on Elementary Teacher Candidates’ Attitude and Achievement Regarding Biology

251-261

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.24

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III. EDUCATIONAL  PSYCHOLOGY

 

Ramin Aliyev, Mehmet Karakus and Hakan Ulus  Teachers’ Verbal Cues That Cause Students to Feel Various Emotions

263-272

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.25

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Fatih Camadan,  Gokhan Kahveci and Tuba Yavas Analysis of the Relation between Perfectionism and Negative Automatic Thoughts with Structural Equation Model

273-283

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.26

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Hidayet Tok  and Mehmet Karakus Cross-cultural Reliability and Validity of the Attitude towards College Instructor Authority (ACIA) Survey

285-291

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.27

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IV. LANGUAGE  EDUCATION

 

Rabia Hos  and  Hatice Topal The Current Status of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers’ Professional Development in Turkey: A Systematic Review of Literature

293-305

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.28

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Saban Cepik  and Ahmet Erdost Yastibas The Use of E-Portfolio to Improve English Speaking Skill  of Turkish EFL Learners

307-317

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.29

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Adem Soruc  and Saban Cepik A Critical Analysis of Foreign Language Pre-service  Teacher Education in Turkey

319-324

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.30

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Hedayat Sarandi The Use of Turkish in English Preparatory Schools:  Where is the Balance?

325-335

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.31

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Fulya Topcuoglu Unal A Comparative Study on Animal Visuals in Course Books Used for Mother Tongue Education

337-349

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.32

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Gulin Ulusoy  and Muhammet Demirbilek The Effects of Using Situation Comedy Video  on English Speaking

351-361

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.33

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Tomas Janko and Karolina Peskova Analysing the Types of Visuals in Textbooks of Geography and German Language: Considering the Instructional  Functioning of Photographs

363-372

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.34

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V.  EDUCATIONAL  ADMINISTRATION

 

Mehmet Karakus, Riza Ulker, Volkan Cicek and Fatih Toremen Comparison of Safety and Emergency Preparedness Procedures and Policies in US and Turkish K-12 Schools

373-393

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.35

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Ahmet Cezmi Savas The Effects of Science Teachers’ Perception of Learning Organization  on Job Satisfaction

395-404

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.36

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Murat Tasdan Perceptions of Elementary School Teachers Regarding  Political Life at School

405-415

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.37

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Ahmet Cezmi Savas, Izzet Dos, Bulent Dos and Husamettin Demir Experiencing a Learning Organization: School Administrators Identify Causes of Teacher Ineffectiveness

417-425

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.1-2.38

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                              VOLUME 16, Number 3                                                                                              NOVEMBER 2013


 

Baykal Bicer Philosophy Group Teacher Candidates’ Preferences with Regard to Educational Philosophies of Teaching and Learning Activities

427-434

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.01

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Kadir  Bilen, Orhan Ercan and Ertugrulgazi Akcaozoglu Identification of Critical Thinking Dispositions of Teacher Candidates

435-448

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.02

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Hong-Cheng Liu Effects of Knowledge Outsourcing on Public Policy of Public Sectors

449-456

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.03

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Wan-Yu Chang  and I-Ying Chang An Investigation of Students’ Motivation to Learn and Learning Attitude Affect the Learning Effect: A Case Study on Tourism Management Students

457-463

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.04

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Ridong Hu and Chich-Jen Shieh Effects of Overseas Investment on Core Competence: From the Aspect of Corporate Culture

465-471

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.05

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Te-Yi Chang   Enhancing E-learning Management Systems to Promoting the Management Efficiency of Tourism and Hospitality Education

473-485

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.06

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Yeh I-Jan, Chia-Pin Kao, Chin-Hua Huang  and Chang-Kuo-Wei Exploring Adult Learners’ Preferences toward Online Learning Environments: The Role of Internet Self-efficacy and Attitudes

487-494

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.07

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Cheng-Jui Tseng and Ya-Hui Kuo The Effect of Web-based Training on Hospitality Students’ Internship Learning

495-503

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.08

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Hsiou-Hsiang Liu The Role of Hospitality Certificates in the Relationship between Training and Education and Competency

505-511

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.09

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Fulya Topcuoglu UnalPerception of Teacher Candidates with Regard to Use of Theatre  and Drama Applications in Education

513-521

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.10

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Abdullah Durakoglu, Baykal Bicer and Beyhan Zabun  Paulo Freire’s Alternative Education Model

523-530

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.11

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Ebubekir Cakmak   The Effect on the Two Different Instruction Approaches of Media Literacy on Teacher Candidates’ Attitudes towards the Internet and Perceptions of Computer Self-efficacy

531-538

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.12

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Ahmet Balci A Study on Correlation between Self-efficacy Perceptions  and Writing Skills of Students with Turkish Ancestry and  Foreign Students

539-549

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.13

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Bayram Ozer Students’ Perceptions Regarding Freedom in Classroom

551-559

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.14

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Hilmi Demiral Cultural Components Used by Learners of Turkish as a Foreign Language for Reading Comprehension

561-573

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.15

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Ihsan Unaldi   Overuse of Discourse Markers in Turkish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Learners’ Writings: The Case of ‘I Think’ and ‘in My Opinion’

575-584

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.16

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Necati Bozkurt The Relation Between the History Teacher Candidates’ Learning Styles and Metacognitive Levels

585-594

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.17

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Osman Cekic Evaluation of Teacher Candidates’ Views on Scientific  Research Methods

595-603

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.18

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Saadettin Keklik  Proposing a New Method for Vocabulary Teaching:  Six Steps Method

605-618

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.19

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Sait Tuzel   Integrating Multimodal Literacy Instruction into Turkish Language Teacher Education: An Action Research Study

619-630

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.20

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Dolgun Aslan and Hasan Aydin Voices: Turkish Students’ Perceptions Regarding the Role  of Supplementary Courses on Academic Achievement

631-643

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.21

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Ahmet Cezmi Savas, Izzet Dos and Ahmet Yasar Demirkol The Moderation Effect of the Teachers’ Anxiety on the Relationship Between Empowerment and Organizational Commitment

645-651

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.22

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Ahmet Yasar Demirkol The Role of Educational Mobility Programs in Cultural Integration: A Study on the Attitudes of Erasmus Students in Turkey toward the Accession of Turkey to European Union

653-661

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.23

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Mehmet Mutlu “Recycling” Concept Perceptions of Grade Eighth Students: A Phenomenographic Analysis

663-669

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.24

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A. Surucu  and H. Ozdemir Comparison of the Chemistry Learning Motivations of the Science  and Primary School Teacher Candidates

671-676

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.25

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Akdevelioglu Yasemin, Gumus Huseyin  and Simsek Isil  University Students’ Knowledge and Practices of Food Safety

677-684

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.26

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Emine Ozel  Teachers’ Skills of Intervention to In-class Health Emergencies

685-690

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.27

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Caglar Cetinkaya Creative Nature Education Program for Gifted and Talented Students

691-699

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.28

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Lutfi Incikabi, Murat Pektas, Sinan Ozgelen and Mehmet Altan Kurnaz Motivations and Expectations for Pursuing Graduate Education  in Mathematics and Science Education

701-709

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.29

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Hidayet Tok Mentor Teachers in Turkish Teacher Education Programs

711-719

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.30

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Akwasi Arko-Achemfuor Assuring Rural Youths Better Future through Partnerships:  The Case  of Tiger Kloof Educational Institution, Vryburg, South Africa

721-724

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.31

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A. F. Gulenur Islam Barbhuiya and Rekha Das ABO Blood Group Incompatibility among the  Bengali Muslims of Cachar District, Assam

725-729

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.32

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Chunthuiliu Kamei and D. K. Limbu Eruption of Permanent Teeth among the Gowda Girls of Kodagahalli Village of Mysore District of Karnataka

731-734

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.33

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Sheema Mushtaq and Yasmeen Ashai Coping Strategies Used By Post-menopausal Women in  Srinagar District of Kashmir Valley

735-738

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.34

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Naheed Vaida, Nilofer Khan  and Imtiyaz Ali  Growth during First 2 Years of Life among Kashmiri  Urban Children

739-745

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.35

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Hatam Zandi  The Trace of People’s Beliefs in the Animal Oriented Stories in Molavi’s Masnavi

747-751

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.36

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Maibam Samson Singh  and Johnsly Well Dkhar Growing Obese in Manipur: Relationship between Age and Obesity among the Meitei Males of Manipur, India

753-756

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.37

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Maibam Samson Singh  and Temsumongla Longkumer Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Meitei and Ao Naga Adolescents

757-760

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.38

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Amiya Kumar Sahoo,  P.K. Patra and R.P. Mohanty Opportunity for Natural Selection among the Migrant  Santal Community of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India

761-763

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.39

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Sandeep Sharma Genetic Variation of ABO Blood Groups among Three Endogamous Tribal Populations of Chhattisgarh, Central India

765-766

DOI: 10.31901/24566802.2013/16.03.40

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Index

767-770

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