This current volume covers Contemporary Issues in Education by mostly taking human factor in the center whether that human being is a student, teacher, administrator or a parent, and truly reflects upon the nature of anthropology as a cohesive discipline. A synopsis of the volume confirms that today anthropology is not just defined as “the study of man”, but it could also be defined as the study of complex situations surrounding man and all his/her constituencies in educational settings. We hope that the research you read in this volume would broaden your horizons and motivate many international scholars around the globe to contribute to the field of education by keeping the big picture in their mind.
CONTENTS
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
Zehra Nur Ersozlu • Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Prospective Mathematics and Science Teachers’ Use of Metaphors to Conceptualize and Understand Reflective Thinking
7-19
Zuhal Yilmaz • Usage of Tinker Plots to Address and Remediate 6th Grade Students’ Misconceptions about Mean and Median
21-29
Hasan Aydin • A Literature-based Approaches on Multicultural Education
31-44
Sirin Yilmaz, Serkan Timur and Betul Timur • Secondary School Students’ Key Concepts and Drawings about the Concept of Environment
45-55
Serkan Timur, Betul Timur and Sirin Yilmaz • Determining Primary School Candidate Teachers’ Levels of Environmental Literacy
57-67
Mehmet Fatih Kaya • An Analysis of the Social Studies Teacher Candidates’ Perception with Respect to the Concept of Globalization
69-78
Mehmet Fatih Kaya • Sustainable Development Training Oriented Thoughts and Applications of Geography Teachers
79-87
Ebru Yilmaz Ince and Muhammet Demirbilek • Secondary and High School Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Computer Games with Educational Features in Turkey
89-96
Ahmet Baytak and Necati Hirca • Prospective Teachers’ Lived Experience on Computer-based Instructional Materials: A Phenomenological Study
97-109
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
Yadigar Dogan • Teacher Opinions and Experiences Related to Themes, Skills and Values Included Within the Scope of Life Science Course
117-132
Yadigar Dogan • Teachers and Students’ Benefiting from Computers for Instructional Purposes: Bursa Example
133-143
Dogan Yuksel • Technology Use in Reflective Teaching: A Practicum Research Project
145-152
Ismail Kenar • Nuclear Energy Reality in Turkey and the Attitude of the Science Teachers towards the Issue
153-165
Muharrem Aktumen and Mehmet Bulut • Teacher Candidates’ Opinions on Real Life Problems Designed in GeoGebra Software
167-176
Muhammed Sait Gokalp and Zubeyde Demet Kirbulut • Investigating Pre-service Elementary School Teachers’ Metacognitive Science Learning Orientations
177-184
Yakup Keskin • A Comparison between Turkish and British Students’ Acquisition Levels of Universal-Social Values Placed in Curriculum: A Case Study
185-201
Zekerya Batur • Value Education in Turkish Teacher Training
203-207
II. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Riza Ulker, Zuhal Yilmaz, Atika Solak and Leyla Erguder • Classroom Environment: What Does Students’ Drawings Tell?
209-215
Lutfu Ilgar • Obtaining the Perception of Prospective Teachers Regarding Family Education and Communication: A Comparison of The USA and Turkey
217-227
Baykal Bicer • Analysis of Pre-service Teachers’ Views of Philosophy through Metaphors
229-240
Sengul Ilgar • The Perceptions and Support of Parents and Guardians whose Children Attend Montessori Programs
241-249
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
III. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Ramin Aliyev, Mehmet Karakus and Hakan Ulus • Teachers’ Verbal Cues That Cause Students to Feel Various Emotions
263-272
Fatih Camadan, Gokhan Kahveci and Tuba Yavas • Analysis of the Relation between Perfectionism and Negative Automatic Thoughts with Structural Equation Model
273-283
Hidayet Tok and Mehmet Karakus • Cross-cultural Reliability and Validity of the Attitude towards College Instructor Authority (ACIA) Survey
285-291
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
Saban Cepik and Ahmet Erdost Yastibas • The Use of E-Portfolio to Improve English Speaking Skill of Turkish EFL Learners
307-317
Adem Soruc and Saban Cepik • A Critical Analysis of Foreign Language Pre-service Teacher Education in Turkey
319-324
Hedayat Sarandi • The Use of Turkish in English Preparatory Schools: Where is the Balance
325-335
Fulya Topcuoglu Unal • A Comparative Study on Animal Visuals in Course Books Used for Mother Tongue Education
337-349
Gulin Ulusoy and Muhammet Demirbilek • The Effects of Using Situation Comedy Video on English Speaking
351-361
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
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
Ahmet Cezmi Savas • The Effects of Science Teachers’ Perception of Learning Organization on Job Satisfaction
395-404
Murat Tasdan • Perceptions of Elementary School Teachers Regarding Political Life at School
405-415
Ahmet Cezmi Savas, Izzet Dos, Bulent Dos and Husamettin Demir • Experiencing a Learning Organization: School Administrators Identify Causes of Teacher Ineffectiveness
417-425
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