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{"title":"Evaluation of an Optional English Preparatory Program with CIPP Scale","authors":"Fatma Betül Temi̇z, Ahmet Başal","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1142778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1142778","url":null,"abstract":"The quality of English language education in universities is vital in preparing individuals for the increasingly globalized world. Assessing the efficacy of English teaching programs is therefore crucial to ensuring such quality. Consequently, this study aims to evaluate the optional English preparatory program of a state university using the CIPP model dimensions: context, input, process, and product. The current study employs a mixed-methods research approach, combining quantitative and qualitative data to address the research questions. The study sample comprised 247 preparatory graduate and 77 preparatory students, as well as 6 lecturers. In the quantitative part, The CIPP scale (Context, Input, Process, and Product), developed by the researchers based on item analysis, second-order exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, criterion validity, and content validity, was used to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the English preparatory program based on responses of participants to the items in four dimensions of the scale. The qualitative aspect of the study involved obtaining responses from participant students through open-ended questions and conducting semi-structured interviews with lecturers. These responses were analyzed, and the resulting excerpts were used to support and complement the findings obtained from the quantitative findings. The results indicate that the participants were highly satisfied with the optional nature of the program and held positive perceptions of it. However, some improvements, particularly in the physical conditions of the program's context dimension, such as the library, laboratory, and school building, were required. The findings from the input and process dimensions reveal the importance of increasing target language use and prioritization of speaking skills in the product dimension. The developed CIPP scale, which is statistically reliable and valid, can be utilized by researchers to evaluate English preparatory programs using the CIPP model. The study concludes by offering several key recommendations for creating a more effective English preparatory program based on the findings.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43300546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Test of Creative Imagery Abilities (TCIA): A Study of Adaptation into Turkish","authors":"Handan NARİN KIZILTAN, Birnur Eraldemi̇r","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1141749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1141749","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between imagery ability and creative skill has been researched by many theorists, and it has been stated that individuals with high artistic skills, who are educated in art or who are creative individuals, have high imagery ability. For this reason, it is important to determine the imagery ability in the admission of art education students in undergraduate education, in identifying creative individuals and in revealing the cognitive skill levels that art education requires. This research was carried out in order to adapt the “Test of Creative Imagery Abilities (TCIA)”, developed by Polish researchers Jankowska and Karwowski into Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties. The original language is English and there are seven incomplete figures in the test. Each figure is evaluated in three dimensions (vividness, originality and transformativeness) in light of the guide handbook of the test. Both the test and the handbook were translated into Turkish by Turkish-English language experts and expert opinion was taken for Turkish-English compatibility. For linguistic equivalence, the original and Turkish forms were administered to 39 students two weeks apart, and the correlation between the two forms was calculated. In order to check the validity of the fit structure with the model of the test, a sample group of 300 undergraduate students participated in the research. The results of the reliability values and model fit criteria that emerged after the analyses revealed that the test is a valid and reliable measurement tool to measure the level of creative imagery.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44150309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Evaluation of Problems Encountered by School Administrators Working at Boarding Schools","authors":"Mehmet Fatih Karacabey, Muhammet Şik","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1216926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1216926","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to reveal the problems faced by school administrators working in boarding schools, the solutions administrators suggest for these problems and to provide suggestions to policy makers. The research was conducted with a single embedded case study, which is one of the qualitative research designs. Data were obtained through interviews with administrators working in boarding schools. The data collected in semi-structured interviews were analysed by content analysis method. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that boarding schools have different problems from other schools in terms of education and management and that these schools should be evaluated as separate institutions. In addition, the workload and negative feelings that boarding schools cause in administrators and teachers will decrease with the separation of dormitories from schools as a separate unit and the appointment of the necessary administrators and personnel.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44911897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Okul Öncesi Eğitime Devam Eden Ulus Aşırı Göçmen ve Yerel Çocukların Sınıf Yaşantılarına Katılım Hakları","authors":"E. Kurt, Hale Koçer","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1261482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1261482","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions of transnational immigrant and local children attending pre-school education in Turkey regarding their right to participate in classroom life and their participation in classroom life according to teachers' views. In this research, sequential explanatory design merging model, which is one of the mixed research methods, was used. The study group consists of 41 children, 21 of whom are transnational immigrants, 20 of whom are local, attending a pre-school under the Directorate of National Education of Antalya, where immigrant children are dense and 9 teachers of these children. The Right to Participate in Pre-school Classes Scale was applied to measure the perceptions of pre-school children in the study group about their right to participation. Semi-Structured Interviews were conducted with teachers to get information about children's participation in classroom life. In the analysis of the quantitative data of the research, Mann Whitney U-Test was used and qualitative data were analyzed with descriptive analysis. The results of the analysis showed that there was no significant difference between the scores of transnational immigrant children and local children on the Right to Participate in Pre-school Classes Scale. According to the teachers' views, it was determined that transnational immigrant children participated in play activities in the classroom more than other activities. It has been found that the participation of transnational immigrant children who speak Turkish in classroom life is similar to that of local children. The research findings were discussed based on the relevant literature. The implications of research findings for future theoretical and applied research are presented.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47555881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Matematik ve Fen Bilimleri Öğretim Programı Kazanımları, Ders Kitabı Soruları ve LGS Sorularının Karşılaştırılması","authors":"Hale Sucuoğlu, Deniz Yasemi̇n, Tuğba Yılmaz","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1187141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1187141","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to analyse Grade 8 objectives in the year 2018 Mathematics and Sciences curricula, and the compatibility between the 2021-2022 academic period textbooks of the Ministry of National Education (MEB) and the year 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 High School Placement Exam (LGS) questions according to Original Bloom Taxonomy. The 52 objectives specified under Grade 8 Mathematics Curriculum and the 61 objectives specified under Grade 8 Sciences Curriculum as well as the review questions at the end of modules and units of the Mathematic textbooks and Science textbooks were analysed against the 160 LGS questions posed under the science examination section in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in order to gather data. Analysis of Grade 8 Mathematics Curriculum has shown that largest objectives were observed in practice (f= 20) and comprehension (f= 18) stages. Analysis of Grade 8 Sciences Curriculum has shown that objectives in this domain were observed to be at knowledge stage for eight objectives, at comprehension stage for 25 objectives, at practice stage for seven objectives, at analysis stage for three objectives, at synthesis stage for eight objectives and at assessment stage for six objectives. It is found that objectives under both curricula cover multiple cognitive domain stages. Study data has led to identification of no affective objective among mathematics objectives, while two affective and two psychomotor domain objectives were identified among science objectives. Analysis of both curricula reveal that the objectives under the curricula and questions in the textbooks are supportive regarding LGS questions aimed at comprehension and practice stages, but insufficient for questions aimed at analysis and assessment stages which require higher level cognitive skills.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49511030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Mesleki Tutumları ile Mesleğe Bağlılıkları Arasındaki İlişki: Öğretmen Özyeterlik İnancının Aracı Rolü","authors":"Bünyamin İspi̇r, Ali Yildiz","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1215217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1215217","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between classroom teachers' commitment to their profession and professional attitudes, as well as the mediating role that self-efficacy belief plays in this relationship. The relational screening model was chosen as the method in the research. The study group of the research consists of a total of 235 classroom teachers, 188 of whom are female and 47 male, working in various primary schools in Turkey. In the research, attitude towards the teaching profession, dedication to the teaching profession, and teacher self-efficacy belief scales were used as data collection tools. Data were analyzed by correlation and structural equation model analysis. The analyzes show that there are positive and moderately significant relationships between teacher self-efficacy belief and attitude towards the teaching profession, and between commitment to the teaching profession and teacher self-efficacy belief. In addition, the results reveal that there is a highly significant positive relationship between commitment to the teaching profession and attitude towards the teaching profession. On the other hand, the Z value calculated according to the Sobel test equation was found to be 4.64 and it was concluded that self-efficacy belief partially mediated the relationship between professional attitude and commitment to the profession. In order to increase the validity of the significance levels of direct and indirect effects, bootstrapping was performed and the mediating role of self-efficacy belief was supported in the relationship between professional attitude and commitment to the profession.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47931333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating Mathematical Modeling Problem Designing Process of Inservice Mathematics Teachers","authors":"S. Şahin, R. Gürbüz, M. F. Dogan","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1033080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1033080","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the mathematical modeling process of in-service middle school mathematics teachers who participated in a mathematical modeling workshop within the scope of a professional development program were examined. This study is a multi-case study with the participation of six teachers (two women; four men) and investigates how teachers handled the theoretical knowledge gained during the mathematical modeling workshop in the problem designing process. The data consists of problems designed by teachers and individual interviews. The findings show that teachers were generally successful in transferring their theoretical knowledge to the problem designing process, but had some difficulties. Besides, it can be said that they overcame these difficulties in the process and obtained the problem designing competence that is suitable for the mathematical modeling criteria. The results show that implementation has an important role in the development of a modeling point of view just like theory and that the balance of theory and application should be established in modeling education.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43888969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"21. yy. Becerilerine Sahip Olma Algılarını Belirleme Ölçeği: Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlilik Çalışması","authors":"Abdulkadir Durmuş, M. Güven","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1124952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1124952","url":null,"abstract":"Present study aims at developing a scale to identify pre-service teachers' perceptions of having 21st century skills. It was carried out with two different participant groups using survey method through maximum variation sampling method. The study was conducted with a total of 827 participants (439 for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and 388 for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). SPSS program was used to analyze data for EFA and SPSS AMOS program was used for CFA. The 'Scale for Identifying Perceptions of Having 21st Century Skills' was developed based on the EFA results, revealing a 44.188% total variance. The scale consisted of 19 items with a 3-factor structure. The CFA indicated good fit indices for the scale, and an internal consistency coefficient of .858 Cronbach’s Alpha was obtained. The findings of this study indicate that the developed scale meets the theoretical and statistical criteria outlined in the relevant literature for pre-service teachers. Therefore, the instrument has potential as a reliable and valid measure of pre-service teachers' perceptions for possessing 21st century skills.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45681940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Twelve-Week Karate and Salsa Dance Training on the Physical Fitness Performance of University Students","authors":"Cenab Türkeri̇, Gonca Ince","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1194276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1194276","url":null,"abstract":"This study was performed to determine the effect of 12-weeks Karate and Salsa Dance training on the physical fitness performances of university students. A total of 124 students (age: 21.35 ± 1.59 year; height: 1.70 ± 0.08 cm; body weight: 67.1 ± 10.78 kg) have voluntarily participated in the study. The participants were divided into three groups using a random coin toss. The numbers of Karate group (KG), the Salsa Dance Group (SDG) and Control Group (COG) are 43 people (20 female, 23 male), 40 people (17 female, 23 male) and 41 people (12 female, 29 male), respectively. Technical training programs including two days a week and 90 minutes a day for 12 weeks were applied to the KG and SDG members accepting to the study. Body weight, height measurement, BMI calculation, bass stick balance test, handgrip strength test in upper and lower extremity strength measurements, wall squat leg strength test and plate tapping test for movement speed were performed to all participants before and after 12 weeks training. Since the data did not show normal distribution, Kruskal Wallis test was used in more than two groups and Mann Whitney-U test was used in binary comparisons. Looking at the results of KG and SDG, it was found that the BMI and muscle strength values of KG were better than the SDG values (p= .00). It was determined that the static balance values of SDG were higher than KG (p= 0.00). However, there was no significant difference between the movement speed of both groups (p> .05). All physical fitness parameters of both groups were found to be better than COG. We can suggest that sedentary individuals can benefit from karate technique training in gaining muscle strength. In addition, we can emphasize that it may be more appropriate to use salsa dance training in the development of static balance.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48131011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validity and Reliability Study of School Principals’ Competence-Based Job Performance Perceptions Scale","authors":"Hamiyet Çamur, Aytac Gogus","doi":"10.14812/cuefd.1205795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1205795","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to develop a measurement tool to determine the job performance perceptions of school principals based on their own competence. The list of School Principals Standards developed for the study of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] has been used in many OECD countries but has not been used in Turkey and there is no study adapted to the Turkish Education System. In addition, since the list of School Principals Standards is not in a questionnaire or a scale form, and there is no scale that examines the school principals’ own perceptions of their performance based on their competencies, therefore the development of such a scale is aimed in this study. First, the list of School Principals Standards was adapted to Turkey, and then the items of the scale to be developed were written by taking expert opinions. The scale development was carried out with a process consisting of eight stages, and the suitable scale for the Turkish Education System was developed. The scale called “School Principals’ Competency-Based Job Performance Perceptions Scale” firstly was administered to 182 participants for the validity, reliability, and Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA) of the scale, and then secondly administered to other 145 participants for the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). It was determined that the reliability level of the scale was high with the Cronbach α (0.959) coefficient. As a result of the EFA, a six-dimensional scale consisting of 41 items was obtained. The variance explanation rate of six factors was calculated as 59.66%. It has been determined that the goodness of fit values for the model determined as a result of the CFA performed to test the construct validity of the factor structure obtained provide good and sufficient criteria. The results obtained prove that the scale is valid and reliable.","PeriodicalId":41750,"journal":{"name":"Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46409951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}