Search Results - "Aydeniz, Mehmet"

Development of the Inquiry-Based Science Teaching Efficacy Scale for Primary Teachers by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Bilican, Kader, Senler, Burcu

“…Helping students at all grade levels to develop inquiry skills has been an ambitious goal that science educators have been pursuing for the last three decades…”
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Assessing and Enhancing Pre-service Science Teachers’ Self-Efficacy to Teach Science Through Argumentation: Challenges and Possible Solutions by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Ozdilek, Zehra

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of an intervention on pre-service science teachers’ self-efficacy to teach science through argumentation…”
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Assessing and Enhancing Pre-Service Physics Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) through Reflective Cores Construction by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Gürçay, Deniz

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of Content Representations (CoRes) construction, and reflective peer discussions on pre-service physics…”
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Exploring challenges of assessing pre-service science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Kirbulut, Zubeyde Demet

“…The purpose of this paper is to report on the challenges we faced in designing an instrument aimed at measuring pre-service science teachers' topic-specific…”
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Appropriating Epistemic Norms of Science through Sustained Practice with Argumentation: Can It Happen? A Learning Progressions Perspective by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Bilican, Kader

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of sustained practice with argumentation on the quality of students' written arguments. Participants…”
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Enhancing Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers' Understanding of Essential Science Concepts through a Reflective Conceptual Change Model by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Brown, Clara Lee

“…This study explored the impact of a reflective teaching method on pre-service elementary teachers' conceptual understanding of the lunar phases, reasons for…”
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Exploring the Impact of Argumentation on Pre-Service Science Teachers' Conceptual Understanding of Chemical Equilibrium by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Dogan, Alev

“…This study examines the impact of argumentation on pre-service science teachers' (PST) conceptual understanding of chemical equilibrium. The sample consisted…”
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Exploring pre-service science teachers' pedagogical capacity for formative assessment through analyses of student answers by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Dogan, Alev

“…Background: There has been an increasing emphasis on empowering pre-service and in-service science teachers to attend student reasoning and use formative…”
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WHAT DO SCIENTISTS KNOW ABOUT THE NATURE OF SCIENCE? A CASE STUDY OF NOVICE SCIENTISTS’ VIEWS OF NOS by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Bilican, Kader

“…The purpose of this study was to explore 15 graduate research assistants’ understanding of the nature of science. Data were collected through administration of…”
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Using action research in middle level teacher education to evaluate and deepen reflective practice by Hagevik, Rita, Aydeniz, Mehmet, Rowell, C. Glennon

“…The study examined the role of action research in promoting critical reflective thinking among twenty preservice teachers engaged in a year-long middle level…”
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Traversing the Divide Between High School Science Students and Sophisticated Nature of Science Understandings: A Multi-pronged Approach by Russell, Tami, Aydeniz, Mehmet

“…This study investigated the effects of a multi-pronged approach of increasing the nature of science (NOS) understandings of high school science students. The…”
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Using Self-Assessment to Improve College Students’ Engagement and Performance in Introductory Genetics by Aydeniz, Mehmet

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Challenges and opportunities to build quantitative self-confidence in biologists by Cuddington, Kim, Abbott, Karen C, Adler, Frederick R, Aydeniz, Mehmet, Dale, Rene, Gross, Louis J, Hastings, Alan, Hobson, Elizabeth A, Karatayev, Vadim A, Killion, Alexander, Madamanchi, Aasakiran, Marraffini, Michelle L, McCombs, Audrey L, Samyono, Widodo, Shiu, Shin-Han, Watanabe, Karen H, White, Easton R

“…Abstract New graduate students in biology programs may lack the quantitative skills necessary for their research and professional careers. The acquisition of…”
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Enhancing Pre-Service Physics Teachers' Perceived Self-Efficacy of Argumentation-Based Pedagogy through Modelling and Mastery Experiences by Ogan-Bekiroglu, Feral, Aydeniz, Mehmet

“…This study explored the impact of explicit instruction on argumentation-based pedagogy, coupled with modelling and hands-on learning activities on pre-service…”
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Understanding The Impact of an Apprenticeship-Based Scientific Research Program on High School Students' Understanding of Scientific Inquiry by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Baksa, Kristen, Skinner, Jane

“…The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of an apprenticeship program on high school students' understanding of the nature of scientific inquiry…”
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ARGUMENTATION AND STUDENTS’ CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIORS OF GASES by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Pabuccu, Aybuke, Cetin, Pinar Seda, Kaya, Ebru

“…ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of argumentation-based pedagogy on college students’ conceptual understanding of properties and…”
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Filling the Pipeline: Power System and Energy Curricula for Middle and High School Students Through Summer Programs by Chien-fei Chen, Tomsovic, Kevin, Aydeniz, Mehmet

“…A shortage of U.S. trained power and energy engineers has been predicted in the near future. One approach to solve this problem involves increasing the number…”
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A National Survey of Middle and High School Science Teachers' Responses to Standardized Testing: Is Science Being Devalued in Schools? by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Southerland, Sherry A.

“…This study explored American high school and middle school science teachers' attitudes toward the use of standardized testing for accountability purposes,…”
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Is it dichotomy or tension: I am a scientist. No, wait! I am a teacher by Aydeniz, Mehmet, Hodge, Lynn Liao

“…This study explores through a naturalistic inquiry the tensions between a science professor’s two enacted identities. More specifically, this study looks at…”
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ANALYZING SCIENCE ACTIVITIES IN FORCE AND MOTION CONCEPTS: A DESIGN OF AN IMMERSION UNIT by Ayar, Mehmet C., Aydeniz, Mehmet, Yalvac, Bugrahan

“…In this paper, we analyze the science activities offered at 7th grade in the Turkish science and technology curriculum along with addressing the curriculum’s…”
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