Evaluation of physical education teacher education program at Middle East Technical University

Implementation of the new eighth grade english language curriculum from the perspectives of teachers and students Dönmez, Özge; Engin Demir, Cennet; Department of Educational Sciences (2010) This study aimed to reveal the perceptions of teachers and students about the implementation of the new 8th grade English language curriculum (NEC) in public primary schools and the challenges and/or problems faced by the teachers and students in the implementation process. This qualitative study was conducted in 9 public primary schools in Polatlı town of Ankara. A total of 10 English language teachers and 73 8th grade students participated in the study. The data were collected through in-depth interviews ...
Re-structuring a university health related physical activity course with technology: a design based research Semiz, Kıvanç; İnce, Mustafa Levent; Department of Physical Education and Sports (2015) The purpose of this study was to investigate the restructuring process of a university health-related physical activity course with technology and its impact on teaching & learning practices. Using Design-based Research approach, data were collected in 5 semesters with applying the technology integration strategies iteratively. Beginning with Needs Assessment (Spring 2012-13), it continued with First Pilot (Fall 2013-14) and Second Pilot (Spring 2013-14), and the process ended with Improvements of Design (S...
Analysis of academic learning time in physical education classes of prospective and inservice teachers Yıldırım, Ahmet; Kirazcı, Sadettin; Çiçek, Şeref; Department of Physical Education and Sports (2003) One of the important characteristics of effective teaching is to devote sufficient time to appropriate physical activity in physical education classes. The purpose of this study was to compare teaching effectiveness of prospective and in-service teachers in relation to student behaviors, course content activities and Academic Learning Time in Physical Education (ALT-PE) scores. Participants were 26 prospective and 28 in-service physical education teachers. Forty-minute regular lessons (n=54) of each teacher...
Evaluation of Human Rights, Civics and Democracy Curriculum through Eisner's Evaluation Framework Karakus Ozdemirci, Ozge; Aksoy, Afra Nur; Ok, Ahmet (Hacettepe University, 2020-01-01) Human Rights, Civics and Democracy Curriculum for 4th graders was began to be implemented in 2015-2016 academic year. In this study, we aim to evaluate this curriculum regarding the universality of human rights concept; the appropriateness of the curriculum with its educational goals, content, instructional material and methods in terms of students' cognitive level and finally teacher competencies to teach this course. A qualitative intrinsic case study method was utilized. The data was collected through do...
Transformation of centralized curriculum into teaching and learning processes : teachers' journey of thought curriculum into enacted one Tokgöz, Özlem; Ok, Ahmet; Çapa Aydın, Yeşim; Department of Educational Sciences (2013) The aim of this study was to investigate how teachers perceive and understand the centralized social studies curriculum, and how they transform this curriculum into classroom practices through planning and teaching. A phenomenological qualitative study was employed in the study and data collection process composed of two phases. In the first phase, data were collected from 30 4th and 5th grade teachers through semi-structured interviews. In the second phase, observations and follow up interviews were conduc...

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Ş. Çiçek, “Evaluation of physical education teacher education program at Middle East Technical University,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 1998.