Influence of Teacher Perceptions of Students on Teaching High School Biology

2011-06-01
Akar, Ebru Ozturk
Yıldırım, Ali
Problem Statement: The research question guiding the current study was "How do teachers' perceptions of students shape the way they teach biology?"
EGITIM ARASTIRMALARI-EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Suggestions

Effect of structuring cooperative learning based on conceptual change approach on students' understanding of the concepts of mixtures and their motivation
Belge Can, Hatice; Boz, Yezdan; Department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education (2013)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of structuring cooperative learning based on conceptual change approach on grade nine students’ understanding the concepts of mixtures and their motivation, compared to traditional instruction. Mixtures Concept Test (MCT), self-efficacy for learning and performance, task value, control of learning beliefs, and test anxiety sub-scales of Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), and mastery approach goals, mastery avoidance goals, performan...
The effect of flipped learning on pre-service teachers’ achievement and perceptions related to classroom environment
Özüdoğru, Melike; Aksu, Meral; Department of Educational Sciences (2018)
The purpose of this study was to develop and implement flipped learning materials in the Principles and Methods of Instruction course and investigate the effect of flipped learning on pre-service teachers’ achievement and perceptions related to the classroom environment. This study was conducted in the fall semester of 2017-2018 for 11 weeks at a public university located in the Aegean Region. This study employed an explanatory mixed method research design. There were 30 pre-service teachers in the experime...
The effects of teacher-centered and learner-centered teaching on practice teaching of prospective physical education teachers
İnce, Mustafa Levent; Ok, Ahmet; Department of Educational Sciences (2002)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teacher-centered (TC) and learner-centered (LC) teaching methods on physical education value orientations, teaching style preferences, classroom interaction patterns, and teaching effectiveness of prospective physical education teachers in practice teaching. In order to achieve this goal, 32 senior physical education prospective teachers were randomly assigned into TC and LC groups prior to teaching methods course. In the teaching methods course, the T...
Impact of constructivist learning process on preservice teacher education students' performance, retention, and attitudes
Akar, Hanife; Yıldırım, Ali; Department of Educational Sciences (2003)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of constructivist learning process on preservice teacher education students2 performance, retention, and attitudes in Classroom Management Course. In this study, an experimental design and a case study design were used together. The sample (n = 144) were third year preservice teachers at the Foreign Languages Education program at Middle East Technical University, Turkey. The experimental group (n = 76) was subjected to social constructivist learning proces...
Developing preservice science teachers’ socioscientific reasoning through socioscientific issues-focused course
Cansız, Nurcan; Yılmaz Tüzün, Özgül; Sadler, Troy D.; Department of Elementary Education (2014)
The purpose of this study was to investigate how preservice science teachers’ (PSTs) socioscientific reasoning changes in response to participation in a socioscientific issues-focused course. Socioscientific issues (SSI) are complex, uncertain, lack clear-cut solutions; require ongoing research and examining from multiple perspectives. Individuals should recognize the complexities associated with SSI, examine them from multiple perspectives and, appreciate the need for ongoing inquiry to negotiate and resol...
Citation Formats
E. O. Akar and A. Yıldırım, “Influence of Teacher Perceptions of Students on Teaching High School Biology,” EGITIM ARASTIRMALARI-EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, pp. 19–32, 2011, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/53397.