AN INVESTIGATION OF SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL ADAPTATION AND RELATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING IN PRE-SCHOOLERS

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the correlation between self-esteem, socio-emotional adaptation of pre-schoolers and their relational problem-solving skills. The sample of the study was composed of 228 pre-schoolers (60-65 months) and their teachers in state and private preschool classes in the province of Konya. In this study, the researchers used Purdue Self Concept Scale for Preschool Children to identify their self-esteem and Marmara Socio-Emotional Adaptation Scale to identify their socio-emotional adaptation and Relational Problem-Solving Teachers’ Form to identify problem solving style. According to the findings of the study, self-esteem is a significant predictor of assertive, reserved and sociable problem-solving styles. However, it is not a predictor of passive assertive problem-solving style. Moreover, appropriately responding to a social situation as a sub-dimension of socio-emotional adaptation is a predictor of only passive-assertive, reserved-submissive and positive problem-solving approaches. Giving appropriate responses to social situations is a significant predictor of assertive, passive assertive and positive problem-solving approaches. Interaction with peers is a significant predictor of assertive and reserved-submissive problem-solving approaches, while approaching the social environment positively is not a predictor of any of the relational problem-solving styles.  Article visualizations

Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerin Sınıflarında Koydukları Kurallar Ve Uygulayışları

The main aim of this study was to describe the rules pre-school teachers establish and the ways they are applied. With this main aim in mind, we sought to determine the rules in nursery classes; how these rules are established; what precautions teachers take so that students do not forget them; what teachers do when students do not obey the rules and what teachers do when students obey the rules. The study was carried out with 39 pre-school teachers who worked in Konya city. The study was carried out with a qualitative research design. In this study, first it was found that pre-school teachers mostly establish rules about keeping the class clean and maintaining order, using class materials and managing peer relations. As a result of study, it was determined that teachers most frequently use repetition and reminding so that students do not forget the rules.Bu araştırmanın temel amacı okul öncesi eğitim öğretmenlerinin sınıflarında koydukları kuralların ve bu kuralları uygulama biçimlerinin betimlenmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışma kapsamında okul öncesi eğitim sınıflarında hangi kuralların olduğu, bu kuralların nasıl belirlendiği, öğretmenlerin öğrencilerin kuralları unutmaması için neler yaptıkları, öğrenciler kurallara uymadığında neler yaptıkları ve kurallara uyulduğunda neler yaptıkları belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı bünyesinde Konya ili merkez ilçelerinde görev yapmakta olan 39 bayan öğretmen araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın yürütülmesinde nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formundaki soruların yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle öğretmenlere sorulmasıyla elde edilmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin değerlendirilmesinde içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda okul öncesi öğretmenlerin en çok sınıf içinde temizlik-düzen ve hareket ile akran ilişkilerinin yönetimi konularında kurallar koydukları, öğretmenlerin çoğunluğunun kuralları çocuklarla beraber belirlemeyi tercih ettikleri bulunmuştur. Okul öncesi öğretmenleri çoğunlukla kuralların unutulmaması için tekrar etme yöntemini, kurallara uyulmadığında ceza verme yöntemini kullanmaktadı

Evaluating the statistics courses in terms of the statistical literacy: Didactic pathways of pre-Service mathematics teachers

This study intends to determine the statistical literacy levels of pre-service mathematics teachers and to evaluate the contribution of the statistics courses in the elementary mathematics education curriculum to statistical literacy. A mixed methods research design was adopted. The study group consisted of 202 pre-service mathematics teachers enrolled in the Statistics and Probability course. In the data collection process, a pre-test and post-test was administered to determine the pre-service teachers' statistical literacy before and after the statistical course, and classroom observations were performed to identify the contribution of the statistics course to statistical literacy. The Rasch model was used for validity-reliability analyses, and one-way ANOVA tests were used to analyze the quantitative data. Content analysis was utilized in the analysis of qualitative data, which revealed that statistical literacy levels of pre-service teachers are generally low, generally influencing the competence of pre-service teachers. The pre-service teachers failed in the sample selection component in the pretest and data interpretation in the post- test, while they were more successful with table and graphs in the pre-test and sample selection in the post-test. The comparative analysis of revealed statistically significant differences in favor of U4 in the pre- test, but in favor of U1 in the post-test. It was concluded that practices included in the statistics lessons could be effective on these differences

Environmental Factors and Semiarid Plants Species on Eroded Marly Soils in Southwest Anatolia (Eskişehir/Türkiye)

The natural regeneration of vegetation in areas of marly soils is restricted due to drought and soil erosion. For the ecological restoration of eroded areas, the selection of suitable plant species is critical. The aim of this study is to assess specific plant species and their ecological characteristics for their ability to thrive under drought in eroded areas with marly soil. The study was conducted on 36 sampling locations in the marly areas of Eskisehir-Bozan, Türkiye, during the most drought-prone months, August and September, in 2011 and 2012. Vegetation sampling was conducted according to the Braun-Blanquet method. Fifteen plant taxa with the highest coverage and frequency were identified. Relationships between plant species and environmental factors were determined using Spearman’s correlation analysis. According to the results of numerical analysis, there were correlations between ecological parameters including nitrogen, phosphorus, organic matter, lime, slope, altitude and plant taxa. The resistance rate of fifteen plant taxa in marly areas is quite high even in the driest months. These plant taxa, possessing properties essential for soil protection, may be used for revegetation practices of marly areas exposed to soil erosion. This study’s findings will provide useful guidance for vegetation programs

Nomenclatural remarks to the classifcation of plant communites along post-fire succession

This paper contains the original diagnoses of new syntaxa and typifcations ofexisting names of syntaxa from paper “Classification of plant communities alongpost-fire succession in Pinus brutia stands in southern Antalya (Turkey)” thatwas published in Turkish Journal of Botany. As journal has only on-line versionaccording to ICPN descriptions are not valid. We described syntaxa: Eryngiofalcati-Securigerion securidacae all. nova, Ajugo chiae-Lactucetum serriolae ass.nova, Phlomido grandiflorae-Cistetum salvifolii ass. nova, and Arbuto andrachnes-Quercetum cocciferae ass. nova and selected nomenclatural type for Querco-Phillyreetum mediae Barbero & Quézel 1976

Expert opinion on patient journey, diagnosis and clinical monitoring in acid sphingomyelinase deficiency in Turkey: a pediatric metabolic disease specialist's perspective

This review by a panel of pediatric metabolic disease specialists aimed to provide a practical and implementable guidance document to assist clinicians in best clinical practice in terms of recognition, diagnosis and management of patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD). The participating experts consider the clinical suspicion of ASMD by the physician to be of utmost importance in the prevention of diagnostic delay and strongly suggest the use of a diagnostic algorithm including/starting with dried blood spots assay in the timely diagnosis of ASMD in patients presenting with hepatosplenomegaly and a need for increased awareness among physicians in this regard to consider ASMD in the differential diagnosis. In anticipation of the introduction of enzyme replacement therapy, raising awareness of the disease among physicians to prevent diagnostic delay and further investigation addressing natural history of ASMD across the disease spectrum, potential presenting characteristics with a high index of suspicion, as well as biomarkers and genotype-phenotype correlations suggestive of poor prognosis seem important in terms of implementation of best practice patterns

The frequency of Duchenne muscular dystrophy/Becker muscular dystrophy and Pompe disease in children with isolated transaminase elevation: results from the observational VICTORIA study

IntroductionElevated transaminases and/or creatine phosphokinase can indicate underlying muscle disease. Therefore, this study aims to determine the frequency of Duchenne muscular dystrophy/Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) in male children and Pompe disease (PD) in male and female children with isolated hypertransaminasemia.MethodsThis multi-center, prospective study enrolled patients aged 3–216 months with serum alanine transaminase (ALT) and/or aspartate transaminase (AST) levels >2× the upper limit of normal (ULN) for ≥3 months. Patients with a known history of liver or muscle disease or physical examination findings suggestive of liver disease were excluded. Patients were screened for creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels, and molecular genetic tests for DMD/BMD in male patients and enzyme analysis for PD in male and female patients with elevated CPK levels were performed. Genetic analyses confirmed PD. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of the patients were analyzed.ResultsOverall, 589 patients [66.8% male, mean age of 63.4 months (standard deviation: 60.5)] were included. In total, 251 patients (188 male and 63 female) had CPK levels above the ULN. Of the patients assessed, 47% (85/182) of male patients were diagnosed with DMD/BMD and 1% (3/228) of male and female patients were diagnosed with PD. The median ALT, AST, and CPK levels were statistically significantly higher, and the questioned neurological symptoms and previously unnoticed examination findings were more common in DMD/BMD patients than those without DMD/BMD or PD (p < 0.001).DiscussionQuestioning neurological symptoms, conducting a complete physical examination, and testing for CPK levels in patients with isolated hypertransaminasemia will prevent costly and time-consuming investigations for liver diseases and will lead to the diagnosis of occult neuromuscular diseases. Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT04120168