The effect of Lego Mindstorm projects on problem solving skills and scientific creativity of teacher candidate: Öğretmen adaylarının problem çözme becerilerine ve bilimsel yaratıcılıklarına Lego Mindstorm projelerinin etkisi

In this study; the effects of Lego Mindstorms projects on problem solving skills and scientific creativity of teacher candidates were. The study group consisted of 20 pre-service science teachers. The data were collected quantitatively and qualitatively. Problem solving and scientific creativity  test were used as quantitative data collection instruments. , Teacher Participant Interview was used as qualitative data collection tool. The practice with teacher candidates lasted 9 weeks.  In this process, pre-service teachers learned the software. Then, these teacher candidates were presented with the science problems appropriate to different grade levels and produced solutions to these problems with Lego EV3 Education sets.Results of the study, the participating teacher candidates identified Lego Ev3 Education sets as creative (25.6%), functional (18.7%), educational (20.9%), developmental (20.9%) and informative (13.9%). As a result of the projects carried out with the Lego Ev3 education sets, the problem solving skills and scientific creativity of the prospective teachers developed.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu çalışmada; Lego Mindstorms projelerinin öğretmen adaylarının problem çözme becerilerine ve bilimsel yaratıcılıklarına etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Fen Bilgisi 3.sınıf öğrencisi 20 öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada nicel ve nitel veriler toplanmıştır. Nicel veri toplama araçları olarak problem çözme envanteri ve bilimsel yaratıcılık testi kullanılmıştır. Nitel veri toplama aracı olarak da öğretmen görüş anketi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın uygulama süreci 9 hafta sürmüştür. Bu süreçte önce öğretmen adayları yazılımı öğrenmiştir. Sonra bu öğretmen adaylarına farklı sınıf düzeylerine uygun fen problemleri sunulmuş ve bu problemlere Lego EV3 Education setleri ile çözüm üretmişlerdir.Çalışmanın sonuçları, araştırmaya katılan öğretmen adaylarının Lego Ev3 Education setlerini: yaratıcı (%25.6), işlevsel (%18.7), eğitimde uygulanabilir (%20.9), gelişimsel (%20.9) ve bilgiyi uygulayabilir (%13.9) olarak tanımladıklarını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Lego Ev3 education setleri ile yapılan projeler sonucunda öğretmen adaylarının problem çözme becerileri ve bilimsel yaratıcılıkları gelişmiştir

Acute massive myelofibrosis with acutelymphoblastic leukemia

Acute myelofibrosis is characterized by pancytopenia of sudden onset, megakaryocytic hyperplasia, extensive bone marrow fibrosis, and the absence of organomegaly. Acute myelofibrosis in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia is extremely rare. We report a 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed as having acute massive myelofibrosis and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Performing bone marrow aspiration in this patient was difficult (a “dry tap”), and the diagnosis was established by means of a bone marrow biopsy and immunohistopathologic analysis. The prognostic significance of acute myelofibrosis in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia is not clear

School counselors’ thoughts about psychosocial problems and guidance needs of students with learning disabilitiesOkul rehber öğretmenlerinin özgül öğrenme güçlüğü olan öğrencilerin psikososyal sorunları ve rehberlik ihtiyaçları hakkındaki görüşleri

Learning disability is a developmental disorder that manifests itself in the acquisition of academic skills including reading, writing, and mathematics. School counselors play a crucial role in identification and diagnose of students with learning disability. Moreover, school counselor office take necessary steps for prevention and intervention of learning difficulties in school settings.  The goal of the study was to scrutinize school counselors’ thoughts and perceptions about these students’ guidance needs and problems in elementary grade classrooms. The current study participants comprised 12 school counselors in Trabzon and Ankara. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview technique. Descriptive and content analyses were conducted through the NVivo 9.0 program. Findings indicated that participant counselors reported consistent information regarding the psychosocial problems and these students’ guidance needs. In addition, the school counselors concluded that they did not feel confidence in working with these student populations. ÖzetÖzgül öğrenme güçlüğü okuma, yazma ve matematik ile ilgili akademik becerilerin edinilmesinde güçlükle kendini belli eden gelişimsel bir bozukluktur. Okul rehber öğretmenleri, özgül öğrenme güçlüğü olan öğrencilerin fark edilmesinde ve bu öğrencilere yönelik düzenlenen müdahale çalışmalarında önemli bir rol üstlenmektedirler. Bu çalışmada okul rehber öğretmenlerinin, bu öğrencilerin psikososyal sorunlarına ve rehberlik ihtiyaçlarına yönelik görüşlerini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma, Trabzon ve Ankara’da görev yapan 12 rehber öğretmen ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat tekniği ile toplanmış, NVivo 9.0 programıyla betimsel analiz ve içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda rehber öğretmenlerin, özgül öğrenme güçlüğü olan öğrencilerin yaşadığı psikososyal sorunlar ve rehberlik ihtiyaçlarına dair görüşlerinin alan yazındaki bilgilerle tutarlı olduğu değerlendirilmiştir. Bununla birlikte rehber öğretmenlerin özgül öğrenme güçlüğü olan öğrencilerle çalışma konusunda kendilerini yetersiz gördükleri sonucuna ulaşılmıştır

The problems during choice of profession and comparison of these problems with anxiety and depression in final year of high school students

Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between prevalence of anxiety, depressive disorder symptoms and some sociodemographic variables in the final year of high-school students, secondly to determine the socio-economic and cultural factors which affect choosing professions among the high school senior students in the province of Van. Methods: In this context, the study was performed in the provincial center of Van in the second semester of 2011. Unpaired t test and one way Anova test were used for statistical analysis. Socio-demographic Information Form, Awareness of Career Choice Form, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were applied to a total of 412 students. Results: In this study BAI and BDI scores were 15.4±13.3 and 15.3±12.8 respectively. BAI scores of the students in Anatolian high school were found higher than the normal high school. Both the anxiety and depressive levels of female students were higher than the males. The mean age was 16,8 years, 73.8% of whom were male. In 58% of the students’ BAI point, in 66% BDI point were higher than 41; and in 37% BDI point were higher than 17. Female students had higher BAI points. There was a positive correlation between BAI and BDI points. Conclusion: It was noticed in our study that the great amount of anxiety discovered in last grade high school students affect. The student’s job choice negatively. We think that providing last grade high school students with guidance service about job selection will be useful

Anxiety levels of healthcare personnel in different stages of COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study from Turkey

Aim: SARS CoV-2 transmission in healthcare personnel was first reported on January 20, 2020. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiety levels experienced by healthcare personnel in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors affecting these levels.Material and Methods: A survey investigating sociodemographic features and examining anxiety levels was conducted among approximately 1000 healthcare personnel who were expected to take active roles in the pandemic across Turkey. The survey was conducted in three stages: before the pandemic spread to Turkey, at the beginning of the pandemic and when the pandemic became prominent. A logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors affecting anxiety and predictors of anxiety levels.Results: In the first survey, always (odds ratio, 15.781; p<0.01) and often (odds ratio, 5.365; p<0.05) media use, in the second survey media use (p<0.05) and profession (odds ratio, 0.021; p<0.05) and in the third survey, marital status (odds ratio, 17.716; p<0.01) and gender (odds ratio, 4.431; p<0.05) were determined as the predictors of anxiety related to COVID-19.Discussion: As a result of this study, healthcare personnel groups were defined (women, nurses, married people) who need special intervention and support to provide spiritual comfort when working on the front line in the fight against COVID-19. Further comprehensive studies are needed of the extent of psychological support required by healthcare personnel and to whom and how this support should be provided

SNUPN deficiency causes a recessive muscular dystrophy due to RNA mis-splicing and ECM dysregulation

SNURPORTIN-1, encoded by SNUPN, plays a central role in the nuclear import of spliceosomal small nuclear ribonucleoproteins. However, its physiological function remains unexplored. In this study, we investigate 18 children from 15 unrelated families who present with atypical muscular dystrophy and neurological defects. Nine hypomorphic SNUPN biallelic variants, predominantly clustered in the last coding exon, are ascertained to segregate with the disease. We demonstrate that mutant SPN1 failed to oligomerize leading to cytoplasmic aggregation in patients’ primary fibroblasts and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutant cell lines. Additionally, mutant nuclei exhibit defective spliceosomal maturation and breakdown of Cajal bodies. Transcriptome analyses reveal splicing and mRNA expression dysregulation, particularly in sarcolemmal components, causing disruption of cytoskeletal organization in mutant cells and patient muscle tissues. Our findings establish SNUPN deficiency as the genetic etiology of a previously unrecognized subtype of muscular dystrophy and provide robust evidence of the role of SPN1 for muscle homeostasis

Are the hearing and eustachian tube functions of the hot air balloon pilots disturbed?

Objective: To evaluate the hearing and Eustachian tube functions (ETF) of hot air balloon (HAB) pilots, who are exposed to high altitude occupationally. Materials and methods: The study was designed as a cross-sectional controlled study. Thirty HAB pilots and 30 healthy volunteers were included. Pure tone audiometry and speech discrimination scores (SDS) were used to assess the hearing function. Pure tone average (PTA) was calculated using the hearing thresholds (HT) at the frequencies 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz. Tympanometry and automatic Williams test (ETF1) were conducted to assess the ETF of the participants. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD) was defined as the change of tympanometric peak pressure (TPP) at rest (P1) less than in 10 decapascals (daPa) with Valsalva (P2) and Toynbee (P3) maneuvers. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire-7 (ETDQ-7) was also administrated. Results: Mean ages of the participants were 32.03 +8.12 and 32.33 +9.47 years in the HAB and control groups, respectively ( p = 0.865). HTs, PTAs, SDSs, P1, P2, P2-P1 and P1-P3 values were similar in the groups ( p > 0.05). P3 values in both ears were significantly higher in the HAB group compared to the control group ( p = 0.018, p = 0.002). Positive correlations were detected between the duration of the experience of HAB pilots and their HTs at 4 kHz and 8 kHz ( p < 0.05) The prevalence of ETD in at least one ear was 83.7% and in both ears was 43.3% in the HAB group, both of which were significantly higher than the control group ( p = 0.001, p = 0.049). The ETDQ-7 scores were also higher in the HAB group compared to the control group ( p < 0.001). Conclusion: Both the subjective and objective measures of ETF indicate that ETD is common among the HAB pilots. However, the hearing functions of those seem to be unaffected. (c) 2021 Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved