Emerging cad and bim trends in the aec education: An analysis from students\u27 perspective

As the construction industry is moving towards collaborative design and construction practices globally, training the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) students professionally related to CAD and BIM became a necessity rather than an option. The advancement in the industry has led to collaborative modelling environments, such as building information modelling (BIM), as an alternative to computer-aided design (CAD) drafting. Educators have shown interest in integrating BIM into the AEC curriculum, where teaching CAD and BIM simultaneously became a challenge due to the differences of two systems. One of the major challenges was to find the appropriate teaching techniques, as educators were unaware of the AEC students’ learning path in CAD and BIM. In order to make sure students learn and benefit from both CAD and BIM, the learning path should be revealed from students’ perspective. This paper summarizes the background and differences of CAD and BIM education, and how the transition from CAD to BIM can be achieved for collaborative working practices. The analysis was performed on freshman and junior level courses to learn the perception of students about CAD and BIM education. A dual-track survey was used to collect responses from AEC students in four consecutive years. The results showed that students prefer BIM to CAD in terms of the friendliness of the user-interface, help functions, and self-detection of mistakes. The survey also revealed that most of the students believed in the need for a BIM specialty course with Construction Management (CM), Structure, and Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing (MEP) areas. The benefits and challenges of both CAD and BIM-based software from students’ perspectives helps to improve the learning outcomes of CAD/BIM courses to better help students in their learning process, and works as a guideline for educators on how to design and teach CAD/BIM courses simultaneously by considering the learning process and perspectives of students. © 2018 The autho

Career decision-making of the gifted and talented

The purpose of this study is to determine how gifted and talented students think about future careers with regard to both the awareness and especially process of such career decision-making. Particular attention is given to their perceptions about having the best career they can imagine. A qualitative research model is used in this study. The study group consists of eleven gifted and talented high school students, studying in congregative gifted class in a private college. Students were contacted via phone or email, and appointments for interviews were arranged. The interviews were conducted by the researcher within a two-month period. Participation in the study was voluntary. A semi-structured interview form was used as data-collection tool, and data analysis was conducted through a content analysis. According to the results of the research, occupation that gifted and talented students want to have mostly expressed as doctor. As factors influencing their decisions regarding preferred occupation, gifted and talented students stated that their families, academic achievements, sense of social responsibility, and desire to manage the world, are the factors affecting their career decisions. Expectations of gifted and talented students regarding the countries in which they want to work were: feeling secure, offering business environment and opportunity, being developed, economically stable, a rich history, and affordability. The meaning of having good career for gifted and talented students was stated to be spending money and having prestige. Gifted and talented students visualise themselves in terms of their career ten years later as being tortured by their occupation, becoming the leader of their occupations and working oversees.Keywords: career; career decision-making; gifted and talente

DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN THE INSTITUTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS

This research was carried out to determine the dimensions of social exclusion in the institutional, economic and psychosocial aspects of visually impaired individuals. This research, which was designed in mixed research method, was done by using descriptive survey design. In the framework of the study, the study group consists of 30 visually impaired individuals who are active members of the Turkish Cypriot Visually Impaired Individuals Association in Nicosia. As a data collection tool, a semi-structured interview form consisting of 32 questions, open and closed ends, was used to examine the lives of the visually impaired. The quantitative data obtained are presented quantitatively by using SPSS (statistical program for social sciences). Content analysis was used for qualitative data. It has been concluded that people with visual disabilities have been excluded from the physical environment, employment, education and health areas and psychosocial aspects due to the negative attitudes of the media and society towards the disabled.  Article visualizations

Giftedness and Technology

AbstractThe aim of this study is to determine the gifted students’ opinions on the use of technological tools. Furthermore, it seeks to determine the gifted students’ mobile phone usage purposes, use of social networking sites, the hours spent with technological tools, opinions on social media usage, opinions about the place of technology in their lives, opinions on technology usage in education and opinions on technology usage as a communication tool. The descriptive method is applied in this study. The population of the study consists of 105 secondary school students enrolled in Science and Art Center. 45 of them are female and 58 of them are male. “Students’ technological device use habits on their social lives”6 scale is used to collect the data. According to results of the study, gifted students have stated that they cannot imagine a life without technology. Gifted students who have membership in more than 3 social media accounts reported that they feel sad and angry when there is no internet connection. In addition, they indicated that technology plays an important role in their education. Furthermore, they stated that they contact with other students for a short period of time through technology and share their experiences and knowledge with each other

Programa de capacitación en servicio para maestros de mediación entre pares para resolver disputas de estudiantes

The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the implemented peer mediation in-service teacher training program. Qualitative method was used to collect data about teacher opinions regarding the effectiveness of the applied 40 hours peer mediation in-service training program. The participants of the study consisted of randomly selected 40 elementary school teachers serving in 10 different elementary schools from five different regions of North Cyprus. The results reveal that teacher peer mediation beliefs together with social and professional developments have positively developed after the implemented peer mediation in-service training program.El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la efectividad del programa implementado de mediación entre compañeros en la capacitación de maestros en servicio. Se utilizó el método cualitativo para recopilar datos sobre las opiniones de los docentes sobre la efectividad del programa de capacitación en servicio de mediación entre pares de 40 horas. Los participantes del estudio consistieron en 40 maestros de escuelas primarias seleccionados al azar que prestan servicios en 10 escuelas primarias diferentes de cinco regiones diferentes del norte de Chipre. Los resultados revelan que las creencias de mediación entre pares entre profesores y los desarrollos sociales y profesionales se han desarrollado positivamente después del programa implementado de capacitación en servicio en mediación entre pares

Lexical Association (La Scale) and its Connection With Performing Sports in Childhood

AbstractProblem Statement: Creative personality is promoted in syllabus for all schools and activities, representing a step forward for science, with the purpose of opening new perspectives for future generations. Thus, we have to open new perspectives for youngsters, firstly by educating parents to take their children to sports clubs, and to give them a chance to avoid a sedenta ry life in front of computers. Nonetheless, computers help the process of their development, in spite of the fact that they block abilities which download information in their brains, as natural situations created in sports games and the art of reading are not solvable by pushing a button, but they need imagination, creativity, information update, and, moreover, they activate emotions, states, feelings which no other machine can produce. These feelings and emotions are factors that trigger the mechanism of lexical assosiation. Purpose of Study: This research started from the hypothesis according to which the capacity of lexical association is much more developed for individuals who perfomed sports in childhood, as compared to those who are part of the same group, but did not perform sports games in childhood. The research was undertaken on two groups: a group of 10 students who performed sports games (boys and girls), and another group represented by 17 students (boys and girls), who did not perform sports games. Research Methods: Bibliographic study method; observation method; investigation method (conversation, lexical association – LA scale, etc.); pedagogical experiment method; statistical-mathematic method; graphical method. Findings: The purpose of this research is to observe whether significant changes appear or not, regarding the intellectual-motric development, mirrored through the capacity and speed with which students realise lexical associations, for the two groups. Conclusions: As a conseqence, the game strategy combined with reading activities would appear to be the main strategy of knowledge, which trigger the mechanism of lexical associations in a slow and sure manner

Opiniones de los Profesores Sobre Creatividad y Estudiantes Creativos

The purpose of this study is to determine the opinions of teachers’ regarding creativity and creative students. The data was collected through interview form prepared by researchers for this purpose. It was aimed to determine the teachers' views on creativity, creative student characteristics, activities that can be done in class to improve creativity, use of material in creativity and opinions about creative classroom environment. Qualitative research method was utilized using a semi-structured interview technique. Study group of the research consisted of 17 teachers working in both in the North Cyprus and in different regions of Turkey. Seven of them are classroom teachers, four are mathematics, three are science, two are electrical-electronics teachers and one of them is a biology teacher. The data obtained from the study were analysed through content analysis. As a result; teachers' creativity and creative student definitions focus on the concepts of 'difference' and 'originality' and there are many different methods that can be used to develop creativity in the classroom. It is important that the classroom environment that develops creativity is an environment where the student feels free and comfortable and material use is considered to be important.El propósito de este estudio es determinar las opiniones de los maestros sobre la creatividad y los estudiantes creativos. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de un formulario de entrevista preparado por los investigadores para este propósito. El objetivo fue determinar los puntos de vista de los maestros sobre la creatividad, las características creativas de los estudiantes, las actividades que se pueden realizar en clase para mejorar la creatividad, el uso del material en la creatividad y las opiniones sobre el entorno creativo en el aula. El método de investigación cualitativa se utilizó mediante una técnica de entrevista semiestructurada. El grupo de estudio de la investigación estuvo compuesto por 17 profesores que trabajaban tanto en el norte de Chipre como en diferentes regiones de Turquía. Siete de ellos son profesores de aula, cuatro son matemáticas, tres son ciencias, dos son profesores de electrónica y uno de ellos es un profesor de biología. Los datos obtenidos del estudio fueron analizados mediante análisis de contenido. Como resultado; La creatividad de los profesores y las definiciones creativas de los estudiantes se centran en los conceptos de "diferencia" y "originalidad", y existen muchos métodos diferentes que se pueden utilizar para desarrollar la creatividad en el aula. Es importante que el ambiente en el aula que desarrolla la creatividad sea un entorno donde el estudiante se sienta libre y cómodo y se considere importante el uso del material

Determination of the relationship between strategies of decision-making and emotional intelligence of gifted students [Determinación de la relación entre estrategias de toma de decisiones e inteligencia emocional de estudiantes talentosos]

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the levels of emotional intelligence and decision-making of the gifted students in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades in the secondary education level. Relational survey model was used in the study. The data was obtained through the implementation of 'Emotional Quotient Inventory' and 'Decision Strategies Scale'; the obtained data was compared and analyzed through SPSS program to determine the relations between the levels of emotional intelligences and decision-making of gifted students. A total of 141 students from 14-19 years of age from the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades of the Science Art Center in a medium-sized province of Turkey during the 2015-2016 academic year participated in the study. The study group consisted of 79 male and 62 female students. The average of gifted students as a result of the implementation of 'Emotional Intelligence Scale' is determined within the limits of 'I agree'. While there was no significant difference between interpersonal relations and adaptation to environmental conditions according to the levels of emotional intelligence of the gifted students and their grades, a significant difference was found between the personal awareness, stress management and general mood sub-scales.As a result, it was determined that there is a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence levels and decision-making levels of gifted students. Individuals with high emotional intelligence are expected to be positive and happy individuals who can have positive communication with individuals around them, who are respectful to themselves and their environment, know their boundaries, have empathic skills; they are independent in their decisions and they are aware of their social responsibilities, looking at life with hope and affection.   This research finding reveals that as a type of intelligence that can be promoted, the improved levels of emotional intelligence may directly help improve the levels of decision making of students. For this reason, it is suggested that parents are educated about the development of emotional intelligence and the improvement of emotional intelligence.Keywords: Gifted Students; Emotional Quotient Inventory; Decision Strategies Scale

School counsellors’ perceptions of working with gifted students

The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of school counsellors who work with gifted students in the school environment. A qualitative research design was used in this study. The participants were 52 school counsellors who work in primary schools of private colleges accepting gifted students in Turkey. A semi-structured interview schedule was used as a data collection tool. Data analysis was conducted through content analysis. Results show that school counsellors need training on how to provide efficient counselling and guidance to address the personal, academic and social challenges experienced by gifted students. Keywords: academic characteristics; giftedness; personality characteristics; qualitative research; social relation