THE EFFECT OF INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND VISUAL MATERIALS ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN PHYSICS

This study researched the effect of interactive computer programs and visual materials on the success and retention of physics lesson. Inclined projectile motion was selected as the subject. While the lessons were taught with interactive physics, various visual computer programs and the support of computer in the experimental group, they were taught according to the conventional teaching method in the control group. As a consequence, it was aimed to compare the effect of these two applications upon the academic success and retention of learning. The sample of the study was consisted of 84 students receiving education at a secondary school in Ankara. Pretest-posttest experimental design with control group was used in the study. According to the t-test results of independent groups that were performed on experimental and control groups after teaching, it was concluded that the teaching, which was performed on the experimental group with interactive computer programs and visual materials, were more successful compared to the teaching, which was performed on the control group with conventional methods. At the end of the study, the required suggestions were presented according to the data obtained from applications, which were performed with interactive computer programs and visual materials.  Article visualizations

Teachers and school administrators’ perceptions of characteristics of an effective school: A study of Anatolian high schools (exam-based entrance high schools) in Turkey

The aim of the research reported on here was to determine the perceptions of school administrators and teachers working at Anatolian high schools on the characteristics of effective schools. The determined perceptions of teachers and administrators were important for creating more efficient educational domains by sharing leadership among stakeholders in education management. We used the Relational Survey Model to study a group composed of teachers and school administrators working at Anatolian high schools in the Ankara province of Turkey. The sample for this research consisted of 300 teachers selected through proper sampling from within the population. Data obtained from participants using the Effective School Scale were tested by t-test and one-way ANOVA. A significant difference was found between the views of school administrators and teachers regarding the effectiveness of Anatolian high schools in the Ankara province. This study found that the school administrators deemed the Anatolian high schools of Ankara to be a lot more effective than the teachers thought they were. As a conclusion, suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of schools are presented

A comparative study on the education systems in the Turkic countries

The purpose of this research is to examine the structure of education and training in the Turk World and to compare them with each other. In the study, the general structure, development and current situation of the education and training systems of the Turk World has been researched in detail and compared. In this comparative study, a horizontal approach was used that examined the elements of different education systems as a whole. The education and training systems in these countries, the stages of the educational institutions, the structure of the institutions that educate students, the admission conditions of the students to the schools, the duration of education, the status of higher education, and postgraduate education were examined, and evaluated. The education and training systems of the countries in the Turk World were first researched one by one and explanations were made in the light of the gathered information, then the tables were created with the information, the information in the tables was analysed and explanations were made under the tables. In the conclusion part, the information in the tables for all countries was summarized, the current situations were compared, and evaluations were made. At the stage of data collection; printed scientific resources such as thesis, books, journals, and articles related to the education and training systems applied in the Turk World were used. The data gathered were analysed using descriptive analysis approach according to the criteria determined with the aims of the research. As a result, it has been determined that there are similarities and differences in the structure of the education and training of the Turk World, and these determinations have been revealed. The main differences achieved are; secondary education (high school) and higher education periods, and the difference in the age of starting primary school. The duration of basic education (primary school) is the same in all countries. The Turk World should establish common quality standards in education and training, reflect these standards in their programs, and carry out remedial studies to bring education and training to the level of exclusive civilizations and put them into practice as soon as possible

Validity and reliability study of the Moral Distress Questionnaire in Turkish for nurses

Objetivo: determinar a validade e a confiabilidade da versão em idioma turco do Moral Distress Questionnaire para enfermeiros. Método: estudo metodológico cuja amostra foi composta por 200 enfermeiros atuantes nas clínicas de medicina interna e cirurgia de um hospital universitário. Os dados foram coletados por meio do formulário de informações pessoais e do Moral Distress Questionnaire para enfermeiros. Resultados: na Análise de Componentes Principais, os itens foram agrupados em três fatores. Resultados da análise fatorial confirmatória: qualidade do ajuste do qui-quadrado: 2,28, índice de qualidade do ajuste: 0,88, índice de ajuste comparativo: 0,88, índice de ajuste não normatizado: 0,86, raiz quadrada da média do erro de aproximação: 0,07. O coeficiente alfa de Cronbach foi de 0,79 como resultado da análise realizada para testar a consistência interna da escala. Observou-se que esses três fatores explicaram 44,92% da variância total. Conclusão: neste estudo, a versão turca do Moral Distress Questionnaire foi considerada válida e confiável para a sociedade turca. Recomenda-se que o Moral Distress Questionnaire para enfermeiros seja utilizado em estudos futuros a serem conduzidos, com esses profissionais, para investigar questões de dilema ético.Objective: to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish language version of the Moral Distress Questionnaire for nurses. Method: methodological study whose sample consisted of 200 nurses working in the internal medicine and surgery clinics of a university hospital. Data was collected using the personal information form and the Moral Distress Questionnaire for nurses. Results: in the Main Components Analysis, the items were grouped under three factors. Findings regarding confirmatory factor analysis: chi-square goodness: 2.28, goodness of fit index: 0.88, comparative fit index: 0.88, non-normed fit index: 0.86, root mean square error of approximation: 0.07. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was found to be 0.79 as a result of the analysis conducted in order to test the internal consistency of the scale. It was seen that these three factors explained 44.92% of the total variance. Conclusion: in this present study, the Turkish version of the Moral Distress Questionnaire was found to be valid and reliable for the Turkish society. It is recommended that the Moral Distress Questionnaire for nurses should be used in future studies to be conducted with nurses in order to investigate of issues of ethical dilemma.Objetivo: determinar la validación y confiabilidad de la versión en idioma turco del Moral Distress Questionnaire para enfermeros. Método: estudio metodológico cuya muestra estuvo conformada por 200 enfermeras que trabajaban en clínicas médicas y de cirugía internas de un hospital universitario. Los datos se recopilaron utilizando el formulario de información personal y el Cuestionario de Estrés Moral para enfermeros. Resultados: en el Análisis de Componentes Principales, los ítems se agruparon en tres factores. Resultados del análisis factorial confirmatorio: calidad de ajuste de chi-cuadrado: 2,28, índice de bondad de ajuste: 0,88, índice de ajuste comparativo: 0,88, índice de ajuste no normalizado: 0,86, raíz cuadrada del error de aproximación promedio: 0.07. Se determinó que el coeficiente alfa de Cronbach fue de 0,79 como resultado del análisis realizado para comprobar la consistencia interna de la escala. Se observó que estos tres factores explicaban el 44,92% de la varianza total. Conclusión: en el presente estudio, la versión turca del Cuestionario de Estrés Moral resultó ser válida y confiable para la sociedad turca. Se recomienda que el Cuestionario de Estrés Moral para enfermeros se utilice en futuros estudios, con estos profesionales, para investigar cuestiones de dilema ético

Unilateral retinal vasculitis, branch retinal artery occlusion and subsequent retinal neovascularization in Crohn's disease.

Purpose: To report on a case of Crohn's disease and unilateral retinal vasculitis, branch retinal artery occlusion and subsequent retinal neovascularization. Methods: We examined a 38-year-old woman with severe left visual loss and biopsy-proven Crohn's disease diagnosed four years prior to the ocular involvement. A Heidelberg scanning laser ophthalmoscope was used for fundus fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography. Retinal neovascularization was detected during the follow-up. Results: Successful regression of retinal neovascularization was achieved after argon green laser panretinal photocoagulation in addition to oral steroid and salazopyrine. Conclusion: Retinal vascular involvement is a rare ocular feature of Crohn's disease and may result in retinal neovascularization that may necessitate prompt laser photocoagulation

Intravenous administration of metoclopramide by 2 min bolus vs 15 min infusion: does it affect the improvement of headache while reducing the side effects?

Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect ( alleviation of vascular type headache) and side effects of a slow intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 15 min compared with those effects of a bolus intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 2 min in the treatment of patients with recent onset vascular type headache.Material and methods: All adults treated with metoclopramide for vascular type headache were eligible for entry into this clinical randomised double blinded trial. This study compared the effects of two different rates of intravenous infusion of metoclopramide over a period of 13 months at a university hospital emergency department. During the trial, side effects and headache scores were recorded at baseline ( 0 min), and then at 5, 15, 30 and 60 min. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the medication's efficacy and side effects.Results: A total of 120 patients presenting to the emergency department met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 62 patients ( 51.7%) were given 10 mg metoclopramide as a slow intravenous infusion over 15 min ( SIG group) and 58 patients ( 48.3%) were given 10 mg metoclopramide intravenous bolus infusion over 2 min ( BIG group). 17 of the 58 patients in the BIG group ( 29.3%) and 4 of the 62 patients ( 6.5%) in the SIG group had akathisia ( p = 0.001). There were no significant differences between the BIG and SIG groups in terms of mean headache scores ( p = 0.34) and no adverse reactions in the study period. Metoclopramide successfully relieved the headache symptom( s) of patients in both the BIG and SIG groups.Conclusion: Slowing the infusion rate of metoclopramide is an effective strategy for the improvement of headache and reducing the incidence of akathisia in patients with vascular type headache