STEM-Focused Activities to Support Student Learning in Primary School Science

This study examines the effect on student academic success through teaching the "Let's Know the Matter" grade 3 science unit accompanied by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-focused activities. The study group consisted of 24 third grade students studying in the 2019-2020 academic year. Teaching was done with a 5E (enter, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate) instructional model, and student opinions about the STEM activities were collected. A group pretest-posttest research design was used in which the "Let's Know the Matter Test (MT)" was administered at the beginning to measure the students' prior knowledge, and again at the end of the unit to determine what students had learned. Their opinions of the lessons taught with STEM-focused activities were collected using a semi-structured interview technique. Qualitative data were divided into appropriate categories under common themes. It was observed that the 5E instructional model contributed to their academic success. Also, it was found that their opinions about the lessons taught with STEM activities were quite positive. Based on the results obtained from the research, it is suggested that STEM activities be used in the teaching of other topics

COVID-19 in pediatric nephrology centers in Turkey

Background/aim: There is limited data on COVID-19 disease in children with kidney disease. We aimed to investigate the characteristics and prognosis of COVID-19 in pediatric nephrology patients in Turkey. Materials and methods: This was a national, multicenter, retrospective cohort study based on an online survey evaluating the data between 11th March 2020 and 11th March 2021 as an initial step of a detailed pediatric nephrology COVID-19 registry. Results: Two hundred and three patients (89 girls and 114 boys) were diagnosed with COVID-19. One-third of these patients (36.9%) were between 10–15 years old. Half of the patients were on kidney replacement therapy: kidney transplant (KTx) recipients (n = 56, 27.5%), patients receiving chronic hemodialysis (n = 33, 16.3%) and those on peritoneal dialysis (PD) (n = 18, 8.9%). Fifty-four (26.6%) children were asymptomatic. Eighty-two (40.3%) patients were hospitalized and 23 (28%) needed intensive care unit admission. Fifty-five percent of the patients were not treated, while the remaining was given favipiravir (20.7%), steroid (16.3%), and hydroxychloroquine (11.3%). Acute kidney injury developed in 19.5% of hospitalized patients. Five (2.4%) had MIS-C. Eighty-three percent of the patients were discharged without any apparent sequelae, while 7 (3.4%) died. One hundred and eight health care staff were infected during the study period. Conclusion: COVID-19 was most commonly seen in patients who underwent KTx and received HD. The combined immunosuppressive therapy and frequent exposure to the hospital setting may increase these patients’ susceptibility. Staff infections before vaccination era were alarming, various precautions should be taken for infection control, particularly optimal vaccination coverage

İlkokul fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programı öğelerinin inovatif düşünce açısından incelenmesi

İlkokul düzeyinde 3. ve 4. sınıflarda, ortaokul düzeyinde ise 5, 6, 7 ve 8. sınıflarında okutulan fen bilimleri dersinde öğrencilere keşfetme, sorgulama, yeni teknolojiler üretebilme, doğaya karşı meraklı olabilme, fen ve mühendislik uygulamaları hakkında temel bilgi sahibi olabilme gibi birçok becerinin kazandırılması hedeflenmektedir. Fen bilimleri dersinin becerilerinden biri olan inovatif düşünme becerisi ile öğrencilere farklı, değişik fikirler üreterek bu düşüncelerini uygulayabilme ve inovatif düşünme becerisini hayatlarına taşıma fırsatı sunulmaktadır. Bu anlamda ilkokul fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programının temel öğelerini ve kazanımlarını, 21.yüzyıl becerilerinden biri olan inovasyon açısından değerlendirmek ve çıkan sonuçları incelemek önemlidir. Araştırmanın temel amacı, ilkokul fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programı öğelerini inovatif düşünce açısından incelemektir. Çalışmanın veri kaynaklarını ilkokul fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programı oluşturmaktadır. Dersin öğretim programındaki özel amaçlarda, bireylerin karşılaştıkları sorunlara inovatif çözümler üretebilmelerinin hedeflendiği görülmüştür. Öğrencilere bilgiyi ürüne dönüştürme rolleri; öğretmenlere ise öğrencilerin ürün geliştirmelerine, buluş ve inovasyon yapabilmelerine rehberlik edecekleri roller tanımlanmıştır. Önerilen strateji ve yöntemlerde, öğrencilerin yaratıcı düşünme becerisi yönünden geliştirilmesine olanak sağlayan araştırma ve sorgulamaya dayalı öğrenme stratejisinin benimsendiği görülmüştür. Programdaki fen, mühendislik ve girişimcilik uygulamaları ile inovatif düşünme becerisi kazanan öğrencilerin, inovatif mühendislik üzerine buluşlar yapmaları hedeflenmektedir

COVID-19 in pediatric nephrology centers in Turkey

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TÜRKIYE’DE YOĞUN BAKIM ÜNITELERINDE VENTILATÖR ILIŞKILI PNÖMONIYI ÖNLEMEK IÇIN ALINAN GÜNCEL ÖNLEMLER: TÜRK TORAKS DERNEĞI SOLUNUM YETMEZLIĞI VE YOĞUN BAKIM ÇALIŞMA GRUBU NOKTA PREVALANS ÇALIŞMASI

Objectives: The inadequate quality and nature of sleep is a commonly reported problem among hospitalized patients. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation training program on sleep quality, sleep state, pain and life quality of patients who underwent pulmonary resection

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We aimed to obtain information about the characteristics of the ICUs in our country via a point prevalence study