Evaluation of the effect of biography works on the development of self-confidence of secondary school students

Araştırmada, biyografi eserlerinin ortaokul öğrencilerinin öz güven duygusunun gelişimine etkisinin olup olmadığı incelenmiştir. Karma araştırma yöntemlerinden biri olan açımlayıcı sıralı desen kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda araştırmanın nicel sürecinde, ön-test ve son-test kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel desen kullanılmış; nitel sürecinde ise yazılı görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Araştırma, ortaokul 6. sınıfta okuyan 20’si deney, 21’i ise kontrol grubunda olmak üzere 41 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. 8 haftalık uygulama süreci olan bu araştırmanın nicel verileri, Piers ve Harris tarafından geliştirilen, Öner (1996) ve Çataklı (1985) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Öz-Kavram Ölçeği (Öz Güven Ölçeği) ile; nitel verileri ise araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen yazılı görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel verileri, t-testi ve karışık ölçümler için iki yönlü ANOVA; nitel verileri ise içerik analiziyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırmanın nicel analizi sonucunda biyografi kitapları okuyan deney grubu öğrencilerinin öz güven puanlarının diğer kitapları okuyan kontrol grubu öğrencilerinin öz güven puanlarına göre son-testte daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmanın nitel sonucunda ise öğrenciler, biyografi eserleri okuduktan sonra başarılı olma isteklerinin arttığını; azim, gurur ve mutluluk gibi duygularının oluştuğunu belirtmiştir. Ayrıca öğrenciler, ünlü kişilerin hayatlarından etkilenerek onlar gibi olmayı, çalışkan ve tanınır olmayı, pes etmemeyi, başarıya giden yolda engelleri ortadan kaldırmayı istediklerini ve biyografi eserleri okuduktan sonra öz güvenlerinin arttığını ifade etmişlerdir.In the research, it was examined whether biography works have an effect on the development of secondary school students' sense of self-confidence. Explanatory sequential design, which is one of the mixed research methods, was used. In this context, quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was used in the quantitative process of the research; In the qualitative process, written interviews were conducted. The research was carried out with 41 students, 20 of whom were in the experimental group and 21 of them were in the control group, who were in the 6th grade of secondary school. The quantitative data of this research, which has an 8-week implementation period, were obtained with the “Self-Concept Scale (Self- Confidence Scale)” developed by Piers and Harris and adapted into Turkish by Öner (1996) and Çataklı (1985); Qualitative data were collected with a semi- structured interview form developed by the researcher. With the quantitative data of the study, t-test and two-way ANOVA for mixed measures; qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. As a result of the quantitative analysis of the research, it was determined that the self-confidence scores of the experimental group students who read the biography books were higher in the post-test than the self-confidence scores of the control group students who read the other books. As a qualitative result of the research, students stated that their desire to be successful increased after reading biographies; stated that they have feelings such as determination, pride and happiness. In addition, students stated that they wanted to be like them by being influenced by the lives of famous people, to be hardworking and known, not to give up, to remove obstacles on the way to success, and their self-confidence increased after reading biographies

GIS Integration into Geography Curriculum in Türkiye: A Case Study Evaluation

The integration of technology into education is a complex process with many dimensions, and there are many steps that need to be taken for this integration to be successful. One of the most important of these is the integration of information and communication technologies into the curriculum. The aim of this study is to shed light on the updates that can be made in the curriculum by examining the geography curriculum implemented in Türkiye and last revised in 2018 in terms of GIS integration, which is the first technology that comes to mind when the words geography and technology come side by side, and to present the steps of creating a GIS application for this learning outcome by restructuring a learning outcome within the scope of a case study. In the light of the findings obtained in this study, which was designed with the case study method, one of the qualitative research designs, it was concluded that GIS is included in only a few chapters in the geography curriculum, and there is only one learning outcome for which the use of GIS technology is recommended. According to this result, the restructured version of the learning outcome 10.4.1, which is the only learning outcome that is foreseen to be given GIS support in the geography curriculum, according to the understanding of learning with technology and a sample GIS application, is presented

Evaluation of the effects of Kemalettin Tuğcu's works on middle school students' sense of compassion

Bu araştırmada, Kemalettin Tuğcu’nun eserlerinin ortaokul öğrencilerinin merhamet duygusu üzerine etkisinin olup olmadığının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma, deneysel desenlerden olan tek gruplu ön test – son test desen ile tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, 7. sınıfta öğrenim gören 15 kadın; 14 erkek olmak üzere toplamda 29 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. 10 haftalık uygulama süreci bulunan araştırmada, öğrencilere Kemalettin Tuğcu’nun 8 farklı eseri okutulmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri Nas ve Sak (2020) tarafından geliştirilen, 20 maddeden oluşan Merhamet Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen verilerin analizinde, SPSS 20 paket programı kullanılarak öncelikle verilerin normallik varsayımlarına bakılmış daha sonra da ön test-son test karşılaştırılması için bağımlı (ilişkili) ve bağımsız (ilişkisiz) gruplar için t-Testi analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre Kemalettin Tuğcu’nun eserlerinin öğrencilerin merhamet duyguları üzerinde anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı görülürken; cinsiyet değişkeni üzerinde anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı tespit edilmiştir.In this research, it is aimed to examine whether Kemalettin Tuğcu's works have an effect on secondary school students' sense of compassion. The research was designed with a single-group pretest-posttest design, which is one of the experimental designs. The study group of the research consisted of 15 women studying in the 7th grade; It consists of 29 students in total, 14 of which are boys. In the study, which had a 10-week implementation period, 8 different works of Kemalettin Tuğcu were read to the students. The data of the research were collected with the Compassion Scale, which was developed by Nas and Sak (2020) and consists of 20 items. In the analysis of the data obtained from the research, first of all, the normality assumptions of the data were examined by using the SPSS 20 package program, and then t-Test analysis was performed for the dependent (related) and independent (unrelated) groups for the pretest-posttest comparison. According to the results obtained from the research, it was seen that Kemalettin Tuğcu's works differed significantly on students' feelings of compassion; It was determined that there was no significant difference on the gender variable

Depressive Symptoms in a General Population: Associations with Obesity, Inflammation, and Blood Pressure

To determine whether obesity, inflammation, or conventional risk factors are related to depressive symptoms (DeprSy) in the general population. Responses to 3 questions served to assess sense of depression. Body mass index (BMI), C-reactive protein (CRP), and other epidemiologic data of participants were available. In 1940, individuals who consulted a psychiatrist in the preceding year, or felt depressed (together DeprSy), 248 were female. Logistic regressions for adjusted associations of BMI with DeprSy were not significant as was serum CRP level. Diabetes and, in men, fasting glucose concentrations were associated with DeprSy. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was robustly inversely associated with DeprSy in diverse models at ORs of 0.74 (95%CI 0.63; 0.89) independent of confounders, including antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medication. The use of antidepressants could not explain the reduced BP. Women are predisposed to depression with which, not BMI and CRP, but SBP is inversely associated. Anti-inflammatory substances produced in depressed persons might explain the slightly lower BP

Comparison of Physical Performance Profiles in Freestyle and Greco-Romen Wrestlers

Background and Study Aim. This study aimed to examine the differences between a range of performance parameters in -Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestlers. The study group consisted of 60 young wrestlers, of which 30 were Greco-Roman, and 30 were freestyle. Material and Methods. The parameters analysed in the study included aerobic endurance, lower and upper extremity anaerobic power and capacity, postural sway, change of direction, sprint (5m-10m-20m-30m), and visual reaction. After calculating mean and standard deviation values with descriptive statistical methods, the conformity of all variables to normal distribution was checked with the Shapiro-Wilk Test. Differences between freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers were determined by t-test for independent samples. The statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Results. Aerobic endurance, lower and upper extremity anaerobic power and capacity, postural sway (Right Foot Anterior-Posterior, Left Foot Total, Left Anterior-Posterior, Left Foot Medial-Lateral), change of direction, 5m and 10m sprint values, and visual reaction values of Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestlers were found similar (p>0.05). In contrast, a significant difference (p<0.05) was seen in 20m and 30m sprints, double foot total, anterior-posterior, medial-lateral, right foot total, and right foot medial-lateral postural sway values Conclusions. Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers can be said to show similar performance values despite the different wrestling techniques and training methods they use

Faun Tail Nevus and Spinal Dysraphism: Cosmetic Improvement with Alexandrite Laser Epilation

Faun-tail presents as an abnormal lumbosacral hypertrischosis and may be associated with spinal dysrasphism. In addition to the problems due to spinal anomalies, patient's physico-social life may also be affected. Here, we report a case of 13 years old female patient with Faun-tail in association with sypinal dysraphism, in which cosmetic improvement was achieved with the help of Alexandrite laser. Alexandrite laser can be the method of choice for permanent hair removal method due to its safe, effective and easy to apply properties

Contrast Sensitivity of Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy Patients without Obvious Optic Neuropathy

Purpose. To compare the contrast sensitivity levels of thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) patients without obvious optic neuropathy with those of healthy people. Methods. Forty eyes of 20 TAO patients without dysthyroid optic neuropathy and 40 eyes of 20 healthy subjects were evaluated in this prospective case-controlled study. The contrast sensitivity functions (CSFs) of all subjects were measured by the functional acuity contrast test (FACT) in five frequencies which were 1,5 cpd (A), 3 cpd (B), 6 cpd (C), 12 cpd (D), and 18 cpd (E). Results were compared for both groups, and a correlation of CSF with Hertel and clinical activity scores was assessed. Results. There was no statistically significant difference between TAO patients and control groups for age and sex. TAO patients had lower levels than the control group in all the frequencies of CSFs (P<0.05) and the difference in contrast sensitivity functions between the groups seems to be more significant in higher frequencies (B, C, D, and E) (P<0.001). Conclusions. TAO patients without DON can have contrast sensitivity loss and this would probably imply subtle optic nerve dysfunction in early disease phase