The Perceptions of Five Years Old Group Students’ about Scientists

The purpose of this research is to reveal the perceptions of students of five years old group about scientists. The practice was implemented with 76 students having education in five-age group continuing to various nursery schools located in the center of Kastamonu province. Before starting the practice, the teacher asked the questions of “Who is the scientist?” and made them thought with the aim of ensuring the awareness of students against scientist. Afterwards, the researchers asked the students to narrate their pictures while they collect the drawings. The paintings were coded by the researchers by using the descriptive analysis method. The codification was made individually at first and then together with all the researchers with the aim of ensuring the reliability of research. In the light of collected information, it was generally seen in the pictures of students that the work environment of scientists is constituted by the space and world and their gender is generally men and also, there was a small number of women scientist profile. It was also determined that the students emphasized the extraterrestrial life and drew the scientists as similar to astronauts and they used space crafts and planets in their paintings. In another finding, scientists were seen as the people who mostly conduct research and use potion in general. Another attractive research finding is that; a small number of students draw the scientist as person who use computer and study lesson. In the light of these findings, it can be told that the students were affected extremely from their environment (the movies and cartoon they watched, their families, etc.…)

Učestalost padova, njihova etiologija i čimbenici rizika kod neuroloških bolesnika primljenih u bolnicu u sjevernoj Turskoj

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of falls, their etiology and risk factors in neurological patients admitted to the hospital in northern Turkey. A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used. Data were collected by survey that identified socio-demographic and clinical features of the subjects, Hendrich II fall risk model and Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Study results revealed approximately one-third of the study patients (33.1%) to have sustained falls before. Concerning the timing of falls, 24.9% of these incidents had occurred within the last year. The most common reason for falling was dizziness (14.3%). The mean score on the Hendrich II fall risk model was 2.7±0.1 for those who had fallen and 2.3±0.1 for those who had not fallen. The respective mean BBS score was 20.7±1.9 and 18.4±1.3. It was found that approximately one-third of neurological patients had fallen before and had restricted their activities due to fear of falls; the great majority of them had a chronic disease and permanently used medicines; and the most important risk factors for falls were advanced age, fear of falls and impaired balance.Proveli smo presječno deskriptivno istraživanje kako bismo utvrdili učestalost padova, njihovu etiologiju i rizične čimbenike kod neuroloških bolesnika primljenih u bolnicu u sjevernoj Turskoj. Prikupljeni su podaci kojima su utvrđene sociodemografske i kliničke karakteristike ispitanika, model rizika za pad Hendrich II. i Berg balance scale (BBS). Rezultati su pokazali da je otprilike jedna trećina bolesnika uključenih u istraživanje (33,1%) već prije doživjela pad, pri čemu se 24,9% takvih incidenata dogodilo tijekom protekle godine. Omaglica je bila najčešći razlog za pad (14,3%). Srednji zbir u modelu rizika za pad Hendrich II. bio je 2,7±0,1 za bolesnike koji su doživjeli pad i 2,3±0,1 za bolesnike koji nisu doživjeli pad. Srednji zbir BBS bio je 20,7±1,9 odnosno 18,4±1,3 za bolesnike koji su doživjeli odnosno nisu doživjeli pad. Otprilike jedna trećina neuroloških bolesnika već je prije doživjela pad pa su ograničili svoje aktivnosti zbog straha od pada. Velika većina bolesnika imala je kronične bolesti i trajno su uzimali lijekove. Najvažniji čimbenici rizika za pad bili su poodmakla dob, strah od pada i poremećaj ravnoteže

The Sustainability Trend In Education in All Its Aspects: A Meta-Synthesis Investigation of Studies In Turkey

In this study, which aims to examine all of the articles and theses in the field of education in Turkey on the basis of the concepts of sustainability, environmental sustainability and sustainable development, and to address sustainability in all its dimensions, the data were analyzed by meta-synthesis (thematic content analysis). Within the scope of the research, 232 study and education subject areas accessed from the Turkish Higher Education Institution National Thesis Center and DergiPark databases were discussed in the context of the key concepts of "sustainability, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable environment, environmental sustainability". In the data analysis process, the subject of the research, its method, data collection tools, sample, data analysis, results and suggestions were examined. In most of the studies examined, it is aimed to measure attitudes, perception, awareness and competence towards sustainability and it is seen that the most quantitative method is preferred. While the most educators are selected as the sample group, the size of the study group is between 301 and 1000. Likert-type questionnaires were used in quantitative research and semi-structured interviews were used in qualitative research. While inferential analyzes were preferred the most from quantitative analyzes, content analysis was preferred from qualitative analyzes. It has been observed that there are many studies that increase belief, attitude, perception, awareness, value and tendency in studies where trainings are given within the scope of sustainability. It is seen that there are themes such as curriculum review, scale development and institution review. Recommendations are grouped and presented to researchers, educators, politicians and parents. Based on these results, it can be said that the studies are trying to measure the awareness and awareness of educators and prospective educators about sustainability and to reveal to what extent they can transfer this to future generations

Integration of Technology into Science Teaching: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of the Pre-service Teachers

Improvements in science and technology have led to changes in education as well as in many other fields. These changes have made it necessary for today’s individuals to have a set of skills in different fields. One of these fields is technology-related skills. Learning environments that require the use of technology undoubtedly play a key role in raising individuals with technological skills. In this direction, the aim of this research is to study the experiences of pre-service science teachers related to the use of technology within the scope of a course. In this qualitative research, a phenomenological methodology was used to reveal the understandings of preservice science teachers on the experience of integrating technological applications into science teaching. In this context, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 pre-service teachers, about their experiences. As a result of the inductive content analysis, the following four themes, which reflect how the participants interpret the integration of technology in science teaching, were determined in line with the experiences of the participants: The technological tools used in the learning environment and why they are preferred, the necessity of the technological knowledge in the teaching profession, the necessity of the use of technology in the learning environment, and the characteristics of a qualified teacher. Based on the results, the practices for teacher education in the integration of technology in science teaching were discussed

Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Tercih Ettikleri Öğretim Yöntemleri ve Teknoloji Kullanımları

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Fen Bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının Özel Öğretim Yöntemleri II dersi uygulaması kapsamında gerçekleştirdikleri ders anlatımlarında kullandıkları öğretim yöntemlerini ve teknolojiye dayalı unsurları veya uygulamaları incelemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışma Türkiye’nin Kuzey batısında yer alan orta ölçekli bir üniversitenin Fen Bilgisi öğretmenliği bölümünde 2019-2020 güz döneminde Özel Öğretim Yöntemleri II dersini alan 13 öğretmen adayı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Dönemin başında öğretmen adaylarına; uygulamaların içeriği, yöntemlere ait bilgiler, dersin anlatım seviyesinin üniversite olduğu gibi dikkat edilmesi gereken noktalar ve teknoloji kullanmaları gerektiği bilgisini içeren yönergeler verilmiştir. Öğretmen adayları, kendi sınıflarında ders anlatımları gerçekleştirmiştir. Araştırmacılar, ders anlatımları esnasında sınıfta yer almışlar fakat uygulamalara müdahil olmamışlardır. Araştırmacılar, belirledikleri gözlem formuna göre ders anlatımlarını değerlendirmişlerdir. Gözlem formu; konu seçiminin sınıf seviyesine uygunluğu, belirlenen öğretim yönteminin doğru ve amaca uygunluğu, teknolojik bir uygulama gerçekleştirip gerçekleştirmedikleri, kullanılan teknolojik uygulamanın alan bilgisine ve seviyeye uygunluğu, kullanılan uygulamaların güvenilir olup/olmadığı ve bu uygulamaların dersin hangi aşamasında yer verildiği gibi kriterler göz önünde bulundurularak hazırlanmıştır. Gözlem formu ile toplanan veriler analiz edildiğinde; öğretmen adaylarının farklı konular için farklı yöntemleri seçtiğini, kullandıkları yöntemlere bağlı kalmadan teknoloji boyutunu uygulamalarına adapte ettikleri görülmüştür. Ayrıca, kullanılan teknolojilerin ağırlıklı olarak video, resim, program, animasyon ve simülasyon olarak çeşitlendiği belirlenmiştir. Öğretmen adayları bu teknolojik unsurları veya uygulamaları seçtikleri yöntemlere bağlı olarak dersin farklı aşamalarında (giriş, süreç ve değerlendirme) kullanmıştır. Teknolojik unsurların/uygulamaların hazır platformlardan alındığı ve çoğunlukla dersin içeriğine uygun olarak kullanıldığı görülmüştür. Bunun yanı sıra bazı öğretmen adaylarının, bu unsurlara/uygulamalara ulaşırken bilgi kaynaklarının güvenilirliklerini sorgulamadıkları dikkat çeken bir bulgudur. Dahası, sadece iki öğretmen adayının teknolojik alan bilgilerini kullanarak içerik geliştirdikleri belirlenmiştir

Effect of Growth Hormone Genetic Polymorphism on Calf Birth Weight

The aim of study were to present relationships between birth weight of 94 Holstein calves with genotype structures of each sample’s Growth Hormone (GH) determined through PCR-RFLP method and to detect the population’s genetic variation by determining the genotype and allel frequency distribution. In the study, according to the analysis result, it was determined that Growth Hormone gene LL genotype was 41.9 kg, LL was 40.8 kg, and VV was 42.2 kg for the birth weight. A significant relationship between birth weight with GH genotypes could not be found. It was seen that the calf population is not stable according to Hardy-Weinberg genetic balance test