The detailed basic soil survey and land evaluation of Hanbat plain in Denizli province and the possibility of identifying the soil properties by spectroradiometric measurement techniques

Her alanda olduğu gibi tarımsal alanda da geniş bir bilgi birikimine sahip olan insanoğlu, gelişen teknolojilerden de faydalanarak, toprakları niteliklerine göre en uygun şekilde kullanmayı amaçlamış, bu amaçla gerek tarımsal ve gerekse de tarım dışı kullanımlar için toprakların morfolojik ve karakteristik tüm özelliklerini belirleme yoluna gitmiştir. Bu tez çalışması ile Hanbat Ovası toprakları horizon esasına göre tanımlanarak sınıflandırılmış ve en son teknolojilerden yararlanılarak 1/25.000 ölçekli temel toprak, potansiyel kullanım ve tarımsal kullanıma uygunluk haritaları oluşturulmuştur. Tarımsal kullanıma uygunluk sınıflarına göre 1. sınıf seçkin tarım arazilerinin toplam tarım alanının % 8.7' ini (2.494 ha), 2. sınıf oldukça iyi tarım arazilerinin ise % 27.1'ini (7.779 ha) kapladığı tespit edilmiştir. Potansiyel kullanım açısından sulu tarımda ayva, armut, domates, patlıcan, ıspanak, arpa, buğday, çavdar ve yulaf, kuru tarımda ise korunga ve arpa gibi ürünlere öncelik verilmesi gerektiği belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada ayrıca bazı toprak parametrelerini belirlemede geleneksel laboratuvar analizleri yerine NIR spektroradyometre (Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy) tekniğinin etkinliği araştırılmıştır. Üç farklı nem koşulunda değerlendirmeye alınan toprak örneklerinde en iyi tahminler, 65º C'de fırında kurutulan toprak örneklerinden elde edilmiştir. İstatistiksel değerlendirme sonuçlarına göre üç farklı nem koşulunda kalsiyum karbonat ve organik maddenin yüksek doğrulukta belirlenebildiği, yüksek kireç içeriğine sahip topraklarda ise fosforun başarılı bir şekilde belirlenemeyeceği tespit edilmiştir.In each area as well as agricultural areas, human endowed with broad knowledge aimed the optimal use of the land according to their kinds, the morphological and characteristics of the soils for both agricultural and non-agricultural use by the benefits of new technologies. In this thesis, the basic soil, the potential use and agricultural suitability maps of Hanbat plain which were classified according to the basis of horizon were generated according to 1/25.000 scale by the latest technology. According to agricultural suitability classification it has been identified that the 1st exclusive class of agricultural land takes 8.7 % (2494 ha) of the total agricultural land, and the 2nd class also the quite good agricultural land covers 27.1% (7779 ha) of the total agricultural land. According to the potential use the product priority in irrigated agriculture should be given as quince, pear, tomato, eggplant, spinach, barley, wheat, rye and oats and in dry farming as sainfoin and barley. In this study there was also investigated the efficacy of the NIR spectroscopy technique (Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy) to analyze some soil parameters instead of using the traditional laboratory analyzes. Three different moisture conditions were taken into consideration of the soil samples. The best estimations were obtained from the soils oven dried at 65 °C. According to the results of the statistical analysis in three different humidity conditions, calcium carbonate and organic matter can be determined with high accuracy, and phosphorus could not be successfully determined in soils with high lime content

The Relationship between the Pre-service Classroom Teachers’ Techno Pedagogical Instructional Competencies and Epistemological Beliefs

The purpose of the current study is to determine the relationship between the pre-service classroom teachers’ epistemological beliefs and techno pedagogical subject-area competencies. While the universe of the study is comprised of a total of 187 senior pre-service teachers attending the Department of Classroom Teacher Education in Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University in 2014-2015 academic year, the sampling consists of 141 pre-service teachers selected through the random sampling method from among the universe. The reason for selecting the senior students for the universe of the study was that they had already taken the subject-area, pedagogical and general culture courses. In the collection of the research data, The Techno Pedagogical Competency Scale and Epistemological Belief Scale and a personal information form were used. The data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS 21.0 program package. During the analysis process, first it was tested whether the data display a normal distribution and after it was determined that the data show a normal distribution, from among the descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to reveal the differences and Pearson-product Moment Correlation Coefficient analysis was used to elicit the correlations. The analyses revealed that the pre-service classroom teachers’ level of techno pedagogical competencies is high and their level of epistemological beliefs is medium. Gender and academic grade point average were found to be not leading to significant differences in their techno pedagogical subject-area competencies. Moreover, a negative and significant correlation was found between the pre-service classroom teachers’ techno pedagogical subject-area competencies and epistemological beliefs

Investigation of The Effect of Pre-Service Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition on Their Media Literacy

It is important to develop a critical perspective in terms of interpreting the messages to be given to the individuals through media and questioning the authenticity and content of these messages. It is therefore necessary to train the individuals called media literate who can critically perceive and evaluate the information conveyed through the media to increase the positive effects of the media and to reduce their negative effects as much as possible. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effect of the pre-service teachers’ critical thinking disposition on their media literacy. The study employed the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. In order to collect data, a personal information form, the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale, and the Media Literacy Level Determination Scale were used as the data collection tools. As a result of the study, the critical thinking disposition of the pre-service teachers was found to be medium and their media literacy was found to be high. The critical thinking disposition was found to be varying significantly depending on their gender and grade level; their media literacy was found to be varying depending on grade level but not on gender. There is a positive but low relationship between critical thinking disposition and media literacy and critical thinking is a significant predictor of media literacy

Elementary School Third Grade Students’ Expectations of Their Teachers in The Course of Language Education

The purpose of the study is to determine the elementary school third grade students’ expectations of their classroom teachers within the context of the course of language education. The sampling of the study is comprised of 200 elementary school third grade students attending elementary schools in the Milas Province of the city of Muğla. The data were gathered by means of the questionnaire, which had six sub-categories, in order to identify students’ expectations of their teachers. The findings of the study revealed that the students have high expectations of their teachers in terms of the sub-dimensions of active participation, verbal participation, written participation, participating in reading, inclusion of the topics and measurement and evaluation. The students’ expectations of their teachers in relation to the sub-dimension of measurement and evaluation were found to be varying significantly depending on the gender variable. This difference is in favor of boys

What Do Children Think about Starting Primary School?

The current study aims to reveal preschoolers’ and first graders’ perspectives of primary school. A qualitative research design was employed, and multiple sampling methods were used to retrieve the participants. The participants were 15 preschoolers with an average age of 69 months attending and 15 first graders with an average age of 80 months. A semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used for the data collection. The results showed that most preschoolers had some knowledge of primary school. Their views of primary school generally focused physical characteristics of the school, lessons and rules, and daily routines. First graders said that they were learning new things in primary school and that they felt happy when they started school. They also stated that they need friends in primary school to be happy and that it is important to listen to their teachers carefully. The biggest difference between preschool and primary school was the lessons. They also remarked that they need to play more games in primary school

Teacher candidates’ critical thinking and learning autonomy: the mediating role of self-regulation

This age we live in is called the information age, and it has a point of view that is argued that the learner should have control of constructing the knowledge and the learning process and also think critically. This study aims to look into the connections between critical thinking, self-regulation, and learning autonomy in teacher candidates and the mediating role of self-regulation in the effect of critical thinking on learning autonomy. From this point forth, a relational comparison design was used in the research. The research sample comprised 368 teacher candidates studying in the primary and preschool teaching programs of 20 state universities located in different regions of Turkey constituted the research sample. The data collected were analyzed using correlation and path analysis models. Consequently, it has been set forth that there is a positive and significant relationship between the critical thinking skills, learning autonomy, and self-regulation skills of the teacher candidates studying in the last year of the preschool and primary teaching program. It has been detected that self-regulation has a mediating effect in predicting the learning autonomy of critical thinking. In accordance with the results, content that will support the development of critical thinking, learning autonomy, and self-regulation skills can be included in the undergraduate program to be applied in the training of teachers who will teach at the primary education level. As the development of these skills will enrich the learning processes, it may possibly also increase the quality of the education given at the primary education level

The Relationshıp Between Pre-Service Class Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Mathematical Literacy and Their Attitudes towards Mathematics

Teachers' perceptions of self-efficacy in mathematical literacy and their attitudes are influential in the development of cognitive and affective skills of students during the educational process. The research aims to examine the relationship between pre-service class teachers' self-efficacy in mathematical literacy and their attitudes towards math and to determine the relationship between them. The research was designed in relational screening model. The sample of the research is composed of 274 pre-service class teachers who were determined purposefully. Non-parametric analyzes were used because the scores were not normally distributed during the analysis phase of the data. In conclusion of the researchclass teachers' self-efficacy in mathematical literacy and their attitudes towards math were found to be at a medium level. There was a significant difference between self-efficacy in mathematical literacy and attitude towards mathematics and grade level, and no significant difference was found between gender and academic average. There was a high positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy in mathematical literacy and attitude towards mathematics. Keywords: Class teacher, Mathematics Education, Mathematical Literacy, Self-efficacy, Attitud

Some properties of saline-alkaline soils of Aydin-Söke plain and activity of gypsum as amelioration material

The study has been carried out in two different areas; a farmer area in Söke Plain and in experimental station of Adnan Menderes University. The aims of study, are to determine of some physical and chemical properties of the soils and to search of activity of gypsum (CaSO4) used in alkaline soils having high sodium. For this purpose, 50,100 and 150 kg/da gypsum were applied to the experimental soils besides control. These applications were made in autumn after harvest period and before the winter rains. In order to determine affects of gypsum on some physical and chemical properties of the soils such as texture, pH, soluble salt content, lime, EC, organic matter content, boron, aggregate stability, dispersion ratio, suspension and dispersion percent. Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples were taken from 0-10,10-20,20-30, 30-40, 40-60, 60-90 cm depths in May after spring rain and in September when the soils are drier. The obteined data taken from the analyses were evaluated as statistically. The results showed that gypsum doses used as amelioration material are effective to lead Na into soil solution by leaving from soil colloids. However this phenomenon was not found sufficient in the soils of sesecond experimental area. Hence gypsum doses that will be used in soils having high alkalinity should be higher and the soils should be washed with high quality water after gypsum treatment because of unsufficient rains in the area

Identifying the Relationship Between Individual Innovation with Mathematical Thinking of Pre-service Primary School Teachers

Bu araştırmanın amacı, sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının matematiksel düşünme ile bireysel yenilikçilik durumları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Amaç doğrultusunda araştırma ilişkisel tarama modelinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak matematiksel düşünme ölçeği ile bireysel yenilikçilik ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 2015-2016 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar döneminde Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Sınıf Öğretmenliği Lisans Programında öğrenim görmekte olan öğretmen adayları arasından seçkisiz yöntemle belirlenen 223 sınıf öğretmeni adayı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının matematiksel düşünme durumlarının yüksek, bireysel yenilikçiliklerine ilişkin durumlarının orta düzeyde, bireysel yenilikçilik kategorilerinden en fazla sorgulayıcı olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Matematiksel düşünme ile bireysel yenilikçilik durumları arasındaki ilişki incelendiğinde orta düzeyde pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Sınıf öğretmenlerinin yetiştirilmesi aşamasında matematiksel düşünmeyi geliştirici etkinliklerin tasarlanması, planlanması ve uygulanmasına yönelik etkinlikler gerçekleştirilerek bireysel yenilikçilikleri desteklenebilir.The aim of the study is determine the relationship between mathematical thinking and individual innovations of pre-service primary school teachers. The correlational research method was used. Mathematical Thinking Scale and Individual Innovation Scale were used as data collection instrument. The sapling was constituted from 223 pre-service primary school teachers who studied in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Education and Department of Primary School Teacher Education in 2015-2016 academic year. According to the result of this study, it was found that the mathematical thinking level of the participants was high, the level of individual innovation was moderate. From the categories of the individual innovation, critical had the highest score in this study. As for the relationship between mathematical thinking and individual innovation, a moderate positive relationship was observed. Individual innovations can be promoted through activities aimed at designing, planning and implementing mathematical thinking improvement activities in the course of the upbringing of classroom teachers

Determination of Classroom Pre-Service Teachers’ State of Personal Innovativeness

Today, in every passing moment, a new piece of information is acquired and the accumulation of this information leads to social and technological developments. Therefore, today, individuals are expected to rapidly adjust to innovations. As such, individuals should be open to innovations and willing to adopt innovations; that is, they need to be innovative. In this regard, most of the responsibility for training innovative individuals within formal education should be assumed by classroom teachers as they are working in the first stage of compulsory education. In order to be able train innovative individuals, classroom teachers should posses the characteristics of innovativeness. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was set to be to determine the pre-service classroom teachers’ state of innovativeness and investigate it in relation to different variables. The current study was conducted on 322 pre-service classroom teachers randomly selected from among the classroom teachers attending a university in 2014-2015 academic year. In the collection of the data, “Personal Innovativeness Scale” adapted to Turkish by Kılıçer and Odabaşı (2010) was employed. In the current study, the internal consistency of the scale was found to be .74. At the end of the study, it was found that the pre-service classroom teachers’ mean personal innovativeness level is medium and the state of their innovativeness varies depending on gender in favor of the female pre-service teachers. Moreover, the male pre-service teachers were found to be more resistant to change than the female pre-service teachers. The grade level and academic achievement variables were found to be not significantly affecting the pre-service classroom teachers’ state of innovativeness. In light of these findings, it was suggested that pre-service teachers should be given adequate training during their pre-service education so that they could design activities to educate their prospective students as innovative individuals