scholarly journals Editors Message and Referees Index

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
Huseyin Uzunboylu ◽  
Cigdem Hursen
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Educational Sciences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

From the EditorsHuseyin Uzunboylu, Cigdem HursenIt is an honor for us to welcome you as Editors of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences which has accepted publications indexed in qualified databases since 2006. We are ready to publish the new studies of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences which has 5 full length articles written by authors from, Cyprus, Iran and Turkey.The aim of this issue is to give the researchers an opportunity to share their academic studies. First of all, I would like to thank all who have contributed to this issue. There are different focuses. For example, Cihat Demir, Burhan Sincar and Rıdvan Çelik explored to specify the matters encountered by science teachers during the teaching of physics and to provide them with solutions. The study group consisted of 50 science teachers who worked in Diyarbakır and Batman over the period of 2014 - 2015. This research is a descriptive study carried out by content analysis. According to the research findings, the top problems that the physics teachers encountered in physics lesson while processing the topics were laboratory problems. Some solutions have been introduced for science teachers in order to help them provide a better physics education.On the other hand, Parisa Abdolrezapour and Elahe Fallah explored the effect of reflective teaching on learner autonomy and the intrinsic motivation of Iranian upper-intermediate female learners. The subjects included 60 adult upper-intermediate EFL learners chosen out of ninety, based on the scores obtained through administration of the TOEFL exam. They were randomly assigned to two groups: a) the experimental group - taught by a reflective teacher - and b) the control group instructed by an unreflective teacher. The experimental group was then taught by the reflective teacher and the control group was taught by the unreflective teacher who adopted no tangible reflective actions. Finally, both groups sat for motivation and autonomy questionnaires. The results indicate that reflective teaching leads to the enhancement of both learners’ autonomy and the intrinsic motivation level.In addition to these, Nazım Kaşot and Serap Özbaş aimed in their study to assess the egoistic, altruistic and biospheric awareness of the consequence of high school students regarding the loss of bio-diversity, then comparing the results on the basis of some independent variables (gender, class and family income). According to the outcome of the research, students believed in biospheric, egoistic and altruistic results at the similar levels. While the impact of gender and family income on biospheric, altruistic and egoistic awareness of consequence is not so significant, the impact of class is significant on biospheric and altruistic awareness of consequence.Also Nazım Kaşot and Mete Özsezer studied historical environment subjects in elementary school social sciences textbooks.  They focused on the 4th and 5th Grades in the context of both content and visuals. The method of the study analysed has been organised in accordance with the qualitative research. The population was not indicated pursuant to qualitative research and so purposive sampling was implemented. The textbooks used were mainly selected from the afore-mentioned grades and classes. All the data collected were based on the textbooks used during the assessment process. The data was gathered in accordance with the document analysis technique and everything was analysed in detail. The categories used were generated after the authors performed analysis by utilising textbooks. To ensure the validity of the categories, literature scanning was undertaken and expert opinion was taken. The category definitions were written for public access. Finally, Hakan Sarıcam and Üzeyir Ogurlu carried out a study on gifted students. Authors examined the relationships between metacognitive awareness and maths anxiety in gifted students. The second aim was to compare with gifted and non-gifted students’ metacognitive awareness and maths anxiety levels. According to the findings; firstly, gifted students’ metacognitive awareness scores were higher than those of non-gifted students. On the other hand, non-gifted students’ maths anxiety levels were higher than those of gifted students. Secondly, there was negative correlation between metacognitive awareness and math anxiety.I would like to express my thanks to all authors preferring Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences to make their articles published, all reviewers working seriously in the process of publishing, and also quest editors supporting us in this process.Best regards,Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu, Editor-in-ChiefAssist. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen, Executive Editor 

The metacognitive awareness listening questionnaire as a metacognitive-raising tool: Does it work?

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahman Sahragrard ◽  
Ali Kushki ◽  
M. Miri ◽  
Farzad Mahmooudi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Repeated Exposure ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aimed at exploring the influence of a repeated exposure to the Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ) on EFL learners’ level of metacognitive awareness. Participants of the study were forty intermediate university students who were randomly assigned to experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group completed MALQ in odd sessions (seven sessions in total) across a semester. The control group, on the other hand, completed it in the first and last sessions of the course as pre-test and post-test, respectively. Results of the study showed that the questionnaire benefited the experimental group in a statistically significant way. Also, findings of the study revealed that less-skilled participants of the experimental groups benefited from the treatment more in comparison to their more-skilled counterparts in the experimental group. Keywords: MALQ, metacognitive instruction, metacognitive awareness

scholarly journals The Impact of Neurofeedback on Clinical Signs of Children That Have Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Samaneh Hedayati Manesh ◽  
Azam Alikhademi
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Wait List ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Adhd Children ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was an attempt to examine the impact of Neurofeedback on clinical signs of Children that have attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity. The participants of this study 24 boys (6-11) that afflicted to ADHD. The participants of the study randomly divided into two groups and were selected to participate in the study. The experimental group received the Neurofeedback treatment (8 weeks, three sessions in a week). The control group, on the other hand was placed in a wait list. After treatment, CBCL, IVA, QEEG were administered between two groups. The analysis of data revealed that Nero feedback has a significant impact on ADHD children. Moreover, Neurofeedback treatment leads to improve attention deficit disorder and decrease impulsivity in ADHD children.

scholarly journals The impact of the use of caricatures in the teaching of science on the educational achievement of fourth graders in Makkah: أثر استخدام الرسوم الكاريكاتورية في تدريس مادة العلوم على التحصيل الدراسي لطالبات الصف الرابع الابتدائي بمكة المكرمة

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanadi Saud Al-Qurashi
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Primary Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study aimed to know the impact of the use of caricatures in teaching science on the academic achievement of the fourth grade primary students in Holy Mecca, in order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the Semi-experimental curriculum and the experiment has been applied on a sample formed of 50 schoolgirls divided into two groups (25) students for the experimental group, and (25) students for the control group, the experimental group was taught the first and the second chapters of the fourth primary grade science curriculum , using caricatures, while the control group was taught using the traditional way, and the study resulted in: There are differences with statistical significance at the level of(0.05) in dimensional collection between the average of the experimental group degrees (taught using caricatures ) and the average of the control group degrees (taught using the traditional way) of the fourth primary grade science curriculum at the level of remembrance, the level of understanding , and at the application level, attributed to the experimental group. and at the levels of '' remembrance -understanding - application '' combined (total exam mark) , attributed to the benefit of the experimental group. The study recommended the necessity of encouraging science teachers to use caricatures in teaching, and the importance of carrying out similar studies

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Program Based on (NLP) in the Development of Social Communication for the Gifted Sixth Grade Students in Amman

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacoub Al Farah ◽  
Joseph Bawalsah ◽  
Bassam Al Khateeb
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Social Communication Skills ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>This study aimed to investigate the impact of a training program based on Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) in the development of social communications skills among gifted six grade students in the city of Amman. The sample of the study consisted of (60) gifted students from sixth grade for the second semester of the academic year (2012/2013). The students were divided into two groups, the experimental group with (30) students and the control group with (30) students. To achieve the objectives of the study a training program based on NLP was designed with ten training sessions. The measure of social communication was applied and was prepared by researchers from the perspective of NLP on the experimental and control group as pre and post measure. After an appropriate statistical analysis, the results showed statistically significant differences in social communication skills between the experimental group and control group in favor of the experimental group. Students in the experimental group showed better level of possessions and use of social communication skills.  Depending on the results of the current study, the researchers have made a series of recommendations to take advantage of NLP in various fields of life.</p>

scholarly journals The Impact of Use Proposed Educational Software in Raising a Number of Cognitive Skills for Children with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities: أثر استخدام برمجية تعليمية مقترحة في رفع عدد من المهارات الإدراكية للأطفال من ذوي الإعاقة الذهنية المتوسطة

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Badawi Mostafa - Samani Abdul Muttalib Ahmed - Talaa
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Calculation Process ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
And Training

Children with Mental disabilities face big challenges in the process of education and training through traditional educational systems and methods, making them useless and cumbersome for them and for those who train them also does not support the achievement of educational and training objectives that reflect the aims of education or training. The Objective of this study is to identify the challenges and difficulties faced by children with mental disabilities ranging from 6 to 11 years of age in the process of teaching them some cognitive skills and then developing educational software based on multimedia applications to teach them how to identify some basic skills such as measurement of sizes, colors and Basic calculation process. This study was based on the experimental method where the sample of the study consisted of two groups, one experimental and the other an Control Where the experimental group consisted of 7 children and their intelligence ranged between 55- 70 While the control group consisted of 7 children and their intelligence ranged from 55- 70. The results of the study showed how effective of the software in raising the level of cognitive ability in distinguishing the skills to be raised and the teaching of the sample where the percentage of correct responses ranged between 85- 90% for the experimental group in the measurement of the distance of all activities that have been measured the effectiveness of the software in its education.

scholarly journals The Effect of Analogy Strategy in Teaching Science on Achievement and Development of Creative Thinking Skills of the First Grade Intermediate Female Students: أثر استراتيجية المتشابهات في تدريس العلوم على التحصيل وتنمية مهارات التفكير الابتكاري لدى طالبات الصف الأول المتوسط

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haleema Sulieman Ziyad
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The research aimed to know The Effect of The Analogies Strategy in The Teaching of Science on Achievement and The Development of Creative Thinking Skills of The First Grade Intermediate Female Students, To achieve the aim of the research, the approach was used experimental; it was chosen as the experimental design for the two experimental and control group with the test after- behind, where the researcher prepared a test in the Achievement and The Creative Thinking Skills, was chosen as a random sample numbered (60) Student, the students of The First Grade Intermediate Female Students in Abha, Asir Province, has been divided into two groups: experimental numbered (30) student, studied using the Analogy strategy, and an officer numbered (30) students, studied using the usual way, it has been applied to the experience during the first semester of the academic year 1436/1437 AH. At the end of the experiment was applied the both two tests on the two groups, has resulted in the search for and no statistically significant differences at the level of results (0.05) between the mean scores of students in the experimental group (which studied using Analogy strategy) and control group (studied using usual) way, in the post application to test the Achievement and testing of Creative thinking skills for the experimental group. Also, it found that the use of Analogy strategy in the teaching of science has had a significant impact on the achievement and Achievement and The Development of Creative Thinking Skills of The First Grade Intermediate Female Students. In the light of the results, the study recommended to ensure that science teachers use the strategy of analogies in teaching because of its impact in achieving the desired goals, and increase the cultural awareness of science teachers about the topic of innovative thinking and the importance of its development among their students, and I also proposed conducting a study of the impact of science education using the analogies strategy on developing other skills of thinking.

Exploring the impact of argumentation on pre-service science teachers' conceptual understanding of chemical equilibrium

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Aydeniz ◽  
Alev Dogan
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Chemical Equilibrium ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Equilibrium Concept ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study examines the impact of argumentation on pre-service science teachers' (PST) conceptual understanding of chemical equilibrium. The sample consisted of 57 first-year PSTs enrolled in a teacher education program in Turkey. Thirty two of the 57 PSTs who participated in this study were in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The experimental group students learned the concept of chemical equilibrium through argumentation; the control group students learned the same concepts through business as usual (i.e.lectures, supported by laboratory experiments). The intervention lasted for 12 instructional hours, of which 4 were spent in the laboratory. The chemical equilibrium concept test was administered to both groups of students one week after the intervention. The results show that the experimental group students performed significantly better than then control group students on the chemical equilibrium concept test. The mean difference between two groups is 14.026. This difference is statistically significant at (*p< 0.001). However, the control group students performed significantly better on the comprehensive course final exam.

scholarly journals The Impact of Teaching Compensatory Strategies on Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill: The Case of Approximation, Appealing for the Help, Code-switching, and Time-gaining

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Abdolamir Amari
Keyword(s):  
Code Switching ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Compensatory Strategies ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study examined the impacts of using Compensatory Strategies (CSs) on speaking skill of Iranian EFL learners. To conduct this research, 50 Iranian intermediate EFL learners were chosen among 80 students and then, they were divided into two equal groups- one experimental group and one control group. The groups then were pretested by a speaking pre-test. After that, the participants of the experimental group were taught by using the CSs including approximation, appealing for the help, code switching, and time-gaining. On the other hand, the participants of the control group received traditional activities in learning speaking such as repetition and over-learning. After the treatment, both groups took the post-test of speaking. The results of paired and independent samples t-tests indicated that the experimental group outflanked the control group on the post-test. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between the performance of the experimental group and the control group on the post-test.

Impact of an educative program on dialysis patients’ knowledge and mental health: controlled before and after program

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20204
Author(s):  
Laetitia Idier ◽  
Aurélie Untas ◽  
Nicole Rascle ◽  
Michèle Koleck ◽  
Maider Aguirrezabal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Vascular Access ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Emotional Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Introduction:Psychological impact of Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) for dialysis patients is rarely evaluated since the focus of many studies is on medical variables (i.e., adherence).Objectives:The aims of this study were: 1) to estimate the impact of a TPE program on knowledge, depression and anxiety, 2) to examine change in knowledge as a mediator of the effects of a TPE program on mental health.Method:This study was conducted in three hemodialysis units and comprised two groups: an experimental group with education and a control group with routine care. The program was based of 5 educative sessions. Knowledge, depressive and anxious symptoms were assessed with self-reported outcomes measured before and 3 months after the program.Results:The sample comprised 125 patients. Knowledge about vascular access and nutrition (p < 0.01) and depressive symptoms increased in the experimental group (p < 0.01). Analysis of mediation showed that changes in knowledge about vascular access were a significant mediator of the effects of the program on depressive symptoms (F = 4.90;p = 0.01).Discussion:Knowledge acquired during an educational program could lead to an emotional change. Improving knowledge often leads to an awareness of the risks that can modify the psychological state of patients by reminding them of their vulnerability. This study shows that it is required to be attentive to the way of transmitting knowledge. It’s necessary adapting this transmission to the needs of patients and promoting the acquisition of psychosocial competence too.Conclusion:This study shows that knowledge acquired during an educational program can lead to an emotional change in the short term. A long-term follow-up of the population should be interesting to observe these emotional effects.

Influence of DAFS-25+polizon composition on blood and functional state of liver of steers at fattening

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Inna R. Kilmetova ◽  
◽  
Igor A. Rodin ◽  
Nazira I. Khayrullina ◽  
Nikolay G. Fenchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional State ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
The Body ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Standard Diet ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Stimulation Of

Summary. The disbalanced feeding and the uneven distribution of micro- and macroelements in the environment leads to a trace element, in particular hypomelanosis. To accelerate the growth and preservation of young farm animals include in the diet of various biological additives and drugs, which include selenium. For stimulation of weight gain in the livestock industry, as well as for the prevention and treatment of pathological processes in addition to micro - and macrouse amino acids, primarily methionine. The aim of this work was to study the influence of composition of DAFS-25+Polizon on morpho-biochemical parameters of blood and functional state of the liver in fattening bulls of black-motley breed in the conditions of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Experiments using were conducted on bull-calves of black-motley breed of the properties in the properties age from 6 to 15 months. The first experimental group during the experiment was additionally given the composition of DAFS-25+Polizon at a dose of 2 mg/kg, the animals of the control group received a standard diet. To assess the impact of the composition DAFS-25+Polizon on metabolism cattle studied morphological and biochemical indicators of blood and conducted histological examination of the liver. It is established that the use of the composition of DAFS-25+Polizon at a dose of 2 mg/kg increases the number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the experimental group and reduces the amount of white blood cells. The serum content of total protein, phosphorus and calcium increases in the group of experimental animals. Microscopic examination of the liver revealed no changes in the structure of the organ and hepatocytes in the experimental group, whereas in the control group hemodynamic disorders and dystrophic changes in liver cells were observed. Thus, the use of the composition DAFS-25+Polizon at a dose of 2 mg/kg of live weight in fattening bulls black-and-white breed contributes to the increase of redox processes in the body, stimulation of metabolism, prevent the development of liver disorders of cellular mechanisms of metabolism, optimizes the structure of the liver, which generally provides higher productivity.

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