scholarly journals An Examination of Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the National Park in Their Environment: The Isparta, Denizli Example

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Aytaç Karakaş ◽  
Hasan Genç
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Education Process

Environmental education in national parks is equivalent to an open and permanent education process in which individuals and communities become aware of their natural environment and gain a critical and sensitive attitude towards it and the use of its resources. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of teachers towards national parks who work in schools near different national parks in terms of different variables. As a work of descriptive research, it was conducted with a total of 167 teachers who worked in schools around Kovada Lake National Park, Kızıldağ National Park, and Honaz Mountain National Park. In the study, an attitude scale with a Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of 0.83 and consisting of 32 items was used for the national parks. The SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences Program) was used to evaluate the data obtained. A T-test and a one-way ANOVA test were used to analyze the data. According to the results obtained, teachers’ attitudes towards the national park did not show a significant difference in terms of their gender, their tenure, the branches they serve, their purpose of visiting the national park, their opinions on the importance attached to the national park, the different schools near the national park, the national park near the schools they worked in, their purpose in visiting the national park previously while they differed significantly according to whether the teachers had visited the national park before.

scholarly journals Preservice Turkish language teachers’ attitudes toward Anatolian dialects

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
İzzet Şeref
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Turkish Language ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
One Way Anova

<p><span>This study aimed to reveal preservice Turkish Language teachers' attitudes toward the use of Anatolian dialects in education in terms of their genders and years at university. The participants of the study are 201 preservice teachers who are 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th-year students studying at Turkish Language Teaching undergraduate program at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University in the 2017-2018 academic year. The study is a correlational survey employing a descriptive research method. The data of the study were collected employing a scale named Attitude Scale Toward Anatolian Dialects. Using SPSS 22.0, t-Test for independent samples and One-Way ANOVA for independent samples were employed to analyze the data.  As a result of the study, it is found out that there is a significant difference between the attitudes toward Anatolian dialects in favor of males; and being only between 2nd and 4th-year students, there is a significant difference between the attitudes in favor of 2nd-year students.</span></p>

scholarly journals The Wadden Sea as a National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site: Students’ Word Associations with These Two Conservation Designations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 8006
Author(s):  
Till Schmäing ◽  
Norbert Grotjohann
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Wadden Sea ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Word Associations ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Significant Difference

The Wadden Sea ecosystem is unique in many respects from a biological perspective. This is one reason why it is protected by national parks in Germany and by its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In biology didactics, there are only a few studies that focus on the Wadden Sea. This work investigates students’ word associations with the two stimulus words “national park” and “UNESCO World Heritage Site”. The survey was conducted among students living directly at the Wadden Sea and among students from the inland. The analysis of the identified associations (n = 8345) was carried out within the framework of a quantitative content analysis to be able to present and discuss the results on a group level. A statistically significant difference was found between the two groups. Overall, results showed that the students made subject-related associations as well as a large number of associations to both stimulus words that could be judged as non-subject-related. In some cases, a connection with the region of residence could be found, but this was not generally the case. Even students’ immediate residential proximity to the Wadden Sea is no guarantee that they have knowledge of the two considered protection terms.

scholarly journals Investigation on Species Composition of Plant Community at Tad Xai at Phou Khao Khouay National Park, Lao PDR

Our Nature ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Metmany Soukhavong ◽  
Liu Yong ◽  
Khamseng Nanthavong ◽  
Jérôme Millet
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Species Number ◽  
Crown Cover ◽  
Significant Difference

Phou Khao Khouay (PKK) National Park is one of the 21 National Parks in Lao PDR that supports high biodiversity. The plant community was represented by 62 families, 145 species and 1,221 tree size individuals in 50×50 m2 plots. The largest species in terms of individual number were Hydnocarpus ilicifolia, Hopea spp. and the largest families in terms of species number were Rubiaceae and Dipterocarpaceae. A total 24 families, 33 species and 91 sapling individuals were found in the 10×10 m2 sapling plots, the largest species were Rinorea boissieui, Ailanthus triphysa and Hopea spp. and the largest families were Dipterocarpaceae and Myrtaceae. In the seedling quadrat, there were 88 families, 153 species and 1,586 seedling size individuals in 2×2 m2 plots, the largest species were Hopea spp., Hopea ferrea and spp. (leguminoceae), the largest families were Rubiaceae, Annonaceae and Dipterocarpaceae. Diversity was found very high in tree and seedling was significantly higher than that of sapling, but no significant difference between tree and seedling. The largest tree height and maximum mean diameter at breast height (DBH) belonged to the family of Dipterocarpaceae. Canopy cover of Diperocarpaceae was highest (35%) in study area. Lauraceae and other 6 families had lowest crown cover around 5%. The result of this study indicated the pattern of species composition in plant community assembly and density, diversity, abundance for the vegetation layers.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/on.v11i1.8237 Our Nature Vol.11(1) 2013: 1-10

scholarly journals Analisa Perbedaan Tipe Post, Periode Post dan Promosi terhadap Online Engagement di Instagram Little Stu

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
Ferdy Mahendra ◽  
Suwinto Johan
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Online Engagement ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Screen Shot ◽  
One Way Anova

This study aims to analyze differences in post types, post periods, and promotions on online engagement on Little Stu's Instagram account. The design in this study is a descriptive research design with historical data types carried out during the period July 2020 - September 2020. The data collection method is from the insta story screen shot uploaded by Little Stu's Instagram account then recorded manually in a periodic time. The population in this study were Little Stu's Instagram account followers who saw the insta story as a viewer and gave comments on the insta story's content. The number of insta story samples selected was 906 posts. The data analysis technique used in this study is the Kruskal-Wallis test or commonly referred to as the non-parametric one-way ANOVA test where the Kruskal-Wallis test is a ranking-based test that can be used to see any statistically significant differences between two or more groups that have characteristics continuous or ordinal processed using SPSS. The results showed that there were significant differences between the types of posts on the number of viewers and comments, there was a significant difference between the period of posts on the number of viewers and comments, there was no significant difference between promotions on the number of viewers but there was a significant difference between promotions and the number of comments. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbedaan tipe post, periode post, dan promosi terhadap online engagement di akun Instagram Little Stu. Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah desain penelitian deskriptif dengan jenis data historis yang dilakukan selama periode Juli 2020 – September 2020. Cara pengumpulan datanya adalah dari screen shot insta story yang diunggah akun Instagram Little Stu kemudian dicatat secara manual dalam waktu berkala. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah followers akun Instagram Little Stu yang melihat insta story sebagai viewer dan memberikan komentar atas konten insta story tersebut. Jumlah sampel insta story yang dipilih adalah sebanyak 906 post. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah uji Kruskal -Wallis atau biasa disebut dengan uji ANOVA satu arah non parametrik dimana uji Kruskal-Wallis adalah uji berbasis peringkat yang dapat digunakan untuk melihat adanya perbedaan signifikan secara statistik antara dua kelompok atau lebih yang memiliki sifat kontinu atau ordinal yang diolah menggunakan SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara tipe post terhadap jumlah viewer dan komentar, terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara periode post terhadap jumlah viewer dan komentasr, tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara promosi terhadap jumlah viewer tetapi ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara promosi terhadap jumlah komentar.

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Comparison of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Educational Researches: The Case of Turkey and Kosovo

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-69
Author(s):  
Mustafa ÖZGENEL ◽  
Esin METLİLO
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
High Level

This study aims to a cross-cultural comparison of teachers' attitudes towards educational research in Turkey and Kosovo. The study is carried out according to the descriptive survey model, which is one of the quantitative research models. The study group consists of a total of 336 teachers 186 teachers from Turkey (Istanbul and Batman) and 150 teachers from Kosovo (Prizren) working in the academic year of 2018-2019. As a data collection tool, “Teacher Attitude Scale for Educational Researches” and “Personal Information Form” is used to determine the demographic characteristics of teachers. The data is analyzed with the SPSS statistics program. The data is analyzed by independent groups’t-test and one-way analysis of variance. According to the findings, it is revealed that in Turkey, the teachers' attitudes towards educational research are "high level", while in Kosovo, teachers' attitudes towards educational research are "moderate level". Moreover, as a result of cross-cultural comparisons, a significant difference is discovered between teachers' attitudes towards educational research. It is determined that this significant difference is in the sub-dimensions of the necessity of educational research and the applicability of educational research.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Prospective Teachers’ Attitudes Towards National Parks and Views on Ecology-Based Environmental Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Hilmi Demirkaya ◽  
Dilek Erduran Avcı ◽  
Hasan Genç ◽  
Huriye Deniş Çeliker ◽  
Bekir Yıldırım ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
National Park ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

In this study, it was aimed to determine prospective social studies and elementary education teachers’ attitudes towards national parks and views on ecology-based environmental education. In this study, which was conducted following the stated purpose, an educational practice was carried out in Termessos National Park (Antalya) for two days in 2018 with a total of 26 prospective teachers enrolled at faculty of education at Akdeniz University, of whom 11 from social studies education and 15 from elementary education. In the study, in which a mixed research design was employed, the “Attitude Towards National Parks Scale” developed by Deniş, Genç, and Demirkaya (2008) was used as a data collection tool. Pretest and posttest analyses of the data were conducted using SPSS to determine the effect of ecology-based environmental education given in the specified national park on the prospective teachers’ attitudes towards national parks. In the qualitative part of the study, the participants’ views on ecology-based environmental education were elicited through interviews conducted before and after the practice education with the help of the “interview form for ecology-based environmental education,” which was developed by the researchers. The data obtained were subjected to content analysis, which is one of the qualitative analysis techniques. The results revealed that the practice “Ecology-based Environmental Education in a National Park” positively affected the prospective teachers’ attitudes towards national parks and contributed positively to their views on ecology-based environmental education.

scholarly journals Turkish as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Assessment and Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Emrah Boylu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
High Level

The aim of this research is to determine teachers’ attitude levels towards assessment and evaluation who teach Turkish as a foreign language and to examine them in terms of various variables. Survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. Teachers (n=233) who teach Turkish in various institutions participated in the research. “Personal Information Form” prepared by researchers and “Assessment and Evaluation Attitude Scale for Teachers” developed by Tezci (2019) were used as data collection tools in the research. As a result of the research, it was determined that on average the Turkish teachers’ attitude scores towards assessment and evaluation is at a “high” level with 4.11. In addition, a significant difference was found between the Turkish teachers’ attitudes towards assessment and evaluation and the variables such as professional experience, receiving training for assessment and evaluation in language teaching, analising of prepared exams in terms of assessment and evaluation and evaluation and perceiving themselves as literate in assessment and evaluation. No significant difference was found between the attitudes of those who teach Turkish towards assessment in terms of the faculty they graduated from, the institutions where they were employed, regular exam preparation status, the hardest skill to assess, and the hardest skill to evaluate. Although attitudes of teachers towards assessment and evaluation are found at a “high” level in the research, taking into consideration the fact that there are many deficiencies in terms of assessment and evaluation in teaching Turkish as a foreign language and 46% of the teachers in this study consider themselves moderately literate in terms of assessment and evaluation, suggestions were made that it is necessary to work on what other factors affect teachers’ assessment and evaluation literacy

scholarly journals As an Educator, The Evaluation of the Competences of Coaches from the Point of View of the Elite Athletes: The Case of Elite Taekwondo Athletes

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Melih Nuri Salman
Keyword(s):  
Research Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Coaching Efficacy ◽  
National Team ◽  
Explanatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Character Building ◽  
And Training ◽  
One Way Anova

This study was aimed at identifying the perceptions and assessments of elite taekwondo athletes toward coaching efficacy. The purposeful sample consisted of 77 elite taekwondo athletes who took part in Turkish national teams, won prizes in Turkish championships or prspective promising athletes. The research data were gathered by using the "Athletes' Assessment of Coaching Efficacy Questionnaire", a 5-point Likert type questionnaire that comprises 26 questions and was adjusted to Turkish and developed by Salman (2012) based on the "Coaching Confidence Questionnaire" developed by Feltz et al. (1999). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the questionnaire was .967. The study used the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Barlett's test to explain the suitability of the research data for explanatory factor analysis, and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value was found .907. To analyze the data, t test, One-way ANOVA and Tukey's test were performed. No significant difference was found between the groups for coaching efficacy belief based on age group and training age (p>0.05). There was a significant difference in favor of men in all dimensions in relation to gender (p<0.05). As for sports career and national team participation, the study found a significant difference between the all groups (p<0.05). According to the results of the study, the athletes expressed their coaches were sufficient in terms of technique and strategy while they had some deficiencies in character building and motivation.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Teacher's Attitudes Related to the Place-Based Education Approach Applied in Social Studies Lessons

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Tuğba Cevriye Özkaral ◽  
Ayşe Mentiş Taş
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
National Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Place Based Education ◽  
Years Of Service ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

The objective of this research is to evaluate the class and social studies teachers' attitudes on the place-based education approach applied in social studies lesson. The research is carried out using a survey model. In the research, a scale was developed to evaluate teachers' attitudes about "Place-Based Education" approach and activities applied in social studies lessons. After the necessary permissions taken from the Ministry of National Education, the scale was applied to 212 teachers. There was no significant difference between class and social sciences teachers' attitudes towards place based education approach for gender, branch, educational background, years of service and in-service training variables.

scholarly journals Examining Primary School Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Distance Education in the COVID-19 Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Halit Karalar ◽  
Sabri Sidekli
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

Due to pandemic effects all over the world, the sudden switch to distance education has doubtlessly affected primary schools more adversely in education. Concerning the pandemic period, this study aimed to examine primary school teachers' attitudes on distance education. More specifically, the survey study with 173 primary school teachers’ participation examined whether teachers' attitudes towards distance education have a meaningful difference in terms of gender, age, and teaching experience. The data which was collected via the “Attitude Scale on Distance Education” were analyzed through independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between gender and primary school teachers' attitudes towards distance education; however, there is a statistically significant difference according to age and teaching experience. In addition, primary school teachers' attitudes towards distance education were negative. The possible reasons for these results were discussed and some implications were presented for research, practice, and policymakers.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document