African Education and Politics

Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the high school students' self-efficacy beliefs about literacy, and examine this beliefs in terms of some variables. The research was conducted on 712 high school students. A questionnaire and Math Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale were used for data collection. The data w…

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı ilköğretim ikinci kademede okuyan öğrencilerin matematik dersine karşı tutumları, matematik başarı düzeyleri ve cinsiyetleri arasındaki ilişkileri tespit etmektir. Nicel araştırma paradigması içerisinde yer alan ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılarak çalışmanın deseni oluşturulmuştur. Araştırma…

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• KADİR KAAN BÜYÜKİKİZ

Using Program for International Student Achievement (PISA) 2009 data we study the transfer of knowledge among reading, mathematics, and science among Turkish students. Both Science and Reading are significant predictors of Mathematics scores, although clearly Science is a much stronger predictor; the transfer from Sci…

In this study, the effect of screen reading and reading from printed out material on student success and permanency in Introduction to Computer Lesson is investigated. Study group of the research consists of 78 freshman students registered in Erzincan University Refahiye Vocational School Post Service department. Stud…

Our country's having underachieved repeatedly in the international examinations such as PISA, TIMSS etc., has made us consider that there are some problems related to our education system. The lowness of achievement levels might be affected by many factors such as the student, the program, and the teacher being in the…

The purpose of this study was to examine quality of educational resources both technological (computers, software, etc.) and non-technological (textbooks, workbooks, etc..) on mathematics achievement of Turkish students. The sample was a total of 4942, 15-years old Turkish students, participated in PISA 2006 study. Th…

• İBRAHİM DEMİR

Numerous studies have examined the growth rate and the level of development of countries. According to economy, sociology, and even history, it can be easily observed that knowledge is one of the most important indicators for countries to achieve sustainable growth and development. Education is seen as the main input…

• ELİF GÜNEREN GENÇ
• FİGEN YILDIRIM

The low performance of Turkey in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2003 and 2006) was a great disappointment for that country. To investigate the likely causes for low performance in mathematics, reading and science, this study utilizes the methodology of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to asses…

• İBRAHİM DEMİR

Mathematics is an essential course for scientific and technological development of any country. Literature indicates low enrolment of students in Mathematics Education when compared with other courses in Social Sciences and Arts, especially at the tertiary level of Education. This development is viewed with grave conc…

STEM interested students and graduates shape the future of a country. However, in the U.S., the number of STEM graduates was not sufficient; therefore, to increase this number, STEM school designation started. The number of STEM schools has been increasing and Texas was one of the states showing growth over time. STEM…

• AYŞE TUĞBA ÖNER

To adapt to the advances of the era, the economic, technological, social and cultural competition continues growing rapidly between the world countries. The main way to adapt this competition is to improve the quality of human edification, in the other words to change education system. As one of the developing Asian c…

• HANİFE GÜLHAN KARSAK