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Ergul, N. Remziye – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
This study investigated the basic knowledge levels of teacher candidates from different branches regarding the subjects of radiation and radioactivity. 42 variables were determined in relation to the specified titles. In the preparation stage of determining the variables, all the related programs were examined, and attention was paid to include…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Radiation, Knowledge Level
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Ercetin, Gulcan – ReCALL, 2010
This study investigates the effects of topic interest and prior knowledge on text recall and annotation use of second language learners engaged in reading a hypermedia text. The participants were proficient learners of English enrolled in an undergraduate English Language Teaching programme. They were asked to read a hypermedia text that…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Prior Learning, Hypermedia, Interviews
Dincer, Ali; Takkac, Mehmet; Akahn, Suna – Online Submission, 2010
Many studies on effective language teaching process draw attention to the importance of teacher roles in this process, and give advice teachers to have prior knowledge about what their students know before beginning the instruction. This study is intended to draw an effective English language teacher profile by taking into consideration first year…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, English (Second Language), Teacher Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Akbulut, Yavuz – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
This study investigated factors affecting second/foreign language (L2) reading comprehension in a hypermedia environment within the theoretical framework of dual coding and cognitive load theories, and interactive models of L2 reading. The independent variables were reading ability, topic interest, prior topical knowledge, and the number of times…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Correlation
Kaya, Osman Nafiz; Kilic, Ziya – Online Submission, 2004
Student-centered approach of scoring the concept maps consisted of three elements namely symbol system, individual portfolio and scoring scheme. We scored student-constructed concept maps based on 5 concept map criteria: validity of concepts, adequacy of propositions, significance of cross-links, relevancy of examples, and interconnectedness. With…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Validity, Prior Learning, Achievement Tests
Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa – International Education Journal, 2005
The aims of this study were considered under three headings. The first was to elicit misconceptions that students had about the terms "solute", "solvent" and "solution." The second was to understand how students' prior learning affected their misconceptions. The third was to determine if students were able to make a…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Grade 7, Grade 10, Misconceptions