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Yildirim, Kasim; Yildiz, Mustafa; Ates, Seyit – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore whether there was a significant correlation between vocabulary and reading comprehension in terms of text types as well as whether the vocabulary was a predictor of reading comprehension in terms of text types. In this regard, the correlational research design was used to explain specific research…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Research Design, Regression (Statistics), Grade 5
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Yildirim, Kasim; Yildiz, Mustafa; Ates, Seyit; Rasinski, Timothy – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The aim of this study was to examine fifth grade elementary school students' listening and reading comprehension levels with regard to text types. This study was conducted on 180 fifth grade elementary school students in Sincan-Ankara in the spring semester of the academic year 2008-2009. The comprehension test was administered to students. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Predictor Variables
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Tay, Bayram; Yildirim, Kasim – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
This study aimed at learning parents' ideas about the values aimed to be taught in Social Studies lessons in the 4th and 5th grades of the primary education and about values education. Study data were collected by administering "the Values Education I" and "Values Education II" questionnaire forms developed by the researchers. The views of 378 and…
Descriptors: Values Education, Social Studies, Parent Attitudes, Grade 4
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Yildirim, Kasim – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2008
This research has the nature of a descriptive case study aiming to clarify the opinions of primary education classroom teachers about the use of materials and tools in the lessons. It is a qualitative research benefiting from focus group interview method which is one of the efficient data collection techniques. "Semi-Structured Interview Form" has…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Materials