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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Gozuyesil, Eda; Dikici, Ayhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study's aim is to measure the effect sizes of the quantitative studies that examined the effectiveness of brain-based learning on students' academic achievement and to examine with the meta-analytical method if there is a significant difference in effect in terms of the factors of education level, subject matter, sampling size, and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Brain, Teaching Methods
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Sani Bozkurt, Sunagul; Vuran, Sezgin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
Social stories play a significant part in the teaching skills and behaviors to children with ASD who lack social skills. The purpose of this study is to analyze studies in which social stories were used for teaching social skills to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The present study includes a descriptive review and meta-analysis…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Skill Development
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Demir, Seda; Basol, Gülsah – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The aim of the current study is to determine the overall effects of Computer-Assisted Mathematics Education (CAME) on academic achievement. After an extensive review of the literature, studies using Turkish samples and observing the effects of Computer-Assisted Education (CAE) on mathematics achievement were examined. As a result of this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Academic Achievement, Meta Analysis
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Tüzel, Sait – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
Two basic approaches namely "independent lesson approach" and "integration approach" appear in teaching media literacy. Media literacy is regarded as a separate lesson in the education program like mathematics and social sciences in "independent lesson approach". However, in "integration approach",…
Descriptors: Turkish, Media Literacy, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Varisoglu, Behice; Sahin, Abdullah; Goktas, Yuksel – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine trends in the subject areas, methods, data collection tools, data analysis methods, and sample types used in recent studies on Turkish education, published in journals from 2000-2011. A total of 558 articles from 44 journals were selected from databases by the purposive sampling method and examined using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Data Collection
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Bozkus Genc, Gulden; Vuran, Sezgin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
In early education, especially in effective teaching to children with autism spectrum disorders, the teaching methods which are applicable in natural settings like pivotal response treatment (PRT) are commonly used. It is one of the naturalistic intervention models aiming to facilitate the stimulant-response generalization, decrease the dependency…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Interpersonal Competence
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Kablan, Zeynel; Topan, Beyda; Erkan, Burak – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
In this study, the aim was to combine the results obtained in independent studies aiming to determine the effectiveness of material use. The main question of the study is: "Does material use in classroom instruction improve students' academic achievements?" To answer this question, the meta-analysis method was employed.…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Meta Analysis
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Pekdag, Bulent; Erol, Hilal – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
Fifteen secondary education chemistry curricula published from 1957 until 2007 were examined based on the dimensions of rationale, goals, and subject matter. An examination of documents in the scope of qualitative research was carried out in the study. The goals included in the examined chemistry curricula were analyzed according to the cognitive,…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Curriculum, Chemistry, Qualitative Research
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Yucesoy Ozkan, Serife; Sonmez, Mine – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
Individuals with disabilities need to learn to control their own behaviors to rank among in the community. Self-management strategies are developed for this purpose. These strategies include antecedent cue regulation, self-instruction, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self reinforcement. In the literature, there are researches about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Self Management, Meta Analysis
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Bozdogan, Aykut Emre – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The studies global warming problem conducted in education discipline in the world and in Turkey were analysed for this study. The literature was reviewed extensively especially through the articles in the indexed journals of Ebsco Host, Science Direct, Taylor and Francis and Web of Science databases and this study was conducted according to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Environmental Education, Global Approach
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Gecit, Yilmaz – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The principal aim of this study is to classify research on geography education performed in the process from 2000 to present, shed light on research hereafter, and determine the fields of geography education which should be given priority. The items that constitute data of this research are obtained as a result of data scan. As a result of archive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Science Research, Geography Instruction, Classification
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Kesiktas, A. Dolunay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
Studies showing developmental delays in infants and children with visual impairments have triggered early childhood special education studies for this population. Early childhood special education guidelines for visually impaired infants and children range from individualized services to personnel preparation issues while all display certain…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Infants, Guidelines, Developmental Delays
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Saban, Ahmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of multiple intelligences (MI) studies in Turkey. Consequently, a systematic analysis of these studies is crucial in order to be able to see the present situation and future trends in the field of education. By this way, it is also hoped that the current analysis will offer an avenue…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Masters Theses, Doctoral Dissertations, Foreign Countries