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Öğe Mapping students’ opinions on the effectiveness of the layered curriculum in the 9th grade English lesson(Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (H. U. Journal of Education), 2019) Üzüm, Burhan; Pesen, AtaConsidering that each individual has intelligence domain and prefers different learning styles, it is necessary to effectively and efficiently arrange the learning environment in which the language will be taught to meet the individual’s need of language learning. Students’ being active in the learning process and bearing the responsibility of their own learning promote permanent learning. Thus, the effectiveness of the layered curriculum in the 9th English lesson that removes monotony and makes learning enjoyable from the viewpoint of students was the aim to be explored in this paper. Based on the qualitative research method, the study group was 34 ninth grade students in one of the Anatolian High Schools in Siirt in 2016-2017 academic year. The applications were conducted within the scope of the unit-Seven Wonders in the ninth grade Eglish lesson and framework of the layered curriculum. Oral defenses for the activities were required from students and the activities they carried out were photographed. Through these oral defenses, students were monitored whether they really learnt or not, and their opinions about the applications were elicited. These oral defenses were then analyzed through document review in parallel with semi-structured interview forms. As a result of the analysis, themes, categories, and codes were created and then presented to experts for their reliability. The data obatined was shown in tables using frequency and percentage. At the end of the study, it was demonstrated that students regarded layered curriculum as student-centered, and that they revealed it contributed to develeopment of the academic skills like research, presentation, team work, planning, and such language skills as reading, writing, speaking, listening and grammar. Also, it was observed that students chose activities taking into account scuh criterias as being easy, fitting to their skills and being didactic. They revealed that they used research methods while preparing the activities, and that they chose the activities appropriate to their learning styles.Öğe The analysis of self efficacies of English language teachers in terms of creative drama use in education(Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017) Pesen, Ata; Üzüm, BurhanThis study was conducted to determine self-efficacy levels of English Language teachers in terms of creative drama usage. Thereby the self-efficacy of the language teachers in terms of drama usage was analyzed according to such variables as type of the school they are working, gender, length of service and any course or lesson taken about creative drama. The participants were 156 teachers working within the borders of Siirt Province, a Southeastern town in Turkey in 2015-2016 educational years and taking part in the study voluntarily. A Scale created by Can & Canturk-Gunhan [11] called "Self Efficacy Scale in terms of Creative Drama Usage" was used to collect data. The Cronbach Alpha Reliability level was found to be 0,96. The data collected in the study was analyzed according to independent samples t-Test, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA test), and Mann-Whitney U test in SPSS program. The results of the study show that there did not appear a meaningful difference of self-efficacy levels in terms of creative drama usage according to gender, school type or any course or lesson taken for drama usage but there was a meaningful difference as for the length of teaching years.Öğe Do the learner-centered approaches increase academic performance? Effect of the layered curriculum on students’ academic achievement in English lesson(International Journal of Instruction, 2019) Üzüm, Burhan; Pesen, AtaThis study was conducted to demonstrate the effect of the layered curriculum on the academic achievement of the 9th grade students in English lesson. Based on quantitative research method, pretest-posttest matched with control group pattern, one of the quasi-experimental designs, was used in the study. The study group consisted of 67 ninth grade students in Atatürk Anatolian High School, in the city center of Siirt, during 2016-2017 academic year. The applications to be conducted within the scope of the layered curriculum were prepared according to the unit- Seven Wonders. After the unit, in which the activities of the layered currciulum were going to be carried out, was determined, an academic achievement test based on the learning outcomes of the unit was formed. After carrying out the reliability and validity procedures, the academic achievement test was conducted to the experimental and control groups as pretest and posttest. Following the pretest, the students in the experimental group did the activities having been prepared according to the layered curriculum for 6 weeks. The students in the control group, on the other hand, did the activities in their textbooks. At the end of the experimental process, both the experimental and the control group were required to take the academic achievement test as posttest.Öğe Scrutinizing german education system in terms of its effect on social and cultural structure, employment and economy(Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi-International Journal of Society Researches, 2020) Üzüm, Burhan; Duruhan, KemalEducation is an important element that determines and influences a country's social, economic and cultural development levels. The education system and the other sub-dimensions existing in the society mutually influence each other and affect the social structure, economy and employment. From this point of view, the aim of present study is to examine the impact of the German education system on the social and cultural structure in the country and its relationship with employment and economy. The data was obtained by literature review and subjected to detailed document analysis. In the light of the data obtained, it was seen that the German education system and the reforms made in the system especially after 2003 affected the traditional German family structure and as a result women took part in the business life more. Another result of the study revealed that the strict selectivity and almost impossible transition between the tracks in German education system has caused a social stratification in German society. On the other hand, it is discovered that the importance of the German education system on vocational education and dual vocatioal education system have made great contributions to the country both in terms of employment and economy.Öğe The effect of the layered curriculum on the 6th grade students’ learning styles in science lesson(International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2018) Koç Akran, Sevda; Üzüm, BurhanThis study mainly aims to determine the effect of the layered curriculum on the 6th grade students’ learning styles in science lesson. The study group consists of students in the 6/A and 6/D at Fevzi Cakmak Secondary School in the city center of Siirt-Turkey in the academic year of 2015-2016. “Learning Styles Inventory” developed by Kolb and translated into Turkish by Askar and Akkoyunlu, diaries of students and semi-structured interview form developed by researchers and examination of the documents were used as data collection tools. As for data analysis, percent (%) and chi-square techniques were used to determine the learning styles of students, but in the analysis of students’ opinions the descriptive analysis was used. During the study, students were also asked to express their experiences and considerations about learning activities via a diary. The thoughts and feelings reflected in the diaries of students were directly quoted in findings. As a result of the analysis, in pre-test results of the students in the experimental group exposed to the layered curriculum, a significant difference was found in terms of gender; however, no significant difference was found in their post-test results.
