Türkiyedeki ölçme değerlendirme sistemi üzerine güncel durum hakkında uzman değerlendirmesi.

Bu yazı, eğitimde sınav olgusunu Türk Eğitim Sistemi özelinde ve üç soru bağlamında eleştirel bir yaklaşımla incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yazıda ilk olarak sınavların neden var oldukları tartışılmaya çalışılmıştır. Daha sonra Temel Eğitimden Ortaöğretime Geçiş için yapılan ortak sınavları tanımlayan TEOG ile Yükseköğretime Geçiş Sınavı (YGS) ve Lisans Yerleştirme Sınavı (LYS) gibi merkezî sınavların topluma ve sisteme olan etkileri değerlendirilmeye çalışılmıştır. Son olarak da sınavsız ortaöğretime geçiş konusu tartışılmaya çalışılmıştır. 

The aim of this study was to analyze the predictor effect of the social support, perceived by students, on their motivational orientation. The subjects of the study consisted of 561 students that received education in Bartın during 2013-2014 education year and selected through an applicable sampling method. The Perceived Support Scale developed by Yıldırım (2004b) as well as the Scale of Motivational Orientations in the Classroom developed by Lepper, Corpus and Iyengar (2005), translated into Turkish by Tulunay-Ateş and Buluç (2015) were used in the study to gather data. SPSS and LISREL software packages were used for analysis of the obtained data. According to the results of the study; the social support perceived by the students was significantly related to the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and the social support positively predicts the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

Keywords: Perceived social support; Motivational orientation in the classroom; Intrinsic motivation; Extrinsic motivation; Students.

The aim of this study is to examine the peer relationships of Imam Hatip High School students in terms of human values and subjective well-being levels. The study was prepared according to the relational screening model, a subtype of quantitative research patterns. The cluster sampling method from probability based sampling methods was used in this study. In the analysis, it was investigated the relationship between peer relations and subjective well-being and human values. Moreover the effect of gender, grade and educational levels of parents were also investigated in accordance with the aim.

Keywords:Subjective well-being; Human values; Peer relationship; Imam hatip high school.

The purpose of this study was to analyze middle-school students’ perceptions on music lesson and music teacher through metaphors. The study group comprised of 972 students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 in middle schools in the central province of Niğde during the 2014-2015 school year. In order to determine the perceptions of middle-school students on music lesson and music teacher, the research data were collected through forms requiring the students to complete the expressions such as “Music lesson are like …, because …” and “Music teacher are like …, because …”. The category of “Music lesson as an entertaining, relaxing and uplifting lesson” (f=558, 57.41%) was found to be the category the students most often chose. It was found that the categories of “Music lesson as a purifying, relaxing and peaceful lesson” (f=98, 10.08%), “Music lesson as a complicated lesson” (f=87, 8.95%) and “Music lesson as a lesson containing rich learning” (f=54, 5.55%) were chosen less often. The top conceptual category regarding music teacher was found to be the category of “Music teacher as a person who loves, cares and boosts confidence” (f=246, 25.31%). It was found that the categories of “Music teacher with his or her own artistic personality” (f=224, 23.04%) and “Music teacher as a person who is admired” (f=96, 9.88%) were chosen less often.

Keywords:Music lesson; Music teacher; Middle-school students; Metaphor.

The purpose of the study was to examine if the level of mentoring functions the school principals perform is a predictor of the level of job satisfaction assistant principals experience. The survey instrument used for this research included “Mentoring Functions Scale” and “Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire”. Relational screening model was used in the study. Universe of the study is comprised of the 611 assistant principals who work in schools affiliated to Ministry of National Education in Bakırköy, Eyüp, Gaziosmanpaşa and Kâğıthane districts of İstanbul province. The scale was used in the web based survey to collect data. Data was collected by sending the web based survey link to the formal e-mail addresses of the schools in the mentioned districts. There were total 402 respondents giving a 65.8% response rate. The obtained data was analyzed and evaluated using IBM SPSS Statistics (v22) and MPlus (v7). Frequency and percentage distributions, mean and standard deviations were calculated. Simple linear correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis were performed. The error margin for the study was .05. According to the results, there is a moderate, positive and significant relationship between the job satisfaction of assistant principals and the level of mentoring functions the principals perform. It is confirmed that the level of job satisfaction the assistant principals experience increase in direct proportion with the level of mentoring functions the school principals perform. Mentoring is found to be predicator of job satisfaction.

Keywords: Mentor; Mentee; Mentoring functions; Job satisfaction; School principal; Assistant principal.

The aim of the present study is that development of the scales to measure parent reactions for increasing and decreasing students’ study motivation, and also to investigate this scales’ psychometric properties. A total of 235 high school students took part in the present study. 113 of those students (48.1%) were female and 122 of them (51.9%) were male students. In order to evaluate the validity of the developed scales, the Study Motivation Scale was used. Data analysis was carried out with the help of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, reliability and validity analysis. As a result of the study two important scales which were named that Scales of Parent Reactions for Increasing and Decreasing Students’ Study Motivation were obtained. Dimension of Scales of Parent Reactions for Increasing Students’ Study Motivation were as follows: Reactions as autonomy supportive parenting, competence supportive parenting, and rewarding students for studying, building positive study environment and escaping from lowering students’ self-esteem of parents increase the motivation of the students to study. Additionally, Dimension of Scales of Parent Reactions for Decreasing Students’ Study Motivation were as follows: Comparing students with others, exerting pressure/control on students, lowering students’ self-esteem and self-efficiency, punish students for negative academic results.

Keywords: Parental reactions; High school students; Motivation to study; Scale.

This study analyzes the applicability of a mathematical story named “my fractal tree” during the lessons of fractals on 8^th graders’ math class. In order to determine students’ attitudes and practicability of the application, classroom observations and students’ views were collected. To this end, the research was conducted in two different schools where there are advantageous and disadvantageous groups of students in Istanbul province in 2015-2016 academic year. It was conducted with 42 students and 8 math teacher. Students were firstly distributed visual materials about fractals, then they were told about fractals and were explained the story of “my fractal tree” with visual supports. Later on, each student’s opinions in relation to the application was taken in written. After the application was completed, considering the analysis of students’ opinions and the situation during students’ practices, the applicability of mathematical story named “my fractal tree” has been analyzed. Students' and math teachers’ opinions about the mathematical story used in the application were found to be positive. During the application, the students were observed to have watched the activity carefully and have participated it.As a result, it was concluded that the application was appropriate and applicable for 8^th grade level.

Keywords: Fractal; Math story; 8^th grade.

The purpose of this study is to analyse and interpret the consultancy, guidance, examine-research and control functions of supervision within the frame of contemporary and democratic education and to make relevant suggestions. This is a review study based on the related literature. Contemporary and Democratic Education Theory builds up the subject and theoretical basis of the study. Supervision is the administrative sub-system assigned to carry out general purposes of Turkish National Education. Education raises future individuals through current understanding and methods. Current inputs and process variables will affect future citizens of Turkey. Students are in the centre of education process. Supervision functioning in the structure and processes directly reflects on students. It is hoped that supervisors should understand students properly in terms of their cognitive, affective, and psychomotor differences, and exemplify right behaviours. To conclude, it is expected supervisors should display contemporary and democratic thinking and behaviours, adopt these in their lives, and ensure that educational purposes realize through supervision functions.

Keywords: Contemporary and democratic education; Supervision; Supervision in contemporary and democratic education.