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- ArticleYalnız künye2026Preschool Teachers' Artificial Intelligence Awareness: An Experimental Study
Özenoğlu, Yunus Emre; Aydoğdu, Fatih; Gürsoy, Figen
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in early childhood education has been increasingly used to support preschool children's development. However, research indicates that preschool teachers often have limited awareness and literacy regarding AI, and studies focusing on improving their AI-related knowledge remain insufficient. Therefore, enhancing preschool teachers' understanding of AI and supporting its effective integration into educational practices is critically important. This study aimed to examine the impact of an artificial intelligence education programme on preschool teachers' AI awareness. The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test control group design and included a total of 48 preschool teachers, with 24 assigned to the experimental group and 24 to the control group. Teachers in the experimental group participated in artificial intelligence education applications, while no such interventions were implemented in the control group. Data were collected using measurement tools administered before and after the intervention. The findings revealed a statistically significant increase in artificial intelligence literacy among teachers in the experimental group compared to those in the control group. These results suggest that artificial intelligence–based educational interventions are effective in improving preschool teachers' awareness and understanding of AI, and they highlight the importance of incorporating AI education into professional development programmes for early childhood educators.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleAçık Erişim2025Children’s attitudes towards water: a scale development study
Aysu, Burçin; Aral, Neriman; Aydoğdu, Fatih; Gürsoy, Figen
Introduction: In this study, it was aimed to develop a scale to determine children’s attitudes towards water. Methods: The study included 865 children studying in the fourth to eighth grades. The items of the scale were formed based on the theoretical structure, a comprehensive review of existing scales related to attitudes towards water and expert evaluations. Content validity, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability analyses were performed from psychometric analyses to determine the validity and reliability features. Results: As a result of the study, a scale consisting of three factors (water cycle, importance of water, water saving) and 24 items with acceptable validity and reliability values was obtained. Discussion: The scale has reliable psychometric properties and can be used as an important assessment tool in evaluating children’s attitudes towards water.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleYalnız künye2024Social Emotional Well-Being, Psychological Resilience and Behavioural Problems in Preschool Children: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation
Aydoğdu, Fatih; Gürsoy, Figen; Aral, Neriman
Problems related to social, emotional and psychological well-being in children at an early age may cause behavioural problems. Previous studies show that the development of emotion regulation strengthens social-emotional well-being, and psychological resilience and reduces behavioural problems in children. This study aims to test the possible mediating role of emotion regulation and to gain a better perspective on the association between social and emotional well-being, resilience, and behavioural problems. 250 children aged 4-6 years (122 boys, 48.8%; 128 girls, 51.2%; mean age = 4.93) studying in kindergartens in Turkey were included in the study. Data on children's behavioural problems and emotion regulation skills were obtained from mothers, and data on social-emotional wellbeing, and psychological resilience levels were obtained from teachers. Social and emotional wellbeing, and psychological resilience indirectly significantly predicted behavioural problems through emotion regulation. Emotion regulation has a partial mediator role in the relationship between social and emotional well-being, psychological resilience and behavioural problems. In line with the results, the importance of supporting the development of emotion regulation skills in the preschool period was emphasized.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleYalnız künye2023A study of the effects of social adaptation training program on the social adaptation of children of immigrant families
Aydoğdu, Fatih; Gürsoy, Figen
Due to the problems experienced by immigrant children before, during and after migration, efforts to increase their social adaptation are considered important. In this study, it was aimed at investigating the social adaptation of the children of immigrant families who study in 6th and 7th grade in the schools determining whether the social adaptation training affect the social adaptation of the children of immigrant families studying in 6th and 7th grade. The data of the study were collected via “Need Recognition Form”, “Social Adaptation Scale” and “General Information Form” developed by the researcher. The social adaptation training program which was prepared to increase the immigrant children’s social adaptation was applied to experimental group total 24 sessions; during three months, twice a week and an hour a day. Also, the children in the control group continued their usual education. It was determined that the social adaptation scores of the experimental group increased significantly after the application and the effect of the program was permanent. No significant difference was found between the pretest–posttest scores of the control group. The obtained findings showed the social adaptation training program is effective on developing social adaptation of the children of immigrant families. This result reveals the necessity of supporting the social adaptation of immigrant children.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleYalnız künye2021An investigation into the relationship between self-perception and sexual development in children attending preschool education
Aydoğdu, Fatih; Gürsoy, Figen; Aral, Neriman
In this study, our objective was to examine the relationship between the self-perception and sexual development of children aged between five and six. The study group of the study included 110 children in the five–six age group attending pre-primary education institutions in Erzincan city center and their mothers. As part of this research, the DeMoulin Self-Concept Scale for Children was used to evaluate the children's self-perceptions, and the Family Form of the Selcuk Sexual Development Scale-Sexual Identity and Gender-Related Behavior Subscale for mothers was used to evaluate the children's sexual development. As a result of the research, we found that, in fact, there is a relationship between sexual identity and self-efficacy and self-esteem, which are the sub-dimensions of self-perception. We found that self-efficacy is a significant predictor of sexual identity; however, we could not establish unequivocally that there was a significant relationship between gender-related behavior and self-efficacy and self-esteem.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleYalnız künye2021The relationship between Turkish children’s respect for differences and their attitude toward refugee children
Aydoğdu, Fatih; Gürsoy, Figen
This research was conducted to examine the relationship between Turkish children’s respect for differences and their attitude toward refugee children. Using the purposeful sampling method, the study focused on seventh grade Turkish children with at least one refugee in their class at the Ministry of National Education secondary schools in the city center of Erzincan. The evaluative measures used to assess the level of respect shared between students were a “Respect Worth for Differences Scale” and “Attitude Scale for Refugee Students” As a result of the research, it was determined that gender did not make a significant difference in the level of respect between children. However, the number of siblings a student had and the length of their education with refugees did make a significant difference. In addition, it was determined that categorization and valuation, which are the sub-dimensions of respect worth for differences predict a child’s attitude toward refugee children.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleAçık Erişim2020Social Adaptation Scale: Scale Development Study
Gürsoy, Figen; Aydogdu, Fatih
In this study it was aimed to develop a valid and reliable “Social Adaptation Scale” in order to determine the level of social adaptation of children who study in sixth and seventh grade in secondary school. The sample of the study consisted of 668 sixth and seventh grade secondary school children in Erzincan who were specified with simple random sampling according to the number of items. During the development process of the measurement tool, the content, structure and measure were validated. With this aim, the form was sent to experts in order to get their opinions. Based on experts’ feedback, item content validity ratios were determined. Items with content validity ratio under .75 were deleted. Self-Efficacy for Studying Scale is explained 38.38 % of the total varianceAccording to the analysis results it was concluded that the scale consisted of 55 items and sole factor, also the validity of content and measure was provided. The reliability of the measurement tool was calculated via Cronbach Alpha, one of the internal consistency methods, and a very high reliability 0.95 was reached. It can be said that the developed scale is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to measure the social cohesion of children in the sixth and seventh grades of secondary schools.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleYalnız künye2020Traditional Applications on The Health and Development of Babies
Aral, Neriman; Aysu, Burçin; Gürsoy, Figen; Aydogdu, Fatih
It is known that mothers perform traditional practices about their babies’ health and development. Such practices vary from one city to other and shape in accordance with culture. This situation closely interests many disciplines regarding child development and child health. It is because of the fact that it is regarded important to determine mothers’ practices about their babies’ health and development in order to understand the reason behind the mothers’ practices and guide them about this subject so that they can treat their babies correctly. In the study, it was aimed to determine the traditional practices of mothers to care for their babies, protect them from diseases and to be healthy, and to examine the relationship between traditional practices and age, number of children, education level, working status, living with the spouse's family and sources of information. The study included 230 mothers reached by students studying at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, whose family lived in the provinces of the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia Region. SemiStructured Interview Form developed by the researchers was used as the data collection tool. In the form, there were questions to determine the traditional practices and beliefs, which were used by the mothers for protecting their babies’ health, supporting their babies’ development and curing the diseases, in the cities where students live. When the findings obtained from the study were analyzed, it was determined that the mothers' inclusion of traditional practices in the care of babies varies according to age, number of children and information sources, and the traditional practices of babies in terms of protection and health are different according to their educational background, spouse's family and information sources. In addition, it was determined that mothers included different traditional practices in terms of babies' care, protection from diseases and health. It can be said that the situation of mothers including traditional practices in baby care varies according to various variables and they include different practices.
RDL Kalıcı Kaydıİncele - ArticleYalnız künye2018Çocuk evi ve ailesi yanında kalan ergenlerin ihtiyaç doyum düzeylerinin incelenmesi
Aydoğdu, Fatih; Gürsoy, Figen
Araştırma, çocuk evi ve ailesi yanında kalan ergenlerin ihtiyaç doyum düzeylerininincelenmesi, ihtiyaç doyum düzeyleri üzerinde cinsiyet, yaş, kardeş sayısı, doğumsırası, anne ve baba öğrenim durumunun farklılık yaratıp yaratmadığının belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Erzincan, Erzurum ve Sivas’tabulunan otuz iki çocuk evinde kalan 14-18 yaş grubundaki ergenlerin tamamı ilekarşılaştırma grubu olarak aynı illerde bulunan sosyo-ekonomik ve kültürel yapıyönünden çocuk evinde kalan çocuklarla benzerlik gösterdiği düşünülen ergenlerin devam ettiği aynı illerdeki liseler arasından tesadüfi olarak seçilen üç liseye devam eden aynı yaş grubundaki ergenler oluşturmuştur. Araştırmaya 85 çocuk evinde kalan, 115 ailesi yanında kalan olmak üzere toplam 200 ergen dahil edilmiştir.Araştırmaya dahil edilen ergenler ve ailelerine ilişkin bilgileri elde etmek amacıylaaraştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen genel bilgi formu ile ihtiyaç doyum düzeylerinibelirlemek amacıyla Deci ve Ryan (1991) tarafından geliştirilen, Cihangir-Çankayave Bacanlı (2003) tarafından uyarlama çalışması yapılan İhtiyaç Doyumu Ölçeğikullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda; ailesi yanında kalan ergenlerin ihtiyaç doyumdüzeylerinin, çocuk evinde kalan ergenlere göre anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek olduğu; cinsiyet ile kaldığı yer etkileşiminin, baba öğrenim durumu ile kaldığı yer etkileşiminin, baba öğrenim durumunun ve kardeş sayısının anlamlı farklılık gösterdiğisaptanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar doğrultusunda, ailelerin çocuklarını yetiştirmedecinsiyetlerini göz önünde bulundurmaları, ailelerin çocuklarının kardeşleriyle ilişkilerini geliştirmeleri ve çocuk evlerinin ergenlere önleyici, uyum sağlayıcı, yönlendirici ve geliştirici gibi değişik rehberlik hizmetleri sunarak gelişimlerine destek sunacak şekilde yapılandırılmaları gerektiği konusunda önerilerde bulunulmuştur
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