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    EXPLORING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' IDEAS ABOUT THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM BY USING THE DRAWING METHOD
    (SCI METHODICAL CTR-SCI EDUCOLOGICA) Oren, FS; Ormanci, U
    In this study, it is aimed to identify science and technology pre-service teachers' ideas about the digestive system by using the drawing method. The study was conducted with 95 third and fourth grade pre-service teachers studying at science and technology teacher education department. In the study, a drawing test and The Draw -A-Digestive System Test Rubric (DADST-R), which is developed by the researchers for the analysis of drawings, were used. The scores that science and technology pre-service teachers get from DADST-R are examined in terms of sub-dimensions and the dimension they are best at is found to be digestive system organs while the dimension they are having the most trouble with is establishing connections among digestive system organs. Based on these results, some suggestions were given with regards to the role of the digestive system in the education system.
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    PREDICTING COLLEGE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE COURSES
    (SCI METHODICAL CTR-SCI EDUCOLOGICA) Ilgan, A
    Given the worldwide interest in improving student academic attainment, it is important to the examine the variables impacting college students' achievement. This research aimed to predict student achievement in an undergraduate level Scientific Research Method Course (SRMC) offered by Celal Bayar University, Turkey. This quantitative research adopted a descriptive correlation survey design. 198 sophomore college students were the participants of the study. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine how independent variables such as attitudes, competence in teaching methods, length of studying time, gender predict student achievement in SRMC. The findings showed that selected predictors accounted for 33.4 % of students' academic achievement in SRMC. Specifically, 23% of this variance were explained by the total study hours; 9.4% of it originated from students' attitudes toward the lesson; and 2% of it originated from the students' perceptions of the necessity and importance of the course. Further, these findings are positioned with respect to the previous research on predicting college student achievement.
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    IDENTIFICATION OF THE INTEREST OF TURKISH MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN STEM CAREERS: GENDER AND GRADE LEVEL DIFFERENCES
    (SCI METHODICAL CTR-SCI EDUCOLOGICA) Ergün, A
    In Turkey, it is predicted that the need for STEM employment in the 2016-2023 period will be close to one million and that about 31% of this need will not be met. Therefore, the identification of student's interest in STEM careers in middle-school is regarded as important. The aim of this research was to identify the interest of middle-school students in STEM careers. The sample of the research was made up of 892 students who received education in four middle-schools in the Aegean region of Turkey. In this research which was of the descriptive survey model, the STEM Career Interest Questionnaire was used to collect data. As a result of research, it was determined that the interest of male students in STEM careers is more positive compared to the female students. It was found that the interest in careers in terms of grade level did not display any differences in the area of technology, whereas it displayed differences in the areas of science, engineering and mathematics. In addition, it was identified that the interest in STEM careers displayed differences in terms of grade level and that as the grade level increases, the interest in STEM careers decreases.