Browsing by Author "Tokmak H."

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An Investigation of Change in Mathematics, Science, and Literacy Education Pre-service Teachers' TPACK
(2013-11-01) Tokmak H.; Incikabi L.; Ozgelen S.
This quasi-experimental research study aimed to investigate the effect of technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK)-based course design on mathematics, science, and literacy education pre-service teachers' TPACK. Participants in the study consisted of 31 mathematics, 32 science, and 38 literacy education pre-service teachers who attended introduction to computers. To collect data, the technological pedagogical content knowledge self-efficacy instrument (TPACKSEI) developed by Graham et al. (2009) was applied before and after the course. The results showed significant improvements in all groups of pre-service teachers' mathematics, science, and literacy education self efficacy on their TPACK. Moreover, there were no significant differences between natural science (mathematics and science education) and social science (literacy) for pre-service teachers' TPACK. However, there were significant differences between natural science and social science pre-service teachers' technological knowledge and technological content knowledge. © 2012 De La Salle University.
Perceptions of competencies developed in an active learning course featuring the design of web-based instruction on mathematics
(2015-05-31) Tokmak H.; Incikabi L.
This chapter presents a research study on mathematics education pre-service teachers' perceptions of competencies developed in an active learning course. During the course, the pre-service teachers designed web-based instruction (WBI) to teach mathematics to a targeted group of children. Data were collected through a demographic questionnaire, unstructured focus group interviews, open-ended questionnaires, and WBI design documents. WBI documents were analyzed according to Khan's (1997) identified components. The results of the study showed that, according to the mathematics education pre-service teachers, their internet search skills, content knowledge about distance education, web interface design skills, and technological knowledge increased or improved due to the WBI project. Moreover, participants observed how the constructivist philosophy did not apply to their designs. In addition, their designs were created from the perspectives of users rather than producers, as many components of WBI were not taken into account during or after the project.