An important progress in computer technology and software has been realized in recent years and using of the computer in education increased as well as. Thecomputer-based education (CBE) has been enriched using simulation andanimation. The aim of this study is to carry out the effect of computer simulation and animation on the students' success on chemistry subject andattitudes of students into chemistry. A computer-based learning packetconcerning solutions is prepared for this purpose. The following tests were applied as pretest before teaching solution chemistry by conventional andcomputer-based packet: Achievement test, logical thinking ability test, chemistryattitudes scale, computer attitudes scale, and simulation attitudes scale. The study was carried out during 2001-2002 school period with 84 high schoolstudents between ages 15 and 18 of 10th grade. The students were divided intotwo groups as Control Group (KG) and Experimental Group (DG) and were taught using conventional and computer based approaches, respectively. According to p= 0,05 understanding significance the results indicated that theexperimental group students' attitudes to computer, to chemistry and to simulations show a significant and positive change due to students' controlgroups. It's the same with their success toward chemistry.

One of the factors that affects the learning and student performance is misconceptions. The purposes of this study are to; (i) define misconception and give information about the related constructs, (ii) reveal how misconceptions can be formed, (iii) expose some research findings about misconceptions in the field of biology and, (iv) propose some conceptual change techniques (e.g., word association, structural communication, diagnostic tree, concept maps, clinical interview, conceptual change texts, analogy, prediction- observation, and explanation) that can be used in the diagnosis and remedy of misconceptions. The importance of misconceptions regarding biology and science education is discussed and suggestions are proposed.

The purpose of this study was to analyze exam questions prepared by university lecturers worked at different science departments according to the cognitive levels of Bloom taxonomy. In the study, 787 exam questions from the physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics departments were collected and analyzed by using the document analysis method. In A scale prepared by the researcher based on the Bloom's Taxonomy was used. Results showed that 81% of the questions were at the first three levels according to the Bloom taxonomy and 19% of the questions were at the last three levels in the taxonomy. This means that exam questions used to assess university students' achievement levels are at low cognitive levels. For future studies, the learning levels of university students should be investigated in depth and in this process, the cognitive domain of the Bloom taxonomy should be taken into consideration.

In this article, brain drains as a concept is explained and the causes to brain drain are presented. Besides the situation in Turkey concerning brain drain is examined and various results and suggestions based on a research are presented. The method used for this study is to review the literature. In the article, it is stated that the reasons for brain drain are: socio-political effects, working conditions, the concept of labor force planning, colonial roots studying abroad, research opportunities and conscious policies. In the article it is also stated that the issue of the brain drain should not misinterpreted. As we live now in an information technology dominated age, movement of educated and qualified people might not produce serious consequences for their home country. In fact all countries can take advantage of the educated and qualified people where ever they live and work.

This study discusses gifted science students' learning-teaching process in the content of student, teacher, and teaching program and thus, aims to identify the deficiencies of gifted science students at science education process. Data gathered with the help of document review, questionnaire, and interview methods. First, student-teacher selection processes and teaching programs at Science Art Centers in Turkey, where gifted students are educated, were investigated. In the second phase, 60 gifted students from the intellectual area at the second part of the primary schools in the Bayburt, Sinop and Trabzon Science Art Centers were administered a questionnaire. In addition, 14 science teachers were interviewed. Based on the findings, there appeared many important problems at gifted students' teacher selection and their working processes. Some applications regarding gifted student identification process has also brought a lot of problems, which need to be solved as soon as possible.

This study examines the relation between family involvement level and social-psychological development of children of early childhood in relation with different aspects of family life. The sample consisted of 200 preschool children from four different school and their parents. Teachers rated the psychosocial development level by a development form Developmental Observation Form for Early Childhood (DOFEC) and Family Involvement Questionnaire (FIQ) that was applied to the families. A personal information form developed by the researcher collected demographic data related with the child and the family. The results of the study demonstrate that the basic involvement style of the families is seen as family-school conferencing. Results also show that observation of the teachers can be used as an useful data for understanding family involvement. Relation between psychosocial development and family involvement is positively correlated.

This study examines the changes have occurred in societal culture, science, politics, economics and management/education since 1980's, related to postmodernism, information society, and post-Fordism and perceived as 'globalization' and 'total quality management' as means of these changes. In this context, it is focused on concepts as new science, postmodern state/efficient state, changing economics: Neo-Liberalism/efficient economy, new management/efficient management, 'learning organization'/'learning school', 'new public management'/'new school management' and total quality management. The consumerist attitude of total quality management, particularly, criticized from the perspective of citizenship that is the main perspective of Turkish national education system and the results of consumer attitude are evaluated in view of Turkish national education system.

In this research the difference in the students' smoking according to their peer pressure levels and gender is examined. This study is executed in 2001-2002 academic year on 718 2nd grade high school students (311 girls and 407 boys) between ages 15-17 who are impartially selected by cluster sampling and random sampling techniques. A Peer Pressure Scale, developed by the author, is used to determine the peer pressure. Information about the frequency of students' smoking is calculated according to the answers of students. The relations between variables and the difference between scores are analyzed by chi-square test. The results show that, there is a significant relation (p< 0.05) between peer pressure levels and smoking. It is, however, determined that gender does not bring about a meaningful differentiation on adolescents' smoking. Existence of a relation between smoking and peer pressure among adolescents makes it necessary for the schools' psychological counseling and guidance services to cover studies about decreasing peer pressure.

The aim of this research is to determine the expectations and perceptions of teachers concerning the rewarding and discipline approaches for the primary and secondary school teachers. 1814 teachers working at primary and secondary schools of Manisa Province formed the population of research, and 452 of them formed the sample (female 217, male 235). In this research, a Likert type scale that was developed by the researcher, called Rewarding and Disciplinary Approaches toward Primary and Secondary School Teachers was used. Some of the valuable findings of the research are as follow: 1) There is a significant difference between the perceptions of the teachers about the rate of occurrence of the following sub-dimensions: evaluation, rewarding and discipline depending on teaching experience; evaluation, rewarding and discipline depending on the stages of schools where they work; evaluation and rewarding depending on whether they have been rewarded or not (p<.05) 2) There is a significant difference between the perceptions of the teachers about the rate of occurrence of the following sub-dimensions: discipline and evaluation depending on teaching experience; evaluation, rewarding and discipline depending on their major fields of study; rewarding and discipline depending on the types of school they have graduated from; evaluation and discipline depending on their sexes; evaluation, rewarding and discipline depending on the levels of schools where they work (p<.05). 3) Both primary and secondary schoolteachers think that internal rewards are much more valuable than external ones.

The paradigms of the school administrators and teachers are of vital importance in specifying and developing creative environments for the students. The present study presents a standpoint regarding creativity by making using the descriptive scanning method. In this context, the definitions of creativity were given and the theorems regarding creativity were discussed in their general characteristics. As a result, it has been concluded that a creative school must contain the following elements: a performance evaluation, a prejudice free environment, willingness to take risks, a democratic administration and minimal bureaucracy, support in revealing personal opinions freely, an adequate communication system, tolerance, open-mindedness for different kinds of ideas and experiences, and adequate amount of supplies necessary.