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4th World Conference on
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Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 46
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3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1
4th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2012) ....................................................................................................................1
Message from the Guest Editors.......................................................................................................................................................................2
International Advisory Board...........................................................................................................................................................................3
The Reviewers List .............................................................................................................................................................................................5
In Quest for Better Understanding of Student Learning Experiences .........................................................................................................8
Taina Kaivola, Tiina Salomäki, Juha Taina
Differences Between Single-Sex Schools and Co-Education Schools..........................................................................................................13
M. Talha Yalcinkaya, Ayse Ulu
Minority Language Education Reform from the Bottom: Two-Way Immersion Education for New Immigrant
Populations in the United States .....................................................................................................................................................................17
Carla Paciotto, Gloria Delany-Barmann
Motives for Socialization, Sociability and other Positive Characteristics in Children's Stories .............................................................22
Mahmut Celik, Violeta Dimova, Biljana Ivanovska
Pedagogic Assistant: A New Job to Help Students in Handicap Situation ................................................................................................26
Veronique Carrière
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Increasing Quality of Work Life in School Principals................................................................31
Saeid Farahbakhsh
Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers’ Views About Technology Literacy..................................................................................................36
E. Ozlem Yigit, Cemil Ozturk
The Impact of Verbal Aggression on Burnout: An Empirical Study on University Students.................................................................41
Huseyin Yaratan, Orhan Uludag
Teaching-Learning of Chemistry: Analysis of Representations of Learners on the Modeling of Chemical
Transformation.................................................................................................................................................................................................47
El Hassane Touli, Mohammed Talbi, Mohamed Radid
Effect of Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy in Family Dynamics ......................................................................................................................53
Armin Mahmoudi
The Effect of Social Emotional Skills Training to Enhance General Health& Emotional Intelligence in the Primary
Teachers.............................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Mansoureh Karimzadeh, Alimohammad Goodarzi, Shirin Rezaei
Misconception in Exponential Numbers in IST and IIND Level Primary School Mathematics.............................................................65
Erdogan Mehmet Ozkan, Ayten Ozkan
Building up Learners’ Communicative Competence: The Politeness Principle .......................................................................................70
Fatima Hussain Felemban
Effects of Group Counseling with Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Reducing Divorce Children's Depression ..............................77
Soheila Karami, Azizreza Ghasemzadeh, Maryam Saadat, Elaheh Mazaheri, Taiebeh Zandipour
Conception and Validation of a Tool of Creation and Management of the Evaluation of the Lessons and
Formations of Students’ Distance Learning: CG-EVAL-EFDE.................................................................................................................82
G. Chemsi, M. Sadiq, H. Akrim, M. Talbi, M. Radid
Evaluation of Teachers’ Beliefs Towards Constructivist Learning Practices ...........................................................................................92
Cigdem Hursen, Ayca Soykara
Identification of a Few Difficulties in Chemistry in Moroccans High School: Case of the Redox ........................................................101
A. Ferouni, A. Khyati, M. Talbi, S. El Jamali, M. Radid
A Study on the Motivations of the Arabs Invasion of the Southern Province of Iran............................................................................108
Mehrdad Afshoun, Hossein Moftakhari, Parviz Perez Talebzadeh
The Reasons for the Fall of the Khuzestan Province..................................................................................................................................111
Mehrdad Afshoun, Hossein Moftakhari, Parviz Perez Talebzadeh
The Role of Public Relations in the Development and Promotion of Public Structures: University Hassan II
Mohammedia-Casablanca as a Case in Point..............................................................................................................................................114
Z. Noui, M. Talbi, A. Fernex, L. Lima, C. Hadji, A. Gonegai, A. Bouziane, M. Radid
Analyzing the Reports of School Boards: A Content Analysis..................................................................................................................120
Canan Madenoglu, Sengul Uysal
Undergraduate Students’ Performances in Linear Algebra: Factorization of a Determinant of n*n Dimensional
Matrices ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................125
Hulya Ozdag, Nilgun Aygor
Comparison of Test Equating Methods Based on Item Response Theory According to the Sample Size and Ability
Distribution .....................................................................................................................................................................................................130
Sevilay Kilmen, Nukhet Demirtasli
Comparison of Unidimensional and Multidimensional Models Based on Item Response Theory in Terms of Both
Variables of Test Length and Sample Size ..................................................................................................................................................135
Ibrahim Alper Kose, Nukhet C. Demirtasli
Web 2.0 and Learning: When the Use of an Informal Context can Bring Help in a Formal Context .................................................141
Eugénie Duthoit, Stéphanie Mailles-Viard Metz
The Causal Model of Some Factors Affecting Critical Thinking Abilities ..............................................................................................146
Natcha Mahapoonyanont

4. The Study of Islamic Azad University Faculty Members’ Job Satisfaction ............................................................................................151
Saeed Ahmadi, Abdollah Keshavarzi
What are the Trends in Collaborative Learning Studies in 21st
Century?...............................................................................................157
Hafize Keser, Fezile Özdamli
Eighth Grade Students’ Attitude, Anxiety, and Achievement Pertaining to Mathematics Lessons.....................................................162
Hüseyin Yaratan, Leman Kasapoglu
An Overview of Art and Design Education .................................................................................................................................................172
Gokce Kececi Sekeroglu
Comparing Different Readability Formulas on the Examples of Science-Technology and Social Science Textbooks.......................178
Umit Izgi, Burcu Sezginsoy Seker
Evaluation of the Science of Life Lesson Curriculum of Primary Education According to the Teachers’ Views ..............................183
Muge Tacman, Nihat Ekizoglu
The Effect of PRECEDE PROCEED Model Combined with the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Self-
Efficacy to Increase Normal Delivery Among Nulliparous Women.........................................................................................................187
M. Khorsandi, F. Ghofranipour, A. Hidarnia, S. Faghihzadeh, M. Ghobadzadeh
Evaluation of Social Studies Curriculum in Primary Education Systems According to Teachers Perspectives.................................195
Zehra Ozcinar, Nazan Comunoglu
Inclusive Education Versus Special Education on the Romanian Educational System .........................................................................199
Alois Ghergut
A Study of the Relationship between the Understanding of the Basic Genetic Concepts and Perspectives Regarding
Genetically Modified Products and Local Production among Undergraduate and High School Students .........................................204
José Domingo Villarroel, Teresa Nuño, Lourdes Pérez De Eulate, José María Etxabe, José Ramón Díez, Teresa Ruipérez
GIS and Types of GIS Education Programs ...............................................................................................................................................209
Mustafa G. Korucu
Lifelong Learning-Doctoral Studies in Middle Adulthood........................................................................................................................216
Craig W. Gruber
Academic Contest and Social Networking to Promote Technology and Information Literacy among University
Students ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................222
Manuel Cuadrado-García, María-Eugenia Ruiz-Molina, Juan D. Montoro-Pons
How to Adapt CAS on the Basis of Mathematical Background and Computer Background at EUL .................................................227
Feride S. Tabak, Nilcan Ciftci
Comparison Amount of Interpersonal Sensitivity, Somatization and Paranoid Imaginations between Athletic and
Non-Athletic Students of University.............................................................................................................................................................236
Rohollah Valizadeh, Siroos Hosseini Askarabadi, Mohsen Davodi
Opportunity in Early Childhood Education: Improving Interaction and Communication ..................................................................241
Sakineh Mofrad
An Analysis of Self-Perceptions of Elementary School Students in Terms of Computer Game Addiction.........................................247
Hafize Keser, Necmi Esgi
Humanistic Cognitive Behavioral Theory, a Value-Added Approach to Teaching Theories of Personality.......................................252
Craig W. Gruber
Opinions of Academicians and Preservice Teachers about Summer School: A Case Study .................................................................260
Senay Sezgin Nartgun, Rasit Ozen, Zekeriya Nartgun
Surveying the Relationships between the Goal Orientations of the Students Sporting as Team Sport and
Individualistically and the Level of Their Basic Psychologic Needs at the School of Physical Education and Sports........................267
Murat Tekin, Mustafa Yildiz, Hasan Sahan, Sebahattin Devecioglu, Mehmet Gullu, Buket Ulucan
Complex Trauma of Abandoned Children and Adoption as a Healing Process.....................................................................................273
Ana Muntean, Mihaela Tomita, Violeta Stan
The Development of a Project Evaluation Model for Basic Education Institutions ...............................................................................277
Natcha Mahapoonyanont, Tharadet Mahapoonyanont, Saksan Samrit
Instructors’ and Teacher Candidates’ Views on Children's Rights .........................................................................................................283
Aysenur Kutluca Canbulat, Turkan Argon
Comparison between High School Students in Cognitive and Affective Coping Strategies ..................................................................289
Ezat Deyreh
Happiness and Willingness to Communicate in Three Attachment Styles: A Study on College Students...........................................294
Mansour Bayrami, Rasoul Heshmati, Vahhab Mohammadpour, Mojtaba Gholamzadeh, Hosein Ostad Hasanloo, Mahdi
Moslemifar
Is M-learning Versus E-learning or are They Supporting Each Other?..................................................................................................299
Nilcan Ciftci Ozuorcun, Feride Tabak
The Role of Positive and Negative Affectivity, Optimism, Pessimism, and Information Processing Styles in Student
Psychological Adjustment..............................................................................................................................................................................306
Mansour Bayrami, Toraj Hashemi Nosrat Abad, Jaber Alizadeh Ghoradel, Shirin Daneshfar, Rasoul Heshmati, Mahdi Moslemifar
The Effect of Endurance, Resistance and Concurrent Trainings on Plasma Leptin Levels of Non-Athlete Males............................311
Mohammad Hassan Ferdosi, Mohammad Reza Asad
The Effect of Early Morning Physical Exercises on Academic Self-concept and Loneliness Foster Home Children
in Ahvaz City...................................................................................................................................................................................................316
Fatemeh Marashian, Nasser Sarraj Khorami
Examination of Recreation levels of University Students with Regard to Various Variables...............................................................320
Mustafa Yildiz, Hasan Sahan, Murat Tekin, Sebahattin Devecioglu, Demet Neriman Yarar
Examination of Socialization Levels of University Students Engaging in Individual and Team Sports..............................................326
Sebahattin Devecioglu, Hasan Sahan, Mustafa Yildiz, Murat Tekin, Hatice Sim

5. The School's Role in Building up the Resiliency of Adopted Children ....................................................................................................331
Ana Muntean, Roxana Ungureanu, Patricia Runcan
Twitter Usage Habits of Undergraduate Students......................................................................................................................................335
Huseyin Bicen, Nadire Cavus
Character Constructs of Mentality Problems kids Through Rorschach Ink Blots ................................................................................340
Armin Mahmoudi
Vocal Clarity Through Drama Strategy ......................................................................................................................................................343
Joanne Thirsk, Hilal Gulseker Solak
Social Development in Contact and Non-Contact Sports ..........................................................................................................................347
Reza Baledi, Farzad Mohammadi, Arash Asefirad
Digital Literacy and Adults Learners’ Perception: The Case of a Second Chance to University.........................................................350
Maria De Fátima Goulão, Javier Fombona
The Effect of Gender on Job Satisfaction of Teachers: A Meta-Analysis Study.....................................................................................356
Ayhan Aydin, Sengul Uysal, Yilmaz Sarier
Operation in Educational Administration Development of Values about the Sufficiency Project Presented by E-
Book .................................................................................................................................................................................................................363
Charas Atiwitayaporn, Roongchachadaporn Vehachart
Change in Beliefs of Pre-service Teachers about Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language
Throughout an Undergraduate Pre-service Teacher Training Program.................................................................................................367
Emre Debreli
Learning the Roles and Rights of the Romanian Women–between Traditional Patterns and Globalization
(Lifelong Learning in the Romania Gender Context) ................................................................................................................................374
Andreea Arsene
Analyzing Senior Science Student Teachers’ Environmental Research Projects of Scientific Inquiry: A
Preliminary Study ..........................................................................................................................................................................................379
Muammer Calik, Tuncay Ozsevgec, Zeynel Kucuk, Ayse Aytar, Huseyin Artun, Tugçe Kolayli, Zeynep Kiryak, Neslihan Ultay,
Burcin Turan, Jazlin Ebenezer, Bayram Costu
The Relationship between the Attitudes Towards Mathematics and Music of Prospective Teachers..................................................384
Murat Tezer, Emine Kivanc
Effects of Perceived Selfishness among Managers on Organizational Justice ........................................................................................390
Ezat Deyreh
Landscape Engineering Education in Iran..................................................................................................................................................394
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Khalilnezhad, Hossein Meiboudi, Hasan Karimzadegan
Relation of Cognitive Variables with Students’ Human Circulatory System Achievements in Traditional and
Learning Cycle Classrooms...........................................................................................................................................................................399
Ozlem Sadi, Jale Cakiroglu
Exploration of Environmental Literacy in Science Education Curriculum in Primary Schools in Iran .............................................404
Hasan Karimzadegan, Hossein Meiboudia
Augmented Reality Smartphone Environment Orientation Application: A Case Study of the Fu-Jen University
Mobile Campus Touring System ..................................................................................................................................................................410
Te-Lien Chou, Lih-Juan Chanlin
The Comparison of Between the Effects of Two Training Methods on Dynamic Strength of Non-Athletes Males............................417
Mehdi Bostani, Marina Shariati
The Prevalence of Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in Elite Athletes .....................................................................................................421
Mehdi Bostani
To What Extent are Postgraduate International Students at Sunderland University Intrinsically Motivated in
Learning English?” and “Is There a Difference Between Male and Female Students in Terms of Their Intrinsic
Motivation? .....................................................................................................................................................................................................424
Guliz Ozuturk
Cognate based Language Teaching and Material Development...............................................................................................................431
Hilal Gulseker Solak, Abdulkadir Cakir
Interpersonal Computer for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading Skills....................................................................................................435
Miguel Nussbaum, Cristian Alcoholado, Arturo Tagle, Lianet Rodriguez
The Effects of Three Training Methods Endurance, Resistance and Concurrent on Adiponectin Resting Levels in
Overweighed Untrained Men........................................................................................................................................................................440
Mohammad Reza Asad, Mohammad Hassan Ferdosi, Zahra Yoosefi
Development of Innovation Strategies for Sports Education ....................................................................................................................445
Sebahattin Devecioglu, Hasan Sahan, Murat Tekin, Mustafa Yildiz
College Students’ Service Learning Experiences from E-Tutoring Children in Remote Areas............................................................450
Lih-Juan Chanlin, Hong-Yen Lin, Tze-Han Lu
The Effects of Argumentation Model on Students’ Achievement and Argumentation Skills in Science .............................................457
Seda Okumus, Suat Unal
Misconceptions and Learning Difficulties in Radical Numbers................................................................................................................462
Ayten Ozkan, Erdogan Mehmet Ozkan
Using Metaphor to Explore the Professional Role Identities of Higher Education English Language Instructors............................468
Amanda Yesilbursa
Effect of Materials for Teaching with Music on Attitudes of Grade 7 Students Toward Turkish Lesson...........................................473
Akif Arslan
Online vs. Traditional Teaching Evaluation: A Cross-Sectional Study ...................................................................................................481
M. Khorsandi, A. Kobra, M. Ghobadzadeh, M. Kalantari, M. Seifei

6. A Study of the Relationship Between Pupils and Parents’ Computer Literacy Level and Use.............................................................484
Serkan Dincer
Why Do Pre-Service Teachers Pose Multiplication Problems Instead of Division Problems in Fractions?........................................490
Melihan Unlu, Erhan Ertekin
The Theoretical Orientation Shapes the Personality of the Psychotherapist? ........................................................................................495
Iulia Ciorbea, Catalin Nedelcea
The Social Marginalization of the Elderly – Probabilistic Analysis Through Markov Models.............................................................504
Stanciu Mariana Carmen, Korodi Adrian
Evaluation of the Digital Learning Object Taking Care of the Sensory Environment in Neonatal Units: Noise,
Light and Handling ........................................................................................................................................................................................509
Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca, Mayra Jardim Medeiros, Fernanda Santos Nogueira Góes, Nelma Ellen Zamberlan-Amorim,
Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi
Developing Project Organization Model at the Schools Participated in Comenius School Partnership Projects...............................515
Mustafa Ozmusul
Acquiring Competences for the Didactic Profession ..................................................................................................................................520
Gabriela Kelemen
Transition to Parenthood in Infertile Couples ............................................................................................................................................527
Martina Smorti, Andrea Smorti
Embracing Web 2.0 & 3.0 Tools to Support Lifelong Learning - Let Learners Connect......................................................................532
Ana Loureiro, Inês Messias, Maria Barbas
Determining Relationship between Life Studies and Mathematics Lectures in Turkish Life Studies Curriculum............................538
Nihan Sahinkaya, Elif Aladag, Soner Aladag
Identifying Factors of Job Motivation and Satisfaction of Foreign Language Teachers: Research Project Design...........................543
Eleni Griva, Eugenia Panitsidou, Dora Chostelidou
European Union Policies on Lifelong Learning: In-between Competitiveness Enhancement and Social Stability
Reinforcement.................................................................................................................................................................................................548
Eugenia Panitsidou, Eleni Griva, Dora Chostelidou
Use of Literature in Teaching English .........................................................................................................................................................554
Abdollah Keshavarzi
The Impact of Student - Centered Learning on Academic Achievement and Social Skills ...................................................................560
Mohammad H. Asoodeh, Mohammad B. Asoodeh, Maryam Zarepour
Creation of a Virtual Graphic Interface Applied to a Process Control System ......................................................................................565
Pedro Beirão, Duarte Valério
Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Solitude Feeling in Runaway and Non-runaway Girls in Tehran ..............................570
Alireza Mohammadiarya, Shahab Mirzaei, Salar Dousti, Azizreza Ghasemzadeh, Fatemeh Lachinani, Mansoureh Karimzadeh,
Alimohammad Goodarzi
Transference of Computer Concepts Through Creative Drama in Blended Learning Environment..................................................575
Faramarz Malekian, Hossein Moradi Mokhles
An Examination of Elementary and Early Childhood Pre-Service Teachers’ Nature of Science Views .............................................581
Sibel Kaya
Comparison the Amount of Hostility, Psychotics and Phobic Anxiety Between Active and Sedentary Students...............................586
Rohollah Valizadeh, Siroos Hosseini Askarabadi, Mona Abdolhamid Tehrani, Eiman Feghhi
Relationship Between Health Anxiety and Alexithymia in an Iranian Sample.......................................................................................591
Shahriar Shahidi, Azam Molaie, Mohsen Dehghani
Remediation with Math-Bridge ....................................................................................................................................................................596
Julianna Zsidó, Stéphanie Mailles-Viard Metz, Viviane Durand-Guerrier
Metacomprehension Across the Lifespan: Influence of Education and Instructional Support ............................................................601
Karen M. Zabrucky, Dewayne Moore, Lin-Miao Lin Agler
An Exploration on Applying Digital Learning Materials to Information Literacy Class: A Hybrid Approach at
Taipei Medical University..............................................................................................................................................................................605
Tzu-Heng Chiu, Te-Lien Chou
Algebraic Problem Solving and Learning Strategies in Compulsory Secondary Education.................................................................612
Javier Gasco, José Domingo Villarroel
Development and Evaluation of an Interactive Virtual Learning Object on the Diagnostic Reasoning in Nursing
Applied to Preterm Newborns ......................................................................................................................................................................617
Fernanda Dos Santos Nogueira De Góes, Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca, Adriana Morais Leite, Maria Cândida De Carvalho
Furtado, Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi
Assessment Tasks: Center of the Learning Process....................................................................................................................................624
Maria Martínez, Beatriz Amante, Ana Cadenato, Isabel Gallego
Teaching Engineering with Autonomous Learning Tools: Good Practices in GRAPAU-RIMA..........................................................629
J. Marcé-Nogué, N. Salán, A. Aragoneses, E. Bernat, C. Escrig, B. Otero, E. Rupérez, S. Illescas
Manifestation of Transitivity Parameters in Persian Conversations: A Comparative Study ...............................................................635
Mohsen Shahrokhi, Ahmad Reza Lotfi
Task Complexity and Language Production Dilemmas (Robinson's Cognition Hypothesis vs. Skehan's Trade-off
Model)..............................................................................................................................................................................................................643
Asghar Salimi, Soghra Dadashpour
The Impact of the Generic Features of Tasks on L2 Learners’ Written Production .............................................................................653
Asghar Salimi, Ali Shafaei, Davud Kuhi
The Effect of Incidental Focus on Form and Scaffolding on SL Learners’ Accuracy............................................................................663
Hassan Asadollahfam, Davud Kuhi, Asghar Salimi, Shirin Mirzaei

7. The Use of Forums and Collaborative Learning: A Study Case...............................................................................................................672
Maria De Fátima Goulão
Perception of Dominance, Distance and Imposition in Persian Males’ Request Speech ACT Strategies ............................................678
Mohsen Shahrokhi
Innovative Self-Assessment and Teaching/Learning Techniques for Calculus within the RIMA Project (UPC-ICE) ......................686
M. R. Estela Carbonell, J. Saà-Seoane, J. Villalonga Pons
The Realization of Apology Strategies Among Persian Males ..................................................................................................................692
Mohsen Shahrokhi, Jariah Mohd Jan
ICT and Cooperation in Learning/Teaching in Visually Handicapped Situation ..................................................................................701
Véronique Carrière
Making Compartmentalized Learning a History Through Reflective Diary Writing ...........................................................................706
Khazriyati Salehuddin, Noraini Ibrahim, Ashinida Aladdin, Intan Safinaz Zainudin
Prospective Elt Teacher's Sense of Writing Self-Efficacy and its Effects on Writing Achievement.....................................................711
Ayhan Kahraman
Assessment of Students’ Perceptions of Educational Environment in Clinical Wards of University Hospitals at an
Iranian Medical Sciences University ............................................................................................................................................................715
Morteza Rahbar Taramsaria, Alireza Badsar, Ramin Seyednejadb, Alireza Amir Maafib
Dancing Recognition ......................................................................................................................................................................................721
Raisa Foster
Task Complexity and SL Development: Does Task Complexity Matter? ...............................................................................................726
Asghar Salimi, Soghra Dadashpour
Historical Development of Non-Formal Environmental Education in Turkey.......................................................................................736
Abdullah Soykan, Emin Atasoy
Understanding the Writing of Thesis Introductions: An Exploratory Study..........................................................................................744
Yin Ling Cheung
Relationship With Spouse and Restriction of Role in Mothers of Children with and Without Attention Deficit
Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) .....................................................................................................................................................................750
Shakila Yousefi, Hossein Zaeimi, Yaser Alikhajeh, Nasrin Raeisi Yektaei
Using Marketing Research in Quality of Life Theory and Practice .........................................................................................................754
Mihaela Constantinescu
Development of Pre-Service Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Geometric Thinking Levels Through an
Undergraduate Geometry Course ................................................................................................................................................................760
Neslihan Bulut, Mehmet Bulut
The Effect of Mixed Planning on the Fluency and Complexity of EFL Learners’ Writing Performance ...........................................764
Mahnaz Seifollahi, Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid
Exploring the Implementation of the CEFR in Asian Contexts: Focus on Communication Strategies ...............................................771
Yasuo Nakatani
Consideration of Research Profiting of the Faculty Members and the Factors Related to It ...............................................................776
Behrooz Rasekhi, Amir Hossein Ali Baigi, Soheil Kobraee, Keivan Shams
Planning and Production of Mathematic Teaching Courseware for School Elementary Second Grade and
Evaluation of its Effect on Academic Achievement (Summation Topic) and Learner's Creativity......................................................780
Faramarz Malekian, Havbir Fathi
The Effect of Program Learning on Learning and Retention of Mathematics Among the Fifth – Step Students
Affected with Learning Disabilities in Kermanshah City..........................................................................................................................785
Faramarz Malekian, Motahare Nadi
Educational Designing Based on Assignment-Process Approach and Investigation of its Role on Reduction
Learning Disabilities of Students Having Mathematics Disorder.............................................................................................................790
Saghar Sahebjamei, Hossein Moradi Mokhles
The Importance of Play in the Parent-Child Interaction...........................................................................................................................795
Patricia Luciana Runcan, Simona Petracovschi, Claudia Borca
Teaching Translation Techniques in a University Setting: Problems and Solutions..............................................................................800
Intan Safinaz Zainudin, Norsimah Mat Awal
Music as a Lifelong Learning Opportunity .................................................................................................................................................805
Emanuele Ferrari
Science Technology and Society Modules Development Process and Testing on its Effectiveness .......................................................811
Marwan M. A. Abualrob, Madiha Shah
Reading Strategies Versus Reading Skills: Two Faces of the Same Coin ................................................................................................817
Polyxeni Manoli, Maria Papadopoulou
Effective Reading Remediation Instructional Strategies for Struggling Early Readers ........................................................................822
Guang-Lea Lee, Robert Gable, Verla Kroeker Klassen
Critical Review of Approaches to Foreign Language Syllabus Design: Task-Based Syllabus (A Shortcut)........................................828
Asghar Salimi, Soghra Dadashpopur, Ali Shafaei, Hassan Asadollahfam
Emotional Intelligence, Gender and Vocabulary........................................................................................................................................833
Hassan Asadollahfam, Asghar Salimi, Flora Mahmood Pashazadeh
Primary Education Teacher's Problem: Mobbing (Kastamonu Province Sample)................................................................................838
Gokhan Kaya, Berat Ahi, Hasan Tabak
A Study on Learning Styles of Secondary School Student's According to Gender and Class Level ....................................................843
Beyza Karadeniz Bayrak

8. PART 2
Relationship Between Personality Dimensions and Hopelessness: A Study on College Students .........................................................848
Mansour Bayrami, Rasoul Heshmati, Mohammadreza Ghotbi, Jaber Alizadeh Ghoradel, Hosna Hojatipor, Mahdi Moslemifar
The Effect of Teaching with the Mathematics Activity Based on Purdue Model on Critical Thinking Skills and
Mathematics Problem Solving Attitudes of Gifted and Non-Gifted Students.........................................................................................853
Esra Altintas, Ahmet Sukru Ozdemir
GREDIQ-RIMA: The Evolution of a Teaching Project of Experimentation in Chemistry ..................................................................858
Dolors Grau, Ester Guaus, Maria Martinez, Aureli Calvet, Adriana Farran, M. Nuria Salan, Dolors Alvarez, Roser Gorchs, M.
Pilar Almajano, Margarita Morillo, Nuria Garrido
Do You Know Your Outcome of Realistic Scenario Training?.................................................................................................................863
Carina Lindgren
Residents’ Perceptions of Coal Industry Long-Term Pollution in the Jiu Middle Valley (Romania): Premise for
Environmental Education..............................................................................................................................................................................870
Aurora Carmen Barbat, Constantin Caraion-Buzdea, Miron Corici, Cristian Gotia, Mihaela Corneanu
Collaborative Environments, A Way to Improve Quality in Higher Education.....................................................................................875
Rodriguez-Donaire Silvia, Amante Beatriz
On Applying the Interdisciplinary Approach in Primary Schools ...........................................................................................................885
Selma Deneme, Selen Ada
Ethics Principles in Distance Education ......................................................................................................................................................890
Mohsen Farmahini Farahani
Grandparents-Grandchildren Relationship................................................................................................................................................895
Martina Smorti, Reinhard Tschiesner, Alessandra Farneti
The Relationship Between Identity Statuses and Attitudes Toward Intimately Relations Considering the Gender
Factor...............................................................................................................................................................................................................899
Toloue Keybollahi, Mohsen Mansoobifar, Adis Kraskian Mujembari
The Role of Communication in the Parent-Child Interaction...................................................................................................................904
Patricia Luciana Runcan, Corneliu Constantineanu, Brigitta Ielics, Dorin Popa
The Profile of the Successful Woman Manager in Romania.....................................................................................................................909
Brigitta Ielics, Patricia Luciana Runcan
Marketing Theory Applicability in Higher Education...............................................................................................................................912
Alina Filip
Professional Certification for School Principals: Approach of a Competence Based Profile for Education Quality
Improvement...................................................................................................................................................................................................917
Francisca Gómez Gajardo, Ignacio De Los Ríos Carmenado
Comperative Analysis of Problem Posing Ability Between the Anatolian High School Students and the Public High
School Students Located in Bagcilar District of Istanbul ..........................................................................................................................926
Elif Esra Arikan, Hasan Unal, Ahmet Sukru Ozdemir
Hacettepe University Prospective Biology Teachers’ Self-Confidence in Terms of Technological Pedagogical
Content.............................................................................................................................................................................................................931
Pinar Koseoglu
The Influence of Online Communication and Web-Based Collaboration Environments on Group Collaboration
and Performance ............................................................................................................................................................................................935
Silvia Rodriguez-Donaire, Iryna Barodzich
An Analysis of Ankara Science High School Students’ Attitudes Towards Biology and Their Academic Self-
Concepts in Terms of Some Family Characteristics...................................................................................................................................944
Hulya Pehlivan, Pinar Koseoglu
Teacher Collegiality and Teacher Professional Commitment in Public Secondary Schools in Islamabad, Pakistan.........................950
Madiha Shah, Marwan M. A. Abualrob
Translation and the Contemporary Language Teacher ............................................................................................................................955
Ilknur Pekkanli
Capacity Building in Development Projects................................................................................................................................................960
Susana Sastre Merino, Ignacio De Los Ríos Carmenado
Effectiveness of Group Psycho Educational Training of Emotional Intelligence on Alexithymia and General Health
in Iranian Students.........................................................................................................................................................................................968
Abdolreza Hatamzadeh, Azam Molaie, Shahriar Shahidi
Labeling of Food Products on the B&H Market and Consumer Behavior Towards Nutrition and Health
Information of the Product............................................................................................................................................................................973
Vildana Alibabic, Ibrahim Mujic, Dušan Rudic, Melisa Bajramovic, Stela Jokic, Edina Šertovic, Alma Rutnic
Sufficiency Levels of Primary Schools According to Effective School Criteria (?anliurfa Province Sample).....................................980
Hasan Bozaslan, Ahmet Kaya
The Effect of Training Self-Awareness and Anger Management on Aggression Level in Iranian Middle School
Students ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................987
Alireza Mohammadiarya, Salar Dousti Sarabi, Mahmoud Shirazi, Fatemeh Lachinani, Amin Roustaei, Zohre Abbasi, Azizreza
Ghasemzadeh
Designing a Model to Recognize and Manage Intellectual Capital in Education System ......................................................................992
Khalkhali Ali, Shakibaei Zohreh, R. Khodadoost
The Indoor School Professional Development Project and Teachers Professional Competency ..........................................................998
Khalkhali Ali, Shakibaei Zohreh, R. Ghorban Nia

9. The Effect of System Thinking Skills’ Instruction on Improvement of Managers’ Irrational Beliefs ...............................................1002
Khalkhali Ali, Shakibaei Zohreh, R. Keshavarzi
Social Inclusion in the Context of Informational Society.........................................................................................................................1006
Narcisa Isaila
Personality Effect on Decision-Making Among Normal University Students and Comparing Gambling Task
Performances of Normal University Students with a Group of Normal Adults....................................................................................1010
Serra Icellioglu, Melis Seray Ozden
Integrating Technology into Instructional Practices Focusing on Teacher Knowledge.......................................................................1015
Laura Messina, Sara Tabone
The Mission of History Education in Forming Future.............................................................................................................................1028
Erol Ciydem
Primary School Teacher Freshmen’ Metaphoric Perceptions in Relation to University Concept......................................................1032
Hafife Bozdemir, Muge Uluman
The Knowledge Fair: An Activity for High School Students...................................................................................................................1037
Dolors Grau, Josep Font, Nuria Torras
Beliefs and Expectations of Student Teachers’ about their Self and Role as Teacher During Teaching Practice
Course............................................................................................................................................................................................................1042
Sezen Seymen
Critical Review of Recent Studies Investigating Effects of Word Processing-Assisted Writing and Pen-and-Paper
Writing on the Quality of Writing and Higher Level Revisions .............................................................................................................1047
Yin Ling Cheung
The Relations Between Elementary Teacher's Didactic Knowledge and their Preservice Specialization, Seniority in
Teaching, and School System ......................................................................................................................................................................1051
Ahmad Atawne, Ron Hoz
Some Problems of Psychological Counseling and Guidance System in Turkey....................................................................................1056
Kenan Sevinc, Sibel Tasci, Elif Demir
ECCE Services in Mexico: Reducing Social Inequalities.........................................................................................................................1064
Karla Villaseor Palma
The Influence of Transparency on Self-Evaluation as Part of the University Accreditation Process in Peru...................................1069
María Pinedo, Isabel Chiyón, Fernando Pérez
Toward a Planning Model for the Peruvian University System as a Competitive Strategy ................................................................1077
Isabel Chiyon, Alejandro Fontana, Adolfo Cazorla
Postgraduate Trainees’ Perception of the Clinical Learning Environment at an Iranian Medical Sciences
University ......................................................................................................................................................................................................1084
Alireza Badsar, Morteza Rahbar Taramsari, Jahangir Hoseinpour, Sina Khajeh Jahromi
Effects of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy on Increasing Self-Esteem in Women with Binge Eating Disorder .................................1091
Mahsa Soleimani, Azizreza Ghasemzadeh, Maryam Fallah Ebrahimnezhad
Higher Education Reform in Romania. Present and Perspective...........................................................................................................1096
Emilia Cotoi, Ionela Cecilia Sulea, Ioana Cristina Cotoi
Disabled Users’ Perception on the Automated Systems of Training in Mathematics ..........................................................................1101
Ion Smeureanu, Narcisa Isaila
A Comparison of the Results of Turkey in the 2003-2006-2009 Pisa Exams According to Geographical Regions and
Type of Schools .............................................................................................................................................................................................1106
Z. Nurdan Baysal, Senem Seda Sahenk Erkan
The Digital Competence as a Cross-cutting Axis of Higher Education Teachers’ Pedagogical Competences in the
European Higher Education Area..............................................................................................................................................................1112
Katia Verónica Pozos Pérez, Oscar Mas Torelló
Problems of English Language Instruction in Primary in Turkey and Their Suggestions..................................................................1117
Senem Seda Sahenk Erkan
Perceptions of Family Needs in Mothers of Children with Physical Disabilities ..................................................................................1122
Pelin Pistav Akmese, Akmer Mutlu, Nilay Kayhan
Does the Receptive Language Development Affect the Functional Independence Levels in Children with Cerebral
Palsy? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................1125
Akmer Mutlu, Pelin Pistav Akmese, Nilay Kayhan
Life Experiences of Individuals Living with Dyslexia in Malaysia: A Phenomenological Study ........................................................1129
Chan Oga, Fatimah Haron
Human Development Under the Effects of the Current Lack of Resources..........................................................................................1134
Cristina Balaceanu
Effects of Counseling by Mobile Phone Short Message Service (SMS) on Reducing Aggressive Behavior in
Adolescence ...................................................................................................................................................................................................1138
Alireza Rajabi, Azizreza Ghasemzadeh, Zivar Ashrafpouri, Maryam Saadat
The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance....................................................................................................1143
Mustafa Meral, Esma Colak, Ertan Zereyak
The Examination of Science and Technology Questions in Level Determining Exam (SBS) in Terms of Some of the
Variables........................................................................................................................................................................................................1147
Pinar Demiray, Ahmet Tasdere
Preparations for Practical Exercises in Vocational Education: Can ICT-based Distance Instruction be an
Alternative to Face-to-face Instruction? An Empirical Contribution....................................................................................................1152
Robert Holmgren

10. Diverse Categories of Programming Learning Activities could be Performed within Scratch...........................................................1162
Maria Kordaki
The Correlation between Identity Status and Loving Elements (Intimacy, Commitment, Passion) ..................................................1167
Mohsen Mansoobifar, Adis Kraskian Mujembari, Toloue Keybollahi
Teaching with Technology...........................................................................................................................................................................1171
Mentor Hamiti, Blerim Reka
Using Mathematics History to Strengthen Geometric Proof Skills ........................................................................................................1177
Ahmet Sukru Ozdemir, Sevda Goktepe, Ibrahim Kepceoglu
Why should Literature be Used in the Language Classroom?................................................................................................................1182
Nina Daskalovska, Violeta Dimova
Learner Motivation and Interest ................................................................................................................................................................1187
Nina Daskalovska, Liljana Koleva Gudeva, Biljana Ivanovska
Impact of the Use of a Digital Learning Object in the Teaching of Clinical Assessment of Preterm Infants: A
Comparative Study.......................................................................................................................................................................................1192
Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca, Natália Del’ Angelo, Marcelo De Almeida Reis, Giselle Dupas, Maria Isabel Ruiz Beretta, Carmen
Gracinda Silvan Scochi
A Contrastive Analysis in the Meaning of the Linguistic Units in the Contemporary German and Macedonian
Language .......................................................................................................................................................................................................1198
Biljana Ivanovska, Nina Daskalovska, Mahmut Celik
Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Self-esteem among Physical
Education Teachers......................................................................................................................................................................................1203
Hassan Fahim Devin, Zahra Zohoorian, Hossein Peymanizad, Mohammad Ali Sane
Information as a Key Tool for Rural Development. 25 Years of Experience in Spain.........................................................................1208
José M. Díaz-Puente, Francisco J. Gallego, Pablo Vidueira, Antonella Rocco–aguilera
Pedagogical Analysis of Educational Digital Storytelling Environments of the Last Five Years........................................................1213
Panagiotis Psomos, Maria Kordaki
Impact of Scratch Programming on Students’ Understanding of Their Own Learning Process .......................................................1219
Teresa Ferrer-Mico, Miquel Àngel Prats-Fernàndez, Albert Redo-Sanchez
Proposal to the PISA of a New Scale of Students’ Engagement in School.............................................................................................1224
Feliciano H. Veiga
Electronic Mobile Devices in Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) –
Evaluation of Concepts and Potentials.......................................................................................................................................................1232
Sebastian Bleck, Marcel Bullinger, Armin Lude, Steffen Schaal
California Bullying Victimization Scale: Validity and Reliability Evidence for the Turkish Middle School Children ...................1237
Gokhan Atik, Oya Yerin Guneri
The Importance and Benefits of Teacher Collegiality in Schools – A Literature Review....................................................................1242
Madiha Shah
Environmental Education Strategies in the Context of Coal Based Industry: Starting from a Regional Study on Jiu
Middle Valley, Romania ..............................................................................................................................................................................1247
Constantin Caraion-Buzdea, Aurora Carmen Barbat, Miron Corici, Brigitta Ielics, Gheorghe Gamaneci
Some Classes of Differential Equations that are Convertible to Homogenous Equation.....................................................................1253
Huseyin Khalilov
Didactic Ideational Knowledge that Student Teachers Learn in a Single Supervisory Conference...................................................1257
Loret M. Shor, Ron Hoz
The Role of Food Science Theory in Guiding the Alimentary Behavior Case Study: The Bucharest AES Students.......................1263
Lelia Voinea
Effectiveness of Using Information Technology in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia.......................................................................1268
Fahad N. Alfahad
Comparison of the Critical Thinking Dispositions of (Studying in the Secondary Science and Mathematics
Division) Preservice Teachers .....................................................................................................................................................................1279
Fatih Kezer, Belma Turker
Educational Innovation for the Ecological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Wildlife Management ..............................................1284
Olga Perfilova, Yulia Alizade
Professional Competences: A Classification of International Models....................................................................................................1290
Dante Guerrero, Ignacio De Los Ríos
Learning Model and Competences Certification in the Project Management Scope: An Empirical Application in a
Sustainable Development Context..............................................................................................................................................................1297
A. M. Guerrero Dante, Ignacio De Los Ríos
Designing Descriptors of Learning Outcomes for Higher Education Qualification.............................................................................1306
Liljana Koleva Gudeva, Violeta Dimova, Nina Daskalovska, Fidanka Trajkova
A Scientific Study of Language through the Human Communication System Notion.........................................................................1312
Idris Aman
New Approach to Teaching of Ethics in Accounting “Introducing Islamic Ethics into Accounting Education”..............................1318
Mahdi Mahdavikhou, Mohsen Khotanlou
Interactive Multimedia Module in the Learning of Electrochemistry: Effects on Students’ Understanding and
Motivation .....................................................................................................................................................................................................1323
Tien Tien Lee, Kamisah Osman
Physical Education–Longlife Learning Factor..........................................................................................................................................1328
Valeria Balan, Gheorghe Marinescu, Laurentiu Ticala, Mirela Shaao

11. The Effect of Learning Styles on Group Work Activities........................................................................................................................1333
Merve Oflaz, Turgut Turunc
Environmental Education and the Role of Media in Environmental Education in Turkey................................................................1339
Ferlal Ors
Autonomy and ICT in Environmental Education ....................................................................................................................................1343
Alexsandra Carvalho De Sousa, Ana Sevilla-Pavón, Rafael Seiz-Ortiz
The Effect of Memory Strategy Training on Vocabulary Development of Austrian Secondary School Students............................1348
Soner Sozler
Using a Test Adapted to Sign Language to Assess Metacognitive Skill of Deaf Students....................................................................1353
Jesús M. Alvarado, Anibal Puente, Virginia Jiménez, Amelia Jiménez
In Service Teachers’ Attitudes towards the Use of ICT in the Classroom.............................................................................................1358
Ana-Belén Sánchez, Juan-José Mena Marcos, Mar’A González, He Guanlin
Effect of Secure Attachment Style based on Mother-Adolescent Training on Reducing Depression in Female
Adolescents....................................................................................................................................................................................................1365
Maryam Fallah Ebrahimnezhad, Azizreza Ghasemzadeh, Ahmad Borjali, Faramarz Sohrabi, Mahsa Soleimani
Assessing Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Computers and the Internet...............................................................1371
Leila Jamshidi, Ali Gholami Mehrdad, Saeid Jamshidi
A study into the integration of ict into a business management course: challenges and achievements..............................................1375
José Luis Ferreras-Méndez, Anabel Fernández-Mesa, Joaquín Alegre, Ana Sevilla-Pavón
The Effect of Web-based Professional Development Study to Mathematics Teachers’ Problem Solving Strategies .......................1380
Alaattin Pusmaz, Ahmet Sukru Ozdemir
Effects of Assertiveness Training on Test Anxiety of Girl Students in First Grade of Guidance School...........................................1385
Beheshteh Niusha, Azadeh Farghadani, Nushafarin Safari
VET Efficacy: Evaluation of Factors in the Workplace Training ..........................................................................................................1390
Pilar Pineda-Herrero, Carla Quesada-Pallares, Òscar Mas, Berta Espona, Natàlia Garcia
Reading Skills Development Among Greek Tertiary Education Students: Principles and Practice of an
Experimental Intervention ..........................................................................................................................................................................1395
Dora Chostelidou
University Summer School Students’ Foreign Language Anxiety Levels..............................................................................................1401
Demet Yayli
Lifelong Learning and Training: A Never Ending Challenge and Choice for Educational System...................................................1406
Gabriella Aleandri, Luca Girotti
Strategies of Optimizing the Motor Learning Process by Applying Means of Monitoring the Individual Evolution
of Beginner Volleyball Players....................................................................................................................................................................1413
Shaao Mirela, Balan Valeria
Multilingual Learning for Specific Purposes: Identifying Language Strategies, Awareness and Preferences..................................1419
Dora Chostelidou, Eleni Griva, Theodore Ioannidis, Eugenia Panitsidou
Understanding Catalan University Dropout from a Comparative Approach.......................................................................................1424
David Rodríguez-Gómez, Mònica Feixas, Joaquín Gairín, José Luís Muñoz
Large Scale Multimedia Production Management: from Strategic Planning to Six Sigma ................................................................1430
Joni A. Amorim, Jose Macario De-Siqueira, Antonio Martínez-Sáez
The Status of the German Minority Within the Multi-Ethnic Educational System of the Banat Region – A
Historical Overview Focusing on the Multicultural Character of the Region.......................................................................................1435
Andreea Rodica Ruthner
The Survey of Relationship and Comparison: Emotional Intelligence, Competitive Anxiety and Mental Toughness
Female Super League Basketball Players..................................................................................................................................................1440
Shahzad Tahmasebi Boroujeni, Sanam Beigom Ghods Mirheydari, Zahra Kaviri, Sara Shahhosseini
The Examination of Metacognitive Skill Levels and Usage of Learning Strategies of Preservice Chemistry
Teachers.........................................................................................................................................................................................................1445
Senar Temel, Sinem Dincol Ozgur, Senol Sen, Ayhan Yilmaz
The Effect of Learning Styles of Preservice Chemistry Teachers on Their Perceptions of Problem Solving Skills
and Problem Solving Achievements ...........................................................................................................................................................1450
Sinem Dincol Ozgur, Senar Temel, Ayhan Yilmaz
The Effect of Volleyball Training on the Physical Fitness of High School Students.............................................................................1455
Hasan Sozen
A Research About Creativity in Design Education ..................................................................................................................................1461
Hare Kilicaslan, Burcu Efe Ziyrek
Secondary Traumatic Stress in Medical Students ....................................................................................................................................1465
Irina Crumpei, Ion Dafinoiu
Metaphors that Prospective Primary School Teachers Possess on the Concept of ‘Mathematics’.....................................................1470
Sare Sengul, Yasemin Katranci
Expected Political Participation in Italy: a Study based on Italian ICCS Data ....................................................................................1476
Sara Manganelli, Fabio Alivernini, Fabio Lucidi, Ines Di Leo
The Effect of Learning Styles on Student's Misconceptions and Selfefficacy for Learning and Performance .................................1482
Senol Sen, Ayhan Yilmaz
The Validation of a Scale Measuring Teaching Styles in the Italian Context .......................................................................................1487
Fabio Alivernini, Fabio Lucidi, Sara Manganelli
Interest in Science: Evidence from TIMSS Italian Data..........................................................................................................................1491
Fabio Alivernini

12. Early Signs of Mathematics Anxiety? ........................................................................................................................................................1495
E. Aarnos, P. Perkkilä
Relationship Between Physical and Psychosocial Aspects in Science Laboratory Learning Environment .......................................1500
Che Nidzam Che Ahmad, Kamisah Osman, Lilia Halim
Sustainable Development - A Territorial Development Premise of Gala?i ...........................................................................................1506
Flutar Monica
Pre-School Special Education Practices in European Union Countries and Turkey ...........................................................................1510
A. Gonul Akcamete, Nilay Kayhan, Mumin Sen
Examining the Preschool Educational Institutions in European Union Countries and in Turkey.....................................................1517
Nilay Kayhan, Pelin Pistav Akmese
Synchronous Partial Replication – Case Study: Implementing e-Learning Platform in an Academic Environment......................1522
Nicoleta-Magdalena Ciobanu, Costinela Luminita Ciobanu
Is Financial Crisis an Opportunity for Vocational Education? ..............................................................................................................1527
Daniel Mareš
Routines and their Influence in the Communities of Practice (CoPs): the Case of International Institutions..................................1532
Nima Fallah
Assessment of Social Development and Abilities in Children with Mental Disabilities .......................................................................1537
Esma Esgin Gunder, Pelin Pistav Akmese, Akmer Mutlu
Exploring Children's Perceptions of Scientists Through Drawings and Interviews.............................................................................1541
Giannis Samaras, Fotini Bonoti, Vasilia Christidou
On the Design of Elective Courses in rf and Communications According to the Needs of Industry..................................................1547
Yaser Dalveren, Ali Kara
A Global Analysis of the Educational Market Environment...................................................................................................................1552
Alina Filip
Relevance Evaluation of Engineering Master's Program in Peru ..........................................................................................................1557
Erick Miñán, Carlos Lavalle, José M. Díaz-Puente
The Influence of Lifelong Programs on the Organizational Culture and Performance.......................................................................1565
Irina Nicolau, Adina Musetescu
Higher Education in Industrial Engineering in Peru: Towards a New Model Based on Skills...........................................................1570
Martín Palma, Ignacio De Los Ríos, Dante Guerrero
Investigation of Physical Activity Levels by Gender and Residential Areas: A Case Study on Students in Akdeniz
University ......................................................................................................................................................................................................1581
Yeliz Ozdol, M. Kamil Ozer, Salih Pinar, Emel Cetin
How to Become a Global Learner...............................................................................................................................................................1587
Adina Musetescu, Irina Nicolau
The Longitudinal Study of Obesity Prevalence in Different Socio-Economic Status for School Children: A Case
Study of Obesity Prevalence for School Children in Antalya Region ....................................................................................................1592
M. Kamil Ozer, Yeliz Ozdol, Salih Pinar
Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Demographic Characteristics Among Teachers in Turkey:
Younger is Better?........................................................................................................................................................................................1598
Ilhami Yucel, Cetin Bektas
Investigation of Physical Activity Levels of Male Students During School Time: Does Participation in regular
Sport Activities Affect on physical Activity Levels of Students? ............................................................................................................1609
Salih Pinar, Yeliz Ozdol, M. Kamil Ozer
The Importance of Teacher's Role in Technology-Based Education......................................................................................................1614
Fakhteh Mahini, Zahra Jabal-Ameli Forushan, Fariba Haghani
Specific Cultural Communication Through Archaic Signs and Symbols..............................................................................................1619
David Doina, Florea Calin, Pop Anisoara, Tomuletiu Elena-Adriana, Medrea Nicoleta
Culture, a Micro and Macro-Historical Phenomenon and Process........................................................................................................1624
Florea Calin, David Doina, Tomuletiu Elena-Adriana, Pop Anisoara, Rus Dana
An Evaluation on Science-Art Center Implementation Through the Bilsem Teachers’ Opinion.......................................................1628
Burcu Sezginsoy Seker
Mathematics Motivation Scale: A Validity and Reliability .....................................................................................................................1633
Guler Yavuz, Feride Ozyildirim, Nuri Dogan
Differential Stretching Protocols During Warm up on Select Performance Measures for Elite Male Soccer Players.....................1639
Yaser Alikhajeh, Nasser Mohamad Rahimi, Hajar Fazeli, Rasul Mohamad Rahimi
Visual Arts as Leverage for Educational Innovation in Formal and Lifelong Learning .....................................................................1644
Free De Backer, Koen Lombaerts, Jeltsen Peeters, Willem Elias
The Heartbeat From an Interdisciplinary Education Perspective..........................................................................................................1649
Alberto Cabedo Mas, Lidón Monferrer Sales, Gil Lorenzo Valentín, José María Peñalver Vilar
The Views of Turkish Language Teachers About Blogs..........................................................................................................................1654
Ahmet Akcay
Children's Literature, Children's Journalism and Magazine Publishing in Turkish Republic (the Period Between
1923-1940)......................................................................................................................................................................................................1658
Guliz Gur Sahin
Methodological Proposal for Teamwork Evaluation in the Field of Project Management Training.................................................1664
Ignacio De Los Ríos Carmenado, Benjamín Figueroa Rodríguez, Francisca Gómez Gajardo
Traditional Diets of Bosnia and the Representation of the Traditional Food in the Cuisine Field.....................................................1673
Vildana Alibabic, Ibrahim Mujic, Dušan Rudic, Melisa Bajramovic, Stela Jokic, Edina Šertovic

13. Sample Game Applications in Social Studies Teaching ...........................................................................................................................1679
Burcu Sezginsoy Seker, Guliz Gur Sahin
The Effects of a Peer Tutoring Programme to Improve the Reading Comprehension Competence Involving
Primary Students at School and their Families at Home.........................................................................................................................1684
Sílvia Blanch, David Duran, Marta Flores, Vanessa Valdebenito
Does the European Union Waste Money on Academic Grants for Former Eastern European Communist
Countries? .....................................................................................................................................................................................................1689
Adrian Pacurar
Propp's Functions Recognized in the Children's Perceptions of the Fairy Tales..................................................................................1695
Daniela Andonovska-Trajkovska
PART 3
An Investigation on the Variables Effective in Predicting Whether Senior High School Student's Attitudes
Towards Entrance System to Higher Education are Positive or Negative.............................................................................................1701
Ozge Bal, Omer Kutlu
Factors Influencing Indian Student's Choice of Overseas Study Destination .......................................................................................1706
Abhishek Bhati, Robyn Anderson
Relationship between Mathematics Beliefs, Conceptual Knowledge and Mathematical Experience Among Pre-
Service Teachers ...........................................................................................................................................................................................1714
Mazlini Adnan, Effandi Zakaria, Siti Mistima Maat
Sex Role Identity, Nonverbal Sensitivity and Potential Leadership Style..............................................................................................1720
Loredana Ivan
Qualitative Research on Improving the Educational Offer of Economic Academic Institutions from Romania .............................1730
Mihai Cristian Orzan, Diana Maria Vranceanu, Violeta Radulescu
Quality of the Learning Environment in Digital Classrooms: An Italian Case Study .........................................................................1735
Andrea Garavaglia, Valentina Garzia, Livia Petti
Analytics of the Impact of User Involvement in the Innovation Process and its Outcomes. Case Study: Media-
Enhanced Learning (MEL) Service............................................................................................................................................................1740
Kaisa Still, Jukka Huhtamäki, Minna Isomursu, Janne Lahti, Kaisa Koskela-Huotari
Geometric Abstraction Stages at Art Education.......................................................................................................................................1747
Alkan Bayraktar
Training Transfer Evaluation in the Public Administration of Catalonia: The MEVIT Factors Model...........................................1751
Carla Quesada-Pallares
Race-Related Diversity Experiences in Lifelong Learning: Impacts on Undergraduates’ Intercultural Sensitivity
and Interracial Bridging Social Capital.....................................................................................................................................................1756
Ezhar Tamam
The Effect of Animation Enhanced Worksheets Prepared Based on 5E Model for the Grade 9 Students on
Alternative Conceptions of Physical and Chemical Changes..................................................................................................................1761
Ali Kolomuc, Haluk Ozmen, Mustafa Metin, Sibel Acisli
The Effects of Constructive Learning Method on Students’ Academic Achievement, Retention of Knowledge,
Gender and Attitudes Towards Science Course in “Matter of Structure and Characteristics” Unit.................................................1766
Yurdagül Bogar, Suna Kalender, Mustafa Sarikaya
A Study on Developing “Basic Computer Use Performance Scale (BCUPS)” for Primary Students ................................................1771
Mustafa Metin, Salih Birisci, Kerem Coskun, Ali Kolomuc
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Teacher Training: Some Results from a Study on the Transfer Factors of
Teacher Training in Barcelona Area..........................................................................................................................................................1776
Anna Ciraso
Behavioural Problems Compared to Female and Male Students in Tabriz ..........................................................................................1781
Bagheri Sarfnaz, Khani Manizheh, Darabi Majid
Primary School Students’ Level of Participation in Sport in Terms of Different Variables and the Relationship
Between the Level of Participation and Communication Skills ..............................................................................................................1786
Mehmet Ulukan, Mehmet Dalkilic
What is Women's Studies in Islam? ...........................................................................................................................................................1790
Nahleh Gharavi Naeeni
BEDA: A Computerized Assessment Battery for Dyslexia in Adults.....................................................................................................1795
Carolina Mejía, Alicia Diaz, Juan E. Jiménez, Ramón Fabregat
It's Bad to be too Good: The Perils of Striving for Perfection in Teaching...........................................................................................1801
Helen Demetriou, Elaine Wilson
A Study on the University Students’ Self-Regulated Learning Strategies Skills and Self-Efficacy Perceptions in
Terms of Different Variables ......................................................................................................................................................................1806
Ceyhun Ozan, Kerim Gundogdu, Erdal Bay, Hikmet Y. Celkan
Looking Beyond Linguistic Outcomes: Active Learning and Professional Competencies in Higher Education ..............................1812
Begoña Montero-Fleta
Exploring the Potential of Communities of Practice for Learning and Collaboration in a Higher Education
Context...........................................................................................................................................................................................................1820
Israel Sánchez-Cardona, José Sánchez-Lugo, Julia Vžlez-González

14. The Role of Social and Collaborative Networks in the Development of in-House Multimedia Language Learning
Materials........................................................................................................................................................................................................1826
Ana Sevilla-Pavon, Antonio Martínez-Sáez, Ana Gimeno Sanz, Rafael Seiz-Ortiz
Relationship Between Religious Beliefs of Students with Mental Health Disorders Among the Students of Islamic
Azad University of Ahvaz............................................................................................................................................................................1831
Fatemeh Marashian, Elahe Esmaili
Thermal Comfort in Classroom: Constraints and Issues ........................................................................................................................1834
Marzita Puteh, Mohd Hairy Ibrahim, Mazlini Adnan, Che Nidzam Che’Ahmad, Noraini Mohamed Noh
PISA And Biology School Textbooks: The Role of Visual Material.......................................................................................................1839
Kyriaki Anagnostopoulou, Vassilia Hatzinikita, Vasilia Christidou
A Comparison of EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Language Learning Strategies (LLSS) and Learners’ Reported
Use of Llss in Their English Language Classes.........................................................................................................................................1846
Hulya Sen, Mumin Sen
Connection Hope to Life with Psychology Obstinacy in Scholars Girl and Boy of Islamic Azad University Ahvaz
Branch............................................................................................................................................................................................................1855
Sahar Safarzadeh
Usability of Print Techniques as a Means of Design During Lifelong Learning Process.....................................................................1860
Mahmut Ayhan, Selma Sahin
A Different Perspective on Education: Montessori and Montessori School Architecture ...................................................................1866
Selda Al, Reyhan Midilli Sari, Nimet Candas Kahya
The Effect of Group Rational Emotive Behavior Restructuring on Mental Health of Parents of Exceptional
Children.........................................................................................................................................................................................................1872
Azar Matin, Majid Yoosefi Looyeh, G. Ali Afrooz, Mahmood Dezhkam
Redefining Social Competence and its Relationship With Authoritarian Parenting ...........................................................................1876
Ikechukwu Uba, Siti Aishah Binti Hassan, Sakina Mofrad, Rohani Abdulla, Siti Nor Yaacob
Child and Architecture: I’m Learning My City .......................................................................................................................................1881
Nimet Candas Kahya, Reyhan Midilli Sari, Derya Elmali Sen, Selda Al
Student Perception of Shift from Homogenous Grouping to Heterogeneous Grouping at a University Class .................................1886
Mustafa Bahar
Physical Activities as a Manner of Lifelong Developing Creativity........................................................................................................1893
Elena Lupu
Excessive Emotional Reactivity – Leadership Attitude and their Connection with Physical Education in the
Students’ University Programme ...............................................................................................................................................................1899
Elena Lupu
Seventh Grade Students’ Understanding of Linear Measurement: What Has Been Learned About Linear
Measurement in Seven Years of Schooling Process?................................................................................................................................1905
Gulcin Tan Sisman, Meral Aksu
Physical Education Teacher's Views of Effective Teaching Methods in Physical Education..............................................................1910
Abdurrahman Aktop, Nilüfer Karahan
An Analysis on Teachers’ and Teacher Candidates’ Usage of Internet Based Materials and Awareness of Learning
Objects ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................1914
Sabiha Yeni
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Fitness Status in Subjects with Intellectual Disabilities – A Comparative Study..................................................................................2078
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