Although a centralist education system is in place in Turkey, studies show that while implementing the curriculum developed by the Ministry of Education, teachers make changes based on their own preferences or depending on students. Curriculum fidelity can be defined as the degree to which teachers or stakeholders abide by a curriculum's original design when implementing it. Even though no clear position has been determined as to whether teachers' abiding strictly by the designed curriculum is beneficial or not, it is argued in the related literature that by determining fidelity of implementation, it is possible to explain the reasons for success or failure of curriculum innovations, and to specify the changes in the curriculum and their outcomes. In this study, the concept of curriculum fidelity is introduced through a review of the literature, then its historical background, importance, and methods of measurement are explored. Factors affecting curriculum fidelity and related research in the Turkish context are presented, and prominent features of curriculum changes reflected on the practice of education are studied. It is concluded from the study that the factors affecting curriculum fidelity in Turkey are teacher characteristics, curriculum properties, teacher training, institutional features, regional, social, economic, and cultural characteristics, a centralist education system, high-stakes tests, and student characteristics. Because of the understanding of viewing teachers as technicians responsible for implementing a curriculum designed by experts and directors, it cannot be possible to have expert staff that can adapt the curriculum to the conditions of their region, school, or class. This vicious circle drives teachers to ambiguity in planning and implementation; teachers having difficulties abiding by the curriculum under the conditions of the region, school, and class carry out curriculum implementations different in theory and in practice. Suggestions for practice and future research are also included in this study.

ÖzAraştırmanın amacı kimya öğretiminde kullanılan ters yüz edilmiş sınıf (TES) modelinin öğretmen adaylarının erişileri ve görüşleri açısından incelenmesidir. Çalışmada, nicel ve nitel veri toplama yöntemlerinin birlikte kullanılması yoluyla, araştırma sonuçlarını bütünleştirilmesine imkan sağlayan karma yöntem kullanılmıştır. Araştırma Deney (N:21) ve Kontrol (N:18) grupları olmak üzere toplam 39 Fen Bilgisi öğretmen adayı ile yürütülmüştür. Deney ve kontrol gruplarına işlem öncesi ön test ve işlemler sonrasında da son test olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen, ‚Genel Kimya Başarı Testi‛ ayrıca tersyüz sınıf etkinliklerine ilişkin sürecin daha iyi açıklanması amacıyla öğretmen adaylarına dört maddelik bir görüş formu uygulanmış ve elde edilen veriler analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, deney grubunda Genel Kimya-1 dersinin öğretiminde kullanılan TES modelinin öğretmen adaylarının erişileri üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu söylenilebilir. Ayrıca öğretmen adayları TES modeli uygulamalarına ilişkin önemli oranda olumlu görüş belirttikleri ve modeli etkili buldukları saptanmıştır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Kimya öğretimi, ters-yüz edilmiş sınıf modeli, akademik başarı, erişi, öğretmen adayları. A Research into the Flipped Classroom in terms of the Academic Achievement, and Views of the Prospective Teachers AbstractThe aim of this research is a study of the flipped classroom used in chemistry education in terms of the academic achievement and views of the prospective teachers. In the study, mix method was used. Including the research experiment (N:21) and control (N:18) groups, it has been carried out with the 39 prospective science teachers.‚General Chemistry Achievement Test‛ which have been developed by the reserchers before process as the pre test and after the process post test o the experiment and control groups, also with the aim of flipped classroom activities related process in mind, has been practiced to the prospective teachers in the form of a view form of four articles and the resulting data have been analized. As a result, it can be said there is an effect of the flipped classroom on General Chemistry-1 in the experiement group on the academic achievement of the * Bu çalışma, 25. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kongresi'nde sözlü bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.

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The aim of this project was to develop an 8-week values education program and evaluate how well it raises preservice teachers' awareness of values education. This was an experimental and qualitative study conducted in April -May 2019 in eight 70-minute lectures at the Faculty of Education of Manisa Celal Bayar University. An 8-week values education program was developed, then, its effectiveness was evaluated using an experimental pretest-posttest control group design. The sample consisted of 47 students (35 females, 12 males) randomly assigned to two groups: Data were collected using a demographic characteristics form and the Schwartz Value Survey, which consists of 56 values. The values education program was based on eight values derived from the Schwartz Value Survey. A qualitative research method was also used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted by the researchers. Research results showed that The Values Teaching Educational Program-developed by researchers-had a positive effect on values such as responsibility, social justice, modesty, open-mindedness, protecting environment, honesty, and helpfulness. But it was not found statistically significant difference between control group and experimental group over "successful" value. The qualitative results also show that the values education program met participants' expectations and improved their perceptions and awareness of values and their motivation to put them in practice. Lastly, the values education program helped the experimental participants develop positive views of the program itself and its content, material, activities, duration and the group leader.