Considering that generations that have grown up in the 21st-century have grown alongside technology, it is thought that integrating technology into lessons helps students learn the subject. This study aims to develop five STEM activities for the lesson of the human body systems by integrating the coding-based Arduino into STEM education. The activities were implemented to 6th-grade students for seven weeks and the effects on students’ skills of establishing a cause-effect relationship. The study method was pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental design, and the cause-effect relationship scale and semi-structured view form were used as data collection tools. As a result of the study, a significant difference was found between the Arduino-supported STEM activities developed and the students’ skills of establishing a cause-effect relationship. The students who received the Arduino-supported STEM education found the course to be entertaining and educational, and the future goals of these students were affected. In order to bring individuals who love their profession into the future, Arduino-supported STEM education should be applied and expanded in other branches and class levels.

A new teaching method under the name of STEM, integrating the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is now taught by teachers in their classes. Considering that the generation that grows up in the 21st-century has grown up with technology, it is thought that integrating technology into lessons helps students learn the subject. The study aims to develop five STEM activities for the human body systems lesson by integrating the coding-based Arduino into STEM education. The activities were implemented to 6th-grade students for seven weeks and the effects on students' skills of establishing a cause-effect relationship. The study method was pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental design, and the cause-effect relationship scale was used as a data collection tool. As a result of the study, a significant difference was found between the Arduino-supported STEM activities developed and the students' skills of establishing a cause-effect relationship.

This article discusses the comparison between digital and traditional face-to-face coaching within the scope of shadow education institutions. While analyzing the differences and similarities between the two educational models, both their advantages and disadvantages are thoroughly discussed. In this context, interviews were conducted with students and teachers who receive education in both face-to-face and digital coaching, and the positive and negative aspects of both institutions, suitable and unsuitable courses, the future situation, and the effects on students' academic achievements were revealed. According to the results obtained from the research, it is noteworthy that students who do not receive education in digital coaching have prejudices against digitalization. Additionally, no significant difference was found between the academic achievements of students receiving education in digital coaching and those receiving education in face-to-face coaching.

Değerler eğitimi, öğrencilere tüm insani değerlerin kapsamlı şekilde öğretildiği bir çeşit karakter eğitimidir. Öğrencilere etik değerleri kazandırmak için lise düzeyindeki ders kitaplarında toplum tarafından benimsenen değerleri öğrencilere kazandırmak büyük önem arz etmektedir. Bu gerekçe ile bu çalışmada 2018 yılında uygulamaya konulan Fizik Öğretim Programı (MEB, 2018)’na uygun hazırlanmış lise fizik ders kitaplarında yine Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı (MEB) tarafından benimsenen on kök değerin ne ölçüde değinildiğini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç kapsamında, bu araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden bir olan doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında 9., 10., 11. ve 12. sınıf düzeyinde okutulan dört fizik ders kitabı analiz için kullanılmıştır. Veriler, içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre fizik ders kitaplarında MEB tarafından benimsenen 10 kök değere kısmen de olsa yer verildiği belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, bu 10 kök değerden en fazla yer verilen değerlerin sırasıyla “vatanseverlik”, “sorumluluk” ve “öz denetim”; en az yer verilenlerin ise “adalet”, “sevgi” ve “dostluk” olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar, fizik dersinin sayısal ve soyut bir ders olmasının, değerler eğitiminin aktarılmasına engel olmadığını göstermektedir. Bu çalışma sonuçları, değerler eğitimin fizik gibi soyut bir derste de verilebileceğini göstermektedir. Bu bağlamda, değerler eğitimini öğrencilere verilmesi bağlamında fizik eğitimcileri bir araya gelip, hangi değerlere hangi ünitelerde yer verilmesi gerektiği, uygunluğunu ve uygulanabilirliği konusunda daha detaylı araştırmalar yapmaları önerilmiştir.