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This study investigated the impact of a Critical Friends Group (CFG), an inquiry-based professional development model, on Turkish EFL teachers. It was acknowledged that short-term workshops did not provide opportunities for teachers to make connections between the theory presented and the implications that it had for classroom teaching. CFG model accompanied with protocols was thought to be a practical and efficient way of professional development.

The competencies in the science curriculum are important in raising individuals who can solve the problems they encounter in daily life and make innovations in science and technology. At this point, the competencies included in developed countries' science curriculum are a guide for developing countries. To develop science competencies effectively in schools, it is crucial to educate teachers first in the pre-service period according to both competencies of developed countries and the competencies specified in the science curriculum of their country. Therefore, in this research, the science competencies of Singapore, Estonia, Finland, Germany, America, and Turkey were examined first. Then considering these competencies, the science teacher education program of Turkey updated in 2018 by the Higher Education Institution was analyzed. The document analysis method was used in this study. This research shows that the competencies in mostly Germany science curriculum and then respectively, America, Turkey, Singapore, Estonia, and Finland science curriculum, are included in the science teacher education program. It is expected that this study will guide to designing science teacher education program of Turkey according to the competencies in the science curriculum of developed countries and Turkey.

This study aims to investigate pre-service teachers' opinions about the technology. In this respect, the opinions of pre-service science and mathematics teachers were taken. The study was carried out at a university, located in the capital of Turkey. The data were collected from 20 pre-service teachers in the department of secondary school science and mathematics education. Criterion sampling was used. Interview form was developed to collect data. The results were presented in four themes: the role of technology in pre-service teacher's life, pre-service teachers' preferences about technology, pre-service teachers' technology competence, and pre-service teachers' opinions about use of technology in educational settings. It is expected that the results of the study will contribute to the revision of teacher education programs in terms of technology use and cultivate the learning environment by using technology more effectively.

This study aims to investigate the level of sustainable environmental awareness (SEA) of 9 th and 12 th grade students and the ideas of students with regard to environment where they attained SEA behaviors. For this purpose, a SEA Scale was developed and implemented to 782 students. The scale comprised of 10 scenarios with three multiple choice options about them (Cronbach α=0.87). The result of this descriptive study shows that there was a significant difference between 9 th graders and 12 th graders in terms of SEA level (in favor of the 9 th graders). In contrast, there was no significant difference between 9 th and 12 th graders in terms of achievement. In addition to this, all students stated that they acquired SEA behaviors mostly from TV, biology courses, family and the internet.