4th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2012) Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 46 Barcelona, Spain 2-5 February 2012 Part 1 of 7 Editors: Gulson A. Baskan Fezile Ozdamli Sezer Kanbul Deniz Ozcan ISBN: 978-1-62993-039-8 Printed from e-media with permission by: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version. Copyright© by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Printed by Curran Associates, Inc. (2014) For permission requests, please contact Elsevier B.V. at the address below. Elsevier B.V. Radarweg 29 Amsterdam 1043 NX The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 485 3911 Fax: +31 20 485 2457 http://www.elsevierpublishingsolutions.com/contact.asp Additional copies of this publication are available from: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 USA Phone: 845-758-0400 Fax: 845-758-2634 Email: [email protected] Web: www.proceedings.com 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 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