In language teaching, speaking is one of the complex skills that need to be developed specifically. However, how to teach speaking skills is an ongoing debate. The aim of this study is to examine the ...effect of STEM-based activities on the development of speaking skills of students in secondary schools. The study was conducted in a secondary school in Uralsk, Kazakhstan in 2022. In the study designed according to the control group pretest-posttest design, STEM activities in the experimental group and traditional teaching practices in the control group were carried out. The pretest-posttest and experimental application of the study was carried out with 60 students, 30 experimental and 30 control groups. As a result of the 6-week experimental applications, it was found that STEM-based activities in the experimental group increased students' speaking skills compared to traditional teaching. In addition, as a result of the experimental applications, it was observed that STEM-based activities increased students' attitudes towards language lessons and speaking skills at a positive and high level.
The aim of the study is to examine the relationships between primary school teachers' competencies and their use of internet resources. In this context, primary school teachers' purposes of using ...internet resources, the internet resources and platforms they use, participants' teaching efficacy and educational internet use self-efficacy were examined with a relational approach. In the study, 218 primary school teachers working in Almaty province were included in the study by disproportionate cluster sampling method. Internet use questionnaire, teacher efficacy scale and educational internet use self-efficacy scales were used to collect the data. According to the findings of the study, it was seen that a large proportion of primary school teachers use the Internet for 'accessing information, sharing academic information (homework, projects, etc.) and contributing to their personal and professional development. Kazakh teachers used resources such as "academic, research and educational sites", "web browsers (Google, Yandex, etc.)", "dictionary sites", "social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, Friendfeed, Google plus, etc.)", "wikis" and "video and photo sharing sites" at high rates. In another finding of the study, it was found that primary school teachers' perceptions of teaching efficacy were at a high level, whereas their perceptions of Internet use self-efficacy were at a medium level. Participants' internet use self-efficacy perceptions show significant differences according to gender and age variables. Finally, significant relationships were found between teacher efficacy and internet use self-efficacy.
In this study, current issues related to Kazakh children's games were examined and the importance of games on Kazakhstan's culture was discussed. While determining the experimental and control groups ...in the study, 105 pupils from the 4th grade of two primary schools in Kazakhstan, who were determined by unbiased assignment, were assigned to 2 experimental and a control groups consisting of 35 pupils. In the study, online-based educational games in Experiment A group, online-based and face-to-face game activities in Experiment B group, and traditional teaching practice in control group were carried out. At the beginning of the study, "Traditional Kazakh Games Achievement Test", "Attitude Towards Traditional Games Scale" and "Cultural Value Perception Scale" were applied to all three groups for pre-test purposes. The data collected in line with the purpose of the study were analyzed using statistical analysis techniques appropriate to the characteristics of the data and a quantitative statistical program was used in a computer environment. The findings obtained were presented in tables. For this purpose, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Sheffe test were used. As a result of the research, pupils in experimental group A, in which online-supported educational games were applied, and in experimental group B, in which online and face-to-face educational games were applied together, achieved higher achievement levels and positive attitudes compared to the control group, which was applied traditional education.
In language teaching, speaking is one of the complex skills that need to be developed specifically. However, how to teach speaking skills is an ongoing debate. The aim of this study is to examine the ...effect of STEM-based activities on the development of speaking skills of students in secondary schools. The study was conducted in a secondary school in Uralsk, Kazakhstan in 2022. In the study designed according to the control group pretest-posttest design, STEM activities in the experimental group and traditional teaching practices in the control group were carried out. The pretest-posttest and experimental application of the study was carried out with 60 students, 30 experimental and 30 control groups. As a result of the 6-week experimental applications, it was found that STEM-based activities in the experimental group increased students' speaking skills compared to traditional teaching. In addition, as a result of the experimental applications, it was observed that STEM-based activities increased students' attitudes towards language lessons and speaking skills at a positive and high level.
