Identification of Adaptation Problems of Freshman Engineering Students in Chemistry Courses at Foundation¤ Universities in Turkey

dc.creator	Ayşegül Öncül
dc.date	2011-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:43Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:43Z
dc.identifier	1305-9076
dc.identifier	1305-905X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c5ae569b72bb47a09cce8787b3a041d4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18592
dc.description	It has been previously observed that many freshman engineering students experience adaptation problems in the general chemistry course, which one of the courses is given to the students in their first years in university after their high school chemistry courses so that they can have the same background before starting to take major courses in engineering. This study has been carried out to identify such adaptation problems by surveying 205 freshman engineering students at a foundation university in Turkey. In the analysis of the data obtained from the survey application, frequency and percent distribution of statistical operations have been utilized. Survey results have indicated that the students face difficulties with the shift to the process-oriented learning, the use of derivation, and the placement of units in problem solving. They also have indicated the confusion of chemistry terms and the language barrier in English-based instruction. In the survey, students have highlighted the benefits of laboratory use and black-board based instruction.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Turskish
dc.publisher	World Education, Science, Research and Counseling Center
dc.relation	http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/284/pdf_60
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1305-9076
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1305-905X
dc.rights	CC BY-NC
dc.source	Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences , Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 150-163 (2011)
dc.subject	Chemistry education
dc.subject	higher education
dc.subject	undergraduate students of engineering
dc.subject	freshmen students
dc.subject	general chemistry
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Identification of Adaptation Problems of Freshman Engineering Students in Chemistry Courses at Foundation¤ Universities in Turkey
dc.type	article