Within the scope of the 2531 Bilateral Cooperation Support Program opened by TÜBİTAK and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for joint research projects, two projects from our university's Faculty of Education have been awarded support.
The project titled “An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Cognitive Characteristics through Biomimicry-Based Models in the Context of Sustainability” led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevim Bezen from the Department of Mathematics and Science Education and Prof. Dr. Jorge Groß from Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, will also include Dr. İpek Derman, Faculty Member from the Department of Educational Sciences; Res. Asst. Dr. İsmail Bezci and Res. Asst. Dr. Emre Dedekargıoğlu from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design; and Res. Asst. Dr. Seda Büşra Saraç from the Department of Business, who will contribute to the project with their interdisciplinary knowledge and experience. The main aim of the project is to examine the interactions of pre-service physics and biology teachers in Turkey and Germany with biomimicry-based models in the context of sustainability through eye-tracking technology, and to comparatively evaluate their visual attention, cognitive load, and conceptual understanding levels. Through this international scientific cooperation between Turkey and Germany, it is aimed to contribute to the development of evidence-based, innovative teaching approaches in the fields of sustainability and teacher education, and to offer an original methodological framework for model-based research.
The project titled "Developing a Design-Based Analytical Framework for Epistemic and Ethical Research Practices in Music Education in Migration Contexts: A Germany-Türkiye Research Collaboration," led by Res. Asst. Dr. Gözde Özenç İra from the Department of Primary Education and Prof. Dr. Christian Rolle from the University of Cologne, Germany, aims to develop an analytical framework that explains how graduate students' epistemic and ethical research practices develop and transform in their research designed in the field of primary school music education in migration contexts through design-based research cycles. Through this international research collaboration between Germany and Turkey, it is aimed to increase research quality and strengthen ethical standards in music education research sensitive to cultural diversity.
