Publications & Research Output
A comprehensive list of peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters, sorted by year. Our publications reflect a deep commitment to advancing chemistry education through innovative research, collaborative efforts, and evidence-based educational strategies.
PEDAL: Open Infrastructure for Citable AI Prompts in STEM Education and Research
The rapid integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into educational practice has created an urgent need for infrastructure that...
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity: Legislate or Educate?
This participatory action research (PAR) study, conducted at a Midwestern U.S. university, aimed to bridge the gap between generat...
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity: Legislate or Educate?
This proposal investigates the impact of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT) on academic integrity in a U.S. college setting. Th...
Measuring conceptual understanding on oxygen binding and delivery in a biochemistry course
This study presents the development stages and validity evidence of a new two-tier diagnostic test designed to conceptually assess...
Exploring science teachers' affective states: Pedagogical discontentment, self-efficacy, intentions to reform, and their relationships
This study explored the constructs of pedagogical discontentment, science teaching self-efficacy, and intentions to reform, and th...
Integrating learning objects into D2L to promote student learning of difficult scientific concepts
This presentation introduces a valid and reliable method for developing and deploying Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCO...
Alternative assessment method in biochemistry education: Graphical representation of oxygen binding and delivery
This workshop focuses on measuring students’ conceptual understanding in an undergraduate biochemistry course at DePaul University...
Construct validity and reliability measures of scores from the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale
The Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale, originally developed in the U.S. and culturally rooted, had not bee...
Advancing chemistry education research: Dual-Process Theories, Learning Objects and Student Response Systems (Keynote Lecture)
This Keynote Lecture addresses the advancement of chemistry education research (CER), emphasizing the need for cooperation between...
Majors’ gender-based affective states toward learning physical chemistry
This study examines the affective states of chemistry majors (junior/senior level) in a Physical Chemistry II (PChem II) course, u...
Affective dimensions in chemistry education
This book serves as a compilation of up-to-date expertise and research about the influence of the affective domain on learning in ...
Introduction to Moodle Learning Management System and use of learning objects
This presentation provides an introduction to the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) and the use of learning objects. The pri...
Affective factors and instructional interactivity in education
This seminar explores the critical relationship between affective and cognitive domains in education, framed within Dual-Process T...
Construct validity and reliability measures of scores from the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) Scale
The Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale, originally developed in the United States, is culturally rooted, li...
A project idea on working definition of IBSE in Europe through artificial intelligence
This project idea outlines a proposal for a Horizon 2020 grant to establish a working definition of Inquiry-Based Science Educatio...
A project idea on working definition of IBSE in Europe through artificial intelligence
This project idea, presented at a European Commission Brokerage Event, proposes to define a working framework for Inquiry-Based Sc...
An account for Inquiry-Based Science Education through Dual-Process Theories
This presentation addresses whether current Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) indicators adequately account for the complexit...
Re-analysis of PISA 2003 data about students’ mathematics anxiety, self-efficacy, and motivation
This study utilizes a re-analysis of the PISA 2003 data (N=272,138 students from 41 countries) to investigate students' mathematic...
Use of technology and attitudes towards technology: An international analysis of the PISA 2003 data
The aim of this study is to analyze the use of computers and attitudes towards computers with respect to gender, geographical regi...
Affective dimensions in chemistry education: Focus on educational technology and learning objects
This symposium explores the affective dimensions in chemistry education, specifically focusing on the role of educational technolo...
Adaptation of learning objects to inquiry-based chemical education: Phase diagrams
This study investigates the conceptual understanding of phase diagrams among third-year university chemistry students. The primary...
Preparing a grant proposal for funding by the European Commission and presenting a grant proposal in chemistry education
This workshop, presented at the III. National Chemistry Education Congress, aimed to guide participants in preparing and submittin...
Phase diagrams and conceptual learning
This study reports on the development, reliability, and validity of a newly designed two-tier instrument to measure chemistry stud...
Experiences in reviewing proposals under FP7 Program and some tips for improving proposals
This presentation shares experiences gained from reviewing proposals submitted to the FP7 Science in Society (SiS) program (specif...
Physical chemistry education and learning objects (PChemLO): A technological implementation to foster inquiry-based learning and diminish gender differences at higher education
The PChemLO project is a collaborative effort between Chemistry Education and Physical Chemistry divisions. The main objectives ar...
Measuring one aspect of teachers’ affective states: Development of the science teachers’ pedagogical discontentment scale
The aim of this research is to describe the development of the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment Scale (STPDS), an inst...
Affective dimensions in chemistry education
The affective domain refers to feelings-based constructs such as attitudes, values, beliefs, opinions, interests, and motivation. ...
Physical chemistry education and learning objects (PChemLO): Affective aspects of implementation
This presentation includes the preliminary findings of the ongoing PChemLO project, a collaboration between the Divisions of Chemi...
Affective dimensions in chemistry education: Much left for future research
This concept paper, aligned with the symposium theme, focuses on various latent affective constructs in chemistry education resear...
Einstellungen zur Chemie und zum Chemielernen bei türkischen und deutschen Jugendlichen
This study investigates the attitudes of Turkish and German adolescents toward chemistry and learning chemistry, addressing the si...
Depicting chemistry majors’ self-perceptions in learning chemistry
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to investigate the self-perceptions of college students whose major is in chemistry ab...
Students’ perceptions to use technology for learning: Measurement integrity of the modified Fennema-Sherman attitudes scales
The purpose of this two-part study was to establish the reliability of the Turkish-translated Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitude...
Shared perceptions of professors about instructional interactivity
Research in education indicates that there is not a settled view of what interactivity or interaction mean for learning and instru...
Quantifying high school students’ self- perceptions in learning chemistry
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to investigate high school students’ self-perceptions in learning chemistry by a compa...
FP7 Science in Society Program: The evaluation process of large scale proposals for coordination and support actions
This paper presents the evaluation process of large-scale grant proposals submitted to the Science-in-Society call of the Seventh ...
Analysis of Turkish high-school chemistry examination questions according to Bloom’s Taxonomy
This study presents a detailed investigation of classical exam questions of chemistry courses in two of largest metropolitan citie...
A conceptual framework for fidelity of implementation of instructional materials
This paper describes the outcomes of the first strand of the "Applied Research on Science Materials Implementation: Bringing Measu...
A framework for measuring fidelity of implementation of science instructional materials
This paper describes outcomes of the first strand of the "Applied Research on Science Materials Implementation: Bringing Measureme...
Students’ motivation to use technology for learning
The purpose of this study was to investigate students’ motivation to use technology for learning by a comparative analysis with re...
An instrument development: Interactivity Survey (IS)
Although there is no agreement as to what instructional interactivity and interaction mean in educational literature, researchers ...
An instrument development: Interactivity Survey (the IS)
Although there is no agreement as to what interactivity and interaction mean in educational literature, researchers are in agreeme...
Interactive learning in mathematics education: Review of recent literature
This review investigates the use of certain types of interaction in mathematics education. These types include interaction between...
A finer grain understanding of teachers’ adoption of reforms?: Development of an instrument to assess science teachers’ pedagogical discontentment (STPD)
This research focuses on science teachers’ pedagogical discontentment, a construct that describes teachers’ lack of satisfaction o...
Investigating the existence of interactivity in various instructional settings
Although there is no agreement as to what interactivity and interaction mean in educational literature, researchers are in agreeme...
Interactive learning in mathematics education: Review of recent literature
This review investigates the use of certain types of interaction in mathematics education. These types include interaction between...
Working to measure the impact of professional development activities: Developing an instrument to quantify pedagogical discontentment
The aim of this research is to empirically define the construct of science teachers’ pedagogical discontentment, a construct that ...
Instructional interactivity endeavor and Spiral Dynamics
It is commonly accepted in most educational research communities that delivery of instruction accompanied by interactivity will in...
Turkish high-school students’ attitudes toward learning mathematics
Attitudes towards mathematics, mathematics self concept and motivation to learn mathematics of 79 students coming from two high sc...
Self-perception in learning mathematics
This study investigated the mathematics self-concept of students in several high schools in the northwest of Türkiye. A total of 2...
The perceptions of professors at colleges of education about instructional interactivity
This research investigated the perceptions of the faculty members at colleges of education around the world about instructional in...
The use of interactivity in a graduate class: A case study
This case study explores the application and impact of interactivity strategies within a graduate-level academic course. This rese...
Instructional interactivity and technology components of a freshman chemistry course
Educational technologies have provided opportunities for better teaching and learning environments in chemistry. The difficulties ...
The significance of interactivity in gender equitable education
Interactivity is perceived as a vital component of education to increase the quality of individuals’ learning in the fields of sci...
Instructional interactivity endeavor and the Spiral’s Value MEMEs
A frequent argument in education literature is that delivery of instruction accompanied by real-time interactivity will increase l...
Microfluidic devices for the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction
We describe an experimental methodology for the study of chemical self-organization in micropatterned reaction systems. Our approa...
The significance of interactivity, learning cycle, and content knowledge in science teaching and teacher preparation programs
This paper highlights the importance of interactivity, the learning cycle, and content knowledge for effective science teaching. T...
Microdevice fabrication by softlithography and nonlinear phenomena in microchannels
This thesis explores microdevice fabrication via soft-lithography and the size-dependent nonlinear dynamics in microchannels. The ...
Micro-patterning of reaction arrays for self-organizing systems
This research details the micro-patterning of reaction arrays to study self-organizing chemical systems. Recent advances in the ph...
Letting teachers to interact with the idea of Interactivity: 'What is Interactive?
This paper presents a Web-based evaluation system to improve curriculum quality through integrated stakeholder feedback. This pape...
The summative evaluation of the EcoVentures program in terms of its interactivity component
This study evaluates the interactivity component of the EcoVentures program, finding positive teacher and student attitudes. Altho...
Interactivity in mathematics and science education
This paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding interactivity in mathematics and science education. This paper explor...
An on-line evaluation system for curriculum materials development
An online system for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of curriculum materials. This paper presents the design and concep...