<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Derya Kaltakci-Gurel</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Esra Gokce</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">EFFECTS OF BIOMIMICRY-ENRICHED ENGINEERING DESIGN-BASED TEACHING ON STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION WITH DAILY LIFE, STEM ATTITUDE, AND BIOMIMICRY   ATTITUDE IN SOUND AND ITS PROPERTIES UNIT</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Baltic Science Education</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">association with daily life</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">biomimicry attitude</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">biomimicry-enriched teaching</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">engineering design-based teaching</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">STEM attitude</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">October/2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/article?articleId=4659916</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">24</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This study examined the effects of biomimicry-enriched engineering design-based teaching on sixth graders' daily life associations, STEM attitudes, and biomimicry attitudes in the “Sound and Its Properties” unit. A pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design was used, with four classes randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The study involved 109 sixth graders in Türkiye. The experimental groups received biomimicry-enriched engineering design-based teaching for 22 hours, while the control groups followed the existing curriculum. The Association with Daily Life Test (ADLT) in the sound topic, Biomimicry Attitude Scale (BAS), and STEM Attitude Scale (SAS) were administered as pre-tests and post-tests to collect data. The post-test scores of the students' association with daily life, biomimicry attitude, and STEM attitude were compared using Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) when their pre-test scores were controlled. The findings of the study revealed that the students in the experimental group had significantly higher levels of association with daily life, STEM attitude, and biomimicry attitude compared to those in the control group, with the most substantial impact on association with daily life in the sound topic. </style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">918-934</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Derya Kaltakci-Gurel</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTICS INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE SCALE (OIES) AND EXPLORING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Baltic Science Education</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">experience</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">gender differences</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">geometrical optics</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">interest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">scale development</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December/2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://oaji.net/articles/2017/987-1544775899.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In this research, the development of the Optics Interest and Experience Scale (OIES) was discussed in the first stage, and the gender differences of prospective teachers in their interest and experience were explored with OIES in the second stage. The data were collected from 228 prospective teachers from eleven universities in Turkey. For content and face validity, a theoretical framework for the OIES was established by a detailed literature review and expert opinions were consulted. For the construct validity, the principal component factor analysis was used. The final form of the scale was composed of 33 items and had two main factors namely: ‘experience’and ‘interest’. A reliability analysis of the instrument revealed Cronbach-Alpha coefficients of .906 for the whole scale, .886 for the experience factor, .851 for the interest factor. MANOVA analysis was conducted to explore gender differences in interest and experience scores of prospective teachers in geometrical optics. There was a statistically significant difference between males and females on the combined dependent variables. When the results for the dependent variables were considered separately, the only difference to reach statistical significance was experience such that females reported slightly higher experience in geometrical optics than males. </style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">935-944</style></section></record></records></xml>