Dr Utkun Aydin
- Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education – Mathematics Education (School of Education)
telephone:
01413302780
email:
Utkun.Aydin@glasgow.ac.uk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1380-5911Biography
Utkun was born to a family of teachers. She completed her elementary, middle and secondary school education in TED Zonguldak College, Turkey. After receiving B.S. degree in mathematics at Ankara University (2002), she started as a research assistant in Mugla Sitki Kocman University and received M.S. with non-thesis pedagogical formation degree in Secondary Science and Mathematics Education (2003). Utkun completed her graduate studies as a research assistant in Middle East Technical University by receiving M.S. (2007) and Ph.D. (2012) degrees in Secondary Science and Mathematics Education. Later, she was as an assistant professor of mathematics education at MEF University in 2014-2017. During these years, she actively participated in school-university partnerships, and she taught 5th grade mathematics at a disadvantaged public middle school and collaborated with mathematics teachers at public/private middle schools. Prior to the University of Glasgow, Utkun worked at American University of the Middle East, Department of Mathematics in Kuwait (2017-2022), served as a moderator of several courses and participated in committees of learning and curriculum. Utkun received her associate professorship degree at the Head of Interuniversity Council, Ankara, Turkey in 2019. She taught undergraduate courses on both mathematics and mathematics education, in addition to graduate courses on advanced research methods in education. Her research interests are mathematical thinking, knowledge of geometry, test development and adaptation, metacognition and test anxiety. She has a particular interest in structural equation modeling and multilevel modeling. Utkun is currently working as a data analysis advisor in a research project on the effect of math anxiety on middle school students’ problem-solving skills using behavioral and neuroscientific (optical brain imaging) methods. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council on Measurement in Education and Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Utkun is fond of books, music and nature and planning to turn her life-abroad memoir with photo illustrations on instagram into a book.
Research interests
- Mathematical Thinking
- Knowledge of Geometry
- Test Anxiety
- Metacognition
- Test/Scale Development and Adaptation
- Experimental Designs
- Structural Equation Modeling
- Multilevel Modeling
Publications
2024
Aydin, U. (2024) What’s Metacognition Got to Do with the Relationship Between Test Anxiety and Mathematics Achievement? Advanced Quantitative Research in Education Thematic Hub (AQRiE) Seminar Series, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 10 Dec 2024.
Aydin, U. (2024) Mathematics Education in the Digital Age: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. 22nd International Primary Teacher Education Symposium (IPTES 2024), Şanlıurfa, Turkey, 12-15 Nov 2024.
Aydin, U. , Birgili, B. and Fell Kurban, C. (2024) Assessing the Relevance of a Course Evaluation Model: Fostering Engaged Learning in Preservice Teachers through Flipped Classroom Experiences. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2024) Exploring Preservice Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions and Responses to Student Mathematical Errors: An Analysis of Error Management Approaches. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2024) Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Appraisal of Competency Demands in a Mathematical Task. British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference 2024, Manchester, UK, 08-12 Sep 2024.
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2024) What’s metacognition got to do with the relationship between test anxiety and mathematics achievement? European Journal of Psychology of Education, (doi: 10.1007/s10212-024-00797-7) (Early Online Publication)
2023
Aydin, U. and Birgili, B. (2023) Assessing mathematical higher-order thinking skills: an analysis of Turkish university entrance examinations. Educational Assessment, 28(3), pp. 190-209. (doi: 10.1080/10627197.2023.2202311)
Zembat, I. Ö. , Mio, C. , Aydin, U. and Mclaren, E. (2023) Exploring Preservice Teachers' Use of Definitions for Trapeziums. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 August 2023. (Unpublished)
2022
Taylan, R. D., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Aydın, U. and Birgili, B. (2022) Teacher educators in K-12 classrooms: how to nurture professional development and research. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 22(1), pp. 175-188. (doi: 10.33423/jhetp.v22i1.4974)
2021
Aydin, U. (2021) Çevrimiçi matematik eğitiminde test geliştirme: Moodle kullanımı = Test development in online mathematics education: using Moodle. In: Yıldız, Esra and Arpacı, İbrahim (eds.) Matematik Eğitiminde Yenilikçi Teknolojiler. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. ISBN 9786254399015
Özgeldi, M. and Aydin, U. (2021) Identifying competency demands in calculus textbook examples: the case of integrals. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 19, pp. 171-191. (doi: 10.1007/s10763-019-10046-9)
Birgili, B. and Aydin, U. (2021) The MATH Taxonomy as a Tool for Analyzing University Entrance Examination Mathematics Items. ITC 12th Conference on Tests and Testing - A Colloquium on Diversity and Equity in a Globalized Digital World: Opportunities and Challenges for Assessment, 09-12 Jul 2021.
2020
Birgili, B. and Aydin, U. (2020) Veri Analizi Konusunda Kullanılan Portfolyo Değerlendirmesinin 7. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin İstatistik Başarısına Etkisi = The effect of portfolio assessment used in data analysis unit on 7th grade students’ statistics achievement. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 16(3), pp. 730-752. (doi: 10.17860/mersinefd.779115)
2019
Aydın, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2019) Unpacking the roles of metacognition and theory of mind in Turkish undergraduate students’ academic achievement: a test of two mediation models. Croatian Journal of Education, 21(4), pp. 1333-1398. (doi: 10.15516/cje.v21i4.3303)
Aydın, U. (2019) Grade level differences in the cognitive, behavioral, and physiological components of test anxiety. International Journal of Educational Psychology, 8(1), pp. 27-50. (doi: 10.17583/ijep.2019.2729)
Aydin, U. (2019) Test anxiety: gender differences in elementary school students. European Journal of Educational Research, 8(1), pp. 21-30. (doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.8.1.21)
Aydın, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2019) The PISA tasks: unveiling prospective elementary mathematics teachers’ difficulties with contextual, conceptual, and procedural knowledge. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 63(1), pp. 105-123. (doi: 10.1080/00313831.2017.1324906)
Aydin, U. and Ozgeldi, M. (2019) Identifying Competency Demands in Calculus Textbook Examples: the Case of Integrals. ECER 2019: Education in an Era of Risk – the Role of Educational Research for the Future, Hamburg, Germany, 02-06 Sep 2019.
2018
Aydin, U. , Özgeldi, M. and Aydin, O. (2018) Prospective Teachers’ Social Cognition, Metacognition, and Academic Performance: a Path Analysis Approach. ECER 2018: Inclusion and Exclusion, Resources for Educational Research?, Bolzano, Italy, 03-07 Sep 2018.
Aydın, U. (2018) Conceptual and procedural angle knowledge: do gender and grade level make a difference? International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 19(1), pp. 22-46.
Ubuz, B. and Aydın, U. (2018) Geometry knowledge test about triangles: evidence on validity and reliability. ZDM, 50(4), pp. 659-673. (doi: 10.1007/s11858-018-0964-y)
Taylan, R. D. and Aydın, U. (2018) Altıncı Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Açılar Konusundaki Kavramlaştırmalarının İncelenmesi = An investigation of sixth-grade students’ mistakes in solving questions about the angle concept. Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 20(1), pp. 33-49. (doi: 10.17556/erziefd.332981)
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2018) Impacts of a university–school partnership on middle school students' fractional knowledge: a quasiexperimental study. Journal of Educational Research, 111(2), pp. 151-162. (doi: 10.1080/00220671.2016.1220358)
2017
Atalay, Z., Aydin, U. , Bulgan, G. and Taylan, R. D. (2017) Bilinçli-Farkındalık Temelli Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği-Yenilenmiş: Türkiye Uyarlama Çalışması (BFÖÖ-Y) = Mindfulness-based self efficacy scale-revised (MSES-R): Turkish adaptation study. Elementary Education Online, 16(4), pp. 1803-1815. (doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2017.342994)
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2017) Okulda üniversite modeli: beşinci sınıf öğrencilerinin kesir bilgisi gelişiminden yansımalar = University within school model: reflections from the fifth grade students’ fractional knowledge development. Kastamonu Education Journal, 25(5), pp. 1979-1994.
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2017) Public and Private School Students’ Fractional Knowledge: School Type Differences. ECER 2017: Reforming Education and the Imperative of Constant Change: Ambivalent roles of policy and educational research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-25 Aug 2017.
Aydin, U. (2017) A case study of the relationship between meaning and formalism. International Journal of Human and Behavioral Science, 3(1), pp. 11-29. (doi: 10.19148/ijhbs.345809)
Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Taylan, D. and Aydin, U. (2017) Okulda Üniversite modelinin ilk yıl uygulamasının değerlendirilmesi = Evaluating the First Year Implication of the University Within School Model. Turkish Computer and Mathematics Education Symposium 3, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, 17-19 May 2017.
Aydin, U. (2017) Test anxiety: do gender and school-level matter? European Journal of Educational Research, 6(2), pp. 187-197. (doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.6.2.187)
Aydin, U. and Bulgan, G. (2017) Çocuklarda Sınav Kaygısı Ölçeği’nin Türkçe Uyarlaması: Geçerlik Ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. İlköğretim Online, 16(2), p. 887. (doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2017.304742)
Aydin, U. and Bulgan, G. (2017) Çocuklarda Sınav Kaygısı Ölçeği’nin Türkçe = [Adaptation of Children’s Test Anxiety Scale to Turkish]. İlköğretim Online [Elementary Education Online], 16(2), pp. 887-899. (doi: 10.17051/ilkonline)
Aydın, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2017) Equity in middle school students' fractional knowledge: does school type matter in Turkey? European Journal of Education Studies, 3(9), pp. 541-557. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.937254)
2016
Aydin, U. (2016) Calculus. In: The Flipped Approach to Higher Education: Designing Universities for Today’s Knowledge Economies and Societies. Series: Innovation, technology, and education for growth. Emerald, pp. 138-143. ISBN 9781786357434
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2016) Prospective elementary mathematics teachers’ contextual, conceptual, and procedural knowledge: analysis of selected items from the PISA. In: Shelley, M., Ahmet Kıray, S. and Celik, I. (eds.) Education Research Highlights in Mathematics, Science and Technology 2016. ISRES, pp. 131-137. ISBN 9786056695018
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2016) Okulda Üniversite Modeli-Temelli öğretimin 5. Sınıf öğrencilerinin kesir bilgisini geliştirme üzerine etkisi = The Effect of University Within School Model-Based Instruction on 5th Grade Students’ Fractional Knowledge. 12th National Science and Mathematics Education Congress, Trabzon, Turkey, 28-30 Sep 2016.
Taylan, R. D., Tunc-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Aydin, U. and Özcan, M. (2016) Beşinci sınıf öğrencilerinin kesir bilgisinin sayı doğrusu üzerinde gösterimi ile ilgili düşünüş biçimlerinin araştırılması = Investigating Fifth-Grade Students’ Conceptions of Fractions on the Number Line. 12th National Science and Mathematics Education Congress, Trabzon, Turkey, 28-30 Sep 2016.
Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B., Aydin, U. and Özcan, M. (2016) Academicians as Teachers: Nurturing Teacher Experience. 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-13), Hamburg, Germany, 24-31 Jul 2016.
Ubuz, B. and Aydin, U. (2016) Multilevel Modeling of Undergraduate Students’ Mathematical Thinking About the Derivative Concept. 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-13), Hamburg, Germany, 24-31 Jul 2016.
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2016) Prospective Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Contextual, Conceptual, and Procedural Knowledge: Analysis of Selected Items from the PISA. International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology (ICEMST 2016), Bodrum, Turkey, 19-22 May 2016.
Aydin, U. , Birgili, B., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D. and Özcan, M. (2016) Improving Fifth Grade Students’ Fractional Knowledge Through University-School Partnership. 2016 AERA Annual Meeting "Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies", Washington, DC, USA, 08-12 Apr 2016.
Taylan, R. D., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Aydin, U. and Özcan, M. (2016) Influence of a Number Line Based Model of Instruction on 5th Grade Students’ Use of Mathematical Language During Clinical Interviews. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference, San Francisco, USA, 11-13 Apr 2016.
2015
Aydin, U. and Ubuz, B. (2015) The Thinking-about-Derivative test for undergraduate students: development and validation. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 13(6), pp. 1279-1303. (doi: 10.1007/s10763-014-9545-x)
Engin, A., Aydin, U. and Taylan, R. D. (2015) Okulda Üniversite Modeli çerçevesinde eş-öğretmenlik deneyimi = Co-Teaching Experience Through University Within School Model. 19th Autumn Teachers Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 14 Oct 2015.
Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, D., Aydin, U. , Birgili, B., Özcan, M., Akbal, K. and Mermer, A. (2015) Okulda Üniversite Modeli çerçevesinde matematik öğretimi: Öğrencilerin derse katılımının artırılması = Teaching Mathematics Through University Within School Model: Enhancing Student Participation. Best Practices in Education Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 11 Apr 2015.
2013
Aydin, U. (2013) Pisagor Felsefe ve Matematik Okulu = Pythagorean school of philosophy and mathematics. In: Girgin, Mustafa (ed.) Okul Dünyası. Vize Publications: Ankara, pp. 18-20.
Aydin, U. (2013) Rusya Bilimler Akademisi = Russia academy of sciences. In: Girgin, Mustafa (ed.) Okul Dünyası. Vize Publications: Ankara, pp. 64-67.
2012
Aydin, U. (2012) Umut = Hope. In: Girgin, Mustafa (ed.) Pedagojik Değerler. Vize Publications: Ankara, pp. 170-172.
2010
Aydin, U. and Ubuz, B. (2010) Structural model of metacognition and knowledge of geometry. Learning and Individual Differences, 20(5), pp. 436-445. (doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.06.002)
Aydin, U. and Ubuz, B. (2010) Turkish version of the Junior Metacognitive Awareness Inventory: the validation study. Education and Science, 35(157), pp. 30-45.
2006
Erbas, A. K., Cakiroglu, E., Aydin, U. and Beser, S. (2006) Professional development through technology-integrated problem solving: from InterMath to T-Math. Mathematics Educator, 16(2), pp. 35-46.
Articles
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2024) What’s metacognition got to do with the relationship between test anxiety and mathematics achievement? European Journal of Psychology of Education, (doi: 10.1007/s10212-024-00797-7) (Early Online Publication)
Aydin, U. and Birgili, B. (2023) Assessing mathematical higher-order thinking skills: an analysis of Turkish university entrance examinations. Educational Assessment, 28(3), pp. 190-209. (doi: 10.1080/10627197.2023.2202311)
Taylan, R. D., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Aydın, U. and Birgili, B. (2022) Teacher educators in K-12 classrooms: how to nurture professional development and research. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 22(1), pp. 175-188. (doi: 10.33423/jhetp.v22i1.4974)
Özgeldi, M. and Aydin, U. (2021) Identifying competency demands in calculus textbook examples: the case of integrals. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 19, pp. 171-191. (doi: 10.1007/s10763-019-10046-9)
Birgili, B. and Aydin, U. (2020) Veri Analizi Konusunda Kullanılan Portfolyo Değerlendirmesinin 7. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin İstatistik Başarısına Etkisi = The effect of portfolio assessment used in data analysis unit on 7th grade students’ statistics achievement. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 16(3), pp. 730-752. (doi: 10.17860/mersinefd.779115)
Aydın, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2019) Unpacking the roles of metacognition and theory of mind in Turkish undergraduate students’ academic achievement: a test of two mediation models. Croatian Journal of Education, 21(4), pp. 1333-1398. (doi: 10.15516/cje.v21i4.3303)
Aydın, U. (2019) Grade level differences in the cognitive, behavioral, and physiological components of test anxiety. International Journal of Educational Psychology, 8(1), pp. 27-50. (doi: 10.17583/ijep.2019.2729)
Aydin, U. (2019) Test anxiety: gender differences in elementary school students. European Journal of Educational Research, 8(1), pp. 21-30. (doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.8.1.21)
Aydın, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2019) The PISA tasks: unveiling prospective elementary mathematics teachers’ difficulties with contextual, conceptual, and procedural knowledge. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 63(1), pp. 105-123. (doi: 10.1080/00313831.2017.1324906)
Aydın, U. (2018) Conceptual and procedural angle knowledge: do gender and grade level make a difference? International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 19(1), pp. 22-46.
Ubuz, B. and Aydın, U. (2018) Geometry knowledge test about triangles: evidence on validity and reliability. ZDM, 50(4), pp. 659-673. (doi: 10.1007/s11858-018-0964-y)
Taylan, R. D. and Aydın, U. (2018) Altıncı Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Açılar Konusundaki Kavramlaştırmalarının İncelenmesi = An investigation of sixth-grade students’ mistakes in solving questions about the angle concept. Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 20(1), pp. 33-49. (doi: 10.17556/erziefd.332981)
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2018) Impacts of a university–school partnership on middle school students' fractional knowledge: a quasiexperimental study. Journal of Educational Research, 111(2), pp. 151-162. (doi: 10.1080/00220671.2016.1220358)
Atalay, Z., Aydin, U. , Bulgan, G. and Taylan, R. D. (2017) Bilinçli-Farkındalık Temelli Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği-Yenilenmiş: Türkiye Uyarlama Çalışması (BFÖÖ-Y) = Mindfulness-based self efficacy scale-revised (MSES-R): Turkish adaptation study. Elementary Education Online, 16(4), pp. 1803-1815. (doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2017.342994)
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2017) Okulda üniversite modeli: beşinci sınıf öğrencilerinin kesir bilgisi gelişiminden yansımalar = University within school model: reflections from the fifth grade students’ fractional knowledge development. Kastamonu Education Journal, 25(5), pp. 1979-1994.
Aydin, U. (2017) A case study of the relationship between meaning and formalism. International Journal of Human and Behavioral Science, 3(1), pp. 11-29. (doi: 10.19148/ijhbs.345809)
Aydin, U. (2017) Test anxiety: do gender and school-level matter? European Journal of Educational Research, 6(2), pp. 187-197. (doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.6.2.187)
Aydin, U. and Bulgan, G. (2017) Çocuklarda Sınav Kaygısı Ölçeği’nin Türkçe Uyarlaması: Geçerlik Ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. İlköğretim Online, 16(2), p. 887. (doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2017.304742)
Aydin, U. and Bulgan, G. (2017) Çocuklarda Sınav Kaygısı Ölçeği’nin Türkçe = [Adaptation of Children’s Test Anxiety Scale to Turkish]. İlköğretim Online [Elementary Education Online], 16(2), pp. 887-899. (doi: 10.17051/ilkonline)
Aydın, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2017) Equity in middle school students' fractional knowledge: does school type matter in Turkey? European Journal of Education Studies, 3(9), pp. 541-557. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.937254)
Aydin, U. and Ubuz, B. (2015) The Thinking-about-Derivative test for undergraduate students: development and validation. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 13(6), pp. 1279-1303. (doi: 10.1007/s10763-014-9545-x)
Aydin, U. and Ubuz, B. (2014) Predicting undergraduate students' mathematical thinking about derivative concept: a multilevel analysis of personal and institutional factors. Learning and Individual Differences, 32, pp. 80-92. (doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2014.03.023)
Aydin, U. and Ubuz, B. (2010) Structural model of metacognition and knowledge of geometry. Learning and Individual Differences, 20(5), pp. 436-445. (doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.06.002)
Aydin, U. and Ubuz, B. (2010) Turkish version of the Junior Metacognitive Awareness Inventory: the validation study. Education and Science, 35(157), pp. 30-45.
Erbas, A. K., Cakiroglu, E., Aydin, U. and Beser, S. (2006) Professional development through technology-integrated problem solving: from InterMath to T-Math. Mathematics Educator, 16(2), pp. 35-46.
Book Sections
Aydin, U. (2021) Çevrimiçi matematik eğitiminde test geliştirme: Moodle kullanımı = Test development in online mathematics education: using Moodle. In: Yıldız, Esra and Arpacı, İbrahim (eds.) Matematik Eğitiminde Yenilikçi Teknolojiler. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. ISBN 9786254399015
Aydin, U. (2016) Calculus. In: The Flipped Approach to Higher Education: Designing Universities for Today’s Knowledge Economies and Societies. Series: Innovation, technology, and education for growth. Emerald, pp. 138-143. ISBN 9781786357434
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2016) Prospective elementary mathematics teachers’ contextual, conceptual, and procedural knowledge: analysis of selected items from the PISA. In: Shelley, M., Ahmet Kıray, S. and Celik, I. (eds.) Education Research Highlights in Mathematics, Science and Technology 2016. ISRES, pp. 131-137. ISBN 9786056695018
Aydin, U. (2013) Pisagor Felsefe ve Matematik Okulu = Pythagorean school of philosophy and mathematics. In: Girgin, Mustafa (ed.) Okul Dünyası. Vize Publications: Ankara, pp. 18-20.
Aydin, U. (2013) Rusya Bilimler Akademisi = Russia academy of sciences. In: Girgin, Mustafa (ed.) Okul Dünyası. Vize Publications: Ankara, pp. 64-67.
Aydin, U. (2012) Umut = Hope. In: Girgin, Mustafa (ed.) Pedagojik Değerler. Vize Publications: Ankara, pp. 170-172.
Conference or Workshop Item
Aydin, U. (2024) What’s Metacognition Got to Do with the Relationship Between Test Anxiety and Mathematics Achievement? Advanced Quantitative Research in Education Thematic Hub (AQRiE) Seminar Series, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 10 Dec 2024.
Aydin, U. (2024) Mathematics Education in the Digital Age: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. 22nd International Primary Teacher Education Symposium (IPTES 2024), Şanlıurfa, Turkey, 12-15 Nov 2024.
Aydin, U. , Birgili, B. and Fell Kurban, C. (2024) Assessing the Relevance of a Course Evaluation Model: Fostering Engaged Learning in Preservice Teachers through Flipped Classroom Experiences. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2024) Exploring Preservice Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions and Responses to Student Mathematical Errors: An Analysis of Error Management Approaches. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2024) Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Appraisal of Competency Demands in a Mathematical Task. British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference 2024, Manchester, UK, 08-12 Sep 2024.
Zembat, I. Ö. , Mio, C. , Aydin, U. and Mclaren, E. (2023) Exploring Preservice Teachers' Use of Definitions for Trapeziums. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 August 2023. (Unpublished)
Birgili, B. and Aydin, U. (2021) The MATH Taxonomy as a Tool for Analyzing University Entrance Examination Mathematics Items. ITC 12th Conference on Tests and Testing - A Colloquium on Diversity and Equity in a Globalized Digital World: Opportunities and Challenges for Assessment, 09-12 Jul 2021.
Aydin, U. and Ozgeldi, M. (2019) Identifying Competency Demands in Calculus Textbook Examples: the Case of Integrals. ECER 2019: Education in an Era of Risk – the Role of Educational Research for the Future, Hamburg, Germany, 02-06 Sep 2019.
Aydin, U. , Özgeldi, M. and Aydin, O. (2018) Prospective Teachers’ Social Cognition, Metacognition, and Academic Performance: a Path Analysis Approach. ECER 2018: Inclusion and Exclusion, Resources for Educational Research?, Bolzano, Italy, 03-07 Sep 2018.
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2017) Public and Private School Students’ Fractional Knowledge: School Type Differences. ECER 2017: Reforming Education and the Imperative of Constant Change: Ambivalent roles of policy and educational research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-25 Aug 2017.
Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Taylan, D. and Aydin, U. (2017) Okulda Üniversite modelinin ilk yıl uygulamasının değerlendirilmesi = Evaluating the First Year Implication of the University Within School Model. Turkish Computer and Mathematics Education Symposium 3, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, 17-19 May 2017.
Aydin, U. , Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, D., Birgili, B. and Özcan, M. (2016) Okulda Üniversite Modeli-Temelli öğretimin 5. Sınıf öğrencilerinin kesir bilgisini geliştirme üzerine etkisi = The Effect of University Within School Model-Based Instruction on 5th Grade Students’ Fractional Knowledge. 12th National Science and Mathematics Education Congress, Trabzon, Turkey, 28-30 Sep 2016.
Taylan, R. D., Tunc-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Aydin, U. and Özcan, M. (2016) Beşinci sınıf öğrencilerinin kesir bilgisinin sayı doğrusu üzerinde gösterimi ile ilgili düşünüş biçimlerinin araştırılması = Investigating Fifth-Grade Students’ Conceptions of Fractions on the Number Line. 12th National Science and Mathematics Education Congress, Trabzon, Turkey, 28-30 Sep 2016.
Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B., Aydin, U. and Özcan, M. (2016) Academicians as Teachers: Nurturing Teacher Experience. 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-13), Hamburg, Germany, 24-31 Jul 2016.
Ubuz, B. and Aydin, U. (2016) Multilevel Modeling of Undergraduate Students’ Mathematical Thinking About the Derivative Concept. 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-13), Hamburg, Germany, 24-31 Jul 2016.
Aydin, U. and Özgeldi, M. (2016) Prospective Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Contextual, Conceptual, and Procedural Knowledge: Analysis of Selected Items from the PISA. International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology (ICEMST 2016), Bodrum, Turkey, 19-22 May 2016.
Aydin, U. , Birgili, B., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D. and Özcan, M. (2016) Improving Fifth Grade Students’ Fractional Knowledge Through University-School Partnership. 2016 AERA Annual Meeting "Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies", Washington, DC, USA, 08-12 Apr 2016.
Taylan, R. D., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Aydin, U. and Özcan, M. (2016) Influence of a Number Line Based Model of Instruction on 5th Grade Students’ Use of Mathematical Language During Clinical Interviews. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference, San Francisco, USA, 11-13 Apr 2016.
Engin, A., Aydin, U. and Taylan, R. D. (2015) Okulda Üniversite Modeli çerçevesinde eş-öğretmenlik deneyimi = Co-Teaching Experience Through University Within School Model. 19th Autumn Teachers Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 14 Oct 2015.
Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, D., Aydin, U. , Birgili, B., Özcan, M., Akbal, K. and Mermer, A. (2015) Okulda Üniversite Modeli çerçevesinde matematik öğretimi: Öğrencilerin derse katılımının artırılması = Teaching Mathematics Through University Within School Model: Enhancing Student Participation. Best Practices in Education Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 11 Apr 2015.
Grants
Aydin, U., Researcher (2022-2024). Investigation of the Effect of Mathematics Anxiety on Problem Solving Skills of Middle School Students by Behavioral and Neuroscientific (Optical Brain Imaging) Methods. MEF University Research Projects Support Program, Turkey. Budget: 74.772 TL, Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Rukiye Didem Taylan. 16.02.2022 – 16.08.2024
Aydin, U., Statistical Analysis Specialist (2018-2020). Kuşaklararası Dayanışmanın Aile ve Okul Bileşenleri ile İlişkisi [The Interplay between Intergenerational Solidarity, Family and School]. Supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [TÜBİTAK] COST/INTERFASOL (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Project. Grant Number: 116K225 Budget: 280.000 TL, Principal Investigator: Asst. Prof. Hatice Çelebi 1.02.2018-1.08.2020
Aydin, U., Researcher (2015-2017). Bilinçli-farkındalık (mindfulness) temelli psiko-eğitim programının öğrencilerin matematik kaygısı, tutumları ve özyeterlikleri üzerindeki etkisi [The effect of mindfulness-based psyco-educational program on students’ attitudes towards mathematics, mathematics anxiety, and self-efficacy]. Supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [TÜBİTAK] 1001 Projects. Grant Number: 115K450 Budget: 24.000 TL, Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Zümra Atalay 15.11.2015-15.05.2017
Aydin, U., Statistical Data Analysis Advisor (2016). Nature of Science in Science Teacher Education: A Comparative Research and Development. Supported by Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey. Grant Number: 10621 Budget: 165.500 TL, Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Ebru Kaya.
Aydin, U., Researcher (2007-2009). Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Using Analogy in Functions. Supported by Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Scientific Research Projects. Grant Number: BAP-2007-05-01-02. Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Behiye Ubuz
Aydin, U., Scholar (2008-2009). Reform Sürecinde Öğretmenleri Anlama: İlköğretim 2. Kademe Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Kişisel Karakteristikleri ve Reform ile İlgili Kaygıları [Understanding Teachers in Reform Process: Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Personal Characteristics and their Concerns Related to the Reform in Elementary Mathematics Programs]. Supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [TÜBİTAK][TÜBİTAK] 1002 Projects. Grant Number:107K551 Principal Investigator: Asst. Prof. Bülent Çetinkaya 1.03.2008-1.03.2009
Aydin, U., Researcher (2005-2007). T-Math: Technology Assisted Mathematics Instruction and Teacher Education. Supported by Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Scientific Research Projects. Grant Number: BAP-2005-07-02-08. Principal Investigator: Asst. Prof. A. Kürşat Erbaş
Supervision
Aydin, U. [Co-Advisor] Dalkılınç, F. (2018-2023). Adaptation of Children’s Math Anxiety Scale to Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study. Unpublished master’s thesis, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. (Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Meriç Özgeldi)
Aydin, U. [Thesis Committee Member]
- Türker, B. (2018). Factors affecting high achieving students’ career choices in stem fields. Unpublished master’s thesis, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey. (Advisor: Asst. Prof. Fatma Aslan Tutak)
- Akbaş, M. (2017). The investigation of primary level gifted students’ argumentation level and informal reasoning related to socioscientific issues. Unpublished master’s thesis, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. (Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Pınar Seda Çetin)
- Erenler, S. (2017). The effect of argument driven inquiry (ADI) method on pre-service science teachers’ metacognitive awareness and scientific writing skills. Unpublished master’s thesis, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. (Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Pınar Seda Çetin)
- Temel Doğan, D. (2017). Examining of preservice mathematics teachers' integrating virtual manipulatives into lesson plan: The case of algebra. Unpublished master’s thesis, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. (Advisor: Asst. Prof. Meriç Özgeldi)
Teaching
Present:
Curriculum, Pedagogies and Practice in the Primary, Curriculum Enquiry 2A&2B, Curriculum Enquiry 3, Education in Practice 4, Principles and Practices of Research (MSc Online - Course Leader), Dissertation
Past:
Instructional Technology and Material Design, Measurement and Evaluation, Assessment in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Advanced Research Techniques (MSc), Fundamentals of Mathematics, College Algebra, Pre-Calculus: Functions and Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Analytical Geometry and Calculus I & II
Professional activities & recognition
Prizes, awards & distinctions
- 2022: Publication Award (American University of the Middle East Engineering Research Group Unit)
- 2021: Publication Encouragement Award (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
- 2019: Publication Encouragement Award (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
- 2015: Publication Encouragement Award (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
- 2014: Publication Encouragement Award (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
- 2010: Publication Encouragement Award #1 (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
- 2010: Publication Encouragement Award #2 (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
Research fellowships
- 2007 - 2009: Scholar: Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Using Analogy in Functions. Supported by Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Scientific Research Projects. Grant Number: BAP-2007-05-01-02
Editorial boards
- 2014 - 2018: International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Professional & learned societies
- 2013 - ongoing: Member, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- 2021 - ongoing: Member, National Council on Measurement in Education
- 2021 - ongoing: Member, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Selected international presentations
- 2021: The ITC 2021 Colloquium on Diversity and Equity in a Globalized Digital World: Opportunities and Challenges for Assessment (Birgili, B. & Aydın, U. The MATH Taxonomy as a tool for analyzing university entrance examination mathematics items. Online poster presentation.)
- 2019: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) (Aydın, U., & Özgeldi, M. Identifying Competency Demands in Calculus Textbook Examples: The Case of Integrals. Hamburg, Germany.)
- 2018: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) (Aydın, U., Özgeldi, M., & Aydın, O.Prospective Teachers’ Social Cognition, Metacognition, and Academic Performance: A Path Analysis Approach.Bolzano. Italy.)
- 2017: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) (Aydın, U., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B., & Özcan, M. Public and Private School Students’ Fractional Knowledge: School Type Differences.Copenhagen, Denmark)
- 2017: Türk Bilgisayar ve Matematik Eğitimi Sempozyumu – 3 [Turkish Computer and Mathematics Education Symposium] (Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Taylan, D., & Aydın, U. Okulda Üniversite modelinin ilk yıl uygulamasının değerlendirilmesi [Evaluating the first year implication of the University within School model]. Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.)
- 2016: 12. Ulusal Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Kongresi (UFBMEK) [12th National Science and Mathematics Education Congress] (Aydın, U., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, D., Birgili, B., & Özcan, M. Okulda Üniversite Modeli-Temelli öğretimin 5. Sınıf öğrencilerinin kesir bilgisini geliştirme üzerine etkisi [The effect of University within Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.)
- 2016: American Educational Research Association Meeting (AERA) (Aydın, U., Birgili, B., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., & Özcan, M. Improving fifth grade students’ fractional knowledge through university-school partnership. Washington, DC, USA.)
- 2016: The 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME) (Ubuz, B., & Aydın, U. Multilevel modeling of undergraduate students’ mathematical thinking about the derivative concept. Hamburg, Germany.)
- 2016: The 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME) (Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Taylan, R. D., Birgili, B., Aydın, U., & Özcan, M. Hamburg, Germany.)
- 2016: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference (Taylan, R. D., Tunç-Pekkan, Z., Birgili, B., Aydın, U., & Özcan, M. San Francisco, USA.)
- 2015: Sonbahar Öğretmenler Sempozyumu [19. Autumn Teachers Symposium] (Engin, A., & Aydın, U., & Taylan, R. D.Okulda Üniversite Modeli çerçevesinde eş-öğretmenlik deneyimi [Co-teaching experience through University within School Model]. Eyüboğlu Eğitim Kurumları [Eyüboğlu Education Institutions], Istanbul, Turkey.)
- 2013: The the 8th Conference of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME) (Ubuz, B., Aydın, U., & Eryılmaz-Çevirgen, A. Antalya, Turkey.)
- 2009: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) (Cetinkaya, B., Oren, D., Aydin, U., & Erbas, A. K. Thessaloniki, Greece.)
Additional information
Reviewer:
- Educational Research and Evaluation (2023 – )
- The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (2016 – )
- European Journal of Educational Research (2016 – )
- International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning (2016 – )
- Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (2019 – )
- International Journal of School & Educational Psychology (2021 – )
- Education and Science (2015 – )
- Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science, & Technology Education (2015 – )
- Elementary Education Online (2016 – )
- Higher Education Studies (2016 – 2021)
Conference Proposal Reviewer
- European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2018 Network 10: Teacher Education
- European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2019 Network 10: Teacher Education
- European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2020 Network 10 & 24: Teacher Education & Mathematics Education
- Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2021 SIG: Research in Mathematics Education & Division C: Learning and Instruction
- European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2021 Network 10 & 24: Teacher Education & Mathematics Education
- The Twenty-Seventh Annual Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Conference 2023
Chair
Aydin, U. (2019). In paper session, Special Call: Mapping Teacher Education across Europe and Beyond. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Hamburg, Germany.
Scientific Board Membership
Aydin, U. (2016). International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology. May 19-22. Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey (http://www.icemst.com/)
Aydın U., Editorial Board Member (2023 – ) “Educational Research and Evaluation” (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nere20/current)
Social Responsibility Project
Aydin, U. (2017). Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı (Network of Change in Village Schools) Volunteer in the content development team (http://www.kodegisim.com/)
Consulting Service
- Aydin, U. [Test Development Advisor] (2016). MEF University, Lifelong Learning Center, İstanbul, Turkey. Yapı Kredi Bank Academy Distance Education Materials Design Course
- Aydin, U. [Test Development & Mathematics Education Advisor] (2007). Development of Doğa Schools Scholarship Examination. CITO, Ankara, Turkey.
- Aydin, U. [Mathematics Education Advisor] (2004). Malaysia Form 3: Grade 8 Mathematics and Science Programs. RTB Education Solutions, Middle East Technical University Technopolis, Ankara, Turkey.
Professional Service
- Aydin, U. (2016-2017) MEF University, Faculty of Education, Istanbul, Turkey. Representative of the assistant professors at the Faculty Administrative Board
- Aydin, U. (2016-2017) MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey. Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) Representative of the Faculty of Education
