STEM Education
Our research focuses on effective practice in STEM Education, which includes inquiry-based learning, cross-curricular projects, and both secondary and post-secondary instruction. Our objectives are to encourage students to explore careers in STEM related fields, increase retention of undergraduate students in STEM majors, and improve post-secondary instruction in undergraduate STEM courses..
Academic Staff
Assist. Prof. Anita N. Alexander
Measurement and Assessment
This cluster focuses on research problems regarding measurement and assessment. Factors affecting student achievement are explored through international large-scale data analyses such as PISA and TIMSS. Test development, (computerized adaptive/paper-based) testing, and other testing-related issues are also among the topics covered in this cluster.
Academic Staff
Assist. Prof. Ilker Kalender
Sustainability and Environmental Eduactional
Research in this area focuses on the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and actions individuals and groups need to support sustainable societies. The researchers also investigate strategies to integrate environmental concepts and sustainability literacy into the curriculum.
Academic Staff
Asst. Prof. Armağan Ateşkan
Asst. Prof. Jennie Farber Lane
To learn about sustainability-related research being conducted by other faculties around campus, please visit: http://web3.bilkent.edu.tr/sustainability/
International Education
Research in this area focuses on curriculum and instruction relevant to an international context, including studies related to the implementation and outcomes of the International Baccalaureate Programme. Studies explore knowledge, dispositions, and competencies of teachers working in schools with an international education focus. Student attributes, such as knowledge, skills, agency, and dispositions are also investigated. The concept of international mindedness underpins the investigations.
Academic Staff
Asst. Prof. Armağan Ateşkan
Asst. Prof. Jennie Farber Lane
Prof. Margaret Sands
Learning and Educational Environment
In our research, we focus on learners’ K-16 characteristics that promote learning and well-being such as the quality of their motivation, their mindset or self-efficacy. We also focus on the characteristics of the learning environment that enhance learning and well-being such as teachers’ autonomy support, involvement or provision of structure. Our aim is to show how the learner and the educational context interact in the prediction of optimal educational outcomes.
Academic Staff
Asst. Prof. Armağan Ateşkan
Asst. Prof. Jennie Farber Lane
Assist. Prof. Anita N. Alexander
Assist. Prof. Ilker Kalender