Dissertation: Prospective teachers' reasoning while pair programming geometric patterns

Committee: Dr. ChanMin Kim (chair), Dr. Susan Land, Dr. Rose Zbiek, and Dr. Xiangquan Yao

Advisor: Dr. Fred Hofstetter

Volunteer Experience

• AI in Science, CSATS Summer Workshop at Center for Science and the Schools

PA, United States

2024

Workshop organizers: Dr. Rebecca Passonneau and Dr. ChanMin Kim

This workshop was supported by the National Science Foundation under grants DRK12 2010351 and 2010483

Supported participating teachers while they engaged in the digital curriculum in which the AI tool was integrated

Supported researchers to collect data, including interviews and group discussions



• Education Specialist at Achievify LLC.

PA, United States

2024

specializing in a learning-centric startup leveraging AI to guide career planning for high school students, with a focus on serving underserved communities

key responsibilities entail (a) developing engaging curriculum materials, (b) fostering strategic partnerships with school districts and state educational authorities, and (c) writing grant proposals



• Teaching (invited by Dr. James E. Johnson) Playful programming

Instructors: Dr. James E. Johnson, jej4@psu.edu; Ms. Irene Jaglowski, idj101@psu.edu

2023 Fall, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States



• Session Chair at 8th Annual University of Delaware Graduate Students’ Forum for Research and Creative Works on April 20th, 2018

Session One: "Mapping and Visualization" (includes four oral presentations)

Pitch 90 (with ten presenters)

• Assistant to Session Chair at 8th Annual University of Delaware Graduate Students’ Forum for Research and Creative Works on April 20th, 2018

Session Two: "Education: Past and Present" (includes four oral presentations)

Publications

Book Chapter

• Dinç, E., & Millet, A. L. (2024). Shaping online learning: Assessment approaches in an online geoscience course. In D. G. Sampson, D. Ifenthaler, & P. Isaías (Eds.), Smart learning environments in the post pandemic era: Selected papers from the CELDA 2022 conference. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54207-7_11

Journal Articles

• Dinç, E., Zhang, A. Y., & Millet, A. L. (2024). The importance of frequent engagement with self-assessment resources in online learning: A hierarchical linear modeling approach. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 53(1), 46-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395241254825


• Millet, A. L., Dinç, E., & Bralower, T. J. (2024). Investigating assessment types in an online climate change class: Moderating and mediating effect. Educational Technology Research and Development.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10392-8


• Belland, B. R., Kim, C., Dinç, E., & Zhang, A. Y. (2024). Transfer of responsibility from scaffolding to preservice early childhood teachers learning to debug. Educational Technology Research and Development, 72, 1439-1464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10347-z


• Dinç, E., & Classen, J. (2024). Game-making and conflicts in collaborative learning settings: A synthesis. SN Social Sciences, 4(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-023-00801-9


• Dinç, E., Wherley, M. S., & Sankey, H. (2023). Student perception of journaling as an assessment for an engagement experience. Journal of Experiential Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259231203671


• Kim, C., Dinç, E., Lee, E., Baabdullah, A. A. M., Zhang, A. Y., & Belland, B. R. (2023). Revisiting analogical reasoning in computing education: Use of similarities between robot programming tasks in debugging. Journal of Educational Computing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331221142912


• Dinç, E. (2022). The need for digital game-making education for pre-service and in-service teachers: a review. SN Social Sciences, 2(8):123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-022-00436-2


• Belland, B., Kim, C., Zhang, A. Y., Lee, E., & Dinç, E. (2022). Classifying the quality of robotics-enhanced lesson plans using motivation variables, word count, and sentiment analysis of reflections. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2022.102058


• Kim, C., Belland, B. R., Baabdullah, A., Lee, E., Dinç, E., & Zhang, A. (2021). An ethnomethodological study of reasoning while tinkering. AERA Open, 7(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211008111


• Dinç, E., & Kim, E. (2021). The personalization principle within a language app: A small scale project. Academia Letters, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL1090


• Cakir, C., & Dinç, E. (2021). Investigating preservice elementary mathematics teachers’ trust and burnout levels based on gender and academic year-level. Journal on Educational Psychology, 15(2), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.15.2.18366


• Dinç, E., Sezgin-Memnun, D., & Aydin, B. (2020). Mathematical problem-solving achievement and motivational strategies for learning. Journal on Educational Psychology, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.14.2.17478


• Aydin, B., Dinç, E., Sezgin-Memnun, D., & Moyu-Yildirim, M. (2020). Metacognitive skills and non-routine problem solving achievements of eighth and ninth grade students: Kosovo and Turkey samples. Journal of International Science and Education, 3(2), 154-172. https://doi.org/10.47477/ubed.818879


• Dinç, E. (2019). Prospective teachers’ perceptions of barriers to technology integration in education. Contemporary Educational Technology, 10(4), 381-398. https://doi.org/10.30935/cet.634187


• Sezgin-Memnun, D., Ozbilen, O., & Dinç, E. (2019). A qualitative research on the difficulties and failures about probability concepts of high school students. Journal of Educational Issues, 5(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.5296/jei.v5i1.14146


• Aydin, B., Sezgin-Memnun, D., Dinç, E., Arsuk, S., & Meric, H. (2019). A study on the relationship between seventh-grade students’ self-regulation skills and their problem-solving achievements. Journal of Educational Issues, 5(1), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.5296/jei.v5i1.14543


• Sezgin-Memnun, D., Sevindik, F., Beklen, C., & Dinç, E. (2019). Analysis of the abstraction process of continuity knowledge. World Journal of Education, 9(2), 141-150. https://doi.org/10.5430/wje.v9n2p141


• Dinç, E., Sezgin-Memnun, D., & Aydin, B. (2018). Teaching mathematics at vocational high schools and student attitudes and approaches towards this course. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 4(1), 507-524. https://doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2018.41.507524


• Sezgin-Memnun, D., Dinç, E., & Aydin, B. (2018). Metaphoric perceptions of high school students about functions. American Journal of Educational Research, 6(6), 611-616. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/6/5/


• Dinç, E. (2017). Web-based education and accessibility. International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 1(1), 29-35. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/207273/


• Sezgin-Memnun, D., Aydin, B., Dinç, E., Coban, M., & Sevindik, F. (2015). Failures and inabilities of high school students about quadratic equations and functions. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 3(6), 50-60. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v3i6.918

Conference Proceedings

• Kim, C., Lee, E., Dinç, E., Chatters, S., & Belland, B. R. (2024). Ambient identity cues for minoritized students in elementary STEM classrooms. In R. Lindgren, T. Asino, E. A. Kyza, C. Looi, D. T. Keifert, & E. Suárez (Eds.), The 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) (pp. 1658-1661). Buffalo, NY, USA: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/10777


• Bowles, S., & Dinç, E. (2024). Achievify’s learning-centric and AI-powered guide to charting career paths. In R. Lindgren, T. Asino, E. A. Kyza, C. Looi, D. T. Keifert, & E. Suárez (Eds.), The 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) (pp. 2209-2210). Buffalo, NY, USA: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/10939


• Dinç, E., Babb, J. S, & Wherley, M. S. (2023). Investigating perspectives of an online syllabus’s design and interactivity in an asynchronous course. In M. Shelley, M. Unal, & S. Turgut (Eds.), Proceedings of IHSES 2023—International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (pp. 232-242), Denver, CO, USA. The International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES).


• Dinç, E., Babb, J. S, & Wherley, M. S. (2023). Engagement with an online syllabus: Preference for design and interactivity. In P. Blikstein, J. V. Aalst, R. Kizito, & K. Brennan (Eds.), Building Knowledge and Sustaining our Community: The 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) (pp. 1760-1761). Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/10005


• Millet, A., & Dinç, E. (2023). Synthesizing a conceptual framework for assessment in online education. In L. G. Chova, C. G. Martínez, & J. Lees (Eds.), The Proceedings of the 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED 2023) (pp. 7893–7899). Valencia, Spain: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED). https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2023.2153


• Dinç, E., & Millet, A. L. (2022). Evaluating different assessment types in an online geoscience course. In D. G. Sampson, D. Ifenthaler, & P. Isaías (Eds.), The 19th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2022) (pp. 226–232). Lisbon, Portugal: International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS).


• Dinç, E., Sezgin-Memnun, D., Lee, E., & Aydin, B. (2022). Predicting non-routine mathematical problem-solving anxiety of ninth graders. In D. G. Sampson, D. Ifanthaler, & P. Isaías (Eds.), The 19th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2022) (pp. 169–176). Lisbon, Portugal: International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS).


• Millet, A. L., Dinç, E., Bruhn, H. M., & Feineman, M. (2022). Relationship of different assessment types in an online interdisciplinary course. In L. G. Chova, A. L. Martínez, & J. Lees (Eds.), The Proceeding of the 15th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2022) (pp. 1203–1208). Seville, Spain: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED).


• Kim, C., Dinç, E., Lee, E., Baabdullah, A., Zhang, A. Y., & Belland, B. R. (2022). Discovery of similarities across debugging tasks in relations within and between virtual and physical objects. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices: 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) (pp. 1185–1188). Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/8441


• Dinç, E. (2017). Differentiated learning environment – a classroom for quadratic equation, function and graphs. In D. G. Sampson, J. M. Spector, D. Ifenthaler, & P. Isaías (Eds.), The 14th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2017) (pp. 237–240). Algarve, Portugal: International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS).


• Sezgin-Memnun, D., & Dinç, E. (2015). Mathematics preservice teachers’ opinions about teaching profession skills and deficiencies on teaching mathematics. The Proceedings Book: International Teacher Education Conference (ITEC) (pp. 160–168). St. Petersburg, Russia: The Association of Science, Education and Technology (TASET).

Presentations

• Kohler, M., & Dinç, E. (2024, April). Exploring barriers and challenges in academic experiences of neurodivergent learners. 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.


• Kim, C., Lee, E., Dinç, E., & Chatters, S. (2024, April). Study of ambient cues in predominantly white elementary STEM classrooms. 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.


• Wherley, M. S., Dinç, E., & Sankey, H. (2024, April). Guided and reflective journaling in a study-away program: Student insights. 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.


• Belland, B. R., Lee, E., Zhang, Y., Dinç, E., Baabdullah, A., Kim, C. (2024, April). Study of prospective teachers’ visual reflection on teaching preschoolers with robots. 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.


• Wu, S., Jackson, S., Strauss, S., Dai, X., Dinç, E., Kim, E., Kim, G., Luo, Y., & Zhao, R. (2024, March). Heus omnibus linguistae audite vocem populi: Hey all you linguists, listen to the people’s voices. 2024 Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Houston, TX, United States.


• Dinç, E. (2024, March). Constructing mathematical understanding through block-based coding. The 50th Golden Anniversary of Play Research: Embracing the Past, Inspiring the Future. The Association for the Study of Play (TASP). Rochester, NY, United States.


• Dinç, E., & Classen, J. (2023, November). Addressing disconnectedness in collaborative learning through game-making: A position paper. The 3rd Annual College of Education Research Conference (CoEd), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.


• Kim, E., & Dinç, E. (2023, November). Empowering ESL teachers: Designing Scratch projects with computational thinking for ESL teaching. The 3rd Annual College of Education Research Conference (CoEd), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.


• Belland, B. R., Zhang, A. Y., Lee, E., Baabdullah, A., Dinç, E., & Kim, C. (2023, April). Predicting the quality of preservice early childhood teachers’ lesson plans using cognitive and motivational challenges [Poster]. 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States.


• Millet, A. L., Dinç, E., & Bralower, T. J. (2023, March). Are knowledge checks worth it? Our findings point to Yes! Teaching & Learning with Technology (TLT) Symposium 2023 - The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States.


• Sankey, H., Wherley, M., & Dinç, E. (2022, November). Students’ attitudes surrounding daily blog-style journaling for a summer study-away program. Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.


• Babb, J., Dinç, E., & Wherley, M. (2022, July). Examining syllabus design and interactivity: Preliminary results [Roundtable Discussion]. Learning Design Summer Camp, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States.


• Dinç, E., & Kim, C. (2022, October). Non-CS majors’ reasoning while programming geometric patterns. The 2nd Annual College of Education Research Conference (CoEd), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.


• Millet, A., Dinç, E., & Bralower, T. (2022, June). Interaction effects on three types of assessments in an online course. ITLC Lilly Online Conference on Enhancing Online, Onsite, and Hybrid Teaching and Learning.


• Belland, B. R., Kim, C., Zhang, A. Y., Lee, E., Dinç, E., & Baabdullah, A. (2022, June). Cognitive and motivational challenges faced when debugging block-based code [Poster]. 2022 IUSE Summit, Washington, DC, United States.


• Kim, C., Lee, E., Dinç, E., & Belland, B. R. (2022, April). Analogical reasoning while debugging a series of buggy code. Computational Thinking and Cognition session, 2022 AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States.


• Belland, B. R., Kim, C., Dinç, E., & Zhang, A. Y. (2021, August). Using lag sequential analysis to determine significant behavior transitions while debugging. The 19th Biennial EARLI 2021 Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden.


• Sezgin-Memnun, D., & Dinç, E. (2015, May). A research on seventh grade students’ skills of using statistical concept [Paper Presentation]. The 2nd International Conference on New Trends in Education, Istanbul, Turkiye.

Honors & Awards

• Student Leader Scholarship. (2023, Fall). Office of Student Leadership and Involvement, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, United States


• MIRIAM E. GRAY SCHOLARSHIP in the College of Education (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, United States


• STAP (Summer Tuition Assistance Program). (2020). Graduate School, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, United States


• Graduate Education Scholarship (YLSY). (2015). Directorate General for Higher and Foreign Education, Ministry of National Education (MEB), Turkiye

• Using GenAI with Students, February 27, 2024, Webinar, by AI for Education & Educating All Learners Alliance


• Using GenAI to Support the IEP (Individualized Education Program) Process, February 20, 2024, Webinar, by AI for Education & Educating All Learners Alliance


• Collaborated with April L. Millet to organize the John A. Dutton Institute's inaugural Design Research Symposium in 2023 February


• Created a journal database for the John A. Dutton Institute to identify the most suitable outlet for the research conducted at the institute in the 2022 Fall


• Co-authoring a book chapter with April L. Millet on evaluation of online assessment strategies for the Smart Learning Environments in the Post Pandemic Era, edited by D. G. Sampson, D. Ifenthaler, & P. Isaías, and published by Springer


• NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, 2023, Webinar, National Academic of Education & Spencer Foundation


• Integrating Identity, Agency, and Learning in Science Education, 2023, June, ISLS 2023.


• Multimodal Discourse Analysis: Computational Approaches and Applications, 2023, June, ISLS 2023.


• Exploring Inclusion, Technology, and Professional Development, 2023, June, ISLS 2023.


• Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Learning Communities, 2023, June, ISLS 2023.


• Supporting Learning in Online Environments, 2023 April, Paper Session, AERA 2023.


• Deepening Students’ Mathematics Reasoning and Engagement, 2023 April, Paper Session, AERA 2023.


• What is Equity in Mathematics Education? Conversations Among Multiple Perspectives, Methods, and Lenses, 2023 April, Symposium, AERA 2023.


• Research Methodologies in Education, 2023 April, Paper Session, AERA 2023.


• Mathematics Matters: Teacher Knowledge and Praxis, 2023 April, Paper Session, AERA 2023.


• Student Cognition and Reasoning in Mathematics, 2023 April, Roundtable Session, AERA 2023.


• Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs, Identity, and Knowledge, April 2023, Roundtable Session, AERA 2023.


• HETL Talks Webinar: Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion in Higher Education. 2022 November. Emerald Publishing


• Applied Research on Equity Issues in Schools, April 23, 2022, Virtual – Paper Session, AERA 2022


• Cultivating Equitable Education Systems Through Living Educational Theory Cultures of Educational Inquiry, April 22, 2022, Virtual – Symposium, AERA 2022.


• New Directions in Culture, Learning, and Motivation, April 21, 2022, Virtual – Invited Speaker Session, AERA 2022.


• Multilayer ERGM [Exponential Random Graph Model] for Education Research: Opportunities and Limitations for Diversity Research, March 25, 2022, C-SoDA Spring Lecture Series, Penn State, The Center for Social Data Analytics.


• Networking and the Art of Building Authentic Relationships, March 23, 2022, Webinar, Penn State, Penn State Alumni Career Services


• Using Technology to Support and Guide Disengaged Students, February 22, 2022, Webinar, Penn State, Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)


• A Passion for Science. A Commitment to Diversity, February 15, 2022, Webinar, Penn State, Alumni Association


• Advancing Inclusive Pedagogy via the Intersection of Instructional Technology and DEI, February 9, 2022, Webinar, Penn State, Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)


• How to Teach Math with Ozobot, April 1, 2020, Webinar, Professional Development Certificate, OzobotEdu, Ozobot


• NVivo Research Network Virtual Meeting – Pennsylvania, May 1, 2020, Webinar, QSRInternational


• A Professional Development Institute that Explores the Role and Application of Digital Technology in Teaching, Digital Pedagogy Lab Delaware 2018, February 16-17, 2018, Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA


• Advanced Research Techniques Using Google Scholar, Workshop, 11/02/2017, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA


• Publishing and Career Advancement, Workshop, 11/08/2017, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA


• Publishing: Navigating the Confusing World of Copyright, Author’s Rights and Open Access, Workshop, 10/23/2017, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA


• 1-2-3 Easy Drag & Drop Website Creator for Teachers and Students Movie-making on iPads and Chromebooks: Simple Steps for Getting Started, Workshop, April 28, 2017, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA


• 2017 University of Delaware Educational Technology Conference, March 4, 2017, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA


• Creative Photography: The Basics, Workshop, March 09, 2017, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA


• Introduction to the New RefWorks, Workshop, February 28, 2017, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA

• Research interests:

  Mathematics education; Computing education; Play education; Human-Computer interaction; Online learning; Teacher education; Assessment in education; Educational psychology; Collaborative learning; Learning sciences; Statistics; Equity in STEM education



• Tools

  Code.org (Coding), Socrative (Assessment), GeoGebra (Geometry, Algebra, Statistics, and Calculus), Derive (Computer Algebra System), Cabri Geometry (Geometry and Trigonometry), Cabri3D (Interactive Geometry Software), Camtasia Studio (Flipped Learning), Google Drive (Collaboration), Adobe Spark Video (Digital Storytelling), RefWorks (Reference Management), WordPress.com (Blogging Platform), Atom (HTML & CSS Coding), GitHub (Web-based Hosting Service), NVIVO (Qualitative Data Analysis), Ozoblockly (Block-based Programming), SPSS (Quantitative Data Analysis), Zotero (Reference Management), Adobe Premiere Pro (Video Editing)



• Personal Traits

• Good planning; Organizational abilities; Collaborative work; Teamwork; Problem-solving; Analitic and critical thinking; Responsible; Disciplined



• Language

• Turkish (Mother Language)


• English (C1)

• Interests

• Game making; Mobile learning; Mobile app development; Web design; Social Media; Public Speaking; Planetology


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