This section presents peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and papers presented at national and international conferences by members of our research group in the fields of physics and science education.
Journal Articles
Demirtaş, D., Yildirim, U., & Özdemir, Ö. F. (2026). A critique to argument-driven inquiry (ADI) and the development of authentic argument-driven inquiry (AADI) for optics instruction. Physics Education, 61(1), 015006.
Kera, B., & Ozdemir, O. F. (2026). Beyond uniformity: Variations in the implementation of cognitive conflict strategies in physics education. Physics Education, 61(4), 045040.
Şenol, M. D. B., Özmen, K., & Özdemir, Ö. F. (2026). Associations between high school students’ physics-related personal epistemology, sense of belonging, and physics achievement. Science & Education, 1–27.
Book Chapters
Çakıroğlu, E., Şahin, V., Tunga, Y., Eren Şişman, E., Şatgeldi, A. N., Erbasan, E., Juškevičienė, A., Peixoto, E., Gonçalves, M., & Saralar, İ. (2026). Designing STEAM learning scenarios. In P. Kommers & İ. Saralar (Eds.), AI for STEAM in education (pp. 253–328). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-18806-9_10
Şatgeldi, A. N., & Yılmazoğlu, E. (2026). Assessment and feedback in STEAM education. In P. Kommers & İ. Saralar (Eds.), AI for STEAM in education (pp. 329–336). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-18806-9_11
Üstün, U., Yıldırım, U., & Özdemir, Ö. F. (2026). Proje süreçlerinde yapay zekâ kullanımı [The use of artificial intelligence in project processes]. In H. Ş. Ayvacı (Ed.), Bilimsel proje tasarım süreçleri: Proje fikrinden sonuç raporuna [Scientific project design processes: From project idea to final report] (pp. 173–233). Pegem Akademi.
Conference Presentations
Bağrıyanık, K. E., Üstün, U., & Hakverdi Can, M. (2026, April 19–22). The impact of gamification on student motivation in science education: A meta-analysis [Paper presentation]. 99th NARST Annual International Conference, Seattle, WA, United States.
Salcan, B., Sarar, İ. B., Kurt, E., & Üstün, U. (2026, September 2–4). Overcoming cognitive barriers through sterilized activities by positioning the magic circle as a structural gamification element to improve inquiry skills [Paper presentation]. 17th National Science and Mathematics Education Congress (UFBMEK 2026), Muğla, Türkiye.
Sarar, İ. B., Salcan, B., & Yıldırım, U. (2026, September 2–4). The effect of simulations developed using artificial intelligence and open-source libraries on conceptual change in physics [Paper presentation]. 17th National Science and Mathematics Education Congress (UFBMEK 2026), Muğla, Türkiye.
Theses/Dissertations
Köksalan, S. (2026). A dialogue-based analysis of physics teachers' noticing of students’ conceptual knowledge and reasoning [Doctoral dissertation, Middle East Technical University].