Resolving the Dilemma of International School Curriculum: The Case of Biology

Sıla Sagun; M. Sencer Corlu

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2014.1026a

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Sıla Sagun ¹ ^* , M. Sencer Corlu ¹

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¹ Bilkent University, TURKIYE^* Corresponding Author

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The purpose of the current study is to explore the predictors of the Diploma Program scores in biology to resolve the dilemma regarding which international school curriculum is better to prepare students for the Diploma Program. A purposive sample of 135 high school students was drawn from a private international school in Turkey. Data was analyzed with a multiple regression approach. A statistically significant and relatively strong relationship was found between the Diploma Program scores in biology and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education science exam scores

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international schools
International Baccalaureate
science education
biology education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2014, Volume 10, Issue 2, 153-158

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Sagun, S., & Corlu, M. S. (2014). Resolving the Dilemma of International School Curriculum: The Case of Biology. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(2), 153-158. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1026a

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Sagun S, Corlu MS. Resolving the Dilemma of International School Curriculum: The Case of Biology. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(2):153-8. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1026a

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Sagun S, Corlu MS. Resolving the Dilemma of International School Curriculum: The Case of Biology. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(2), 153-158. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1026a

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Sagun, Sıla, and M. Sencer Corlu. "Resolving the Dilemma of International School Curriculum: The Case of Biology". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2014 10 no. 2 (2014): 153-158. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1026a

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Sagun, S., and Corlu, M. S. (2014). Resolving the Dilemma of International School Curriculum: The Case of Biology. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(2), pp. 153-158. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1026a

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Sagun, Sıla et al. "Resolving the Dilemma of International School Curriculum: The Case of Biology". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 2, 2014, pp. 153-158. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1026a