Monday, March 30, 2026

UAD Erasmus

Erasmus Öğrenim Hareketliliğinin Türk Öğrencileri Üzerindeki Etkisinin Elektrofizyolojik ve Özbildirim Ölçümleriyle İncelenmesi

Bernis Sütçübaşı, Günay Sağır, Amine Nadide Ergün ve Asil Ali Özdoğru

Bu araştırmada, Erasmus programı kapsamında yurt dışında eğitim alma fırsatı bulan öğrencilerin gruplar arası önyargıları ve 21. yüzyıl becerilerindeki değişim düzeyleri incelenmiştir. Bu amaçla özbildirim ölçekleri, bireysel görüşmeler ve elektroensefalografi ölçümleri bir arada kullanılmış; bu yönüyle çalışma, literatürdeki ilk bütüncül yaklaşım olma özelliği taşımaktadır. Araştırma, İstanbul’daki bir vakıf üniversitesinde öğrenim gören benzer demografik özelliklere sahip toplam 11 öğrenciden oluşan bir örneklem üzerinde yürütülmüş; bu öğrencilerden altısı deney, beşi kontrol grubuna atanmıştır. İki aşamalı olarak tasarlanan çalışmada, öntest ve sontest uygulamaları gerçekleştirilmiştir. Gruplar arası önyargı düzeyleri Örtük Çağrışım Testi eşliğinde kaydedilen elektroensefalografi verileriyle, 21. yüzyıl becerileri ise dört farklı özbildirim ölçeği ile değerlendirilmiştir. Erasmus deneyimine ilişkin nitel veriler ise bireysel görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Nicel bulgular, deney grubunda Erasmus deneyimi sonrasında uyumlu bloklardaki tepki sürelerinde hızlanma ve D skorlarında artış eğilimi olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Elektrofizyolojik verilerde, N400 bileşeninin son test genliklerinin ön teste göre azaldığı ve özellikle uyumsuz blok koşullarında marjinal anlamlılık düzeyinde bir düşüş eğilimi sergilediği gözlenmiştir. Bu bulgu, katılımcıların kültürel olarak uyumsuz uyaranlara karşı bilişsel çaba gereksinimlerinin azaldığını ve sosyal bilişsel uyum düzeylerinde artış olabileceğini düşündürmektedir. Nitel veriler, Erasmus deneyiminin katılımcılar tarafından genellikle olumlu bir şekilde değerlendirildiğini göstermiştir. Katılımcı sayısının düşük olması, elde edilen bulguların genellenebilirliğini sınırlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Erasmus, gruplar arası önyargı, EEG, Örtük Çağrışım Testi, 21. yüzyıl becerileri

Atıf: Sütçübaşı, B., Sağır, G., Ergün, A. N. ve Özdoğru, A. A. (2026). Erasmus öğrenim hareketliliğinin Türk öğrencileri üzerindeki etkisinin elektrofizyolojik ve özbildirim ölçümleriyle incelenmesi. Üniversite Araştırmaları Dergisi, 9(1), 13-31. https://izlik.org/JA82WP92KW


Examination the Impact of the Learning Mobility of Erasmus on Turkish Students Through Electrophysiological and Self-Report Measures

Bernis Sütçübaşı, Günay Sağır, Amine Nadide Ergün, and Asil Ali Özdoğru

This study investigated the extent to which students who had the opportunity to study abroad through the Erasmus program experienced changes in intergroup bias and 21st-century skills. Combining self-report scales, individual interviews, and electroencephalography, this research represents the first comprehensive study in the literature employing such a multi-method approach. The study was conducted with a total of 11 students from a foundation university in Istanbul, who shared similar demographic characteristics. Six students were assigned to the experimental group and five to the control group. The study followed a two-phase pretest–posttest design. Intergroup bias was assessed using an Implicit Association Test administered during electroencephalography recordings, while four different self-report scales were used to evaluate 21st-century skills. Erasmus-related experiences were explored through semi-structured individual interviews. Quantitative findings indicated a trend toward faster reaction times in congruent blocks and increased D scores in the experimental group following the Erasmus experience. Electrophysiological data revealed a decrease in the post-test amplitudes of the N400 component compared to the pre-test, exhibiting a downward trend at a level of marginal significance, particularly in the incongruent block conditions. This finding suggests that participants required less cognitive effort to process culturally incongruent stimuli, potentially reflecting an increase in social-cognitive adaptability. Qualitative data showed that participants generally evaluated their Erasmus experience positively. However, the small sample size limits the generalizability of the findings.

Keywords: Erasmus program, intergroup bias, EEG, implicit association test, 21st-century skills

Citation: Sütçübaşı, B., Sağır, G., Ergün, A. N., & Özdoğru, A. A. (2026). Examination the impact of the learning mobility of Erasmus on Turkish students through electrophysiological and self-report measures. Journal of University Research9(1), 13-31. https://izlik.org/JA82WP92KW

Friday, March 06, 2026

Discover AI

University Students’ Perceptions and Adoptions of AI: A Cross-National Study

Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Rhoda Abadia, Özge Karakale, Carlos Barrera-Causil, Niko Männikkö, Babak Daneshvar Ghorbani, Artur Strzelecki, Stella Nwizu, Célia Tavares, Mauricio Castillo, Bruno Escajal, Pilar Rodriguez, Bidisha Som, Van Giang Ngo, Asil Ali Özdoğru, Kris Ariyabuddhiphongs, Santat Thongrin, and Julian Tejada

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially large language models (LLMs), are rapidly transforming educational practices worldwide. Despite growing adoption, there is limited cross-national evidence on how university students perceive and engage with these technologies. This study addresses this gap by analyzing data from 1906 students across 13 countries, using a novel psychometric approach that leverages LLMs for item generation and validation. Our findings reveal that students’ trust in AI, familiarity with algorithms, and lower anxiety about AI are key predictors of positive perceptions and adoption of LLMs in learning. Notably, most students with even minimal trust in AI reported using LLMs, primarily for coding, idea generation, and writing, and perceived them as at least moderately effective. In contrast, students who did not use LLMs were unlikely to use other AI tools. These results underscore the importance of fostering trust and AI literacy to support effective integration of AI technologies in tertiary education. Practical implications include the need for targeted training programs, transparent data practices, and strategies to address student anxiety and promote responsible use. By providing cross-national insights and introducing innovative measurement tools, this study offers actionable recommendations for educators, institutions, and policymakers seeking to enhance student engagement with AI in diverse educational contexts.

Keywords: Large language models, Generative AI, Online learning, Perception of AI, Adoption of AI, Psychometrics

Citation
: Marmolejo-Ramos, F., Abadia, R., Karakale, Ö., Barrera-Causil, C., Männikkö, N., Ghorbani, B. D., Strzelecki, A., Nwizu, S., Tavares, C., Castillo, M., Escajal, B., Rodriguez, P., Som, B., Ngo, V. G., Özdoğru, A. A., Ariyabuddhiphongs, K., Thongrin, S., & Tejada, J. (2026). University students’ perceptions and adoptions of AI: A cross-national study. Discover Artificial Intelligence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44163-026-01042-4

Thursday, January 01, 2026

FYI 2026

The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.

B. F. Skinner (1969) Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis


Before we as individuals are even conscious of our existence we have been profoundly influenced for a considerable time (since before birth) by our relationship to other individuals who have complicated histories, and are members of a society which has an infinitely more complicated and longer history than they do (and are members of it at a particular time and place in that history); and by the time we are able to make conscious choices we are already making use of categories in a language which has reached a particular degree of development through the lives of countless generations of human beings before us. . . . We are social creatures to the inmost centre of our being. The notion that one can begin anything at all from scratch, free from the past, or unindebted to others, could not conceivably be more wrong.

Karl Popper (1973) "Popper"


The Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula © 2026 NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory