First name, middle initial, last name:Muhammet Usak
Title/Academic Rank:Assocaiate Professor
Narrow Scientific/Artistic Field:Methodology Of Teaching Science
Department:Department for Didactics and Teaching Methodologies
e-mail:musaktr@gmail.com
Name of the institution where the teacher is employed full-time:
Faculty of Pedagogical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Jagodina
ACADEMIC CAREER
| Change | Year | Institution | Field |
| Appointment to Academic Rank: | 2026. | Faculty of Pedagogical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Jagodina | Methodology of Teaching Science and Social Studies |
| PhD: | 2005. | Graduate School of Educational Sciences, Gazi University | Science Education |
| Master’s Degree: | 2001. | Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Pamukkale University | Biological Science |
| Undergraduate Degree: | 1998. | Faculty of Education, Pamukkale University | Elementary Teacher Education |
REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCES
- Demir, S., & Uşak, M. (2025). Analyzing the implementation of PLS-SEM in educational technology research: A review of the past 10 years.Sage Open, 15(2), 21582440251345950.
- Usak, M., Uygun, H., & Duran, M. (2022). The effects of science teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge on students’ attitudes toward science and their achievement.Journal of Baltic Science Education, 21(4), 694-705.
- Al-Amoush, S., Markic, S., Usak, M., Erdogan, M., & Eilks, I. (2014). Beliefs about chemistry teaching and learning—a comparison of teachers’and student teachers’ beliefs from Jordan, Turkey and Germany.International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 12(4), 767-792.
- Al-Amoush, S., Usak, M., Erdogan, M., Markic, S., & Eilks, I. (2013). Pre-service and in-service teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning chemistry in Turkey.European Journal of Teacher Education, 36(4), 464-479.
- Usak, M., Ozden, M., & Eilks, I. (2011). A case study of beginning science teachers’ subject matter (SMK) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of teaching chemical reaction in Turkey.European Journal of Teacher Education, 34(4), 407-429.
- Hudson, P., Usak, M., Fančovičová, J., Erdoğan, M., & Prokop, P. (2010). Preservice teachers’ memories of their secondary science education experiences.Journal of Science Education and Technology, 19(6), 546-552.
- Erdogan, M., Özel, M., Uşak, M., & Prokop, P. (2009). Development and validation of an instrument to measure university students’ biotechnology attitude.Journal of Science Education and Technology, 18(3), 255-264.
- Özel, M., Prokop, P., & Uşak, M. (2009). Cross-cultural comparison of student attitudes toward snakes.Society & Animals, 17(3), 224-240.
- Usak, M. (2009). Preservice science and technology teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge on cell topics.Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 9(4), 2033-2046.
Professional Development:
SPSS, NVivo
Areas of Interest:
Elementary science education, environmental education, STEM Education
Memberships in Organizations:
ESERA