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Mazhar Bal

Biographic Data

ID6154425
NAMEMazhar Bal
GIVEN NAMESMazhar
FAMILY NAMEBal
SIGNATUREBAL M
AFFILIATIONSAkdeniz University
ORCID0000-0001-6958-9130
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1
  • The effect of AI–supported reading comprehension instruction on students' 4C skills

    Open Access•Birjan Duygu ÇELIK, Selçuk Doğan et al.•ARTICLE•Thinking Skills and Creativity•2026

  • Students’ writing skills and creativity in the age of artificial intelligence

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Tülin Arseven•ARTICLE•Thinking Skills and Creativity•2026

  • Examination of online writing motivation and intention in middle schools through the technology acceptance model

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Ruhan Karadağ Yılmaz et al.•ARTICLE•Humanities and Social Sciences…•2026

    This study aimed to examine the motivations and intentions of Turkish language teachers and students in middle schools to use online writing tools in the post-Covid-19 period within the framework of the Technology Acceptance Model. We employed a qualitative case study design. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the study group consisting of 32 Turkish language teachers and 96 middle school students. Within the framework of the Technology…

  • Speaking Skill Between Screen and Classroom

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Muhammed Davut Okur•ARTICLE•Psychology in the Schools•2025

    This study aims to examine the perspectives of middle school students and Turkish teachers regarding the development of speaking skills through face‐to‐face and distance education. Thirty‐two Turkish language teachers and 96 middle school students participated in the study, which employed a case study design, a qualitative research method. Data were collected through a semi‐structured interview form and analyzed using content analysis. The findin…

  • An Investigation of Teacher Candidates' Self‐Efficacy Beliefs and Self‐Evaluations Towards Cultural Diversity and Their Empathic Orientations

    Open Access•İlke Altuntaş Gürsoy, Mazhar Bal•ARTICLE•Psychology in the Schools•2025

    This study examines teacher candidates' self‐efficacy beliefs, sensitivity to cultural diversity and empathic orientations toward linguistic cultural diversity. The study employed a correlational survey design to investigate descriptive levels, relationships between variables, predictive factors, and group comparisons. Data were collected from 248 teacher candidates, with analyses conducted on 243 participants after outlier control. The findings …

  • Examination of First Grade Mothers’ Literacy Levels, Competence in Building a Reading Culture and Awareness of Their Children’s Media Use

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, İlke Altuntaş Gürsoy et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2025

    The aim of this study is to examine first-grade mothers’ literacy levels, their competence in building a reading culture at home, their awareness of children’s visual media use and the relationships between these factors. We used a relational survey design. We conducted the study with 312 first-grade mothers. We used family literacy, competence in building a reading culture and problematic media use scales as data collection tools. Based on the f…

  • The potential of deep learning in improving K‐12 students' writing skills

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Emre Öztürk•ARTICLE•British Educational Research…•2025

    The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between technology‐supported writing instruction at the K‐12 level and deep learning approaches and to understand the trends in this field. In the study, 12 articles selected from Web of Science, Scopus, ERIC and EBSCO databases were systematically analysed. The findings reveal that the methods differed in teaching writing, with the use of educational technologies varying according to educa…

  • Evaluation of the coaching practice with teachers in the implementation of retelling activities in preschool period

    Open Access•Gülüzar Şule Tepetaş Cengiz, Mazhar Bal•ARTICLE•Teaching and Teacher Education•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 4

  • Examining the mediating role of metacognitive writing strategies in the relationship between self‐regulated writing skills and writing anxiety among middle school students

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Gizem Uyumaz et al.•ARTICLE•British Educational Research…•2025•References: 34

    This study aimed to examine the mediating role of metacognitive writing strategies in the relationship between middle school students' self‐regulation skills in the writing process and their writing anxiety. Using structural equation modelling, the data collected from 513 middle school students were analysed with advanced statistical techniques that allow analysing complex variable relationships. The study revealed that there was a significant ne…

  • Investigating the Relationship Between Mother Tongue Education and Creativity

    Open Access•Özge Sakaryalı, Mazhar Bal et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2024

    Effective use of one’s mother tongue has a positive impact on an individual’s life, especially in mother tongue education at the K-12 level. During this period, students progressively learn to use the language more effectively, which is critical for fostering creativity. Therefore, emphasizing creativity in mother tongue education at the K-12 level is a crucial area. The present study aimed to systematically analyze articles that address creativi…

  • Ahi̇li̇k Ve Fütüvvet İle İlgi̇li̇ Çalişmalarin Bi̇bli̇yometri̇k Anali̇zi̇

    Open Access•ADİLE YILMAZ, Mazhar Bal et al.•ARTICLE•Türk Kültürü ve HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ…•2022

    The purpose of this study is to reveal the general view of akhī community and futuwwah studies using the bibliometric analysis method. Many studies on akhī community and futuwwah have been published in the literature. These studies focused on the concepts of akhī community and futuwwah in social, economic, and religious settings. A comprehensive bibliometric mapping analysis study of akhī community and futuwwah studies has not been found. This st…

  • Cultural Literacy in Mother Tongue Education

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Filiz METE•ARTICLE•Qualitative Research in Education•2019

    The aim of the research is to relate the middle school students’ literacy skills to their basic language skills. The study was designed as an action research. The participants of the study are middle school students. The data collection tool consists of semi-structured interview form, semi-structured observation form, log form and activity files. The research process was carried out in three stages: cultural awareness, cultural diversity and cult…

  • Evaluation of the coaching practice with teachers in the implementation of retelling activities in preschool period

    Open Access•Gülüzar Şule Tepetaş Cengiz, Mazhar Bal•ARTICLE•Teaching and Teacher Education•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 4

  • Cultural Literacy in Mother Tongue Education

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Filiz METE•ARTICLE•Qualitative Research in Education•2019

    The aim of the research is to relate the middle school students’ literacy skills to their basic language skills. The study was designed as an action research. The participants of the study are middle school students. The data collection tool consists of semi-structured interview form, semi-structured observation form, log form and activity files. The research process was carried out in three stages: cultural awareness, cultural diversity and cult…

  • Ahi̇li̇k Ve Fütüvvet İle İlgi̇li̇ Çalişmalarin Bi̇bli̇yometri̇k Anali̇zi̇

    Open Access•ADİLE YILMAZ, Mazhar Bal et al.•ARTICLE•Türk Kültürü ve HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ…•2022

    The purpose of this study is to reveal the general view of akhī community and futuwwah studies using the bibliometric analysis method. Many studies on akhī community and futuwwah have been published in the literature. These studies focused on the concepts of akhī community and futuwwah in social, economic, and religious settings. A comprehensive bibliometric mapping analysis study of akhī community and futuwwah studies has not been found. This st…

  • Investigating the Relationship Between Mother Tongue Education and Creativity

    Open Access•Özge Sakaryalı, Mazhar Bal et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2024

    Effective use of one’s mother tongue has a positive impact on an individual’s life, especially in mother tongue education at the K-12 level. During this period, students progressively learn to use the language more effectively, which is critical for fostering creativity. Therefore, emphasizing creativity in mother tongue education at the K-12 level is a crucial area. The present study aimed to systematically analyze articles that address creativi…

  • Speaking Skill Between Screen and Classroom

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Muhammed Davut Okur•ARTICLE•Psychology in the Schools•2025

    This study aims to examine the perspectives of middle school students and Turkish teachers regarding the development of speaking skills through face‐to‐face and distance education. Thirty‐two Turkish language teachers and 96 middle school students participated in the study, which employed a case study design, a qualitative research method. Data were collected through a semi‐structured interview form and analyzed using content analysis. The findin…

  • An Investigation of Teacher Candidates' Self‐Efficacy Beliefs and Self‐Evaluations Towards Cultural Diversity and Their Empathic Orientations

    Open Access•İlke Altuntaş Gürsoy, Mazhar Bal•ARTICLE•Psychology in the Schools•2025

    This study examines teacher candidates' self‐efficacy beliefs, sensitivity to cultural diversity and empathic orientations toward linguistic cultural diversity. The study employed a correlational survey design to investigate descriptive levels, relationships between variables, predictive factors, and group comparisons. Data were collected from 248 teacher candidates, with analyses conducted on 243 participants after outlier control. The findings …

  • Examination of First Grade Mothers’ Literacy Levels, Competence in Building a Reading Culture and Awareness of Their Children’s Media Use

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, İlke Altuntaş Gürsoy et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2025

    The aim of this study is to examine first-grade mothers’ literacy levels, their competence in building a reading culture at home, their awareness of children’s visual media use and the relationships between these factors. We used a relational survey design. We conducted the study with 312 first-grade mothers. We used family literacy, competence in building a reading culture and problematic media use scales as data collection tools. Based on the f…

  • The potential of deep learning in improving K‐12 students' writing skills

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Emre Öztürk•ARTICLE•British Educational Research…•2025

    The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between technology‐supported writing instruction at the K‐12 level and deep learning approaches and to understand the trends in this field. In the study, 12 articles selected from Web of Science, Scopus, ERIC and EBSCO databases were systematically analysed. The findings reveal that the methods differed in teaching writing, with the use of educational technologies varying according to educa…

  • Evaluation of the coaching practice with teachers in the implementation of retelling activities in preschool period

    Open Access•Gülüzar Şule Tepetaş Cengiz, Mazhar Bal•ARTICLE•Teaching and Teacher Education•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 4

  • Examining the mediating role of metacognitive writing strategies in the relationship between self‐regulated writing skills and writing anxiety among middle school students

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Gizem Uyumaz et al.•ARTICLE•British Educational Research…•2025•References: 34

    This study aimed to examine the mediating role of metacognitive writing strategies in the relationship between middle school students' self‐regulation skills in the writing process and their writing anxiety. Using structural equation modelling, the data collected from 513 middle school students were analysed with advanced statistical techniques that allow analysing complex variable relationships. The study revealed that there was a significant ne…

  • The effect of AI–supported reading comprehension instruction on students' 4C skills

    Open Access•Birjan Duygu ÇELIK, Selçuk Doğan et al.•ARTICLE•Thinking Skills and Creativity•2026

  • Students’ writing skills and creativity in the age of artificial intelligence

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Tülin Arseven•ARTICLE•Thinking Skills and Creativity•2026

  • Examination of online writing motivation and intention in middle schools through the technology acceptance model

    Open Access•Mazhar Bal, Ruhan Karadağ Yılmaz et al.•ARTICLE•Humanities and Social Sciences…•2026

    This study aimed to examine the motivations and intentions of Turkish language teachers and students in middle schools to use online writing tools in the post-Covid-19 period within the framework of the Technology Acceptance Model. We employed a qualitative case study design. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the study group consisting of 32 Turkish language teachers and 96 middle school students. Within the framework of the Technology…

Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Cultural diversity (2 works) · Education and Technology Integration (2 works) · Gender and Technology in Education (2 works) · Literacy (2 works) · Literacy, Media, and Education (2 works)

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