PUBLICATIONS

In Press

Makokha, J. M., & Cakmakci, G. (2026). Design thinking applied to science teaching and learning. In B. Akpan & B. Svendsen (Eds.), The convergence of learning sciences and science education. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-16939-6_8

Evagorou, M., Cakmakci, G., & Maass, K. (Eds.). (2026). STEM teacher education in Europe: Bridging research, practice and policy. Springer.

Sardag, M., & Cakmakci, G. (2026). Informal formative assessment in argumentation-based science education: A micro-analytic investigation of teachers’ pedagogical practices. Argumentation, 40, 173-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10503-025-09668-x

Kaya, G., Sardag, M., & Cakmakci, G. (2026). Navigating school science fairs in the artificial intelligence age: A local fair transformed. Research in Science & Technological Education. 44(3), 1256-1274 https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2025.2567910

Eikeseth, U., Lykknes, A., Demirdogen, B., Machkova, V., Bilek, M., & Cakmakci, G. (2026). Textbook representations of chemical bonding: Insights from Czechia, Norway, and Turkey. Education Sciences, 16(7), 1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16071060

Dorotea, N., Straser, O., Cakmakci, G., & Maass, K. (2026). Personalised assessments and artificial intelligence. In B. Akpan, M. A. McDermott, & G. Cakmakci (Eds.), Harnessing Assessment and Evaluation in Science Education : Measuring Progress. Springer Nature.

Akpan, B., McDermott, M. A., Cakmakci, G. (Eds.). (2026). Harnessing Assessment and Evaluation in Science Education : Measuring Progress. . Springer.

Journal Articles

Cakmakci, G., Leach, J & Donnelly, J. (2006). Students’ ideas about reaction rate and its relationship with concentration or pressure. International Journal of Science Education, 28(15), 1795-1815. doi.org/10.1080/09500690600823490

Cakmakci, G. Sevindik, H., Pektas, M., Uysal, A., Kole, F. & Kavak, G. (2012). Investigating Turkish primary school students’ interests in science by using their self-generated questions. Research in Science Education, 42(3), 469-489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-010-9206-1

Hagay. G., Baram-Tsabari, A., Ametller, J., Cakmakci, G., Lopes, B., Moreira, A. & Pedrosa-de-Jesus, H. (2013). The generalizability of students' interests in biology across gender, country and religion. Research in Science Education, 43(3), 895-919. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-012-9289-y

Cakmakci, G., Tosun, O., Turgut, S., Orenler, S., Sengul, K., & Top, G. (2011). Promoting an inclusive image of scientists among students: Towards research evidence-based practice. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 9(3), 627-655. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-010-9217-4

Cakmakci, G. (2010). Identifying alternative conceptions of chemical kinetics among secondary school and undergraduate students in Turkey. Journal of Chemical Education, 87(4), 449-455. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed8001336

Demirdogen, B. & Cakmakci, G. (2014). Investigating students' interest in chemistry through self-generated questions. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 15, 192-206. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RP00037D

Cakmakci, G. & Aydogdu, C. (2011). Designing and evaluating an evidence-informed instruction in chemical kinetics. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 12(1). 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1RP90004H

Heinz, J., Enghag, M., Stuchlikova, I., Cakmakci, G., Peleg, R. & Baram-Tsabari, A. (2017). Impact of initiatives to implement science inquiry a comparative study of the Turkish, Israeli, Swedish and Czech science education�systems. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 12(3), 677-708.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-015-9704-6

Kaya, G., Sardag, M., Cakmakci, G., Dogan, N., Irez, S., & Yalaki, Y. (2015). Discourse patterns and communicative approaches for teaching nature of science. Education and Science, 41(185), 83-99.

Cakmakci, G. (2017). Using video vignettes of historical episodes for promoting pre-service teachers’ ideas about the nature of science. Science Education International, 28(1), 7-29.

Cakmakci, G. (2012). Promoting pre-service teachers’ ideas about nature of science through educational research apprenticeship. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(2), 114-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2012v37n2.3

Seckin Kapucu, M., Cakmakci, G., & Aydogdu, C. (2015). The influence of documentary films on 8th grade students’ views about nature of science. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 15(3), 797-808. DOI: 10.12738/estp.2015.3.2186

Cakmakci, G. (2009). Preparing teachers as researchers: Evaluating the quality of research reports prepared by student teachers. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 35, 39-56.

Bektasli, B. & Cakmakci, G. (2011). Consistency of students' ideas about the concept of rate across different contexts. Education and Science, 36(162), 273-287.

Cakmakci, G. (2009). Emerging issues from textbook analysis in the area of chemical kinetics. Australian Journal of Education in Chemistry, 70, 31-38.

Kartal, E. E., Cobern, W. W., Dogan, N., Irez, S., Cakmakci, G. & Yalaki, Y. (2018). Improving science teachers’ nature of science views through an innovative continuing professional development program. International Journal of STEM Education, 5(30), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-018-0125-4

Ozer, F., Dogan, N, Yalaki, Y., Irez, S. & Cakmakci, G. (2021). The ultimate beneficiaries of continuing professional development programs: Middle school students’ nature of science views. Research in Science Education, 51, 757-782. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-019-9824-1

Kaya, G. & Cakmakci, G. (2021). Conversation analytic examination of inquiry-based science classrooms. Kastamonu Education Journal, 29(3), 736-755. doi: 10.24106/kefdergi.940307

Cakmakci, G., & Rydberg, C. (2025). Globale Erwärmung: Die Interpretation von Daten mit formativem Assessment begleiten. Unterricht Physik, 2025 (207- 208), 78-81.

Theses

Cakmakci, G. (2005). A cross-sectional study of the understanding of chemical kinetics among Turkish secondary and undergraduate students. Unpublished PhD Thesis. The University of Leeds, UK.

Cakmakci, G. (2001). Teachers' and pupils' views on using computers in science teaching at the secondary level. Unpublished MA. Thesis, The University of York, UK.

Books, Book Chapters, Reviews & Interviews

Cakmakci, G., & Tasar, M. F. (Eds.). (2025). Connecting science education with cultural heritage. Springer.

Cakmakci, G., Aydeniz, M., Brown, A., & Makokha, J. M. (2025). Situated cognition and cognitive apprenticeship learning. In B. Akpan & T. J. Kennedy (Eds.), Science education in theory and practice (pp. 293311). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81351-1_17

Cakmakci, G. (2024). Integrating epistemic practices of engineering in education. In W.M.W. So, Z.H. Wan & T. Lou (Eds.) Cross-disciplinary STEM Learning for Asian Primary Students: Design, Practices, and Outcomes. New York: Routledge.

Sardag, M., Kaya, G., & Cakmakci, G. (2023). Language in Science and Technology Education. In Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology Education (pp. 101-111). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Cakmakci, G., & Tasar, M. F. (2025). Introduction: Connecting science education with cultural heritage. In G. Cakmakci & M. F. Tasar (Eds.), Connecting science education with cultural heritage (Contributions from Science Education Research, Vol. 15, pp. 16). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-90944-3_1

Cakmakci, G. (2019). Creativity and Innovation. In B. Akpan (Ed.), Science Education: Visions of the Future (pp. 247-258). Abuja: Next Generation Education.

Cakmakci, G. & Yalaki, Y. (2018). Promoting pre-service teachers’ ideas about nature of science through science-related media reports. In O. Tsivitanidou, P. Gray, E. Rybska, L. Louca & C. Constantinou (Eds.), Professional Development for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching and Learning (pp. 137-161). Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-91406-0

Cakmakci, G. & Gelmez-Burakgazi, S. (2020). Science communication in Turkey: From the Ottoman Empire to the Republic. In T. Gascoigne, B. Schiele, J. Leach, M. Riedlinger, B. V. Lewenstein, L. Massarani, P. Broks (Eds.), Communicating Science: A Global Perspective (pp. 885-906). Canberra, Australian National University: ANU Press.

Trench, B., Bucchi, M., Amin, L., Cakmakci, G., Falade, B., Olesk, A & Polino, C. (2014). Global spread of science communication: institutions and practices across continents. In M. Bucchi & B. Trench (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology (2nd Edition) (pp. 214-230). New York: Routledge.

Aydeniz, M. & Cakmakci, G. (2017). Integrating Engineering Concepts and Practices into Science Education: Challenges and Opportunities. In K. S. Taber & B. Akpan (Eds.), Science Education: An International Course Companion (pp. 221-232). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-749-8_17

Bronzwaer, L., Cakmakci, G., Gray, P., Hughes, J., Lasa, A., Laursen, S., ... van Laar, M. (2017). STING STEM Teacher training innovation for gender balance. Usurbil, Spain: Elhuyar Foundation. ISBN: 978-84-944200-9-2

Cakmakci, G. & Yalaki, Y. (2012). Promoting Student Teachers’ Ideas about Nature of Science through Popular Media. Trondheim, Norway: S-TEAM/NTNU. ISBN: 978-82-93118-36-7

Cakmakci, G., Donnelly, J & Leach, J. (2005). A cross-sectional study of the understanding of the relationships between concentration and reaction rate among Turkish secondary and undergraduate students. In K. Boersma & O. de Jong & H. Eijkelhof & M. Goedhart (Eds.), Research and the Quality of Science Education (pp. 483-497). Dordrecht: Springer.

Cakmakci, G. (2005). Different ways of explanation: Descriptive/empirical vs. explanatory/theoretical. In H.E.Fischer (Ed.), Developing Standards in Research on Science Education (pp. 69-77). London: Taylor & Francis.

Cakmakci, G. (2007)Science Literacy in Primary Schools and Pre-Schools, by H. Eshach, Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 3(2), 167-169.

Yalaki, Y. & Cakmakci, G. (2010). A Conversation with Michael R. Matthews: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 6(4), 287-309

Proceedings

Cakmakci, G. & Tasar, M.F. (Eds.) (2010). Contemporary Science Education Research: Scientific Literacy and Social Aspects of Science. Ankara, Turkey: Pegem Akademi.

Cakmakci, G. & Tasar, M.F. (Eds.) (2010). Contemporary Science Education Research: Learning and Assessment. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.

Tasar, M.F. & Cakmakci, G. (Eds.) (2010). Contemporary Science Education Research: Pre-service and In-service Teacher Education. Ankara, Turkey: Pegem Akademi.

Tasar, M.F. & Cakmakci, G. (Eds.) (2010). Contemporary Science Education Research: International Perspective. Ankara, Turkey: Pegem Akademi.

Tasar, M.F. & Cakmakci, G. (Eds.) (2010). Contemporary Science Education Research: Teaching. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.

Invited Lectures and Seminars

Invited Speaker (with William F. McComas and Paul Ernest) for a Panel entitled “Nature of Mathematics, Science, and Technology: Similarities and Differences” “International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST)”, Konya, Turkey, 2014

Invited Keynote Speaker for “II. National Chemistry Education Conference”, Erzurum, Turkey, 2011.

Invited Speaker, “The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), FP7 Science in Society”, Ankara, Turkey, 2010.

Invited seminar presentation, “Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (IBST), Teacher Professional Development Project (OMGEP)”, Turkish Telecom Company & Turkish Ministry of National Education, Ankara, Turkey, 2009.

Conference Papers

Baram-Tsabari, A., Hagay, G., Ametller, J., Cakmakci, G., Lopes, B., Moreira, A., and Pedrosa-de-Jesus, H. (2012). How universal is students' interest in Biology? Correlation between interest in Biology, Gender, Culture and Religion. Paper presented at NARST 2012 Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, March 25 28, 2012.

Cakmakci, G. & Aydogdu, C. (2010). Designing and evaluating a teaching intervention in chemical kinetics. Paper presented at NARST Conference, Philadelphia, USA, March 21-24, 2010.

Cakmakci, G., Sevindik, H., Pektas, M., Uysal, A, Kole, F., & Kavak, G. (2009) Investigating students’ interests in science by using their self-generated questions. Paper presented at ESERA 2009 Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, August 31- September 4, 2009.

Cakmakci, G., Tosun, O., Turgut, S., Orenler, S., Sengul, K., & Top, G. (2009). Promoting an inclusive image of scientists among students: Towards research evidence-based practice. The International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Group Biannual Conference, South Bend, Indiana, USA, June 24-28, 2009.

Cakmakci, G. (2008) Preparing Teachers as Researchers: Science Student Teachers’ Views on Educational Research. Paper presented at the International Association for the Scientific Knowledge- Teaching and Learning Conference, Aveiro, Portugal, May 26-28, 2008.

Cakmakci, G. (2007) Emerging issues from textbook analysis in the area of chemical kinetics. Paper presented at the International Organisation for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE), International Meeting on Critical Analysis of School Science Textbook. 07-10 February 2007. Hammamet, Tunisia.

Cakmakci, G. (2006) Consistency of secondary and undergraduate students’ ideas about chemical kinetics. Paper presented at the 19th International Conference on Chemical Education, Seoul, Korea, August 12-17, 2006.

Cakmakci, G. & Leach, J. (2005) Turkish secondary and undergraduate students' understanding of the effect of temperature on reaction rates. Paper presented at the ESERA Conference, Barcelona, Spain, August 28- September 1, 2005.

Cakmakci, G. (2004) Different ways of explanation: Descriptive/empirical vs. explanatory/theoretical. Paper presented at the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) Summer School, Mulheim,Germany. August 28-September 4, 2004.

Cakmakci, G., Donnelly, J. & Leach, J. (2004) Turkish secondary and undergraduate students' understanding of the concept of catalysis: Implications for teaching and modelling. Paper presented at the 18th IUPAC International Conference on Chemical Education, Istanbul, Turkey, August 3-8, 2004.

Cakmakci, G., Donnelly, J & Leach, J. (2003) A cross-sectional study of the understanding of the relationship between concentration and reaction rate among Turkish secondary and undergraduate students. Paper presented at the ESERA conference, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 19-23 August 2003.

Cakmakci, G. (2003) Upper secondary school and undergraduate students' understanding of the concept of catalysis. Poster presented at the Variety in Chemistry Education, Dublin, Ireland.

Cakmakci, G. (2001) The constrains on the use of computers in chemistry education. Poster presented at Variety in Chemistry Teaching, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK.

Editorial Advisory Board

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board (2008-2011) (2011-2014), "Studies in Science Education"

Occasional/Guest Reviewer
Science Education
Science & Education
Research in Science Education
Educational Psychology
International Journal of Science Education
Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Management Board & Conference Committees

International STEM Education Conference, Chair of the Conference.
https://www.stempd.net

Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Network, The Scientific Committee Member (2012-2014) 2014-2019) http://www.pcst.co/about/governance

Turkish Science Education and Research Association (SERA), Founding President (2010). http://fead.org.tr/index.php

Turkish Science Education and Research Association (SERA), Executive Board Member, Coordinator of International Relations (2010-2012). http://fead.org.tr/index.php

European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) Conference 2011, Member of the Scientific Committee (Reviewer). http://www.esera2011.fr/

10th European Conference on Research in Chemical Education (ECRICE), Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Kraków, Poland. July 2010. http://ecrice2010.ap.krakow.pl/

XIV. International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) Symposium, Member of the Scientific Committee (Reviewer). Slovenia, June 13-18, 2010. http://www.ioste13.org/

9th European Conference on Research in Chemical Education (ECRICE), Member of the Scientific Committee. http://www.ecrice2008.org/

XIII. International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) Symposium, Member of the Scientific Committee. http://www.ioste13.org/

One day conference on "Inquiry-based science teaching", Chair of the Conference, http://hacettepe.eventbrite.com/
Egitimde Iyi Ornekler Konferansi, Secici Ust Kurul Uyesi, 2010, 2011. http://www.egitimdeiyiornekler.org/

European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) Conference 2009---Organizing Committee & Scientific Committee