Research Areas
Educational Sciences
Academic Positions
2018 - Continues
2018 - ContinuesAssistant Professor
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences
Managerial Experience
2020 - Continues
2020 - ContinuesAssistant Manager of Research and Application Center
Middle East Technical University, Presidency Office, Presidency Office
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020Deputy Head of Department
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences
Non Academic Experience
2002 - 2005
2002 - 2005Ingilizce Öğretmeni
MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI, Ingilizce Öğretmeni
Supervised Theses
2024
2024Postgraduate
Exploring the self-efficacy and attitudes towards inclusive education among foreign language teachers: A cross-national analysis
Çakır N., Taneri P. O. (Co-Advisor)
İ.ÇAKAR(Student)
2024
2024Postgraduate
A qualitative study of English language teachers'assessment identity and assessment practices
Çapa Aydın Y., Çakır N. (Co-Advisor)
A.BABACAN(Student)
2023
2023Postgraduate
Exploring the integration of informal language learning experiences in commercial off-the-shelf games into formal language learning settings
Çakır N. (Advisor)
E.KOÇAK(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
Investigating informal mentoring process in terms of its potential to support student teacher identity development: A case study
ÇAKIR N. (Advisor)
D.FAZLIOĞLU(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
A phenomenological study on online teacher professional development experiences of EFL instructors, PDU members, and directors during the emergency remote teaching period
ÇAKIR N. (Advisor)
A.ÇETİN(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
An examination of the factors affecting in-service Turkish EFL teachers' learning transfer from online teacher professional development programs into classroom
ÇAKIR N. (Advisor)
S.CEBAR(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
The relationship between preservice teachers' perceptions towards the use of ict integration in teacher education and digital game-based learning
ÇAKIR N. (Advisor)
N.SEMA(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
An investigation of how language teachers develop their online teacher identity
ÇAKIR N. (Advisor)
C.KAÇAKOĞLU(Student)
2022
2022Doctorate
A mobile teacher professional development course on digital game-enhanced language learning
ÇAKIR N. (Advisor)
E.BAKİ(Student)
2021
2021Postgraduate
Adaptation of English coursebook activities based on sociocultural theory: An action research
Çakır N. (Advisor)
A.KIRMIZI(Student)
2021
2021Postgraduate
Academic motivation of middle school students: Perceived teacher affective support, number of ınteraction partners, prior achievement, and homophily
Çakır N. (Advisor)
İ.UTKU(Student)
2020
2020Postgraduate
Pre-service math teachers' professional identity development through online anticipatory reflections: An intervention study
Çakır N., Yıldırım A. (Co-Advisor)
A.Merve(Student)
2020
2020Postgraduate
The effects of a game-enhanced language learning intervention on students'L2 development and L2 motivational self-system
Çakır N. (Advisor)
S.MUSAOĞLU(Student)
Articles
All (15)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (7)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (10)
ESCI (3)
Scopus (10)
TRDizin (5)
Other Publications (1)
2025
20251. Professional identity development in pre-service teachers: the impact of online informal mentoring
Fazlıoğlu Schwaller D., ÇAKIR N.
Professional Development in Education
, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
2025
20252. Exploring the impact of online anticipatory reflection intervention on pre-service math teachers’ professional teacher identity development
AKKAR ERCAN Z. M., ÇAKIR N., Yıldırım A.
Reflective Practice
, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
2025
20253. Exploring co-design processes of epistemic game scenarios to support teacher professional identity development
ÇAKIR N., SARIDEMİR H., GÖK AYYILDIZ N., Foster A., Öner D.
CoDesign
, 2025 (AHCI, Scopus)
2025
20254. On the Mutually Elaborating Relationship Between Teacher Identity and Classroom Management Practices
ÇAKIR N., SARIDEMİR H.
European Education
, vol.57, no.1, pp.1-14, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
2024
20245. The Effects of Teaching Abroad Experience on Professional Teacher Identity Development of EFL Teachers
ÇAKIR N., ÜNLÜ N. A.
Egitim ve Bilim
, vol.49, no.219, pp.163-185, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
2022
20226. The effects of a game-enhanced learning intervention on foreign language learning
Aydin S. M., ÇAKIR N.
ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
, vol.70, no.5, pp.1809-1841, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus)
2022
20227. Adapting Coursebook Activities to Stimulate Language Learning among Rural Students: An Action Research
Kırmızı-Ayyıldız A., ÇAKIR N.
Uluslararası Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Çalışmaları Dergisi
, vol.12, pp.19-42, 2022 (TRDizin)
2022
20228. Integrating Commercial-off-the-Shelf Games into Language Classroom: PCaRD Experience of Two English Language Teachers
MUSAOĞLU AYDIN S., ÇAKIR N.
Eğitimde Kuram ve Uygulama , vol.18, no.1, pp.1-11, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2021
20219. We game on skyscrapers: the effects of an equity-informed game design workshop on students' computational thinking skills and perceptions of computer science
Çakır N., Çakır M. P., Lee F. J.
ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
, vol.69, no.5, pp.2683-2703, 2021 (SSCI, Scopus)
2021
202110. Study abroad in Turkey: the role of homestays on second language learning
ÇAKIR N.
INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION
, vol.32, no.5, pp.525-546, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)
2021
202111. Computer Supported Asynchronous Online Discussions in Teacher Education
Özdoğru M., Çakır N.
IOJET
, vol.8, no.4, pp.2598-2617, 2021 (TRDizin)
2019
201912. A COMPARISON OF STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTEs) IN TURKEY AND IN THE USA
Çakır N., Ünlü N. A.
IOJET
, vol.6, no.1, pp.170-188, 2019 (TRDizin)
2017
201713. Development of a game-design workshop girls' interest towards computing through exploration to promote young identity
Akkuş Çakır N., Gass A., Foster A., Lee F. J.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
, vol.108, pp.115-130, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
2016
201614. Behavioral and Neural Effects of Game-Based Learning on Improving Computational Fluency With Numbers
ÇAKIR M. P., Cakir N. A., Ayaz H., Lee F. J.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PSYCHOLOGIE-JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
, vol.224, no.4, pp.297-302, 2016 (SSCI, Scopus)
2016
201615. Yükseköğretimde Analitik Düşünme Becerileri
Çakır N., Senemoğlu N.
Kastamonu Üniversitesi Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi , vol.24, no.3, pp.1487-1502, 2016 (TRDizin)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2024
20241. Exploring Co-Design Partners’ Roles in the Development of Epistemic Games for Teacher Professional Identity
Çakır N., Sarıdemir H., Gök Ayyıldız N., Öner D., Foster A.
The EARLI SIG 14 Conference, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 21 - 24 August 2024, pp.122-123, (Summary Text)
2024
20242. English Language Teachers' Perceptions and Educational Needs Regarding the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in English Language Instruction
Köprülü S., Ural F., Çakır N., Engin C.
International Eurasian Educational Research Congress, Kocaeli, Turkey, 21 - 24 May 2024, (Unpublished)
2024
20243. EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Teachers' Journey of Online Teacher Identity Development: A Qualitative Case Study
Kaçakoğlu C., Çakır N.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Pennsylvania, United States Of America, 11 - 14 April 2024, pp.1-2, (Summary Text)
2024
20244. Preservice Teachers’ Social Networking Sites Usage and Identity Development: A Comparative Study.
Sarıdemir H., Çakır N.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Pennsylvania, United States Of America, 11 - 14 April 2024, pp.1-10, (Summary Text)
2024
20245. Benefits of Informal Mentoring for Student-Teacher
Fazlıoğlu D., Çakır N.
AERA Annual Meeting , Pennsylvania, United States Of America, 11 - 14 April 2024, pp.1-2, (Summary Text)
2023
20236. Exploring the Dynamics of Professional Identity: A Comparative Study of Pre-service and In-service Teachers
GÖK AYYILDIZ N., SARIDEMİR H., ÇAKIR N.
11th International Congress on Curriculum and Instruction (ICCI-EPOK 2023), Aydın, Turkey, 26 - 28 October 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
20237. Exploring Pre-service Teachers’ Perspectives about the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Educational Disparities
ÇAKIR N., DEMİREL Ö., GÖK AYYILDIZ N.
11th International Congress on Curriculum and Instruction (ICCI-EPOK 2023), Aydın, Turkey, 26 - 28 October 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
20238. Miras dil olarak türkçe dil ihtiyaçları: Flaman bölgesi ihtiyaç analizi çalışması
GÖK AYYILDIZ N., Altınkamış F., ÇAKIR N., ENGİN C., SEVİMLİ ÇELİK S.
International Symposium on Teaching Turkish as a Heritage and Foreign Language, ISOHTEL 2023, Belgium, 26 September 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
20239. English Language Instructors' Views on Online Teacher Professional Development at Tertiary Level
ÇETİN A., ÇAKIR N.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, England, 22 - 25 August 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
202310. Commercial off-the-Shelf Game Play and L2 Identity Development
GÖK AYYILDIZ N., ÇAKIR N.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, England, 22 - 25 August 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
202311. Investigating Design Principles Of Online Teacher Professional Development Practices: EFL Instructors’ Perception
ÇETİN A., ÇAKIR N.
International Eurasian Educational Research Congress (EJER 2023), Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 11 June 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
202312. How Classroom Management Shapes and is Shaped by Teacher Identity
ÇAKIR N., SARIDEMİR H.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2023), Chicago, United States Of America, 13 - 16 April 2023, (Summary Text)
2022
202213. Factors Affecting Syrian Refugee Students’ Turkish Language Learning: A Systematic Review
ÇAKIR N., Kırmızı-Ayyıldız A.
10. Uluslararası Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Kongresi, Ankara, Turkey, 26 October 2022, (Summary Text)
2022
202214. Predictors of students’ subjective task values and expectancies for success at middle school
Caybaş İ. U., ÇAPA AYDIN Y., ÇAKIR N.
17th International Conference on Motivation (ICM), Dresden, Germany, 24 August 2022, (Summary Text)
2022
202215. The Lived Experiences of Graduate Students Exposed to Hybrid Learning: A Phenomenological Study
GÖK AYYILDIZ N., Şen N., Dal H., Ayyıldız Z., ÇAKIR N.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2022), Armenia, 23 August 2022, (Summary Text)
2022
202216. Students’ and Teachers’ Perspectives on How to Adapt Materials for Teaching English in a Rural School Setting
Kırmızı-Ayyıldız A., ÇAKIR N.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2022), Armenia, 23 August 2022, (Summary Text)
2021
202117. Pre-Service Math Teachers' Professional Identity Development Through Online Anticipatory Reflections
Ercan A. M., ÇAKIR N., Yıldırım A.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2021), Geneve, Switzerland, 6 - 10 September 2021, (Summary Text)
2021
202118. Pre-Service Math Teachers' Professional Identity Development Through Online Anticipatory Reflections
Ercan A. M., Çakır N., Yıldırım A.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2021), Geneve, Switzerland, 06 September 2021, pp.1-3, (Summary Text)
2021
202119. A Pre-Service Math Teacher’s Professional Identity Development Trajectory through Online Reflections
Ercan A. M., ÇAKIR N.
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Biennial Meeting (EARLI 2021), Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 August 2021, (Summary Text)
2021
202120. A Study of Homophily in Peer Group Members’ Academic Motivation
Caybaş İ. U., ÇAKIR N., Çapa-Aydın Y.
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Biennial Meeting (EARLI 2021), Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 August 2021, (Summary Text)
2021
202121. Designing and implementing a prototype for mobile teacher professional development
BAŞOĞLU E. B., ÇAKIR N.
8th International Congress on Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum Studies In Life Long Learning, Burdur, Turkey, 25 March 2021, pp.247-248, (Summary Text)
2020
202022. Using The PCaRD Framework for Game-enhanced English Language Learning: The Teachers’ Perspective
Musaoğlu Aydın S., ÇAKIR N.
7th International Eurasian Educational Research Congress (EJER 2020), Eskişehir, Turkey, 10 September 2020, (Summary Text)
2020
202023. The Effects of a Game-Enhanced Language Learning Intervention on Students’ L2 Development and L2 Motivational Self-System
Musaoğlu Aydın S., ÇAKIR N.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2020), San-Francisco, Costa Rica, 17 - 21 April 2020, (Full Text)
2019
201924. Intervention studies in teacher identity research in Turkey: We need more!
ÇAKIR N., Yıldırım A.
7th International Conference on Curriculum and Instruction, Ankara, Turkey, 09 October 2019, pp.271-272, (Summary Text)
2019
201925. Identification with the Teaching Profession: Critical analysis of the self and critical awareness through Digital Storytelling
ÇAKIR N., GÖK AYYILDIZ N., Baran E.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2019), Hamburg, Germany, 02 September 2019, (Summary Text)
2019
201926. The Effect of Game-based Computational Thinking Workshops on Students’ Computational Thinking Skills
Çakır N., Çakır M. P., Gaas A., Lee F.
Biannual Conference of The European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) 2019, Aachen, Germany, 12 - 16 August 2019, (Summary Text)
2019
201927. Theoretical approaches to teacher identity research in Turkey
Çakır N., Gök Ayyıldız N.
VI. Internatıonal Eurasian Educational Research Congress, Ankara, Turkey, 19 - 22 June 2019, pp.1-2, (Summary Text)
2018
201828. A Comparative Study of Student Attitudes towards Second Language Learning in Turkey and in the US
ÇAKIR N., Ünlü N. A.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2018), Bolzano, Italy, 03 September 2018, (Summary Text)
2016
201629. Designing Her Way into Computer Science Empowering Young Girls Through Identity Exploration
ÇAKIR N., Gaas A., Foster A., Lee F.
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), 23 - 26 August 2016, (Full Text)
2016
201630. Neural Correlates of Computational Fluency Training with a Mobile Game An Optical Brain Imaging Study
ÇAKIR M. P., ÇAKIR N., Ayaz H., Lee F.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), 8 - 12 April 2016, (Full Text)
2015
201531. The Impact of Higher Education on Everyday Problem solving Skills A Mixed Methods Study
ÇAKIR N., SENEMOĞLU N.
1st International Higher Education Studies Conference (IHEC 2015), İstanbul, Turkey, 14 - 16 October 2015, (Summary Text)
2015
201532. An Optical Brain Imaging Study on the Improvements in Mathematical Fluency from Game based Learning
ÇAKIR M. P., ÇAKIR N., Ayaz H., Lee F.
Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, Londrina, Brazil, 3 - 07 October 2015, pp.209-219, (Full Text)
2015
201533. Using Optical Brain Imaging to Investigate Functional Changes During Game Based Learning
ÇAKIR N., ÇAKIR M. P., Lee F.
16th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning, Limasol, Cyprus (Gkry), 25 August - 29 July 2015
2015
201534. An analysis of student performance on everyday problem solving tasks
ÇAKIR N., SENEMOĞLU N.
16th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning, Limasol, Cyprus (Gkry), 25 - 29 August 2015, (Summary Text)
2015
201535. Factors Affecting the Development of Pre service Teachers Higher Order Thinking Skills A Mixed Methods Study of the Turkish Context
ÇAKIR N., SENEMOĞLU N.
Junior Researchers of EARLI Conference (JURE 2015), Limasol, Cyprus (Gkry), 23 - 24 August 2015, (Summary Text)
2015
201536. Development of Higher Order Thinking Skills in Initial Teacher Education A Mixed Method Investigation at College Level
ÇAKIR N., SENEMOĞLU N.
Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, United States Of America, 16 - 20 April 2015, (Full Text)
2009
200937. Study Abroad the Role of Homestays
ÇAKIR N., Sevinç N.
American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages Workshop. Annual Meeting of Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Boston, United States Of America, 21 - 24 November 2009, (Summary Text)
2011
201138. An Investigation of Persistence in Autonomous Learning Behaviors of English Majors
ÇAKIR N., DEMİREL M.
First International Congress on Curriculum and Instruction, Eskişehir, Turkey, 5 - 08 October 2011, pp.365-366, (Summary Text)
Books
2022
20221. Gelecek İçin Eğitim: Yüksek Performanslı Eğitim Sistemlerinden Öğrendiklerimiz
ÖZDİYAR Ö., ÇAKIR N., CAN ARAN Ö., İNCE M., BOĞAR Y., ERDOĞAN T., et al.
PEGEM AKADEMİ, 2022
2022
20222. Estonya ve Eğitimde Bilgi İletişim Teknolojileri Uygulamaları
ÇAKIR N.
in: Gelecek İçin Eğitim; Yüksek Performanslı Eğitim Sistemlerinden Öğrendiklerimiz (Education for the Future, What We Learned from High Performance Education Systems), Demirel Özcan, Özdiyar-Gedik Özlenen, Soysal Sümeyra, Akkuş-Çakır Nur, Editor, Pegem, Ankara, pp.306-322, 2022
2021
20213. TASARIM VE ÜRETİM LİSE
Kaygan P., Süner Pla Cerda S., Çakır N., Karadoğaner A., Eren G. H., Kapkın E., et al.
TÜBITAK Yayınları, Ankara, 2021
2021
20214. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING - SECONDARY SCHOOL
Kaygan P., Süner Pla Cerda S., Çakır N., Karadoğaner A., Eren G. H., Kapkın E., et al.
TÜBITAK Yayınları, Ankara, 2021
2021
20215. Analitik Düşünme Nedir? Ne Değildir?
Çakır N., Senemoğlu N.
in: Eleştirel ve Analitik Düşünme, A. Kaçar,E. Kabataş Memiş, Editor, Pegem A Yayıncılık, Ankara, pp.175-195, 2021
2012
20126. Kaliforniya Eğitim Sistemi
Çakir N.
in: Gelecek İçin Eğitim Farklı Ülkelerde Program Geliştirme Çalışmaları, Demirel,Özcan, Editor, Pegem Akademi, Ankara, pp.129-143, 2012
Funded Projects
2024 - 2027
2024 - 2027Beyond the Divide: Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Equitable English Language Teaching
Erasmus Project , Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices, European Level
Engin C., Çakir N., Er E., Ural F., Köprülü S.
2022 - 2025
2022 - 2025
Öğretmen Eğitiminde Mesleki Öğretmen Kimliği Gelişimini Desteklemek Üzere Çevrimiçi Bir Epistemik Oyun Geliştirilmesi
TUBITAK Project , 3501 - National Young Researcher Career Development Program
(Project Abstract)
Çakir N. (Executive), Öner D., Foster A.
2019 - 2025
2019 - 2025Öğretmen adaylarının öğretmen kimliği gelişimini desteklemek üzere çevrim öğrenme ortamlarının tasarlanması
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other
ÇAKIR N. (Executive), GÜNDOĞDU N., SARIDEMİR H., FAZLIOĞLU D.
2017 - 2017
2017 - 2017Skyscraper Games: Regional STEAM Contest for Kids
Project Supported by Private Organizations in Other Countries
Lee F.(Executive), Çakır N.
2014 - 2015
2014 - 2015Math Dash Bilgisayar Tabanlı Eğitsel Oyun Uygulamasının Eğitsel Etkililiğinin Değerlendirilmesi
TUBITAK Project , 2219 - Yurt Dışı Doktora Sonrası Araştırma Burs Programı
Çakır N. (Executive)
Scholarships
2008 - 2009
2008 - 2009