Importance of Decision-Making Skills in Primary School According to The Classroom Teachers’ Opinions

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the importance of decision making skill at primary school level according to the opinions of classroom teachers. Since a single situation related to a certain group of teachers in a school was examined in depth, the study was conducted using a case study, one of the qualitative research designs. The study group of the study is 25 classroom teachers working in a primary school in Pendik District of Istanbul province with criterion sampling method. The data were collected with an interview form and analyzed by content analysis method. The research results are: According to the opinions of the classroom teachers; decision-making skills are important for primary school level, not being able to earning enough at the primary school level, mistakes are made and problems are experienced in teaching at the primary school level. According to these results, The Ministry of National Education can carry out applications for the development of decision-making skills at the level of all lessons at primary school level can be recommendationed.