Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmen Adaylarının Matematiğe Yönelik Tutumlarının Yaratıcı Drama Yöntemi ile Geliştirilmesi

Abstract

This study aims to improve the attitudes of preservice Social Studies teachers towards Mathematics by means of creative drama method. The study comprised a mixed method integrating both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The quantitative method of this research involved experimental pretest-posttest research design with no control groups. As for the qualitative method of the study, phenomenological research design was used. The study group of this research was formed through purposeful and convenience sampling method used in the mixed method research. Accordingly, the study group of this research consisted of 20 preservice teachers from among the last year students studying at Akdeniz University Faculty of Education Department of Social Studies in the 2017-2018 Academic Year, who volunteered to take part in the research and who thought and stated that they had prejudices against mathematics and geometry lessons. The quantitative data of the research were collected through Mathematics Attitude Scale developed by Aşkar (1999) and Geometry Attitude Scale developed by Bindak (2004), after having obtained the necessary permissions. The collected quantitative data were analyzed with SPSS program. The qualitative data of the research, on the other hand, were collected through the evaluation of written documents received from the study group before and after the practices as well as of written documents received at the end of the 14th workshop. The collected qualitative data were analyzed with descriptive analysis and content analysis. In view of the overall research results, it would be safe to say that positive changes were observed in the attitudes of the study group -consisting of preservice Social Studies teachers- towards mathematics thanks to the use of creative drama method.