Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate curiosity styles of teacher candidates. A total of 250 teacher candidates –classroom/physical education and sports- volunteered for the study. In the study Turkish version of Erwin’s (1998) two-factor curiosity scale was used as data gathering tool. In the evaluation of data first reliability and normality analyses were made. And MANOVA was used as hypothesis test at the %95 confidence level. This study showed that classroom teacher candidates' breadth of interest curiosity score was significantly higher in comparison with physical education and sport teacher candidates.
Highlights
Human has always been a social being, and for to function efficiently in a changing and complex social environment, has required information about those around (Foster, 2004)
While perceptual curiosity refers to the acquisition of new information by sensory stimulation, epistemic curiosity refers to the tendency to seek out opportunities for acquiring facts, knowledge, and ideas (Colins, Litman & Spielberger, 2004; Litman & Spielberger, 2003)
The measurement of curiosity of teacher candidates: a study based on breadth and depth of interest
Summary
Human has always been a social being, and for to function efficiently in a changing and complex social environment, has required information about those around (Foster, 2004). Many researchers tried to clarify curiosity, most of the pioneering approaches done by Berlyne in the 1950s In his studies, Berlyne explained curiosity through theories such as drive reduction. While perceptual curiosity refers to the acquisition of new information by sensory stimulation, epistemic curiosity refers to the tendency to seek out opportunities for acquiring facts, knowledge, and ideas (Colins, Litman & Spielberger, 2004; Litman & Spielberger, 2003). Another dimension of the curiosity arouses from the question: is curiosity a trait or a state part of characteristic? Dewey distinguished curiosity from interest researchers considered interest as a sub-dimension of curiosity (Langevin, 1971; Ainley, 1987; Giampra, Camp & Grodsky, 1992)
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