Opinions Of Teacher Candidates Research Articles

The Relationship Between Sustainable Consciousness and Environmental Awareness Sensitivity Level in the Context of Sustainable Development

In light of the changes and developments that have gained momentum in the 21st century, it is emphasized that the development process should be made sustainable and functional in today's rapidly globalizing societies. As a part of social life, it is important for individuals to adapt to sustainability. Within the scope of sustainable development goals, the issue of a sustainable environment for sustainable societies also comes to the fore. In this context, qualified education is emphasized for individuals and societies with sustainable awareness and awareness of environmental sensitivity. As a matter of fact, it is noteworthy that it is necessary to determine the levels of sustainable awareness and environmental awareness for sustainable development of teacher candidates who will be the educational veterans of the future. This study aims to examine the relationship between teacher candidates' sustainable awareness and environmental awareness levels for sustainable development. The research process was carried out with the relational screening model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, in accordance with the purpose and content of the study. In this study, the ‘Sustainable Consciousness Scale' prepared by Michalos et al. (2012), adapted by Yüksel & Yıldız (2019), and the ’Environmental Sensitivity Scale’ prepared by Yeşil & Turan (2020) were used. The data obtained were analyzed with the statistical analysis program. According to the descriptive statistics, it was seen that none of the data showed normal distribution, and group comparisons were made with the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis tests. As a result, it is understood that sustainable awareness and environmental awareness awareness levels for sustainable development are interrelated and reflected in the opinions of teacher candidates. It is thought that sustainable awareness and environmental awareness can be implemented by designing purposeful activities in schools to encourage the transformation of sustainable awareness and environmental awareness levels into behavior in individual and social life and that sustainable awareness and environmental awareness can be discussed in different education forums to support sustainable society.

Opinions of Teacher Candidates on the Educational Policies Applied to Refugees in Primary School in Turkey

Ülkemize farklı gerekçelerle farklı ülkelerden sığınmacılar gelmektedir. Bu göç dalgasına yol açan birçok etmen bulunmakla birlikte en önemlilerinin iç savaş, siyasi problemler ve ekonomik sorunlar olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu kapsamda 2011 yılında Suriye’de başlayan iç savaşla birlikte Suriye'den ülkemize birçok sığınmacı çocuk gelmiştir. Gelen çocukların iletişim kuramamaları öğrencilere ve öğretmenlere zorluklar yaşatabilmektedir. Bu zorlukların sebepleri öğrencilerin yeteri kadar Türkçe bilmemeleri, savaş kaynaklı göç etmiş olmaları ve bunlara bağlı olarak psikolojik ve akademik açıdan yetersiz kaldıkları düşünülmektedir. Süreçte yaşanan problemlerin tespit edilmesinde en önemli kaynak ise süreci uygulayan öğretmenlerdir. Bu bağlamda bu araştırmanın amacı geleceğin öğretmenleri olacak olan öğretmen adaylarının sığınmacı öğrenciler için geliştirilen eğitim politikaları ve bu politikaların öğretimine yönelik görüşlerini belirtmektir. Nitel araştırma yöntemine göre desenlenen çalışmanın örneklemini Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sınıf Öğretmenliği bölümünde öğrenim gören 50 sınıf öğretmeni adayı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan açık uçlu soru formları ile toplanmıştır. Formlar uygulama yapıldıktan sonra araştırmacılar tarafından içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan kodlar bir araya getirilerek temalara ulaşılmıştır. Kod ve temalar tablolar şeklinde sunulmuştur. Araştırmanın bulgularına bakıldığında sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının görüşlerine göre sığınmacılara yönelik eğitim politikalarında yetersizlikler olduğu, sığınmacı öğrencilerin topluma, okula ve sınıfa uyumunu kolaylaştıracak ve kültürümüze daha iyi uyum sağlayacak politikaların geliştirilmesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Opinions and Attitudes of Education Faculty Students towards Research Methods in Education Course

Research is the whole of the systematic efforts of individuals by making new discoveries and inventions to find solutions to the problems they face or to improve the current situation. After the implementation of teacher training activities by higher education institutions, courses such as "Research Techniques", "Research Methods in Education" and "Research Methods" are included in the curriculum of higher education institutions to provide students with research competencies. It is important for prospective teachers to have positive attitudes towards this course for them to acquire the knowledge and skills in question effectively. In this direction, in this study, it was tried to determine the attitudes and opinions of teacher candidates towards the Research Course in Education. In this research, in which the attitudes and opinions of Bayburt University Faculty of Education students towards the RME course are tried to be determined, mixed method and explanatory sequential design was used. In the study, a single survey model was used to determine the attitudes of students towards the RME course, a relational survey model was used to examine the sub-dimensions of attitudes according to the departments and classes of the students, and focus group interview was used to determine their views about the course.The Kruskal Wallis H test was used to determine whether the attitudes of the groups showed an independent evaluation from each other. In the research, an attitude scale developed by the researcher was used as a data collection tool to determine the attitudes of the students towards the RME course, and a focus group interview form was used to determine their opinions. The quantitative sample of the study consists of 190 university students selected through purposive sampling, and the qualitative sample consists of 10 candidate teachers selected from this group with the same method. When the research findings were examined, it was seen that the attitudes of the novice teachers towards the RME course differed significantly in favor of men according to the self-confidence variable in the sub-dimensions of the attitude scale. It is thought that including the RME course, which is among the elective courses in Education faculties, among the compulsory courses, extending the one-semester and 3-credit RME course in terms of credit.

Investigation Of Science Teacher Candidates Skills in Associating Biomimicry Examples With Physics Concepts And Daily Life

Bu araştırmada, öğretmen adaylarının biyomimikri örnekleri hakkında görüşlerinin alınması ve bu konuyu fizik kavramları ve günlük hayatta ilişkilendirme becerilerinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma 2021-2022 eğitim-öğretim yılı güz döneminde bir devlet üniversitesinin fen bilgisi öğretmenliği 3. sınıfta öğrenim gören 20 öğretmen adayı ile yapılmıştır. Çalışmada nitel araştırmanın bir deseni olan olgu bilim yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Öğretmen adaylarının biyomimikri örneklerini fizik kavramları ve günlük yaşamla ilişkilendirme becerilerini öğrenebilmek amacıyla yarı yapılandırılmış bir görüşme formu hazırlanmıştır. Onbeş sorudan oluşan bu formda açık uçlu sorulara yer verilmiştir. Sorulara verilen cevaplar kategorilere ayrılmış ve kodlar belirlenerek çözümlenmiştir. Çalışma sonunda öğretmen adaylarının araştırmada seçilen biyomimikri örneklerinden esinlenerek yeni bir ürün tasarlama ya da geliştirme durumları ile biyomimikri örneklerini fizik kavramlarıyla ilişkilendirme becerilerinin yeterli seviyede olduğu bulunmuştur.

INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF LEARNING CENTERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOLERS FROM PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS

In our country, due to the rapid increase in the rate of pre-school enrollment in recent years, the importance of the physical equipment of the schools has increased rapidly in order for these schools to provide quality education to their students. For this reason, the importance of learning centers that affect all developmental areas of the child has increased remarkably. In this study, it is aimed to examine the importance of learning centers in the preschool period and the level of their place in the education program in line with the opinions of teacher candidates. 20 pre-school teacher candidates participated in this research, which was organized in a qualitative design. These participants were asked 17 open-ended questions about learning centers. Necessary suggestions were made at the end of the research.

A sample implementation of teaching molecular structure of DNA in the classroom and the opinions of teacher candidates about it

A sample implementation of teaching molecular structure of DNA in the classroom and the opinions of teacher candidates about it

Investigation of Relative Opinions of Teacher Candidates in Pedagogical Formation Education

Public institutions staff recruitment exam center in Turkey for the first time in 1999 Typewriting State Examination (DMS) has been tested with an exam. The name of this exam was later changed to the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS). This examination was used as a criterion in the teacher appointments of the Ministry of National Education as in other public institutions. In 2013, it was decided that KPSS exam should not be sufficient in the purchase of teachers and it was decided that the students should take the exam in some branches of Teaching Area Knowledge (ÖABS) tests. This study was carried out in order to determine the opinions of physical education teacher candidates who received pedagogical formation training about meni KPSS eğitim exam. The open-ended questions developed by the researcher as a data collection tool were presented to the candidates of physical education teachers who received pedagogical formation training. Using the interview method which is one of the qualitative research methods, the data obtained from physical education teacher candidates who received 50 pedagogical formation education from different universities were analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the majority of physical education teacher candidates who received pedagogical formation education did not have enough created by “KPSS” exam for teacher assignment and selection; It has been reached.

Opinions of Teacher Candidates on Inclusive Education: A Parallel Mixed Method Study

In this study, teacher candidates’ attitudes, self-efficacy perceptions towards inclusive education, and their situation towards in-class practices were determined. A total of a hundred thirty three pre-service teachers participated in the research voluntarily. The study was designed according to the parallel mixed methods research in which both quantitative and qualitative data (QUAN + QUAL) were used together. As data collection tools, “Attitude Scale towards Inclusive Education”, “Self-Efficacy Scale for Inclusive Education” and “In-class Practice Scale for Inclusive Education” were used. In addition, during the collection of qualitative data, teacher candidates were asked to complete the statement, “In my opinion, inclusive education is like…. because….” To determine their metaphorical perceptions. When the results of the study were examined, teacher candidates, it was determined that the perceptions of self-efficacy towards inclusive education and the concern for personal equipment differ in terms of various variables. In addition, the participants chose the positive metaphors that they produced for inclusive education. Among these metaphors, respect for differences, acceptance of diversity is expressed as coexistence due to the structure of inclusive education that unites society.

Digital Transformation in Education: Teacher Candidate Views on Mobile Learning

The number of technological tools used in education is increasing day by day. Studies on mobile learning have increased in recent years. Future teachers’ views on mobile learning are very important. In line with this purpose, the opinions of teacher candidates on mobile learning were taken by using qualitative research method in order to determine in detail their views on mobile learning. The participants of the study consists of 61 teacher candidates studying at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Kazan National Research Technological University and Kazan (Volga region) Federal University. The opinions of pre-service teachers selected on the basis of voluntarism were analysed by content analysis method. The research questions were prepared by the researchers by taking expert opinion. The findings obtained as a result of the research are given in detail in the findings and results section.

COVID- 19 Salgını Sürecinde Gerçekleştirilen Acil Uzaktan Eğitime İlişkin Öğretmen Adaylarının Görüşleri

The COVID-19 virus, which emerged in 2019 and turned into an epidemic by affecting the whole world, has deeply shaken all humanitarian phenomena. Educational activities have also been affected by the epidemic process. As a result of the rapid spread of the epidemic, schools were closed in our country as well as all over the world, and education and training services started to be provided remotely. At the university level, students were taking common compulsory courses such as AİİT, English and Turkish Language with distance education before the epidemic, but with the epidemic, all courses were taken by distance education. Although the courses in question are conducted in a planned and programmed manner, a model closer to emergency distance education is applied in the current system rather than distance education. In this study, it was aimed to get the opinions of teacher candidates from different branches studying in the Faculty of Education on emergency distance education and hybrid education. The research was carried out in a public university in the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. It was carried out based on the qualitative research method. The study is based on the situation pattern. In determining the study group, “easily accessible situation sampling” was preferred due to the epidemic conditions. Views of 66 participants were received within the scope of the research. The data of the study was transformed into the “online form” format, and the data were collected online. The obtained data were read carefully, the codes were reached, and the themes were obtained by combining the relevant codes. Considering the opinions of the teacher candidates, it was concluded that problems such as system and internet speed were experienced during the emergency distance education process; emergency distance education was unsuccessful, especially in applied courses such as drama and teaching practice, and economically burdens the candidates as the process requires technological equipment and high-speed internet. In addition, it was revealed that the majority of the candidates did not know the hybrid education, and those who did only heard it by name, and suggestions regarding the process were made as a result of the research.

Examination of Teacher Candidates' Views on Peer Learning Performed with Interactive Videos in the Blended Learning Process

Today, the speed of the development of technology has various effects in many areas. In the field of education, some concepts, methods, techniques, theories and models come to the fore with the effect of technology and attract the attention of researchers. One of them is blended learning. Blended learning is a learning process in which both face-to-face learning processes and learning processes in online environments coexist. Today's learners are expected to be able to solve problems, work collaboratively, and have strong communication. It is thought that peer learning can be used in constructivist teaching processes in order to gain these features. Peer learning involves learners performing their learning by interacting with each other. In this study, it is aimed to determine the opinions of teacher candidates about peer learning realized with interactive videos in the blended learning process. The study group consists of 37 Computer and Instructional Technologies Education Department teacher candidates, 11 women (29.73%) and 26 men (70.27%) enrolled in the "Special Teaching Methods - II" course in the spring semester of 2018-2019 academic year. In the online part of the study, a web 2.0 tool (Edpuzzle) was used to prepare interactive video content. The videos prepared by the peers regarding the course content were expected to be watched online and before the face-to-face lessons. In the face-to-face learning process, students progressed the learning process interactively with their peers. At the end of the process, the data were collected with the data collection tool named "teacher candidate opinion form" developed by the researchers from the study group. The collected data were analyzed with content analysis and interpreted by the researchers. In the study results, the opinions of the teacher candidates about the process after their learning experiences were determined. It was found that a great majority of the teacher candidates had a positive opinion about the peer learning realized with interactive videos in the blended learning process.

COVID-19 THROUGH THE LENSES OF TURKISH STUDENT TEACHERS OF ENGLISH

This article aimed at unearthing the opinions of teacher candidates of English on Covid-19 and how it has affected their future career plans, current educational endeavours and also investigated how and in what way their English proficiency could be related to the phenomenon. A total of 127 prospective English language teachers enrolled in ELT department at a state university participated in the study. Data were collected through three open-ended questions. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the current pandemic has led some student teachers to review or postpone some of their educational plans while some were encouraged to learn technology-related new skills. Findings showed that participants somehow have become ‘pandemic-literate’ by following the news from international sources and they have grown sensitivity toward global issues that they feel responsible to integrate these topics into mainstream English courses when they start teaching. Article visualizations:

The Opinions of Teacher Candidates on Teachers’ Rooms of Practice Schools

Öğretmen odaları, öğretmenlerin birbirleriyle iletişim kurdukları, zihinsel ve fiziksel olarak dinlendikleri, ders hazırlama, değerlendirme, toplantı ve ders dışı zamanlarını geçirdikleri yerler olarak eğitim ortamlarının önemli birimleridir. Bu ortamın özellikleri, öğretmenlerin mesleki tutumlarını, öğrencileriyle, meslektaşlarıyla ve velilerle olan ilişkilerini etkileyebilir. Öğretmen odaları, öğretmen yetiştirme programlarının bir parçası olan öğretmenlik uygulaması dersleri bağlamında da önemli ve etkili bir eğitsel çevredir. Öğretmen adaylarının bu alana ilişkin algıları ilk mesleki izlenimlerini oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, bu izlenimlerin tanımlanmasının ve tartışılmasının eğitim ortamlarının ve dolayısıyla eğitsel süreçlerin verimliliğine katkı sağlayacağı varsayımından yola çıkılmıştır. Araştırma, nitel yaklaşım-durum çalışması deseni uyarınca ve Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, Pedagojik Formasyon programlarına kayıtlı öğretmen adayları tarafından “Öğretmenler Odası Gözlem Formu” kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Toplanan veriler üzerinde içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları, öğretmen odalarının yapısal-fiziksel ve araç-gereç donanımının önemli olduğunu; ancak, bu alana mekansal karakterini veren görsel-iletişimsel koşulların daha fazla ve önemsenerek algılandığını vurgulamaktadır. Araştırma, bu sonuçlardan yola çıkarak, öğretmen odalarının güncel durumuna ilişkin farkındalık yaratmak ve geliştirici öneriler geliştirmek amacındadır.

Evaluating the Views of Turkish Teacher Candidates in Improving the Quality of Assessment and Evaluation Activities Used in Teaching Turkish to Foreigners

The assessment methods used in language teaching have an important role in achieving the targeted gains. The assessment methods used should be effective in determining both the general situation of the class and individual qualifications. In this case, constructivist, innovative, student-centered and so on. It is predicted that the use of assessment and evaluation methods will be successful. In this research, the opinions of Turkish teacher candidates about improving the quality of assessment and evaluation methods used in teaching Turkish to foreigners were examined. The study group of the study consisted of the students of Faculty of Education Turkish Education Department. A total of 25 Turkish teacher candidates participated in the study. In the study, standardized open-ended interview form was used to obtain the data. In the evaluation of the data, content analysis was preferred. During the research process, the data obtained from the interview forms were evaluated as question headings. In the evaluation, the question-topic order in the form was followed. In the analysis phase of each question, subject titles were determined based on the opinions of teacher candidates. As a result of the research, it was found that the teachers candidates generally thought that the use of constructivist, student-centered assessment methods would be effective in teaching Turkish to foreigners.

Opinions of teacher candidates upon the use of effective communication skills when teaching sciences

While teaching sciences which takes up a huge place in today's technological world, effective communication among teachers and students is especially required in order to increase the enthusiasm of students about sciences. The study is aimed to support teacher candidates in acquiring effective interaction abilities, which are some of the 21st century foreground skills, and foster them to make use of these abilities in the process of teaching sciences. The research has been conducted in accordance with qualitative research techniques which include observation and semi- structured interviewing techniques. 17 teacher candidates have taken part in the research as volunteers. The result of the observations made show that these teacher candidates have used oral communication in the activities mostly. The subject of hand and facial movements (mimics) and drama technique in teaching have drawn attention of teacher candidates heavily. According to the results of interviews made, it can be deducted that it is an important improvement for them to learn effective listening is also a medium for communication. At the end of the research, the teacher candidates have been observed to have found a chance to get to know themselves in the use of communication skills; therefore, it has been detected these people have been using some of the communication channels without realizing it, whether they are positive or negative, in their relations with friends, family members, school life and so on. The realization of teacher candidates upon the importance of communication skills in education and turning their ideas into skills through their knowledge in the issue reveal the fact that this study has fulfilled its aims.

Teacher Candidate’s Opinions on Presentation Programs

Bu çalışma ile öğretmen adaylarının sunum programlarına yönelik görüşleri incelenmiştir. Araştırma 2016-2017 eğitim-öğretim yılı bahar döneminde 1. ve 2. sınıfta öğrenim gören 225 öğretmen adayının katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada betimsel yöntem kullanılmıştır. Uygulamanın ilk aşamasında katılımcılar, araştırmacılar tarafından gösterilen Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi ve PowToon sunum programlarına yönelik eğitim almış ve bu programları kullanarak eğitsel içerikli materyaller oluşturmuşlardır. Araştırmanın ikinci aşamasında ise katılımcılara sunum programlarına yönelik anket uygulanarak veri toplanmıştır. Ankette öğretmen adaylarının sunum programlarına yönelik görüşlerinin yanı sıra bu programları gelecekte kullanma durumları ve uygulama sırasında karşılaştıkları sorunlara yönelik sorulara yer verilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre öğretmen adaylarının yarıdan çoğunun sunum programlarına olumlu bir tutum içerisinde olduğu belirlenmiştir.

BIOLOGY SUBJECTS WHICH THE TEACHER CANDIDATES HAVE DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING AND LEADING REASONS

The objective of this study is to make a research on the challenges faced in learning the concepts of biology and the reasons for not learning them based on the opinions of teacher candidates. The study group comprises of teacher candidates studying in a state university in Turkey. The challenges faced by teacher candidates in understanding are gathered under three groups (I can’t understand, I have difficulty in understanding, I understand) with the help of statistics program, after being compiled with a questionnaire form. After the respective analyses, it was understood that the reasons that make it challenging for biology subjects to be learned are as follows: not correlating the studied concepts with other concepts; learning by memorizing; not commenting on the result; not attributing the correct meaning to the concepts; not using tangible data on learning the concepts; misunderstanding of concepts due to lack of knowledge; not using the technology on a satisfactory level within the scope of the learning methods. Additionally, the biology subjects, which teacher candidates have difficulty in understanding, can be found on the findings section. Article visualizations:

Opinions of Teacher Candidates on the Usage of Mobile Applications in the Multimedia Development Processes

<p class="0abstract">In order that mobile applications can be employed successfully in education, the opinions of teachers for using these applications must be identified and improved. For these reasons, the purpose of this study is to identify the opinions of teacher candidates, who are teachers of the future, on the usage of mobile applications in the process of multimedia project development. This study which was conducted with the purpose of identifying the opinions of teacher candidates on usage of mobile applications in education as means of communication employed qualitative method. Results is that using mobile applications in multimedia project development process attracted the attention of students and ensured effective communication.</p><p class="0abstract"> </p>

Online Argumentation Implementation in the Development of Critical Thinking Disposition

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of teaching technologies and material development course taught through Moodle based online argumentation implementation on critical thinking disposition of third year science teacher candidates. The study was carried out with a total of 43 students consisting of an experimental group of 22 and a control group of 21 students studying at the Department of Science Education at a State University Faculty of Education in the fall term of 2014-15 academic years. Sequential explanatory design was used as a mixed method strategy in this research. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test non-equivalent control group design was used in the quantitative part of the study. A case study research design was used in the qualitative part of the study. California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory was used as data collection tool. In addition, an open-ended interview questions form was used to define opinions of science teacher candidates about the method applied in the course. Independent samples t-test and paired samples t-test were used in the analysis of quantitative data. Descriptive analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. At the end of the research, while a statistically significant difference in critical thinking dispositions of teacher candidates was observed in favour of post-test results of the experimental group, no statistically significant difference was observed in the control group. When the opinions of teacher candidates on the subject were investigated, it was found that the teacher candidates strongly supported the elimination of internet connection problems to improve the course.

An Analysis of Mathematics Education Students’ Skills in the Process of Programming and Their Practices of Integrating It into Their Teaching

Recent developments in technology have changed the learner’s profile and the learning outcomes. Today, with the emergence of higher-order thinking skills and computer literacy skills, teaching through traditional methods is likely to fail to achieve the learning outcomes. That is why; teachers and teacher candidates are expected to have computer literacy skills. Programming is the main focus of this study since it is an important part of computer literacy. The study aims to analyze mathematics education students’ skills in the process of programming and their practices of integrating it into their teaching. The participants of the study are 42 third grade students of an Elementary Mathematics Education Program of a state university in Turkey. Within the study in which theory and practice was carried out simultaneously, the participants were taught the basics of programming and the algorithms with C programming language. The teacher candidates put the theoretical knowledge into practice using the visual programming application by MIT App Inventor at the computer laboratory. In addition, they used the MIT App Inventor visual programming environment to develop programs they will use in teaching mathematics in groups. Given the component of teaching of programming during this process, it is considered that the process of teaching in question will be effective in planning the teaching process of future studies. The reason is that not only it analyses the development of the variables used in this study but also because it takes into consideration the opinions of teacher candidates.