scholarly journals Investigation of the Preschool Teacher Candidates’ Philosophical Views on the Nature of Mathematics

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Meryem Çelik

Teachers’ views on the nature of maths have a crucial effect on their interactions with children, their choice of method and technique to be used while preparing the curriculum, their decision on the type and frequency of activities to be applied, their behaviors in the classroom, children’s attitudes towards maths and their achievement. With this research, it is aimed to examine teacher candidates’ philosophical views on the nature of maths. The research is in relational scanning model. “The Scale of Philosophical Thoughts on the Nature of Mathematics” was implemented to 141 pre-school teacher candidates studying in 2019-2020, which constitute the sample of the study. As a result of the analysis, it has been found that 52.5% of teacher candidates have an absolutist view, the views of female and male teacher candidates support each other and there is a significant difference between the grade level in they study.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-132
Author(s):  
Ceyhun Ersan ◽  
Banu Uslu

In this study, the effect of science and research ethics course on preschool teacher candidates’ possible plagiarism behaviors was examined. Fifteen teacher candidates were asked to prepare a written assignment (pre-test) before the start of the course. Similarly, a second written assignment (post-test) was taken at the end of the course which took approximately 12 weeks. Both assignments received from teacher candidates were evaluated in two similarity/plagiarism software programs and the similarity rates of each student's homework were calculated as a percentage. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to test whether there was a significant difference between these percentage scores in terms of pre-test and post-test. In addition, teacher candidates’ pre-test and post-test assignments were subjected to document analysis in the context of the matches determined by similarity/plagiarism software programs. According to the findings of the study, it was seen that science and research ethics course could have an effect on possible plagiarism behaviors of teacher candidates. The findings of the study were discussed regarding similarity/plagiarism software programs, course period and literature. Suggestions were made to help teacher candidates and to those who are concerned about avoiding unethical practices.


Author(s):  
Sarem Özdemir ◽  
Azize Ummanel

This study aims to explore perceptions and attitudes of pre school teacher candidates towards mathematics. 200 students who are studying in Cyprus International University, Girne American University and Near East University have participated in this research. Data gathering tool was developed by inspiring Macnab and Payne’s scale, that was developed in 2003.  SPSS 18.0 statistical programme and content analyses methods were used to analyze the data. Results were evaluated under different headings and disscussed. Keywords: Mathematics teaching, pre school, perception and attitude


Author(s):  
Mehmet Gultekin

Distance education is used for teacher training at different levels and fields in Turkey. Launched in the 2000-2001 academic year and still applied by Anadolu University, the Pre-School Teacher Training Program is one of those programs offered by distance education. This study aims to evaluate Anadolu University’s Preschool Teacher Training Program in Turkey by obtaining student opinions. A total of 1,026 senior students enrolled in the Preschool Education major at the Open Education Faculty of Anadolu University participated in the survey. A questionnaire to determine the opinions of students on the program was used as a means of data collection. Means (X) and standard deviations (SD) were employed to analyze the survey data. The results showed that although the teacher candidates study at a good level, they do not have a good record of watching the television programs. The results also revealed that the opinions of teacher candidates about the textbooks, television programs, teaching practices, and academic assistance services are positive.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Asuman Seda Saracaloglu ◽  
Ceren Saygi Gerceker ◽  
Soner Aladag

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between the values of primary and music teacher candidates and their cheating attitudes in terms of different variables. The study group of the research is composed of 249 students who are studying at the Departments of Primary School Teaching and Music Education at Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Education. In the research, Portrait Values Questionnaire and personal information form were used. In the analysis of data, t test, ANOVA, correlation analysis and tukey HSD test was used. It was detected that teacher candidates had high levels of value perceptions and the three most important values were universalism, security and self-direction. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference in primary school and music teacher candidates in all values except achievement, hedonism and stimulation according to their departments. This difference was on behalf of primary school teacher candidates. Another conclusion of the research was the gender variable. In all values except power, significant difference was on behalf of females. When the value scores of primary school and music teacher candidates were examined, all the values except for power were on behalf of freshmen. It was seen that there were significant differences between the teacher candidates’ academic achievement perceptions and their value scores of achievement, stimulation, self-direction, universalism, benevolence, tradition, conformity and security except power and hedonism values. Findings related to cheating, which was another variance of the research, are as follows; cheating attitudes of primary school and music teacher candidates were moderate. It was detected that the participants had negative attitudes towards cheating. A significant difference was detected in cheating attitude according to the department. In other words, it was seen that music teacher candidates were more positive towards cheating. When cheating attitudes according to gender variable were examined, it was seen that there was a significant difference on behalf of females.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Serpil Recepoğlu ◽  
Bilgin Ünal İbret

<p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>In this study, it is aimed to determine motivation levels of social studies prospective teachers towards teaching profession. This is a descriptive research in survey model. The study group consists of total 2193 social studies prospective teachers of 1<sup>st </sup>2<sup>nd </sup>3<sup>th</sup> 4<sup>th</sup> grade at Education Faculty of 12 Universities in the 2014­2015 academic years. According to findings of this research, the perceptions of social studies prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession are high and agreeing. Social studies prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession shows a significant difference according to the gender of teacher candidates. Female prospective teachers 'perceptions are higher than male prospective teachers' perceptions. Social studies prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession changes significantly according to grade level. Social studies prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession is at the highest level in the first grade, but it is the lowest level in the 4th grade. Social studies prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession does not differ significantly according to university.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Bu çalışmada, Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik motivasyon düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Tarama modelinde betimsel bir araştırmadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2014-2015 öğretim yılında 12 üniversitede eğitim fakültelerinin İlköğretim Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmenliği 1.2.3.4. sınıflarında öğrenim gören 2193 öğretmen adayı oluşturmaktadır. Acat ve Yenilmez (2004) tarafından oluşturulan “Öğretmen Adaylarının Öğretmenlik Mesleğine İlişkin Motivasyon Düzeyleri” ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik motivasyona ilişkin Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının algılarının yüksek ve katılıyorum düzeyinde olduğu bulunmuştur. Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik motivasyonlarında öğretmen adaylarının cinsiyetine göre anlamlı bir farklılık görülmektedir. Kadın Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının algıları, erkek adayların algılarından daha yüksektir. Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik motivasyonları sınıf düzeyine göre anlamlı bir şekilde değişmektedir. Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik motivasyonları 1. Sınıfta en yüksek düzeyde; 4. Sınıfta ise en düşük düzeydedir. Sosyal Bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik motivasyonlarında üniversite değişkenine göre anlamlı farklılık görülmemektedir.</p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 133-153
Author(s):  
Didem ISLEK

In this study, the effectiveness of museum education practices integrated with virtual teaching environments during the pandemic on the achievement levels of pre-school teacher candidates was evaluated. The research was carried out using a mixed method. In the quantitative dimension, the success levels of teacher candidates for museum education practices were evaluated with the achievement test, and the data related to the qualitative dimension were evaluated with content analysis. Preschool teacher candidates (n = 30) participated in the study. In the research, for 5 weeks, museum education activities were carried out using virtual tour and second life museum applications in Vordun, Louvre and Art Nouveau virtual museums with the teacher candidates. The results obtained revealed that these activities increased the success level of teacher candidates regarding the practices. In addition, the results showed that the teacher candidates found the museum education practices integrated with virtual teaching environments highly effective. In addition, teacher candidates stated that an active teaching process can be created with virtual museum applications in museum education practices, and that learning can be embodied more easily.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Dede Salim Nahdi ◽  
Mohamad Gilar Jatisunda ◽  
Vici Suciawati

The problem-solving ability is still a big problem for students. Many studies show that Indonesian students are still low in solving math problems. One thing that is needed in solving problems is self-resilience, so that students have resilience in facing problems. This study aims to analyze the differences in problem-solving abilities of pre-service elementary school teacher in terms of self-resilience. This study used a Quasi-Experiment method with the type Nonequivalent Pretest-Posttest Control Group. The population of this study were all elementary school teacher candidates at Majalengka University with a sample of 60 respondent. This study resulted in a significant difference in the increase in problem-solving abilities of student-teacher candidates. Based on Self Resilience, the group of students who received Problem Based Learning had higher problem-solving abilities than the group of students who received expository learning. Mathematical problem-solving ability requires students to have self-resilience because in solving problems, a person needs to have confidence in his ability to face problems.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Hatice Vatansever Bayraktar

The aim of this study is to examine the levels of the self-efficacy of primary school teacher candidates towards first reading-writing education and whether they differentiate by various variables. The study is prepared in accordance with the screening model. The universe of this study consists of the primary school teacher candidates who receive education at an Education Faculty of a public university in Istanbul province. As for the sample, it consists of 124 primary school teacher candidates who receive education at the Education Faculty of two public universities in Istanbul province. As for the data collection tool, the “Self-efficacy towards First Reading-Writing Education Scale” developed by Delican (2016) was employed in this study. As a result of the study, there is not a significant difference between the self-efficacies of the primary school teacher candidates towards first reading-writing education depending on their age. The self-efficacy of the primary school teacher candidates towards first reading-writing education creates a significant difference depending on the gender variable. In the preparation, practice and assessment sub-dimensions and on the scale overall, the self-efficacy of females towards first reading-writing education is higher when compared to males. There is a significant difference depending on the variable of the grade in which the primary school teacher candidates receive an education. The self-efficacy of the primary school teacher candidates who study in the 3<sup>rd</sup> grade towards first reading-writing education is higher when compared to the primary school teacher candidates in the 4<sup>th</sup> grade. There is not a significant difference between the self-efficacy of the primary school teacher candidates towards first reading-writing education depending on the variable of thinking that teaching first reading-writing to primary school first grades is a hard work. The self-efficacy of the primary school teacher candidates who have previously helped their siblings or nephews during the process of learning first reading and writing towards first reading-writing education is higher in regard to the practice and assessment sub-dimensions and the scale overall. It was observed that the self-efficacy of the primary school teacher candidates towards first reading-writing education in regard to the preparation and practice sub-dimensions and the scale overall was high; the self-efficacy of the primary school teacher candidates towards first reading-writing education according to the assessment sub-dimension was at a quite high level.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Hülya Bilgin ◽  
Ozana Ural

<p>Development of pre-school teachers' guidance proficiency level is is thought as a good substitute for guidance counsellors in pre-schools, since their numbers are not enough to keep up with the demand. This is not just an alternative, because even if there were enough teachers, the ideal approach is to have active cooperation between pre-school teachers and guidance counsellors.</p><p>Since pre-school education period covers some of the most critical years in children’s development where their personality characteristics are shaped, skills and habits are set, there will always be need for pre-school teachers with high guidance proficiency.</p><p>This study aims to develop a scale to determine pre-school teacher candidates’ guidance proficiency level. For the construct validity of our scale a factor analysis test was done. For reliability of our scale Rulon and Cronbach Alpha tests, test-retest and item analysis were done. The research was conducted with random sampling on 784 senior students in pre-school teaching departments at 14 universities in Turkey.</p><p>According to the results of the factor analysis of the 72 items included in the scale we found four factors which explain 61.057% of total variance (Total Variance Explained 48.3%). When factor loads are examined it is seen that there are items which are between .461 and .722. For factor 1: “Educational Development”, rulon value is 0.962 and Cronbach Alpha value is 0.962. For factor 2: “Self-Acceptance, Family and Social Relations” rulon value is 0.969 and Cronbach Alpha value is 0.973. For factor 3: “Follow-up and assesment” rulon value is 0.959 and Cronbach Alpha value is 0.957. For factor 4: “Adaptation to School and Environment” rulon value is 0.874 and Cronbach Alpha value is 0.893. Test-retest reliability coefficients for factor 1: 0.766, for factor 2: 0.780, for factor 3: 0.818, for factor 4: 0.509 and for total: 0.823. In order to question differences between quartiles a <em>t</em>-test was conducted. According to these results, we found that there are statistically significant difference(p&lt;.01) between the upper and lower quartiles. According to the psychometric results pre-school teacher candidates’ guidance proficiency scale which covers 4 factors is found out to be valid and reliable.</p><p><strong>Özet:</strong></p><p>Okul öncesi eğitim dönemi rastlantılara bırakılamayacak kadar önemlidir. Çocuğun bu dönemde tüm gelişimi şekillenirken, hayatı boyunca ona alt yapıyı oluşturacak bilgi, beceri ve alışkanlıklarının da temelleri atılmakta<strong>,</strong> kişilik özellikleri şekillenmektedir. Bundan dolayı, çocuk ve aileyi bu dönemde destekleyici rehberlik çalışmalarına büyük ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Ancak okul öncesi eğitim kurumlarında görev yapan rehber öğretmen sayısı henüz yeterli değildir. Bu gereksinimi karşılamak üzere alternatif bir çözüm olarak okul öncesi eğitimde görev yapan öğretmenlerin rehberlik yeterliliklerinin geliştirilmesi ele alınmalıdır. Bu sadece alternatif bir çözüm yolu değildir<strong>,</strong> çünkü yeterli sayıda rehber öğretmen olsa bile ideal olanı okul öncesi öğretmeni ile rehber öğretmenin işbirliği içinde çalışmasıdır. Okul öncesi dönemde rehberlik hizmetlerine bu yaklaşımla bakıldığında öğretmen ve öğretmen adaylarının rehberlik yeterliliklerinin bilinmesi gerekmektedir. Bunun için de okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının rehberlik yeterliliklerinin düzeyini anlamak için geliştirilmiş ölçme araçlarına gereksinim vardır.</p><p>Bu çalışma okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının rehberlik yeterlilik düzeylerini belirleme amacıyla bir ölçek geliştirme çalışmasıdır. Çalışmada “Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adayları Rehberlik Yeterlilikleri Ölçeği”nin, yapı geçerliliği sınaması için faktör analizi, güvenirlik çalışmaları için ise Rulon ve Cronbach Alfa iç tutarlık katsayıları ve test-tekrar test ve madde analizleri yapılmıştır. Araştırma Türkiye’deki 14 üniversitenin okul öncesi öğretmenliği anabilim dalında öğrenim görmekte olan ve 4. sınıfa devam eden okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarından rasgele örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 784 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür.</p><p>Sonuç olarak; faktör analizi sonucunda toplam varyansın % 61.057’sini açıklayan (Total Variance Explained   % 48,3) ve dört faktör altında toplanan 72 madde elde edilmiştir. Ölçeğin faktör yükleri incelendiğinde; .461 ile .722 arasında yük değerlerine sahip maddeler oldukları görülmüştür. Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarına Yönelik Rehberlik Yeterlilikleri Ölçeği’nin Cronbach Alfa iç tutarlılık katsayıları<em> </em>ölçeğin Faktör 1 “Eğitsel Gelişim” için rulon değeri 0,962 ve Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,962, Faktör 2 “Kendini Kabul, Aile ve Sosyal İlişkiler” için rulon değeri 0,969 ve Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,973,Faktör, 3 “Takip-Değerlendirme-Destek” için rulon değeri 0,959 ve Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,957, Faktör 4 “Okula ve Çevreye Uyum” için rulon değeri 0,874 ve Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,893 olarak bulunmuştur. Test-tekrar test güvenirlik katsayıları Faktör 1 için 0,766, Faktör 2 için 0,780, Faktör 3 için 0,818,  Faktör 4 için 0,509 ve Toplam için 0,823 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Maddelerin faktör toplamına göre oluşturulan çeyreklikler arasındaki farkını sorgulamak için hesaplanan t sonuçlarına göre tüm maddeler için gruplar arasında anlamlı farklılık (p&lt;.01) olduğu bulunmuştur.  Yapılan istatistiksel işlemler sonrasında 4 altboyuttan oluşan “Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adayları Rehberlik Yeterlilikleri Ölçeği”nin geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu belirlenmiştir.<strong><br /></strong></p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 774-783
Author(s):  
Güzin Özyılmaz ◽  

The aim of science education is to enable children to become “science-literate.” Science literacy is defined as taking responsibility for and making decisions about situations requiring scientific understanding and having sufficient knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding of values to put their decisions into practice. Revealing teachers’ beliefs can help to understand the types of experiences presented by teachers in their classrooms. Inadequate understandings and misbeliefs of teachers shape the first perceptions of children about the NOS when they are formally introduced with science education in their early childhood. Most of the studies were also performed with science teachers and there have been few studies conducted with preschool teachers. Therefore, the present study was directed towards determining NOS beliefs of preschool teacher candidates. To achieve this aim, Nature of Science Beliefs Scale (NOSBS), developed by Özcan and Turgut (2014), was administered to the preschool teacher candidates studying in Preschool Education Department of Buca Education Faculty at Dokuz Eylül University in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. In the study, the NOS beliefs of the teacher candidates were found to be acceptable in general. While the findings of this study are consistent with those revealed in several relevant studies in the literature


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