scholarly journals An Analysis of the Multi-Cultural Characteristics of the Pre-Service Teachers in Terms of the Values They Have

Author(s):  
Suat POLAT

In this study, it was aimed to analyze the multi-cultural characteristics of the pre-service teachers and the values they have in terms of various variables, to determine the relationship between these values. Descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The population of the study consisted of the pre-service teachers studying in different departments in the Faculty of Education, İbrahim Çeçen University of Ağrı in 2017-2018 academic years. The sample of the study consisted of 341 pre-service teachers selected with random sampling method. According to the results obtained from the study, it was determined that the value preferences of the pre-service teachers and their multicultural personality characteristics showed a significant difference in terms of gender, undergraduate program, educational background of the mother, having social media account and daily internet use variables; however, there was not a significant difference in terms of family structure, the place s/he grew up, educational background of the father and monthly income variables. The abstract does not include information about which groups are favored for the difference in the variables and in which sub-dimensions, but detailed information is given in the following sections of the study.

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-346
Author(s):  
Suat POLAT

In this study, it was aimed to analyze the multi-cultural characteristics of the pre-service teachers and the values they have in terms of various variables, and it was aimed to determine the relationship between these values. Descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The population of the study consisted of the pre-service teachers studying in different departments in the Faculty of Education, İbrahim Çeçen University of Ağrı in 2017-2018 academic years. The sample of the study consisted of 341 pre-service teachers selected with random sampling method. “Multicultural Personality Questionnaire” developed by Oudenhoven and Zee (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Polat (2009) and “Values Scale” developed by Dilmac et al. (2014) were used as data collection tool in the study. According to the results obtained from the study, it was determined that the value preferences of the pre-service teachers and their multicultural personality characteristics showed a significant difference in terms of gender, undergraduate program, educational background of the mother, having social media account and daily internet use variables; however, there was not a significant difference in terms of family structure, the place s/he grew up, educational background of the father and monthly income variables. As the data collection tools are formed of several sub-dimensions, the abstract does not include information about which groups are favored for the difference in the variables and in which sub-dimensions, but detailed information is given in the following sections of the study.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11a) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Mehmet Ramazanoğlu ◽  
Esef Hakan Toytok

The aim of this research is to determine the anxiety levels of teacher candidates regarding Facebook usage in education and analyse it according to various variables. In the research, descriptive survey model was used which is one of the quantitative research methods. The population of the research includes 184 teacher candidates who are receiving education in the Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies Education of Siirt University Faculty of Education in 2017-2018 academic year. Since the population is accessible, no attempt has been made for sampling. Facebook Usage Anxiety in Education (FUAE) scale was used as data collection inventory in the study. According to results obtained in the research; it was seen that the anxiety levels of teacher candidates were high while using Facebook, Facebook usage anxiety had no significant difference with respect to class and age independent variables; however, there was a meaningful difference with respect to gender independent variable.


Author(s):  
Feyzullah Ezer ◽  
Ülkü Ulukaya

The study aims to determine the self-efficacy perceptions of social studies teachers about measurement and evaluation in education. In the research using quantitative research models, descriptive survey model was used. Study group of the research is composed of 122 social studies teachers in Kucukcekmece district of Istanbul province in 2018-2019 academic years. Data collection tool of this study is “The Self-efficacy Perception Scale of the Teacher Candidates based on Measurement and Evaluation in Education” developed by Kılınç (2011). The difference between the self-efficacy levels of the participants about measurement and evaluation and the gender variable was examined. The findings revealed that self-efficacy perceptions of the male participants about measurement and evaluation were higher than those of the female participants. In addition to this, the difference between the self-efficacy levels of the participants about measurement and evaluation and their educational background was also examined. The research findings demonstrated that there is not any significant difference between the self-efficacy levels of the participants about measurement and evaluation and their educational background. Another finding obtained as a result of the study revealed that self-efficacy perceptions of the History and Geography graduates of the universities’ Faculty of Arts and Sciences about measurement and evaluation in education are at a lower level than the Faculty of Education Social studies teaching graduates. Finally, the finding that self-efficacy levels of the participants about measurement and evaluation showed a significant difference according to their professional seniority is obtained.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Preeti Bala ◽  
Ms. Kausar Quraish Shaafiu

With special reference to Maldives the secondary school student’s academic achievement is studied in the present study in relation to their problem solving ability and examination anxiety. In the present study descriptive survey method was used to obtain pertinent and precise information. The objectives of the study were to explore the relationship between academic achievement and examination anxiety and the relationship between academic achievement and problem solving ability. Study also evaluated the difference of female and male student’s academic achievement, problem solving ability and examination anxiety. The sample of the study consists of 200 secondary school students of Maldives. 100 males and 100 females were randomly selected to participate in the study. Two standardized questionnaire and previous years mark sheet of the participants collected as data for the research. Examination Anxiety scale and Problem Solving Ability scale were administered on 10 different secondary schools of Maldives. The study concluded that there exists no significant difference between male and female students in academic achievement, problem solving ability and examination anxiety. The study also revealed that there exists a positive correlation between academic achievement and problem solving ability and also showed that there exists a negative correlation between examination anxiety and academic achievement.


Author(s):  
Gülçin Kezban Saraçoğlu

The aim of this study was to explore if there is a significant difference between preservice teachers’ academic self-efficacy perceptions and their gender, fields of study in high school and departments at their university. The study was carried out through descriptive survey model, one of quantitative research models. The sample of the study consisted of 653 freshmen preservice teachers in the Faculty of Education at Gazi University. Convenience sampling method was used in the study. Percentage, frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Kruskal-Wallis and t test were used in the analysis of the data collected via “Academic Self-Efficacy Scale”. Findings reveal that there is no significant difference between preservice teachers’ academic self-efficacy levels and their gender, fields of study in high school and departments at their university. Findings also indicate that preservice teachers’ academic self-efficacy levels are in “partly sufficient” range.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 4237
Author(s):  
Alper Kaşkaya ◽  
Ziya Selçuk

The present research aims to determine the effect of films including school and teacher whose learning processes are applied with “Critical Reflection Skills (CRS)” on the critical reflection skills of 4th primary education teachers. In accordance with this purpose, the research was carried out with 73 participants who were the 4th grade students in the Primary Education Teacher Training Department of Gazi Faculty of Education in Gazi University in 2012-2013 education year. The qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied together during the process. Data were collected with “The Critical Reflection Self-assessment Scale (CRSS)” - “Critical Team Application Focus Team Interview Form (CTAFTIF)” and “ Meta Team Observation Form”. During the data collection process, the participants watched the school and teacher containing films at first and then, “Critical Reflection Application (CRA)” adapted from “Critical Reflection Strategy with Teams” was applied. Content analysis was adopted in the analysis of the qualitative data gathered during the research process. In the analysis of the quantitative data, t-test and one-way variance analysis were used.  The results of the conducted research demonstrated that teachers started to generate thinking of critical reflection with school and teacher containing films and the CRA process. It was noticed that statistically a significant difference occurred between the control and experimental groups in terms of critical reflection skills.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilal Tonka ◽  
Sıddık Bakır

This study aims to investigate the relationship between reading habits and reading anxiety of secondary school students. In this research, the relational survey model of quantitative research methods was used. The research population consists of students who study at primary schools in the Palandöken district of Erzurum province in the 2019-2020 academic year. The research sample consists of students studying at a secondary school in Palandöken district, including 358 student participants. The research data was collected using two scales. According to the findings, while the gender variable made a significant difference in the reading habits of the students, it did not make a significant difference in reading anxiety. In terms of other sub-problems, the variables of grade, watching television, and going to the library differ significantly in terms of students’ reading habits and reading anxiety. While there was no significant difference in terms of the mother’s educational level variable, there was a significant difference in favor of the students whose father graduated from secondary education. In addition, it was found that there was a negative correlation between reading habits and reading anxiety of secondary school students, and that reading anxiety decreased when students’ reading habits increased.


One of the most important social problems of the modern age is that working life is still far from human and spiritual values. At this point, the concept of “workplace spirituality” is an answer to this question as a new paradigm related to working life in social sciences. As research on the issue continues, the benefits of the concept for organizations, employees and employers are determined and scientific interest in spirituality-based approaches and practices is increasing in the context of the humanization of working life. This study aims to determine whether workplace spirituality of the employees working in tourism establishments differs according to demographic variables. In this context, quantitative research methods were employed and a total of 393 tourism employees were surveyed by using random sampling method. As a result of the study, a statistically significant difference was revealed in the participants’ evaluation of work place spirituality in terms of marital status, job position, income level, work experience, and educational background while no significant difference was found in terms of age, gender and tourism education.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-528
Author(s):  
Esra Katircioglu ◽  
Omer Akgun Tekin

Purpose –The objective of the study is to reveal the relationships between aesthetic labour performance of female employees and their burnout level. Additionally, their aesthetic labour performance is to be compared in terms of their demographic characteristics and personal characteristics. Design – To test the proposed hypotheses, a correlational research design was used and a causalcomparative design was adopted to compare the aesthetic performance of frontline employees in terms of their demographic and personal characteristics. Methodology- Quantitative research methods were used in this study. Findings – The results showed that there was a significant, weak, and negative relationship between aesthetic labour performance in guest interactions factor and employee burnout levels. Additionally, there were significant differences in female frontline employees’ aesthetic labour performance in terms of their demographic and personal characteristics as education, tourism educational background, monthly average income and departments. Originality of the Research – Aesthetic labour is an important concept for the hospitality industry. Yet, there are few studies designed to figure out the aesthetic labour levels of employees in hospitality enterprises. Furthermore, there are limited studies focusing on the relationship between aesthetic labour and burnout. This study aims to fill a gap in the literature by developing a scale to assess female frontline employees’ aesthetic labour performance and providing large-scale survey data.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 3220-3224
Author(s):  
Mustafa Baş ◽  
Samet Zengin ◽  
Kübra Özsandikçi ◽  
Damla Berra Akyildiz

Background: Mankind has been keeping away from physical activities with the inventions made by technological developments for years. Aim: In this study; The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of individuals aged 25-45, who lead a sedentary lifestyle, towards active sports. Methods: The research was designed with a descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The personal information form developed by the researcher by taking the opinion of the expert, and the "Attitude towards Sports Scale" (ATSS), whose Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Şentürk (2014), were used as data collection tools. SPSS 21 package program was used in the analysis of the research data. T-test was used for statistically paired groups, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were used for groups with more than two. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, a significant difference was determined according to the variable of gender and undergraduate status (p<0.05), whereas no statistically significant difference was determined according to the variable of doing sports (p>0.05). No statistically significant difference was found according to the variables of education, age, income level and Smoking-Alcohol use of the participants (p>0.05), while a significant difference was determined according to the family's upbringing variable (p<0.05). As a result, it can be said that the findings obtained from the research and the results obtained in the literature are consistent. In our study, we investigated the attitudes towards active sports in sedentary individuals and compared with other studies, significant differences were obtained in the attitudes of individuals with a sedentary lifestyle towards active sports. Keywords: Sedentary Individual, Active Sports Attitude, Physical Activity


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