Epistemological beliefs of preservice social studies teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 741-746
Author(s):  
Aşkın Baydar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
First Graders ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
State University ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Third Dimension

Epistemological beliefs are an individual’s personal beliefs about what knowledge, knowing, and learning are. These beliefs are important for pre-service teachers since they may affect their teaching styles in the classrooms. This study aims to determine if the pre-service teachers’ undergraduate education affects their epistemological beliefs comparing the epistemological beliefs of the first and the fourth grade students at the Department of Social Studies Education in a state university in terms of their epistemological beliefs. The data were analyzed using independent groups t-test to compare the scores of pre-service social studies teachers in the sub-dimensions of the epistemological beliefs questionnaire (belief that learning depends on effort, belief that learning depends on skills, and belief in a single truth) in terms of their gender and grade level. The results of the study show that, except for the third dimension of the questionnaire, the fourth graders have more sophisticated beliefs than the first graders. There is no statistically significant difference between male and female pre-service teachers regarding their epistemological beliefs.

scholarly journals Epistemological Beliefs of Preservice Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Aşkın Baydar
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Third Dimension

This study examined the epistemological beliefs of preservice teachers, from naïve to sophisticated, from five different departments of the faculty of education in a Turkish university. By using the adapted form of the Schommer Epistemological Questionnaire, social studies, science, Turkish, mathematics, and classroom preservice teachers were surveyed and their epistemological belief levels were determined in terms of department and gender variables. Epistemological beliefs were examined in three dimensions: beliefs that pertain to learning depending on effort, beliefs that pertain to learning depending on ability, and beliefs that pertain to there being only one unchanging truth. The analysis indicated that generally all in departments, preservice teachers have sophisticated beliefs regarding the first two dimensions of the questionnaire. For the third dimension, they seem be at medium level. The results show that for the second dimension females have more sophisticated beliefs than males. For the other two dimensions there was no significant difference between females and males. A significant difference was found only for the first dimension and only between mathematics and classroom preservice teachers.

Exploration of the Development of Children's Empathy

2021 ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Shih-Tseng Tina Huang ◽  
Vinh-Long Tran-Chi
Keyword(s):  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Affective Empathy ◽  
Separate Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Grade Difference ◽  
Acceptable Reliability

Empathy is an important social skill. It is believed to play an essential role in socioemotional and moral development. The current study aimed to explore empathy development during childhood especially among students in the primary and middle schools located in Southern Vietnam. Bryant's Empathy Index for children and adolescents was administrated on 403 children, including 210 boys and 193 girls. The results showed that there was no significant difference between boys and girls in affective empathy. The results further indicated that there is a significant grade difference on affective empathy with the fourth-grade students being placed higher than those of the second and the sixth grades. A separate analysis was conducted for each of the dependent variables. It was found that the fourth graders were significantly higher than the second and the sixth graders on Understanding Feelings, Feelings of Sadness and Bryant's Empathy Index respectively. The result also showed that the Vietnamese version of Bryant's Empathy Index has acceptable reliability and can be used for future research.

Assessment practices in social studies classrooms: results from a longitudinal survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-181
Author(s):  
Kristal Curry ◽  
Doug Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Performance Based Assessment

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present results from three years of a longitudinal “Assessment Attitudes and Practices” survey collected from a large school district in the Southern USA. Design/methodology/approach This paper focuses on both formative and summative “assessment practices” results from secondary (middle and high school) social studies teachers. Findings There was no statistically significant difference between secondary social studies teachers’ use of assessments and secondary teachers of other disciplines, nor was there a statistically significant difference in assessment use by year. Data results by assessment type were ranked in order of how often teachers claimed to use various assessment practices, and discussed in terms of assessment practices recommended by NCSS. Social studies teachers in this study were often more likely to report use of assessments of knowledge (including selected-response items) than performance-based assessment techniques (such as authentic assessments). Research limitations/implications The lack of statistically significant differences in assessment practices along disciplinary lines indicates homogeneity in the use of assessments that does not do justice to social studies. Practical implications Using Common Core standards or not, having a 1:1 technological environment or not, teacher respondents essentially reported using the same assessments, perhaps because high-stakes assessments did not change. Social implications There is a need for professional development that helps teachers see how performance-based assessments can be used to boost student performance on high-stakes assessments. Originality/value Studies of actual assessment practices (as opposed to ideas about how teachers should assess) are still quite rare, and provide a helpful window in understanding what is actually happening inside schools.

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN TEACHING VOCABULARY USING TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE AND DIRECT METHOD: THE CASE OF THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD N 04 KARANGBRAI BODEH PEMALANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratna Kusumawardhani ◽  
Hery Sulistyanto
Keyword(s):  
Direct Method ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Physical Response ◽  
And Control ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The objectives of the research are (1) to describe the mastery of English vocabulary of the fourth graders of SD N 04 Karangbrai in the academic 2010/2011 using Total Physical Response and Direct Method, (2) to identify the advantages and disadvantages of Total Physical Response and Direct Method in teaching foreign language vocabulary, (3) to describe whether there is or not any significant difference between the mastery of English vocabulary of the fourth graders of SD N 04 Karangbrai in the academic 2010/2011 using Total Physical Response and Direct Method.In this study, the writer used experimental research. The reason was the writer tried to compare two variables and observe their differences. The writer took two groups of the students for doing the research. In this research the writer used control and experimental group. The first group was taught by using direct method and the second group taught by Total Physical Response. The material of this research is vocabulary. The population of this research is the fourth graders of SD N 04 Karangbrai in the academic 2010/2011. The number population is 30 students.This research used test as an instrument. The writer uses oral and essay test, The oral test for Total Physical Response (TPR) and essay test for Direct Method (DM). The test is twenty items, in which each item are scored by one (1) point for right answer and zero (0) for wrong answers. After the data have been collected and analyzed,Based on t-result, the degree of freedom could be measured. The formula was used as follows = df = N1 + N2 – 2 so that the calculation is (30 + 30 – 2 ) = 58. The value of the table with df = of 5 % from the table is 1.672 it could be calculated that t- value is higher than t-table (10.477 > 1.672). It means that any significant difference between using Total Physical Response and Direct Method in teaching vocabulary. It can be seen from the average of experiment group ( x ) is 77.66 and control group ( y ) is 64.8. so the average of experimental group higher than of control group. The data prove the using Total Physical Response to teach vocabulary is effective.Key words: comparative, vocabulary, Total Physical Response, Direct Method, SD N 04 Karangbrai Bodeh Pemalang.

scholarly journals The analysis of the relation between social studies and primary school teachers ' levels of liking of children and their job satisfaction in terms of diverse variable

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 4861
Author(s):  
Melike Faiz ◽  
Melek Körükçü ◽  
Oğuzhan Karadeniz
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference

It is required for teachers to become individuals who love children, carry out their jobs with job satisfaction in order to raise individuals who are in tune with the times, effective, creative and produce suitable solutions to the challenges in the face of rapid changes that are experienced. In this research, within the scope of which the relation between social studies and primary school teachers' levels of liking of children and their job satisfaction is analyzed, The research is a descriptive study in comparative survey methods. In the research, it has been analyzed whether a statistically significant relation between social studies teachers' levels of liking of children and their job satisfaction exists or not, in terms of diverse variable. The study group of the research consists of totally 117 teachers, 57 of whom perform as social studies teachers and 60 as primary school teacher. Research data has been gathered by applying the "Barnett Liking of Children Scale" and "Job Satisfaction Scale" to the teachers participated in the research. In the analysis of data, Kruskal-Wallis H Test for independent samples, Mann-Whitney U Test for independent samples, simple correlation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk normality tests have been used. In consequence of the research, any significant difference has not been found between teachers' levels of loving children and their ages and job seniorities. It has been determined that female teachers' levels of loving children are higher as compared to that of male teachers and primary school teachers have a stronger liking for children than social studies teachers. The result that their job satisfaction does not vary according to the teachers' age, seniority and field of study and according to gender, female teachers have experienced much job satisfaction than the male ones has been reached.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Classroom Management Skills and Self-confidence of Social Studies Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Kenan BAŞ
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between classroom management skills, and self-confidence of social studies teachers. To this end and through a general survey, social studies teachers’ classroom management skills and their self-confidence for education were examined in terms of Gender, Professional Seniority, and Class Size. The population was constituted by 67 social studies teachers working in various secondary schools within the boundaries of the province of Elazig, Turkey, in the spring semester of the 2018 and 2019 academic years. The instruments used were a Personal Information Form, a Classroom Management Skills Scale and a Self-Confidence Scale for Education. The findings of the research were analyzed using SPSS (version 22) and revealed that the social studies teachers did not have a statistically significant difference in terms of both classroom management skills and levels of self-confidence for education related to variables of Gender, Professional Seniority and Class Size. On the other hand, it was found that there was a significant positive relationship between the classroom management skills and levels of self-confidence of the social studies teachers. The results are discussed within the framework of the relevant literature and the study concludes by presenting suggestions for future research.

Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Social Studies Teachers about Measurement and Evaluation in Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Feyzullah Ezer ◽  
Ülkü Ulukaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
The Self ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

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.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Teacher's Attitudes Related to the Place-Based Education Approach Applied in Social Studies Lessons

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Tuğba Cevriye Özkaral ◽  
Ayşe Mentiş Taş
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
National Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Place Based Education ◽  
Years Of Service ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

The objective of this research is to evaluate the class and social studies teachers' attitudes on the place-based education approach applied in social studies lesson. The research is carried out using a survey model. In the research, a scale was developed to evaluate teachers' attitudes about "Place-Based Education" approach and activities applied in social studies lessons. After the necessary permissions taken from the Ministry of National Education, the scale was applied to 212 teachers. There was no significant difference between class and social sciences teachers' attitudes towards place based education approach for gender, branch, educational background, years of service and in-service training variables.

scholarly journals The analysis of pre-service social studies teachers' academic self-efficacy

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osman Sabanci ◽  
Salih Uslu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
State University ◽  
Exam Preparation ◽  
Social Studies Teacher ◽  
Efficacy Research ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

The purpose of this study is to determine the pre-service social studies teachers' academic self-efficacy. Research data were obtained from a total of 433 pre-service teachers who studied at the department of social studies at a state university in Ankara in 2013-2014 academic years. In this research involving the use of mixed method, "Academic Self-Efficacy Scale" developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer (1981) and adapted to Turkish by Yılmaz, Gürçay and Ekici (2007) and "Personal Information Form" and "Academic Self-Efficacy Oriented Opinion Form" developed by researchers were used. It has been concluded on the quantitative dimension of the research that academic self-efficacy of the pre-service teachers shows statistically significant differences in terms of gender variable, and it does not show statistically significant differences in terms of class, daily study time and regular use of the library, reason for choosing social studies teacher education program and the number of books that they read other than textbooks after starting the college. On the qualitative dimension of the research the obtained data supported the pre-service teachers in terms of "feeling competent in the academic sense", "study and exam preparation habits" and "college expectations".

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