scholarly journals The Effect of Museum Education Practices Integrated with Virtual Teaching Environments on Achievement Levels of Preschool Teacher Candidates during the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 133-153
Author(s):  
Didem ISLEK
Keyword(s):  
Second Life ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Museum Education ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Preschool Teacher ◽  
Art Nouveau ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Virtual Teaching ◽  
Qualitative Dimension ◽  
Achievement Levels

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.

scholarly journals Perceptions and attitudes of preschool teacher candidates towards mathematics

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarem Özdemir ◽  
Azize Ummanel
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Preschool Teacher ◽  
American University ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Content Analyses ◽  
International University

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

scholarly journals Quality of Distance Education in Turkey: Preschool Teacher Training Case

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Gultekin
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Preschool Teacher ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Teacher Training Program ◽  
Education In Turkey

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.

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
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Preschool Teacher ◽  
Crucial Effect ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Male Teacher ◽  
Nature Of Mathematics

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.

Beliefs of preschool teacher candidates about the nature of science

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 774-783
Author(s):  
Güzin Özyılmaz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Preschool Teacher ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Aim Of Science ◽  
Academic Year

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

scholarly journals Smartphone Perception and Experiences of Teacher Candidates During Covid 19 Process: What is My Smartphone for Me?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayati Adalar
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
State University ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Technical Features ◽  
Happy Time ◽  
Qualitative Dimension

The purpose of this study is to reveal the experiences of the teacher candidates about their personal phones, their phone usage situations and their perceptions about their smartphones during the Covid-19 process. The mixed method procedure was followed in the study. In the quantitative dimension, the survey model was used in order to reveal the smartphone usage status of the teacher candidates, while in the qualitative dimension, the phenomenology model was used to determine their perceptions about the smartphone. The sample of the study consisted of 45 teacher candidates studying in the faculty of education at a state university located in Turkey's Aegean region during the 2020-2021 fall semester. The data of the study were collected by the researcher with a questionnaire form created by taking the literature review and expert opinion. The quantitative data collected within the scope of the research were subjected to statistical analysis. The metaphors collected in qualitative dimension were analyzed with content analysis. Research findings indicated that the teacher candidates were generally aware of the technical features of their personal phones. On the other hand, it has been determined that they are indecisive in controlling themselves about their phone usage, being dependent on their phones and being aware of their phone time. It has been observed that the teacher candidates produced metaphors for their smart phones that point to the themes of “addiction, functionality, correct use, having a happy time, socialization/communication and other.” It can be said that the research is important in terms of providing researchers and decision makers with new perspectives on the smartphone perception and experiences of teacher candidates in the Covid-19 process.

scholarly journals Development of Child Friendly Educative Game Model As Method to Prevent Violence Against Children in School

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evi Widowati ◽  
Rulita Hendriyani ◽  
Efa Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
Main Model

Cases of violence against children in the form of physical, psychological, or sexual violence has been increasing in Indonesia, particularly violence cases that occur at school. Teacher candidates’ level of knowledge on violence against children (bullying) at school was only in the “sufficient” category. In addition, nowadays, children games that contain local contents and values such as cooperation, sportsmanship, and companionship has been abandoned by children. This study aimed to produce a product from the development of child-friendly educative game model that promote prevention of violence against children, particularly at school. This study used Level 1 Research and Development (R & D) method because it only achieved the fourth stage, namely Main Model Revision. The produced “anti-violence against children snake and ladder game” was an educative game product from which children could learn about the value of anti-violence and anti-bullying in school through games. The snake and ladder game was accompanied by game instruction, picture concept, and message regarding implementation of anti-violence and anti-bullying efforts at school, which was adjusted for children. The resulting game product was designed to integrate all elements present in formal education on anti-violence and anti-bullying efforts. The average pretest results was 18 and the average post-test results was 45. It can be concluded that “anti-violence against children snake and ladder” game model could increase knowledge by 150%.

The Role of Situation Perception in Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 122 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Michelle P. Martin-Raugh ◽  
Harrison J. Kell ◽  
Richard J. Tannenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Student Behaviors ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Classroom Discussions ◽  
Course Content ◽  
And Performance

Background/Context Rich classroom discussions are thought to provide several benefits to students, including improved connections to course content and general literacy development, and they provide a rich evidence stream from which teachers can make inferences about student learning to contribute to decisions about next teaching and learning steps. However, the way in which teachers perceive complex social situations characterized by student behaviors and aspects of the learning environment varies. Research has shown that expert teachers are better than novice teachers at identifying information that is important in complex social situations and that this expertise translates into improved teaching decisions. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study This study examined whether situation perception is related to teachers’ performance when they lead classroom discussions. Research Design A total of 126 elementary school teacher candidates completed video-based situation perception and personality measures; scores were used to predict performance in simulations of facilitated classroom discussions. Findings/Results Situation perception was associated with candidates’ performance in discussions (r = .20, p < .05), and agreeableness was associated with situation perception (r = .21, p < .05) and performance in leading discussions (r = .19, p < .05). Conclusions/Recommendations Findings provide preliminary evidence to suggest that situation perception may be an important skill for teachers in leading discussions.

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