LEARNING STRATEGIES OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS CONTINUING TO PEDAGOGICAL FORMATION PROGRAMME
PEDAGOJİK FORMASYON PROGRAMINA DEVAM EDEN ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ ÖĞRENME STRATEJİLERİ

Author : Taha YAZAR -- Behçet ORAL - Gülseren ÖZALTAŞ
Number of pages : 1225-1239

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out learning strategies that prospective teachers continuing to pedagogical formation certificate programme use in the process of learning/teaching. To achieve this goal, it was investigated that if there is any differences between prospective teachers’ learning strategies they use in the process of learning/teaching when we consider their gender and department. Since the population of the study is not too big and we can reach to all participants, sampling was not applied. We conducted the survey to all population. Data instrument used in this study was Liker type with five options. The questionnaire has two arts one of which is about personal questions and the other part has expressions (37 items) to determine learning strategies of the participants. Suggestions and opinion of the experts were asked for the validity of data instrument and, based on their feedback; the data instrument was developed and got its final form. Cronbach Alpha reliability value was calculated as 0.884. According to findings, except two strategies, “repetition” and “monitoring the understanding”, gender is not a factor that affects the level of use of “sensual”, organizing”, and “making sense” strategies which prospective teachers use. Also, it was explored that there is no significant difference of participants’ opinion related with sensual, repetition, organizing, making sense, and monitoring the understanding when we consider their departments. It was concluded that department of the prospective teachers that they had studied is not a factor affecting their level of use of learning strategies.

Keywords

Pedagogical formation, learning strategies, prospective teachers

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