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Sert Çibik, Ayse – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
The aim of this study is two-fold. Its first aim is to determine science teacher candidates' knowledge (academic success) and misconceptions about electric current and its second aim is to compare these results across participants' year of study and gender. A total of 132 teacher candidates studying in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years in Gazi…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions
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Duman, Guler; Kural Baykan, Arin; Koroglu, Gamze Nevra; Yilmaz, Selda; Erdogan, Mehmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The main purpose of the present study is twofold: (a) to investigate the awareness and attitudes of prospective teachers from different departments and class levels regarding current educational reforms in Turkey and the reasons why they do or do not adhere to these reform activities, and (b) to gain thorough knowledge about information resources…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Semi Structured Interviews, Preservice Teachers
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Gülkilika, Hilal; Ugurlu, Hasan Hüseyin; Yürük, Nejla – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
Students should learn mathematics with understanding. This is one of the ideas in the literature on mathematics education that everyone supports, from educational politicians to curriculum developers, from researchers to teachers, and from parents to students. In order to decide whether or not students understand mathematics we should first…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Concept Formation, Grade 10
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Ugurlu, Celal Teyyar – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The knowledge levels of the teachers affect the qualifications of operations and transactions in schools. School management related knowledge of the teachers is an essential tool to reach the targets of the school. The objective of this study was to determine the school management related knowledge levels of the teachers. Qualitative and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Elementary School Teachers, Semi Structured Interviews, Teacher Surveys
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Bozkurt, Ali; Koc, Yusuf – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate first year elementary mathematics teacher education students' knowledge of prism. For this goal, the participants were asked to define the geometric concept of prism. The participants were 158 first year elementary mathematics teacher education students from a public university in Southern Turkey. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Teachers