This study examines the metaphors about "aesthetics" produced by 67 primary school teacher candidates at a state university in Turkey. The research is a basic qualitative study. In the determination of the study group of the research, the easily accessible sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was preferred. The data…

With the inclusion of information and communication technologies in almost every aspect of life, a digital world has begun to emerge. In the current age, children can access all kinds of information in the digital environment, use and share this information and produce new information. In this process, the digital literacy perceptions of classroom…

Despite the importance of teachers' conceptions of and competency in problem solving, limited attention is given to this area in the current literature. We examined 96 preservice elementary teachers' problem-solving conceptions and performances by having them define and create metaphors for problem solving and then investigated the relationships…

The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of the prospective primary teachers in terms of curriculum and curricular components with metaphors. The study was conducted with qualitative research method. 100 primary school teacher candidates studying at a state university in central participated in the research. A questionnaire consisting…

Metaphors are expressions that are frequently used in people's minds to explain concepts with other unrelated concepts and have a personal emphasis on learning. The purpose of this study is to determine and interpret the metaphorical perceptions of primary school pre-service teachers towards environmental pollution. The "phenomenology"…

This study examines how primary-level preservice teachers (PSTs) in an online asynchronous course (co-)constructed and (re)negotiated their professional identities through the use of metaphors in online asynchronous courses in the U.S. By using metaphors and narrating their lived experiences in relation to their chosen metaphors, participants…

To inform teacher education programs, it is imperative to uncover preservice teachers' (PSTs) implicit and tacit beliefs about teaching and learning science. The study of teachers' beliefs requires a range of methodological approaches to unearth their tacit beliefs. In that regard, this study used metaphor construction in conjunction with drawing…

There is widespread acknowledgement that importance of reading skill is increasing day by day. Reading is the first step to learning and revealing something new. Beyond the primary grades, it plays a vital role in keeping up with the requirements of the age. Individuals who read, understand, question, think and produce develop societies. Thus, it…

This study aims to reveal the perceptions that classroom teacher candidates have regarding the concept of computer-assisted mathematics instruction (CAMI), with the help of metaphors. Furthermore, the another aim of the study of this study consists of an analysis of whether these metaphors differed based on the teacher candidates' learning…

Geometry can be defined as finding patterns and standard principles within and between the shapes, which contributes to learning of mathematics. This study aims at revealing the perceptions of pre-service primary school teachers on the geometry concept using metaphors. For this purpose, pre-service teachers were asked to fill in the blanks in a…

In the research it was aimed to explore the attitudes and metaphorical perceptions of science, primary school and elementary school mathematics pre-service teachers towards renewable energy resources. The sample of the study consisted of 140 pre-service teachers' studying in the Science Education, Classroom Education and Elementary School…

The aim of this study is to reveal the metaphors produced by the students of the Faculty of education regarding the concept of space perception. In accordance with this aim, the phenomenon design from qualitative research designs was used. The working group consists of 261 teachers who study in the Departments of Bayburt University Faculty of…

The aim of this research is to demonstrate the perception of the direction concept of the prospective teachers in the departments of classroom education and social sciences education through metaphors. For this purpose, the research was conducted in 2018-2019 academic year with a total of 174 teacher candidates studying in social sciences teaching…

The survival and development of migrant students in urban areas were always the focus of all sectors of society. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects are most likely to cause learning difficulties for migrant students, and the beliefs of STEM teachers about migrant students and their role closely affect classroom…

This study aimed to determine the perceptions of primary school teacher candidates about the Turkish education system, school, teacher, and student concepts by means of metaphors. The study group consisted of 82 primary school teacher candidates enrolled in the senior class of a university in the Black Sea Region in Turkey in 2018. The study data…