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Effect of Practicum Courses on Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs towards Chemistry Teaching: A Year-Long Case Study
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Boz, Yezdan; Ekiz-Kiran, Betul; Kutucu, Elif Selcan – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2019
In this study, we examined the effect of School Experience (SE) and Practice Teaching (PT) courses on pre-service chemistry teachers' beliefs towards chemistry teaching over a one-year period. To reach this purpose, participants' beliefs and experiences towards chemistry teaching were monitored closely throughout the varied phases of the two…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Student Attitudes
Turkish Prospective Chemistry Teachers' Alternative Conceptions about Acids and Bases
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Boz, Yezdan – School Science and Mathematics, 2009
The purpose of this study was to obtain prospective chemistry teachers' conceptions about acids and bases concepts. Thirty-eight prospective chemistry teachers were the participants. Data were collected by means of an open-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Analysis of data indicated that most prospective teachers did not have…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Student Teacher Attitudes, Science Teachers
Turkish Student Teachers' Concerns about Teaching
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Boz, Yezdan – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching concerns of Turkish student teachers and how these concerns differ among year groups within the teacher education programme. Data were collected from 339 student teachers using the Teacher Concerns Checklist. Analysis of the data, including both descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Multivariate Analysis, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs
Turkish Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about the Importance of Teaching Chemistry
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Uzuntiryaki, Esen; Boz, Yezdan – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to describe Turkish preservice chemistry teachers' beliefs about the importance of teaching chemistry in high schools. For this purpose, 45 pre-service chemistry teachers were administered a questionnaire involving open-ended questions which asked what the importance of teaching chemistry is, and why we teach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction
Do Prospective Teachers Get Enough Experience in School Placements?
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Boz, Nihat; Boz, Yezdan – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
The aim of this study is to discuss the experiences of prospective teachers during their school placements. For this aim, 41 prospective teachers taking School Experience II and Teaching Practice courses wrote and submitted a one- to two-page reflection of their field-based experiences at the end of the semester. Prospective teachers' written…
Descriptors: Practicums, Student Teachers, Educational Experience, Student Teacher Attitudes
Turkish Prospective Chemistry Teachers' Beliefs about Chemistry Teaching
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Boz, Yezdan; Uzuntiryaki, Esen – International Journal of Science Education, 2006
In order to study the beliefs of Turkish prospective chemistry teachers about teaching chemistry, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 prospective teachers. Analysis of the interviews revealed that most of the prospective teachers held intermediate (transition between constructivist and traditional) beliefs about chemistry teaching.…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Constructivism (Learning), Chemistry, Student Teacher Attitudes