Research article | Open Access
International Journal of Progressive Education 2020, Vol. 16(4) 248-269
pp. 248 - 269 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2020.268.16
Publish Date: August 13, 2020 | Single/Total View: 98/684 | Single/Total Download: 118/1.304
Abstract
With this research, it is aimed to evaluate professional teaching knowledge courses considering the opinions of the academic instructors and pre-service teachers. Phenomenology was used in the research designed in accordance with the descriptive research method. The study group of the research was determined by criterion sampling method. The main criteria were Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics, the establishment dates of the universities and the availability of four common departments in the universities. Based on those criteria, 116 academic instructors and 328 pre-service teachers participated in the research. Semi-structured interview form was used. Content analysis was made for the data gathered. On the basis of findings obtained from the research, it was determined that the objectives of professional teaching knowledge courses were different and those courses attained the objectives at knowledge and comprehension level in general. Besides that, findings related to the content of professional teaching knowledge courses were emerged from the data, with titles such as the currency of content, new course subjects proposed to be added, and the relationship of the course to the PPSE (Public Personnel Selection Examination). It was determined that professional teaching knowledge courses were usually delivered by the presentation of courses for teaching-learning process through the method of teaching strategy and lecturing. Additionally, it was seen that the pre-service teachers gave a lecture in some courses. It was also realized that the process of measurement and evaluation of professional teaching knowledge courses were generally managed with the consideration of result-oriented measurement and through multiple-choice measurement instruments.
Keywords: Professional teaching knowledge, teacher training programs.
Keywords: Professional Teaching Knowledge, Teacher Training Programs
APA 7th edition
Duman, S.N., & Koc-Erdamar, G. (2020). Evaluation of Professional Teaching Knowledge Courses. International Journal of Progressive Education, 16(4), 248-269. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2020.268.16
Harvard
Duman, S. and Koc-Erdamar, G. (2020). Evaluation of Professional Teaching Knowledge Courses. International Journal of Progressive Education, 16(4), pp. 248-269.
Chicago 16th edition
Duman, Serap Nur and Gurcu Koc-Erdamar (2020). "Evaluation of Professional Teaching Knowledge Courses". International Journal of Progressive Education 16 (4):248-269. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2020.268.16