Publication: The investigation of pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’reflective thinking levels
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Yansıtma, kiĢinin deneyimlerini sorgulaması olarak ifade edilmiĢtir. Yansıtıcı aktiviteler ise kiĢinin
eylemlerini analiz etmesinde cesaretlendiri rol oynar. Bu bağlamda, yansıtıcı düĢünmenin eğitim alanında
önemli bir yeri olduğu söylenebilir. KiĢinin bir eylem anında ne yaptığını sorgulaması ve daha sonra yaptığı
üzerinde tekrar düĢünerek genel bilgilerini düzenlemesi Ģeklinde açıklanan yansıtıcı düĢünme, öğretmen
yetiĢtirme sürecinde de önemli bir unsur olarak ele alınmaktadır. Bu bağlamda yapılan araĢtırmanın amacı,
ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adaylarının matematik dersine yönelik yansıtıcı düĢünme düzeylerini bazı
demografik değiĢkenler açısından incelemektir. AraĢtırmada genel tarama modeli kapsamında olan iliĢkisel
tarama modeli kullanılmıĢtır. AraĢtırma 2013-2014 öğretim yılı bahar döneminde Marmara Üniversitesi, Eğitim
Fakültesi, Ġlköğretim Matematik Öğretmenliği Bölümünde gerçekleĢtirilmiĢtir. ÇalıĢmanın örneklemi ilköğretim
matematik öğretmenliği üçüncü sınıfta öğrenim gören 108 öğretmen adayından oluĢmaktadır. Ġlköğretim
matematik öğretmeni adaylarının yansıtıcı düĢünme düzeylerini belirlemek için, veriler Kember ve arkadaĢları
(2000) tarafından geliĢtirilen, Türkçe’ye BaĢol ve Gencel (2013) tarafından uyarlanan “Yansıtıcı DüĢünme
Düzeyini Belirleme Ölçeği” kullanılarak elde edilmiĢtir. Ölçeğin güvenirliğine yönelik yapılan analiz
sonucunda, ölçeğin Cronbach Alfa (ἁ) değeri 0.75 olarak hesaplanmıĢtır. Nicel verilerin çözümlenmesinde,
betimsel istatistik, bağımsız gruplar t testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizinden yararlanılmıĢtır. ÇalıĢmanın
sonucuna göre, ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adaylarının matematik dersine yönelik yansıtıcı düĢünme
yanıtların ortalaması 2.85’tir (ss.: 1.46). AraĢtırmanın sonuçları, ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adaylarının
matematik dersine yönelik yansıtıcı düĢünme düzeylerinin orta seviyede olduğunu ortaya koymuĢtur. AraĢtırma
sonuçlarına göre, ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adaylarının matematik dersine yönelik yansıtıcı düĢünme
düzeylerine iliĢkin cinsiyet değiĢkenine göre anlamlı farklılık bulunurken; öğrenim türü ile mezun olunan lise
değiĢkenlerine göre anlamlı farklılık bulunmadığı belirlenmiĢtir. Verilerin analizinden elde edilen bulgulara
göre, bayan ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adaylarının matematik dersine yönelik yansıtıcı düĢünme
düzeylerinin erkek ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adaylarına göre anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu
görülmüĢtür. AraĢtırma bulguları doğrultusunda ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adaylarının yansıtıcı düĢünme
becerileri konusundaki bilgilerini ve kullanımlarını artırmak için bazı önlemlerin alınması gerektiği
vurgulanarak gelecek çalıĢmalar için önerilerde bulunulmuĢtur.
The reflection has been referred to as inquiry into one’s experience. Reflective activities encourage one’s to analyse their performance. In this context, it can be said reflective thinking had a critical place in education. Reflective thinking, which is be defined as questioning self action when it is happening and then organizing general information by thinking on the self action again, is considered as an important element for the teacher training process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels towards mathematics point of view elementary pre-service mathematics teachers’ characteristics. This research was based on a relational survey method which is one of the general survey models. This research was carried out in the spring term of 2013-2014 academic year, all studying at the Marmara University, Education Faculty, Department of Teacher Training in Mathematics at Elementary School Level. The sample of the study consisted of 108 pre-service elementary mathematics teachers at the third year of their four-year mathematics teacher graduate program. To determine the pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels, data were collected using the “Reflective Thinking Scale” developed by Kember and his colleagues (2000) and adapted into Turkish by BaĢol and Gencel (2013). Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of Reflective Thinking Scale was found 0.75. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and analysis of variance were employed to analyze quantitative data. According to the descriptive result, the average value of the levels of pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels towards mathematics was 2.85 (df.:1.46). Results of the study revealed that pre-service elementary mathematics teachers have middle level of reflective thinking skill. According to the results, while there were significant differences in pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ views about reflective thinking levels towards mathematics in terms of the variable of the gender, there were not significant differences in reflective thinking levels towards mathematics in terms of the variables of the pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ education types and highschool the person graduated. According to the results of the data analysis, it was seen that the female pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels towards mathematics were significantly higher than male pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’. With regard to research findings, suggestions were offered for future studies by emphasizing the necessity for measures to increase pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ knowledge on reflective thinking as well as its use.
The reflection has been referred to as inquiry into one’s experience. Reflective activities encourage one’s to analyse their performance. In this context, it can be said reflective thinking had a critical place in education. Reflective thinking, which is be defined as questioning self action when it is happening and then organizing general information by thinking on the self action again, is considered as an important element for the teacher training process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels towards mathematics point of view elementary pre-service mathematics teachers’ characteristics. This research was based on a relational survey method which is one of the general survey models. This research was carried out in the spring term of 2013-2014 academic year, all studying at the Marmara University, Education Faculty, Department of Teacher Training in Mathematics at Elementary School Level. The sample of the study consisted of 108 pre-service elementary mathematics teachers at the third year of their four-year mathematics teacher graduate program. To determine the pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels, data were collected using the “Reflective Thinking Scale” developed by Kember and his colleagues (2000) and adapted into Turkish by BaĢol and Gencel (2013). Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of Reflective Thinking Scale was found 0.75. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and analysis of variance were employed to analyze quantitative data. According to the descriptive result, the average value of the levels of pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels towards mathematics was 2.85 (df.:1.46). Results of the study revealed that pre-service elementary mathematics teachers have middle level of reflective thinking skill. According to the results, while there were significant differences in pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ views about reflective thinking levels towards mathematics in terms of the variable of the gender, there were not significant differences in reflective thinking levels towards mathematics in terms of the variables of the pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ education types and highschool the person graduated. According to the results of the data analysis, it was seen that the female pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ reflective thinking levels towards mathematics were significantly higher than male pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’. With regard to research findings, suggestions were offered for future studies by emphasizing the necessity for measures to increase pre-service elementary mathematics teachers’ knowledge on reflective thinking as well as its use.
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ERDOĞAN F., ŞENGÜL S., "THE INVESTIGATION OF PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’
REFLECTIVE THINKING LEVELS
", Asya Öğretim Dergisi, cilt.2, sa.1, ss.18-30, 2014
