Akademik Çelişki Tekniğinin Türkçe Öğretmeni Adaylarının Kavram Öğrenme Başarılarına Etkisi

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of academic controversy techniques on the success of candidate Turkish teachers in learning concepts about educational sciences. In the study quasi-experimental design with control group is used, which is widely used in quantitative studies. The participants are 98 second year students taking “Teaching Principles and Methods” course (2011-2012 Academic Year) are studying at Ataturk University Kâzim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Education. The data is gathered using Concept Learning Success Test consisting of 30 multiple choice questions. In the analysis of the pre-test and post-test data, t-test for independent-sample and dependent-sample is applied. The study showed that the academic controversy technique is more effective than the teacher-centered education on teaching concepts