March 2014

Main factors of teachers’ professional well-being

The purpose of the study was to reveal the main factors of teachers’ professional well being. Theoretically constructed model was tested on large scale data belong to 72.190 teachers working at lower secondary level. Theoretical model included teachers’ individual, professional and organizational characteristics. Professional well-being was constructed as an index that combines job satisfaction,...

Author(s): Yıldırım, Kamil

March 2014

Effects of lesson study on science teacher candidates’ teaching efficacies

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the lesson study process on science teacher candidates’ teaching in terms of lesson plan content, pedagogy and classroom management based on expert, peer and self-evaluations. The participants of this case study consisted of 16 teacher candidates in elementary science education in their fourth year of school. Participants conducted a three-phase lesson...

Author(s): Murat Pektas

March 2014

The Perceptions Of Pre-Service Scıence Teachers’ About Using Vee Dıagrams And Electronic Portfolios In Physics Laboratuary Course

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of pre-service science teachers about using vee diagrams and preparing electronic portfolios in physics laboratuary course. 103 first grade pre-service science teachers who took general physics laboratuary course were the participants of the study. Pre-service teachers constructed vee diagrams for presenting their experiment reports and prepared electronic...

Author(s): Çalışkan, Ä°lke