Pre-Service Teachers’ Problem Solving Skills and Curiosity Levels

Cigdem ALDAN KARADEMİR

doi:https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.5.1.163

Article Details

Pre-Service Teachers’ Problem Solving Skills and Curiosity Levels

Authors:

Cigdem ALDAN KARADEMİR

Publisher:

Eurasian Society of Educational Research

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

International Journal of Educational Methodology 2019 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.151-164

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000815285

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2469-9632

pISSN:

2469-9632

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.5.1.163

Abstract:

 


The aim of the study is to examine the pre-service teachers’ problem solving skills and curiosity levels according to different variables and to determine whether there is a relationship between them. The research was designed as a descriptive study in the survey model. The sample of the study consists of 1st and 4th grade pre-service teachers in the departments of German, Science, English, Mathematics, Music, Pre-school, Painting, English, Mathematics, Turkish Language Teaching at a university in Turkey. “Curiosity Scale” adapted into Turkish by Demirel and Diker Coskun, “Problem Solving Inventory” adapted into Turkish by Sahin, Sahin and Heppner  and “Personal Information Form” prepared by the researcher were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data obtained, SPSS-Windows 22.00 package program was used and descriptive statistics and parametric tests were applied in accordance with the sub-problems of the study. In addition, a correlation analysis was conducted to determine whether there was a relationship between pre-service teachers’ problem solving skills and curiosity levels. Based on the findings, suggestions about the problem solving skills and curiosity levels of the prospective teachers were presented.

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Article Details

Pre-Service Teachers’ Problem Solving Skills and Curiosity Levels

Authors: Cigdem ALDAN KARADEMİR

Publisher: Eurasian Society of Educational Research

Main Topics: Education

Journal: International Journal of Educational Methodology 2019 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.151-164

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 2/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000815285

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2469-9632

pISSN: 2469-9632

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.5.1.163

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Authors:

Cigdem ALDAN KARADEMİR

Publisher:

Eurasian Society of Educational Research

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

International Journal of Educational Methodology 2019 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.151-164

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000815285

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2469-9632

pISSN:

2469-9632

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.5.1.163