ÝLKÖÐRETÝM OKULU ÖÐRETMENLERÝNÝN ÖÐRENME STÝLÝ TERCÝHLERÝ

Abstract

Bu çalýþmanýn amacý ilköðretim okulu öðretmenlerinin öðrenme stili tercihlerinin incelenmesidir. Çalýþmanýn örneklemini 2004 yýlýnda Bolu il merkezindeki ilköðretim okullarýnda çalýþan ilköðretim okulu öðretmenleri (n=250) oluþturmaktadýr. Çalýþma sýrasýndaki nicel veriler 2004 yýlýnda Eren (2002) tarafýndan geliþtirilen Öðrenme Biçimi Tercihleri Envanteri (ÖBTE) ile toplanmýþtýr. Çalýþma sýrasýnda ÖBTE’ ye ilave olarak ilköðretim okulu öðretmenlerine açýk uçlu bir soru sorulmuþtur. Toplanan nicel verilerin analizi için SPSS programý ve açýk uçlu sorunun analizi için içerik analizi tekniði kullanýlmýþtýr. Ýlköðretim okulu öðretmenlerinin ÖBTE’ ye verdikleri cevaplarýn analizi öðretmenlerin düþünsel öðrenme stilini tercih etmelerine karþýn öðretmenlere sorulan açýk uçlu sorunun analizi öðretmenlerin aktif öðrenme stilini tercih ettiklerini göstermiþtir. T-testi sonuçlarý sadece görsel öðrenme stili tercihinde bayan öðretmenler lehine anlamlý bir farklýlýk olduðunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Öðrenme
• Öðrenme stili tercihleri
• Ýlköðretim
• Ýlköðretim okullarý
• Ýlköðretim okulu öðretmenleri

LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the learning style preferences of primary school teachers. The subjects of this study were primary school teachers (n=250) working in the city center of Bolu in 2004. The quantitative data were collected by means of 2004 through Learning Style Preferences Inventory (LSPI) developed by Eren (2002). In addition to (LSPI), an open-ended question was asked to the primary school teachers during the study. To analyze the quantitative data collected, SPSS program was used and content analysis technique was used to analyze the open-ended question. Although, the analysis of the LSPI revealed that primary school teachers prefer the reflective learning style, the answers of open-ended question indicated that they prefer the active learning style. T-test results indicated a significant difference in favor of female teachers only in visual learning style preference

Keywords

• Learning
• Learning style preferences
• Primary education
• Primary schools
• Primary school teachers

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