Exploring the Relationship between Preservice Preschool Teachers’ Views about the Teacher Effectiveness Training Model and Their Communication Skills

Abstract

The aim of this survey-based quantitative study was to examine the relationship between 221 preservice preschool teachers’ views about Gordon’s Teacher Effectiveness Training (TET) model and their communication skills. Also, their views about the TET and their communication skills were examined based on their demographic characteristics. Data were collected through a demographic information form, the Discipline Strategies Questionnaire, and the Communication Skills Scale with the approval of Social and Humanities Research and Publication Ethics Committee of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University (Date: 01/10/2020; Number: 2020/10-04). This revealed that the views of the female preservice teachers about the TET model were more positive than those of their male colleagues, and that the former group’s communication skills were also better – reflecting the generally positive relationship between the respondents’ views of the TET model and their communication skills. However, neither TET views nor communication skills varied significantly by age group. Results show that for preservice teachers to put this style of classroom management into practice, they should be given more opportunities to gain classroom-management experience.

Keywords

• Teacher Effectiveness Training Model
• Communication Skills
• Preservice Preschool Teachers

Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarının Etkili Öğretmenlik Eğitim Modeline İlişkin Görüşleri ile İletişim Becerileri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma tarama modelinde desenlenmiş nicel bir araştırmadır. Çalışmanın amacı, 221 okul öncesi öğretmen adayının Gordon'un Etkili Öğretmenlik Eğitimi Modeline ilişkin görüşleri ile adayların iletişim becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Ayrıca öğretmen adaylarının demografik özelliklerine göre de model hakkındaki görüşleri ve iletişim becerileri incelenmiştir. Veriler, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşerî Bilimleri Yayın Etik Kurul Başkanlığı’nın 01/10/2020 tarih ve 2020/10-04 sayılı onayı ile, demografik bilgi formu, Disiplin Stratejileri Anketi ve İletişim Becerileri Ölçeği aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın bulguları, kadın öğretmen adaylarının Etkili Öğretmenlik Eğitimi Modeline ilişkin görüşlerinin erkek adaylardan daha olumlu olduğunu ve yine kadın adayların iletişim becerilerinin erkek öğretmen adaylarınkinden daha iyi olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca katılımcıların Etkili Öğretmenlik Eğitimi Modeline ilişkin görüşleri ile iletişim becerileri arasında olumlu bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Ancak, öğretmen adaylarının modele ilişkin görüşleri de iletişim becerileri de yaşlarına göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermemiştir. Sonuçlar, öğretmen adaylarının Etkili Öğretmenlik Eğitim Modelini uygulayabilmeleri için sınıf yönetimi konusunda daha fazla deneyim fırsatlarına ihtiyaçları olduğunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Etkili Öğretmenlik Eğitimi Modeli
• İletişim Becerileri
• Okul Öncesi Öğretmen

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