Research Article

An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games

Volume: 13 Number: Özel Sayı June 30, 2026
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An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games

Abstract

People in the 21st century are expected to possess skills that are in line with the zeitgeist. In this sense, teachers have important roles to play in educating people equipped with new skills. Based on this, the present study aimed to improve pre-service teachers' knowledge of mind games that can be used to enhance 21st-century skills in students and to integrate them into their teaching fields. In this study, carried out as a teaching experiment, pre- and post-interviews were conducted before and after integration studies and micro-teaching sessions in order to determine changes in pre-service teachers' knowledge and perspectives on integration. As a result of a 14-week study conducted with 67 pre-service teachers from eight different teaching fields at a state university, it was determined that, in addition to increasing the pre-service teachers' knowledge of mind games, a positive perspective developed toward the use of skill-content-game integration to facilitate the development of 21st-century skills. In the study, while pre-service teachers indicated the contributions that integration would make in terms of students and teachers, it was determined that they had a high level of intention to use mind games in their future professional lives.

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Supporting Institution

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Ethical Statement

All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with ethical standards, and the necessary ethical committee approvals were obtained from the relevant institution (Number of Ethics Committee Decisions: E-92405296-605.01-158340).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Specialist Studies in Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

July 29, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 8, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 13 Number: Özel Sayı

APA
Zeybek, N. (2026). An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games. Baskent University Journal of Education, 13(Özel Sayı), 54-73. https://doi.org/10.67306/bujoe.1753339
AMA
1.Zeybek N. An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games. BUJE. 2026;13(Özel Sayı):54-73. doi:10.67306/bujoe.1753339
Chicago
Zeybek, Nilüfer. 2026. “An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games”. Baskent University Journal of Education 13 (Özel Sayı): 54-73. https://doi.org/10.67306/bujoe.1753339.
EndNote
Zeybek N (June 1, 2026) An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games. Baskent University Journal of Education 13 Özel Sayı 54–73.
IEEE
[1]N. Zeybek, “An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games”, BUJE, vol. 13, no. Özel Sayı, pp. 54–73, June 2026, doi: 10.67306/bujoe.1753339.
ISNAD
Zeybek, Nilüfer. “An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games”. Baskent University Journal of Education 13/Özel Sayı (June 1, 2026): 54-73. https://doi.org/10.67306/bujoe.1753339.
JAMA
1.Zeybek N. An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games. BUJE. 2026;13:54–73.
MLA
Zeybek, Nilüfer. “An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games”. Baskent University Journal of Education, vol. 13, no. Özel Sayı, June 2026, pp. 54-73, doi:10.67306/bujoe.1753339.
Vancouver
1.Nilüfer Zeybek. An Alternative Approach to 21st Century Teacher Education: The Educational Potential of Mind Games. BUJE. 2026 Jun. 1;13(Özel Sayı):54-73. doi:10.67306/bujoe.1753339

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