In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the level of
parents’ doing their roles in the process of implementing the 4th grade primary
education curriculum designed according to constructivist approach by asking
teachers and in terms of different variables. The population of the study was
composed of the parents of 4th grade students studying in all the central
primary schools located in Ankara province Polatlı district in 2014-2015
academic year and the 4th grade teachers working at these schools. The study
was conducted according to a descriptive research design of survey model. The
necessary works required for the qualitative research process were carried out
with the parents. Accordingly, with the help of maximum variation sampling
method by having 10 parents from each school 130 parents in total were chosen
in terms of their gender, age and state of education variables. 57 teachers
working with this grade were included in the sample. The data were gathered by
“Teachers’ Opinions Questionnaire about Constructivist Approach Teaching and
Evaluating the Roles of Parents” the questionnaire form prepared for the
teachers of 4th grade and “Parents’ Opinions about Their Roles in
Constructivist Approach Teaching’’ the interview form with semi-structured
questions for the parents. Descriptive analysis method was used for the analysis
of parents’ opinions data. Computer package software was used for the
statistical process of the analysis of data gathered from teachers’ opinions.
The findings gathered from both qualitative and quantitative data were
interpreted comparatively. According to the research results, it has been found
out that in the academic process the level of parents’ doing their roles about
constructivist approach is not low, but they do not have enough knowledge about
this approach. With respect to this it could be said that in order to increase
the success of the students in the learning teaching process designed according
to constructivist approach the parents should be informed more and they should
be included in the works of school at a certain level.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Studies on Education |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | March 25, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |
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