Research Article

Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey's Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview

Number: 27 July 31, 2021
  • Derya Yıldız *

Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey's Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview

Abstract

This study aims to examine Turkish and Turkish language and literature teachers’ views on reading skills and Turkey's performance in PISA. A focus group interview, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in this study. Teachers' views on reading skills in PISA, the general situation in Turkey's PISA, the concept of the text, questions of measuring high-level skills and solutions were investigated by qualitative data analysis methods. The study group of the research consisted of teachers determined using criterion sampling technique, one of the purposeful sampling methods. The steps of the focus group interview were used in collecting the data, and content analysis techniques were used in the analysis. As a result of the research, teachers' opinions on reading skills in PISA; with incomplete information and low success themes; text concept; with texts in books and themes of changing text concept; questions measuring high-level skills; with ready-made questions and systematic questions themes; solutions are explained under the theme of continuous training.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Derya Yıldız * This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 31, 2021

Submission Date

July 31, 2021

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 27

APA
Yıldız, D. (2021). Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview. Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi, 27, 208-231. https://izlik.org/JA68SG27YD
AMA
1.Yıldız D. Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview. Derginin Amacı ve Kapsamı. 2021;(27):208-231. https://izlik.org/JA68SG27YD
Chicago
Yıldız, Derya. 2021. “Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview”. Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi, nos. 27: 208-31. https://izlik.org/JA68SG27YD.
EndNote
Yıldız D (July 1, 2021) Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview. Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi 27 208–231.
IEEE
[1]D. Yıldız, “Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview”, Derginin Amacı ve Kapsamı, no. 27, pp. 208–231, July 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA68SG27YD
ISNAD
Yıldız, Derya. “Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview”. Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi. 27 (July 1, 2021): 208-231. https://izlik.org/JA68SG27YD.
JAMA
1.Yıldız D. Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview. Derginin Amacı ve Kapsamı. 2021;:208–231.
MLA
Yıldız, Derya. “Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview”. Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi, no. 27, July 2021, pp. 208-31, https://izlik.org/JA68SG27YD.
Vancouver
1.Derya Yıldız. Turkish and Turkish Language and Literature Teachers’ Views’ on the Reading Skills and Turkey’s Performance in PISA: A Focus Group Interview. Derginin Amacı ve Kapsamı [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 1;(27):208-31. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA68SG27YD