Developing a Mobile Teacher Education Application: A Delphi Method Approach

Year 2025, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 1017 - 1037, 29.10.2025

Kübra Okumuş Dağdeler

https://doi.org/10.31464/jlere.1722802

Abstract

In the digital age, the demand for accessible, flexible, and pedagogically sound teacher education has intensified, yet mobile-based solutions tailored specifically for teacher training remain limited. This study proposes a mobile application model for English language teacher education, developed through expert consensus using the Delphi method. Eleven ELT specialists participated in three iterative rounds, beginning with open-ended questions and followed by systematic evaluation of proposed features. The initial analysis yielded 65 potential features, which were refined to 28 essential components through expert agreement. These features were categorized into design-related and content-related elements, emphasizing core language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing), adaptable content for diverse contexts, and the need for a user-friendly, technically robust interface). Findings offer a validated, pedagogically grounded foundation for developing mobile applications tailored to English language teacher training.
Key words: mobile learning, teacher education, English Language Teaching, Delphi

Keywords

mobile learning , teacher education , English Language Teaching , Delphi

Mobil Öğretmen Eğitimi Uygulaması Geliştirme: Delphi Yöntemi Yaklaşımı

Abstract

Dijital çağda, erişilebilir, esnek ve pedagojik açıdan nitelikli öğretmen eğitimi talebi artmıştır, ancak öğretmen eğitimi için özel olarak tasarlanmış mobil tabanlı çözümler hala sınırlıdır. Bu çalışma, Delphi yöntemi kullanılarak uzmanların mutabakatıyla geliştirilen İngilizce öğretmen eğitimi için bir mobil uygulama modeli önermektedir. On bir İngilizce eğitimi uzmanı, açık uçlu sorularla başlayan ve önerilen özelliklerin sistematik değerlendirmesiyle devam eden üç turda yer almıştır. İlk analizde 65 potansiyel özellik ortaya çıkmış, bunlar uzmanların mutabakatıyla 28 temel bileşene indirgenmiştir. Bu özellikler, tasarımla ilgili ve içerikle ilgili unsurlar olarak kategorize edilmiş, temel dil becerileri (konuşma, dinleme, okuma, yazma), çeşitli bağlamlara uyarlanabilir içerik ve kullanıcı dostu, teknik olarak sağlam bir arayüz ihtiyacı vurgulanmıştır. Bulgular, İngilizce öğretmen eğitimi için özel olarak tasarlanmış mobil uygulamalar geliştirmek için geçerli, pedagojik temelli bir temel sunmaktadır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: mobil öğrenme, öğretmen eğitimi, İngilizce öğretimi, Delphi

Keywords

mobil öğrenme , öğretmen eğitimi , İngilizce öğretimi , delphi

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