The Effectiveness of Pre-Service Teacher Training Classroom Management Skills
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the 3-week pre-service teacher training given at Başkent University in terms of classroom management skills. To that end, the following research questions were tried to answer:
- How do the Preparatory School teachers apply the classroom management principles taught in BU-TP in their classrooms?
- Are there similar positive and/or negative patterns in the teachers’ behaviors in terms of classroom management?
- How, do the teachers feel, does the training program in classroom management affect their classroom management skills?
- What is the overall effectiveness of the BU-TTP?
The study was conducted at the Preparatory School of Başkent University. The subjects of this study were the teachers and the students of the Preparatory School. In order to obtain data, 40 teachers were given a questionnaire, containing graded and open-ended questions, which was designed by the researchers. The results indicated that most of the teachers at Başkent University are aware of the classroom management principles taught during the teacher training program. It was concluded that the classroom management skills are implemented adequately in the classroom and that the teacher training program is generally found effective.
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- Dr.Sarıçoban started his professional life as a research assistant at the Department of English Language Literature at Yüzüncü Yıl University in 1987. He worked as an assistant and an assistant professor of ELT at Gaziantep University for about seven years. He acted as the vice head of the ELL department there. He has been working as an assistant professor of ELT at Hacettepe University since
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Publication Date
October 1, 2005
Submission Date
December 31, 2014
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Year 2005 Volume: 1 Number: 2