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Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies
Abstract
The goal of this study is to examine native language teachers’ competencies in preparing higher-order thinking questions. Designed as a descriptive research, this study was conducted through a document analysis method. The data consisted of questions prepared by teachers employed in secondary schools in a medium-sized city in Turkey. A higher-order question preparation guideline was used as a data collection tool, and the analysis was carried out in two stages. First, the items were analyzed using Revised Bloom's Taxonomy. Second, a categorical content analysis was conducted to determine which thinking skills were measured by the questions that targeted higher-order thinking skills. Findings showed that only 12.8% of the questions measured higher-order thinking skills. It was also found that the questions largely focused on measuring meaning-based structuring, inference, comparison, and application thinking skills, while they were insufficient in measuring self-evaluation, problem solving, discussion, sequencing, and questioning skills. This research revealed that teachers had serious problems with authoring questions for higher-order thinking and that they needed immediate training in this regard.
Keywords
- Higher-order questions
- Native language teachers
- Question preparation competences
- Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Thinking skills
Project Number
A-2027.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Curriculum and Instration (Other), Turkish Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 30, 2024
Submission Date
January 3, 2024
Acceptance Date
May 1, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 25 Number: 2
APA
Acar Erdol, T., Bayrak Özmutlu, E., Kanık Uysal, P., & Akın Arıkan, Ç. (2024). Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(2), 1173-1216. https://doi.org/10.29299/kefad.1414418
AMA
1.Acar Erdol T, Bayrak Özmutlu E, Kanık Uysal P, Akın Arıkan Ç. Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies. KEFAD. 2024;25(2):1173-1216. doi:10.29299/kefad.1414418
Chicago
Acar Erdol, Tuba, Emel Bayrak Özmutlu, Pınar Kanık Uysal, and Çiğdem Akın Arıkan. 2024. “Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies”. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 25 (2): 1173-1216. https://doi.org/10.29299/kefad.1414418.
EndNote
Acar Erdol T, Bayrak Özmutlu E, Kanık Uysal P, Akın Arıkan Ç (August 1, 2024) Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 25 2 1173–1216.
IEEE
[1]T. Acar Erdol, E. Bayrak Özmutlu, P. Kanık Uysal, and Ç. Akın Arıkan, “Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies”, KEFAD, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 1173–1216, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.29299/kefad.1414418.
ISNAD
Acar Erdol, Tuba - Bayrak Özmutlu, Emel - Kanık Uysal, Pınar - Akın Arıkan, Çiğdem. “Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies”. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 25/2 (August 1, 2024): 1173-1216. https://doi.org/10.29299/kefad.1414418.
JAMA
1.Acar Erdol T, Bayrak Özmutlu E, Kanık Uysal P, Akın Arıkan Ç. Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies. KEFAD. 2024;25:1173–1216.
MLA
Acar Erdol, Tuba, et al. “Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies”. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 2, Aug. 2024, pp. 1173-16, doi:10.29299/kefad.1414418.
Vancouver
1.Tuba Acar Erdol, Emel Bayrak Özmutlu, Pınar Kanık Uysal, Çiğdem Akın Arıkan. Turkish Language Teachers’ Higher-Order Thinking Question Preparation Competencies. KEFAD. 2024 Aug. 1;25(2):1173-216. doi:10.29299/kefad.1414418