Practices of Prospective Teachers Based on Constructivism

Year 2017, Volume: 25 Issue: 3, 1055 - 1070, 15.05.2017

Canay Demirhan İşcan Serkan Keleşoğlu

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the relevance of activities applied by prospective
teachers, in a real classroom setting, to the constructivist approach. The study sample consists
of third year students taking Life Studies and Social Studies Teaching courses at a faculty
of education in Turkey. Among the 5E learning model cycles, prospective teachers mostly
exhibited behaviours associated with “the explanation” cycle. It is thought-provoking that the
elaboration cycle, considered one of the most important of the 5E learning cycles, was among
the least observed. 

Keywords

constructivism, 5e model, prospective teacher, life studies teaching, social studies teaching

Öğretmen Adaylarının Yapılandırmacı Yaklaşımı Temel Alan Uygulamaları

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, öğretmen adayları tarafından gerçek sınıf ortamında gerçekleştirilen
etkinliklerin yapılandırmacı yaklaşıma uygunluğunu belirlemektir. Çalışma, bir eğitim
fakültesinde Hayat Bilgisi ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi derslerini alan 3. sınıf öğrencileri
ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Öğretmen adaylarının sınıf içi uygulamaları 5E modeline uygunluk
açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Öğretmen adaylarının bu model aşamaları arasından en çok
açıklama aşamasına uygun olan davranışlara yöneldikleri gözlenmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra 5E
modelinin en önemli aşamalarından biri olan bilgiyi derinleştirme aşamasına ilişkin davranışlar
en az gözlenmiştir. 

Keywords

yapılandırmacılık, 5e modeli, öğretmen adayı, hayat bilgisi öğretimi, sosyal bilgiler öğretimi.

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