This study aims at determining opinions
and recommendations of teachers about educational psychology
course. The study was carried out with qualitative research approach. In the
study, interviews were conducted with 15 teachers. For data collection, the
application form developed by researchers was applied to the participants, and
collected data were analysed with content analysis. Results show that the
teachers mostly hold the view that the course content is necessary in teaching process and useful in recognizing students. On the other hand, some participants reported that
the course is inadequate
in implementation. It is seen that the teachers mostly have positive views in this regard. The
teachers made some suggestions about the course content such as some subjects in the content should be organized
and content should be adapted to practice. In relation with the way of teaching of
the lesson, the teachers pointed out a positive view as associating with everyday life and negative opinion as teaching methods and techniques and factors affecting the efficiency of the
course. Regarding the way of teaching, their recommendations include effective use of teaching methods and
techniques, placing students in the
centre and efficient instructors.
Primary Language | Turkish |
---|---|
Journal Section | Makaleler |
Authors | |
Publication Date | April 19, 2018 |
Submission Date | October 9, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Issue: 46 |