An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus

Volume: 10 Number: 2 October 1, 2014
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An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the practicum course of the pre-school teacher education programs across Atatürk Teacher Training Academy (ATTA) and Girne  American University (GAU). The participants of this study were composed of senior level fourth grader pre-service teachers who were enrolled in the pre-school teacher education programs of ATTA and GAU during the 2012-2013 academic years.  Data were collected  from “teaching skill scale” and an open-ended question. The results of both quantitative and qualitative data analysis revealed that pre-service teachers displayed high teaching competency level across ATTA and GAU with no statistically significant difference between. In addition, the analysis of the results derived from content analysis yielded some considerable suggestions such as extending the duration of the practicum course with richer content, enhancing the faculty-school collaboration, and reducing the theory-practice dilemma to an extent where pre-service teachers find better opportunities to practice what they have learnt in theory.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

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Journal Section

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Authors

Gökhan İskifoğlu This is me

Fatoş Erdoğan This is me

Publication Date

October 1, 2014

Submission Date

November 23, 2013

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Özder, H., Işıktaş, S., İskifoğlu, G., & Erdoğan, F. (2014). An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.17860/efd.33363
AMA
1.Özder H, Işıktaş S, İskifoğlu G, Erdoğan F. An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus. MEUJFE. 2014;10(2). doi:10.17860/efd.33363
Chicago
Özder, Hasan, Serdal Işıktaş, Gökhan İskifoğlu, and Fatoş Erdoğan. 2014. “An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 10 (2). https://doi.org/10.17860/efd.33363.
EndNote
Özder H, Işıktaş S, İskifoğlu G, Erdoğan F (October 1, 2014) An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 10 2
IEEE
[1]H. Özder, S. Işıktaş, G. İskifoğlu, and F. Erdoğan, “An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus”, MEUJFE, vol. 10, no. 2, Oct. 2014, doi: 10.17860/efd.33363.
ISNAD
Özder, Hasan - Işıktaş, Serdal - İskifoğlu, Gökhan - Erdoğan, Fatoş. “An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 10/2 (October 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.17860/efd.33363.
JAMA
1.Özder H, Işıktaş S, İskifoğlu G, Erdoğan F. An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus. MEUJFE. 2014;10. doi:10.17860/efd.33363.
MLA
Özder, Hasan, et al. “An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, Oct. 2014, doi:10.17860/efd.33363.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Özder, Serdal Işıktaş, Gökhan İskifoğlu, Fatoş Erdoğan. An Evaluation of the Practicum Course of Pre-School Teacher Education Program in North Cyprus. MEUJFE. 2014 Oct. 1;10(2). doi:10.17860/efd.33363

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