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USING PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS FOR CHOOSING TEACHER CANDIDATES

Year 2017, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 1759 - 1777, 15.09.2017

Abstract

Öğrenci
başarısını artırmak ve öğretmenlerin mesleki yeterliklerini geliştirmek için
eğitim psikolojisinin önemi vurgulanmaktadır. Öğretmen motivasyonu,
tükenmişlik, kimlik ve inançların öğretim uygulamaları ve mesleki performans
üzerindeki etkisini gösteren birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Bununla birlikte,
öğretmenlik eğitimindeki psikolojinin, öğrencilerin psikolojik olarak gerçek
sınıfların karmaşıklıkları ve dinamikleri için hazırlanması için daha fazla
araştırılmasına ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, hizmet öncesi ve
hizmet içi İngilizce öğretmenlerinin, öğretmen adaylarının hizmet öncesi
öğretmen eğitimi için seçiminde psikolojik testleri kullanma konusundaki bakış
açılarını ortaya çıkarmayı ve karşılaştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla, Türkiye'deki
dört farklı devlet üniversitesinden 298 İngilizce öğretmeni adayı ve 15 farklı
ilden 47 hizmet içi öğretmen araştırmaya katılmıştır. Katılımcılara, evet /
hayır sorularıyla ve açık uçlu sorularla bakış açılarını paylaşmak için yazılı
bir görüşme protokolü (WIP) verildi. 345 katılımcının 299'u (% 86,6), İngilizce
öğretmeni adaylarının hizmet öncesi öğretmen eğitimi programlarına kabul
edilmek için, ulusal bir sınav olan ve insanların Türkiye'de bir kamu görevlisi
olmak için geçmesi gerektiği KPSS denilen sınavından yüksek puan almanın yanı
sıra bazı psikolojik testlerden geçmesi gerektiğini belirtmişlerdir. Yine de 27
kişi (%7.8) çeşitli nedenlerle bu fikre karşı çıktı. Buna ek olarak, 5 kişi (%
1.5) hem olumlu hem de olumsuz görüşleri içeren karışık görüşler gösterdi ve 14
kişi(% 4.1) bu uygulama hakkında şüpheli idi. Bulgular, hizmet öncesi ve hizmet
içi İngilizce öğretmenlerinin bakış açılarının birbirine benzediğini
göstermektedir çünkü her iki grubun katılımcılarının büyük çoğunluğu, öğretmen
adaylarının üniversite eğitimine başlamadan önce bazı psikolojik testleri
geçmesi gerektiğini düşünmektedir.  Bu
görüşler Türkiye bağlamındaki öğretmen eğitimine önemli bilgiler sunmaktadır.
Politika yapıcılar ve yetkililerin, adaylarla yüz yüze görüşmeler yapacakları,
bazı psikolojik testleri uygulayacakları, adayların cevaplarını
inceleyecekleri, adayların kabulü veya reddi hakkında nihai bir karara
varacakları ve öğretmen adaylarının cevaplarını inceleyecek öğretmen
eğitimcilerinden oluşan üniversite komiteleri kurmak gibi öğretmen adaylarını
seçmek için kriterleri belirlemede etkili politikalar uygulamaları
önerilmektedir.

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SINGH, K. & BILLINGSLEy, B. S. (1996). Intent to stay in teaching. Remedial & Special Education, 17(1), 37-48. SMYLIE, M. A. (1988). The enhancement function of staff development: organizational and psychological antecedents to individual teacher change. American Educational Research Journal, 25(1), 1-30. SPITZER, B. & ARONSON, J. (2015). Minding and mending the gap: Social psychological interventions to reduce educational disparities. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, 1–18. STRAUSS, A. & CORBIN, J. (Eds). (1998). Basics of qualitative research, techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (2nd ed.). London, CA: Sage Publications. TALBOT, L. A. (1995). Principles and practice of nursing research. St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book. TASHAKKORİ, A. & TEDDLİE, C. (1998). Mixed methodology: Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. THORNBERG, R. (2012). Informed grounded theory. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 56(3), 243-259. TOMLINSON, P. (2008). Psychological theory and pedagogical effectiveness: The learning promotion potential framework. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 507–526. YOKUŞ, T. (2015). The relation between pre-service music teachers' psychological resilience and academic achievement levels. Educational Research and Reviews, 10(14), 1961-1969.
Year 2017, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 1759 - 1777, 15.09.2017

Abstract

References

  • ALKHATEEB, O., KRAISHAN, O. M., & SALAH, R. O. (2015). Level of psychological burnout of a sample of secondary phase teachers in Ma’an governorate and its relationship with some other variables. International Education Studies, 8(6), 56-68. ARCHER, R. P., BUFFINGTON-VOLLUM, J. K., STREDNY, R. V., & HANDEL, R. W. (2006). A survey of psychological test use patterns among forensic psychologists. Journal of Personality Assessment, 87(1), 84-94. DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8701_0.7. BARTHOLOMEW, K. J., NTOUMANIS, N., CUEVAS, R., & LONSDALE, C. (2014). Job pressure and ill health, in physical education teachers: The mediating role of psychological need thwarting. Teaching and Teacher Education, 37, 101-107. BISSESSAR, C. S. (2014). An exploration of the relationship between teachers’ psychological capital and their collective self-esteem. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39(9), 35-52. BROWN, T. (2006). Negotiating psychological disturbance in pre-service teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education, 22, 675-689. BURNS, S. N. & GROVE, S. K. (2003). Understanding nursing research. 3rd edition. Philadelphia: Saunders. CRESSWELL, J. W., PLANO CLARK, V. L., GUTMANN, M. L., & HANSON, W. E. (2003). Advanced mixed methods research designs. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research. Thousands Oaks, Calif.: Sage. DE NEVE, D. & DEVOS, G. (2016). Psychological states and working conditions buffer beginning teachers’ intention to leave the job. European Journal of Teacher Education, 0(0), 1-22. DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2016.1246530. DECI, E. L., & RYAN, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior. New York: Plenum. DÖRNYEI, Z. (2007). Research methods in applied linguistics. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies. New York: Oxford University Press. DRECHSEL, B., BREUNIG, K., THURN, D., & BASTEN, J. (2014). Learning to teach reading: A theory practice approach to psychology teaching in university teacher education. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 13(3), 250-259. EVELEIN, F., KORTHAGEN, F., & BREKELMANS, M. (2008). Fulfilment of the basic psychological needs of student teachers during their first teaching experiences. Teaching and Teacher Education, 24, 1137-1148. FRIESEN, M. D. & BESLEY, S. C. (2013). Teacher identity development in the first year of teacher education: A developmental and social psychological perspective. Teaching and Teacher Education, 36, 23-32. GLASER, B. G. & STRAUSS, A. L. (1980). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research (11th ed.). New York: Aldine Publishing Company. GOLD, Y. & ROTH, Y. A. (2005).Teachers Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout. In Y. Gold & R. A. Roth (Eds.). Burnout: the insidious disease (pp 30-48). London: The Falmer Press. HARRIS, G. E. & JOY, R. M. (2010). Educational psychologists’ perspectives on their professional practice in Newfoundland and Labrador. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 25(2), 205–220. DOI: 10.1177/0829573510366726. LEE, A. N. & NIE, Y. (2014). Understanding teacher empowerment: Teachers’ perceptions of principal’s and immediate supervisor’s empowering behaviours, psychological empowerment and work-related outcomes. Teaching and Teacher Education, 41, 67-79. MARALANI, F. M., LAVASANI, M. G., & HEJAZI, E. (2016). Structural modeling on the relationship between basic psychological needs, academic engagement, and test anxiety. Journal of Education and Learning, 5(4), 44-52. MAXWELL, J. A. (1992). Understanding and validity in qualitative research. Harvard Educational Review, 62, 279-299. MCKAY, S. L. (2006). Researching second language classrooms. Lawrence Erlbaum, Associates Publishers: London. MILES, M. B. & HUBERMAN, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis. London: Sage Publication. MINAKHMETOVA, A. Z. & PYANOVA, E. N. (2016). Teacher’s psycho-diagnostic activities in school educational system. International Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 11(7), 1579-1588. NUNAN, D. & BAILEY, K. M. (2009). Exploring second language classroom research: A comprehensive guide. Heinle Cengage Learning: Canada. PUR, H. J., LIMAN, M. A., & ALI, D. G. (2016). Students’ perception of causes and effect of teachers’ psychological abuse in senior secondary schools in Borno State, Nigeria. Journal of Education and Practice, 7(29), 111-119. SAĞNAK, M., KURUOZ, M., POLAT, B., & SOYLU, A. (2015). Transformational leadership and innovative climate: An examination of the mediating effect of psychological empowerment. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 60, 149-162. DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2015.60.9. SEIZ, J., VOSS, T., & KUNTER, M. (2015). When knowing is not enough – the relevance of teachers’ cognitive and emotional resources for classroom management. Frontline Learning Research, 3(1), 55 – 77. SINGH, K. & BILLINGSLEy, B. S. (1996). Intent to stay in teaching. Remedial & Special Education, 17(1), 37-48. SMYLIE, M. A. (1988). The enhancement function of staff development: organizational and psychological antecedents to individual teacher change. American Educational Research Journal, 25(1), 1-30. SPITZER, B. & ARONSON, J. (2015). Minding and mending the gap: Social psychological interventions to reduce educational disparities. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, 1–18. STRAUSS, A. & CORBIN, J. (Eds). (1998). Basics of qualitative research, techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (2nd ed.). London, CA: Sage Publications. TALBOT, L. A. (1995). Principles and practice of nursing research. St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book. TASHAKKORİ, A. & TEDDLİE, C. (1998). Mixed methodology: Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. THORNBERG, R. (2012). Informed grounded theory. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 56(3), 243-259. TOMLINSON, P. (2008). Psychological theory and pedagogical effectiveness: The learning promotion potential framework. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 507–526. YOKUŞ, T. (2015). The relation between pre-service music teachers' psychological resilience and academic achievement levels. Educational Research and Reviews, 10(14), 1961-1969.
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Çağla Atmaca This is me

Publication Date September 15, 2017
Submission Date October 15, 2017
Acceptance Date October 15, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 6 Issue: 3

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APA Atmaca, Ç. (2017). USING PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS FOR CHOOSING TEACHER CANDIDATES. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, 6(3), 1759-1777.

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