An Investigation of Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes Toward Cooperative Learning Practices: A Mixed Methods Study

Öz

The primary aim of this study is to determine the impact of cooperative learning practices on the attitudes of pre-service Turkish teachers toward cooperative learning. An embedded mixed design, one of the mixed method approaches, was employed in the study, using qualitative data to support the quantitative findings. In the quantitative part of the study, a one-group pre-test–post-test experimental design was used, while a phenomenological research design was employed in the qualitative part. The study group consisted of 52 pre-service Turkish teachers. Cooperative learning practices were implemented in the experimental group using the "Group Investigation Technique" within the scope of the Instructional Principles and Methods course over seven weeks. The “Attitude Scale Toward Cooperative Learning” was administered to the pre-service teachers before and after the implementation. The results of the study revealed that the cooperative learning practices had a positive impact on students’ attitudes toward this method, while no gender-based differences were found. The findings obtained from the interviews indicated that the practice contributed academically, evoked positive emotions among the pre-service teachers, and provided them with enjoyable experiences. It was concluded that the cooperative learning practices positively influenced the attitudes of the pre-service teachers. Moreover, the qualitative findings obtained through interviews were found to support the quantitative findings of the study.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pre-service teachers
• attitude
• cooperative learning
• group work technique
• embedded mixed design

Öğretmen Adaylarının İşbirlikli Öğrenme Uygulamalarına Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi: Karma Yöntem Araştırması

Öz

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, işbirlikli öğrenme uygulamalarının Türkçe Öğretmeni adaylarının işbirlikli öğrenmeye yönelik tutumlarına etkisini belirlemektir. Araştırmada, karma yöntem desenlerinden biri olan gömülü karma desen tercih edilmiş, nicel verileri tamamlamak amacıyla nitel verilerden yararlanılmıştır. Çalışmanın nicel kısmında tek grup ön test-son test deneysel desen kullanılırken nitel kısmında fenomenolojik çalışma deseni kullanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 52 Türkçe öğretmeni adayı oluşturmaktadır. Deney grubunda işbirliğine dayalı öğrenme uygulamaları “Grup Araştırması Tekniği” kullanılarak Öğretim İlke ve Yöntemleri dersi kapsamında yedi haftada gerçekleştirilmiştir. Öğretmen adaylarına uygulama öncesi ve sonrasında “İşbirlikli Öğrenmeye Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Uygulama bittikten sonra 25 öğretmen adayı ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucu, derste işbirlikli öğrenme uygulamasının öğrencilerin bu yönteme yönelik tutumunu olumlu yönde etkilediğini gösterirken, cinsiyete bağlı bir fark ortaya çıkmamıştır. Görüşmelerden elde edilen bulgularda genel olarak yapılan uygulamanın akademik katkı sağladığı, öğretmen adaylarında olumlu duyguları ortaya çıkarttığı ve öğretmen adaylarına keyifli deneyimler yaşattığı belirlenmiş, işbirliğine dayalı öğrenmeye yönelik yapılan uygulamanın öğretmen adaylarının tutumlarını olumlu şekilde etkilediği ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırmada öğretmen adaylarıyla uygulamaya yönelik yapılan görüşmelerden elde edilen bulguların çalışmanın nicel kısmındaki bulguları destekler nitelikte olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• öğretmen adayları
• tutum
• işbirliğine dayalı öğrenme
• grup çalışması tekniği
• gömülü karma desen

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