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Analysing the Effect of eTwinning Projects on Teachers' Critical Thinking Disposition

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 28, 1 - 13
https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1452293

Öz

The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of eTwinning projects on teachers' critical thinking dispositions based on teachers' perspectives regarding various variables. Designed as a sequential explanatory mixed-methods research, this study employed both survey and case study models. The sample consisted of 340 teachers working in public and private schools in Malatya during the 2021-2022 academic year. Among these teachers 158 were selected using criterion sampling method, i.e. participation in eTwinning projects as the key criterion, while the remaining 182 teachers were chosen through simple random sampling. Additionally, 15 participants who participated in eTwinning projects were interviewed to explore their views regarding the contribution of these projects to critical thinking. Data were collected using the Marmara Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale and semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed a statistically significant difference in critical thinking disposition scores between teachers who participated in eTwinning projects and those who did not. Teachers participated to eTwinning projects demonstrated high levels of critical thinking disposition. Regarding the contribution of eTwinning projects to critical thinking, participants highlighted that these projects “enable original thinking while avoiding dogmatism", “enable being result-oriented, and to make perceive, analyse and evaluate accurately" and "help students acquire scientific research skills". These results indicate that eTwinning projects make a significant contribution to the development of teachers' critical thinking skills.

Kaynakça

  • Acar, S., & Peker, B. (2021). What are the purposes of teachers for using the etwinning platform and the effects of the platform on teachers? Acta Didactica Napocensia, 14(1), 91-103. https://doi.org/10.24193/adn.14.1.7
  • Altaş, M. A. (2021). İngilizce öğretmenlerinin eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri ile bireysel yenilikçilik düzeylerinin incelenmesi [Investigation on critical thinking tendencies and individual innovativeness levels of English teachers]. (Unpublished Master Thesis), Pamukkale University, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Denizli.
  • Arce Saavedra, B. J., & Blumen, S. (2022). Critical thinking, creativity, self-efficacy, and teaching practice in Peruvian teacher trainers. Revista de Psicología, 40(1), 603–633. https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202201.020
  • Avcı, F. (2021). Çevrim içi bir öğrenme ortamı olarak etwinning platformuna ilişkin öğretmenlerin görüş ve değerlendirmeleri [Teachers Opinions and Assessments on the eTwinning Platform as an Online Learning Environment]. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi [Cumhuriyet International Journal of Education], 10(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.663472
  • Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M., Goldberger, N. R., & Tarule, J. M. (1986). Women's ways of knowing: the development of self, voice, and mind. New York: Basic Books.
  • Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F. (2020). Eğitimde bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Academy Publishing.
  • Camilleri, R.-a. (2016). Global education and intercultural awareness in eTwinning. Cogent Education, 3(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1210489
  • Costa, A. L. (1991). Teacher behaviours that enable student thinking. In A. L. Costa (Ed.), Developing Minds: A resource book for teaching thinking (pp. 194-206). Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Crişan, G. I. (2013). The impact of teachers' participation in etwinning on their teaching and training. Acta Didactica Napocensia, 6(4), 19-28.
  • Ekinci, Ö., & Aybek, B. (2010). Öğretmen adaylarının empatik ve eleştirel düşünme eğilimlerinin incelenmesi [Analysis of the empathy and the critical thinking disposition of the teacher candidates]. İlköğretim Online [Elementary Education Online], 9(2), 816-827.
  • eTwinning. (2023). School Education Gateway. https://school-education.ec.europa.eu/en/etwinning
  • Facione, P. A. (2015). Critical thinking: What it is and why it counts. Insight Assessment, 1-30.
  • Gündüz Çetin, İ., & Gündoğdu, K. (2022). eTwinning proje uygulamalarına ilişkin öğretmen görüşleri [Teacher views related to eTwinning project practices]. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi [Electronic Journal of Social Sciences], 21(81), 76-90. https://doi.org/10.17755/esosder.981142
  • Hargreaves, A., & Fullan, M. (2012). Professional capital: Transforming teaching in every school. New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Holma, K. (2015). The critical spirit: Emotional and moral dimensions critical thinking. Studier i Pædagogisk Filosofi, 4(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.7146/spf.v4i1.18280
  • Huertas-Abril, C., & Muszyńska, B. (2022). The role of eTwinning tools in social and curriculum integration using multimodal communication. Teaching English with Technology, 22(3-4), 63–84.
  • King, P. M., & Kitchener, K. S. (1994). Developing reflective judgment: Understanding and promoting intellectual growth and critical thinking in adolescents and adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Liu, H., Sheng, J., & Zhao, L. (2022). Innovation of teaching tools during robot programming learning to promote middle school students’ critical thinking. Sustainability, 14(11), 6625. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116625
  • Mao, W., Cui, Y., Chiu, M. M., & Lei, H. (2021). Effects of game-based learning on students’ critical thinking: A meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59(2), 073563312110070. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331211007098
  • MEB.(2019).eTwinning. http://etwinning.meb.gov.tr/wpcontent/uploads/2023/03/eTwinning_Faaliyeti_Tanitim_Kitapcigi.pdf
  • Napal-Fraile, M., Zudaire, M. I., Pétursdóttir, S., & Pavlin, J. (2024). eTwinning in science learning: The perspectives of pre-service primary school teachers. European Journal of Educational Research, 13(4), 1555-1572. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.13.4.1555
  • Özçomak, M. S., & Çebi, K. (2017). İstatiksel Güç Analizi: Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi Üzerine Bir Uygulama [Statıstıcal power analysis: An application on Ataturk University journal of economics and administratıve sciences Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi [Ataturk University Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences], 31(2), 413-431.
  • Özgenel, M., & Çetin, M. (2018). Development of the Marmara critical thinking dispositions scale: Validity and reliability analysis. International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences, 9(32), 991-1015.
  • Öztürk, E. (2020). Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Girişimcilik Özellikleri Ve Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimlerinin İncelenmesi [Investigation of entrepreneurship characteristics and critical thinking dispositions of prospective science teachers]. (Unpublished Master Thesis), Gazi University, Graduate School of Educational Sciences, Ankara.
  • Papadakis, S. (2016). Creativity and innovation in European education. Ten years eTwinning. Past, present and the future. International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 8(3-4), 279–296. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTEL.2016.10001503
  • Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2006). The miniature guide to critical thinking: Concepts and tools. London: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Pithers, R. T., & Soden, R. (2000). Critical thinking in education: A review. Educational Research, 42, 237-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/001318800440579.
  • Rauscher, W., & Badenhorst, H. (2021). Thinking critically about critical thinking dispositions in technology education. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 31(5), 465-488. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-020-09564-3
  • Ricketts, J., & Rudd, R. D. (2004). The relationship between critical thinking dispositions and critical thinking skills of selected youth leaders in the national FFA organization. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 54(1), 21-33.
  • Ruiz, R., & Lopez, R. (2018). Task-based learning through videosand eTwinning in the bilingual programme of the faculty of education in albacete. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324676926.
  • Seferoğlu, S. S., & Akbıyık, C. (2006). Eleştirel düşünme ve öğretimi [Teaching critical thinhing]. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi [Hacettepe University Journal of Education], 30(30), 193-200.
  • Turkut, B. (2020). Anaokulu yöneticilerinin eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri [Critical thinking dispositions of kindergarten administrators]. (Unpublished Master Thesis), Maltepe University, Department of Educational Sciences, Educational Management and Supervision Programme, İstanbul
  • Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2018). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Publishing.
  • Yılmaz, F. (2012). Çokkültürlülük projesi: e-Twinning uygulamalarına ilişkin öğrenci görüşleri [A multicultural project: Students' views on the eTwinning applications]. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi [Dicle University Journal of Social Sciences Institute], 4(8), 120-132.

eTwinning Projelerinin Öğretmenlerin Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimlerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 28, 1 - 13
https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1452293

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, eTwinning projelerinin öğretmenlerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri üzerindeki etkisini öğretmen görüşleri doğrultusunda çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelemektir. Çalışma, sıralı açıklayıcı karma yöntem deseninde tasarlanmış olup tarama ve durum çalışması modellerinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları 2021-2022 eğitim-öğretim yılında Malatya ilindeki devlet ve özel okullarda görev yapan 340 öğretmenden oluşturmaktadır. Bu öğretmenlerden 158'i, eTwinning projelerine katılmış olma kriteri göz önünde bulundurularak ölçüt örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Geriye kalan 182 öğretmen ise basit seçkisiz örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak seçilmiştir. Ayrıca, eTwinning projelerine katılan öğretmenlerin projenin eleştirel düşünmeye katkısına ilişkin görüşlerini derinlemesine incelemek amacıyla 15 katılımcı ile nitel veriler toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri, Marmara Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimleri Ölçeği ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu aracılığıyla elde edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, eTwinning projelerine katılan öğretmenler ile katılmayan öğretmenler arasında eleştirel düşünme eğilimi puanları açısından katılımcılar lehine anlamlı bir fark olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. eTwinning projelerine katılan öğretmenlerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimlerinin oldukça yüksek düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcılar, eTwinning projelerinin eleştirel düşünmeye katkısına ilişkin olarak, bu projelerin “dogmatizmden uzaklaşarak özgün düşünebilmeyi”, “sonuç odaklı olmayı, doğru anlama, analiz ve değerlendirme yapabilmeyi” ve “bilimsel araştırma becerileri kazanmayı” sağladığını ifade etmişlerdir. Bu sonuçlar, eTwinning projelerinin öğretmenlerin eleştirel düşünme becerilerinin gelişimine önemli bir katkı sunduğunu göstermektedir.

Kaynakça

  • Acar, S., & Peker, B. (2021). What are the purposes of teachers for using the etwinning platform and the effects of the platform on teachers? Acta Didactica Napocensia, 14(1), 91-103. https://doi.org/10.24193/adn.14.1.7
  • Altaş, M. A. (2021). İngilizce öğretmenlerinin eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri ile bireysel yenilikçilik düzeylerinin incelenmesi [Investigation on critical thinking tendencies and individual innovativeness levels of English teachers]. (Unpublished Master Thesis), Pamukkale University, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Denizli.
  • Arce Saavedra, B. J., & Blumen, S. (2022). Critical thinking, creativity, self-efficacy, and teaching practice in Peruvian teacher trainers. Revista de Psicología, 40(1), 603–633. https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202201.020
  • Avcı, F. (2021). Çevrim içi bir öğrenme ortamı olarak etwinning platformuna ilişkin öğretmenlerin görüş ve değerlendirmeleri [Teachers Opinions and Assessments on the eTwinning Platform as an Online Learning Environment]. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi [Cumhuriyet International Journal of Education], 10(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.663472
  • Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M., Goldberger, N. R., & Tarule, J. M. (1986). Women's ways of knowing: the development of self, voice, and mind. New York: Basic Books.
  • Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F. (2020). Eğitimde bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Academy Publishing.
  • Camilleri, R.-a. (2016). Global education and intercultural awareness in eTwinning. Cogent Education, 3(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1210489
  • Costa, A. L. (1991). Teacher behaviours that enable student thinking. In A. L. Costa (Ed.), Developing Minds: A resource book for teaching thinking (pp. 194-206). Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Crişan, G. I. (2013). The impact of teachers' participation in etwinning on their teaching and training. Acta Didactica Napocensia, 6(4), 19-28.
  • Ekinci, Ö., & Aybek, B. (2010). Öğretmen adaylarının empatik ve eleştirel düşünme eğilimlerinin incelenmesi [Analysis of the empathy and the critical thinking disposition of the teacher candidates]. İlköğretim Online [Elementary Education Online], 9(2), 816-827.
  • eTwinning. (2023). School Education Gateway. https://school-education.ec.europa.eu/en/etwinning
  • Facione, P. A. (2015). Critical thinking: What it is and why it counts. Insight Assessment, 1-30.
  • Gündüz Çetin, İ., & Gündoğdu, K. (2022). eTwinning proje uygulamalarına ilişkin öğretmen görüşleri [Teacher views related to eTwinning project practices]. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi [Electronic Journal of Social Sciences], 21(81), 76-90. https://doi.org/10.17755/esosder.981142
  • Hargreaves, A., & Fullan, M. (2012). Professional capital: Transforming teaching in every school. New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Holma, K. (2015). The critical spirit: Emotional and moral dimensions critical thinking. Studier i Pædagogisk Filosofi, 4(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.7146/spf.v4i1.18280
  • Huertas-Abril, C., & Muszyńska, B. (2022). The role of eTwinning tools in social and curriculum integration using multimodal communication. Teaching English with Technology, 22(3-4), 63–84.
  • King, P. M., & Kitchener, K. S. (1994). Developing reflective judgment: Understanding and promoting intellectual growth and critical thinking in adolescents and adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Liu, H., Sheng, J., & Zhao, L. (2022). Innovation of teaching tools during robot programming learning to promote middle school students’ critical thinking. Sustainability, 14(11), 6625. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116625
  • Mao, W., Cui, Y., Chiu, M. M., & Lei, H. (2021). Effects of game-based learning on students’ critical thinking: A meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59(2), 073563312110070. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331211007098
  • MEB.(2019).eTwinning. http://etwinning.meb.gov.tr/wpcontent/uploads/2023/03/eTwinning_Faaliyeti_Tanitim_Kitapcigi.pdf
  • Napal-Fraile, M., Zudaire, M. I., Pétursdóttir, S., & Pavlin, J. (2024). eTwinning in science learning: The perspectives of pre-service primary school teachers. European Journal of Educational Research, 13(4), 1555-1572. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.13.4.1555
  • Özçomak, M. S., & Çebi, K. (2017). İstatiksel Güç Analizi: Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi Üzerine Bir Uygulama [Statıstıcal power analysis: An application on Ataturk University journal of economics and administratıve sciences Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi [Ataturk University Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences], 31(2), 413-431.
  • Özgenel, M., & Çetin, M. (2018). Development of the Marmara critical thinking dispositions scale: Validity and reliability analysis. International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences, 9(32), 991-1015.
  • Öztürk, E. (2020). Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Girişimcilik Özellikleri Ve Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimlerinin İncelenmesi [Investigation of entrepreneurship characteristics and critical thinking dispositions of prospective science teachers]. (Unpublished Master Thesis), Gazi University, Graduate School of Educational Sciences, Ankara.
  • Papadakis, S. (2016). Creativity and innovation in European education. Ten years eTwinning. Past, present and the future. International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 8(3-4), 279–296. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTEL.2016.10001503
  • Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2006). The miniature guide to critical thinking: Concepts and tools. London: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Pithers, R. T., & Soden, R. (2000). Critical thinking in education: A review. Educational Research, 42, 237-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/001318800440579.
  • Rauscher, W., & Badenhorst, H. (2021). Thinking critically about critical thinking dispositions in technology education. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 31(5), 465-488. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-020-09564-3
  • Ricketts, J., & Rudd, R. D. (2004). The relationship between critical thinking dispositions and critical thinking skills of selected youth leaders in the national FFA organization. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 54(1), 21-33.
  • Ruiz, R., & Lopez, R. (2018). Task-based learning through videosand eTwinning in the bilingual programme of the faculty of education in albacete. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324676926.
  • Seferoğlu, S. S., & Akbıyık, C. (2006). Eleştirel düşünme ve öğretimi [Teaching critical thinhing]. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi [Hacettepe University Journal of Education], 30(30), 193-200.
  • Turkut, B. (2020). Anaokulu yöneticilerinin eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri [Critical thinking dispositions of kindergarten administrators]. (Unpublished Master Thesis), Maltepe University, Department of Educational Sciences, Educational Management and Supervision Programme, İstanbul
  • Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2018). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Publishing.
  • Yılmaz, F. (2012). Çokkültürlülük projesi: e-Twinning uygulamalarına ilişkin öğrenci görüşleri [A multicultural project: Students' views on the eTwinning applications]. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi [Dicle University Journal of Social Sciences Institute], 4(8), 120-132.
Toplam 34 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Öğretim Teknolojileri, Öğretmen Eğitimi ve Eğitimcilerin Mesleki Gelişimi
Bölüm Makaleler
Yazarlar

Fatih Kaya 0000-0002-3782-3639

Süleyman Nihat Şad 0000-0002-3169-2375

Yayımlanma Tarihi
Gönderilme Tarihi 13 Mart 2024
Kabul Tarihi 20 Şubat 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2025 Sayı: 28

Kaynak Göster

APA Kaya, F., & Şad, S. N. (t.y.). Analysing the Effect of eTwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition. Journal of Education and Future(28), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1452293
AMA Kaya F, Şad SN. Analysing the Effect of eTwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition. JEF. (28):1-13. doi:10.30786/jef.1452293
Chicago Kaya, Fatih, ve Süleyman Nihat Şad. “Analysing the Effect of ETwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition”. Journal of Education and Future, sy. 28t.y.: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1452293.
EndNote Kaya F, Şad SN Analysing the Effect of eTwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition. Journal of Education and Future 28 1–13.
IEEE F. Kaya ve S. N. Şad, “Analysing the Effect of eTwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition”, JEF, sy. 28, ss. 1–13, doi: 10.30786/jef.1452293.
ISNAD Kaya, Fatih - Şad, Süleyman Nihat. “Analysing the Effect of ETwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition”. Journal of Education and Future 28 (t.y.), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1452293.
JAMA Kaya F, Şad SN. Analysing the Effect of eTwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition. JEF.;:1–13.
MLA Kaya, Fatih ve Süleyman Nihat Şad. “Analysing the Effect of ETwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition”. Journal of Education and Future, sy. 28, ss. 1-13, doi:10.30786/jef.1452293.
Vancouver Kaya F, Şad SN. Analysing the Effect of eTwinning Projects on Teachers’ Critical Thinking Disposition. JEF. (28):1-13.
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