Yıl: 2015 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 39 - 71 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Classroom Management Problems and Coping Strategies ofTurkish Student EFL Teachers

Öz:
Sınıf yönetimi öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik deneyimleri boyunca en sık karşılaştığısorunlardan biridir. Bu çalışma nitel bir araştırma ile bu sorunları, çözüm yollarını ve bu çözümyollarının kaynaklarını belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmaya Anadolu Üniversitesi EğitimFakültesi İngilizce Öğretmenliği programında öğretmenlik uygulaması yapan 12 öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. Öğretmen adaylarından 12 haftalık öğretmenlik uygulaması boyunca haftalık olaraksınıf yönetimine ilişkin sorunlarını anlatan bir günlük tutmaları istenmiş, ayrıca her bir öğretmenadayıyla yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yapılmış, gözlem ziyaretleri sırasında da notlartutulmuştur. Verilerin analizi öğretmen adaylarının sınıf yönetimi ile ilgili sorunlarının çoğunluklasınıflardaki öğrencilerden kaynaklandığı saptanmış olmakla birlikte öğretmen adaylarınınkendileri, öğretilecek konu ve materyaller ile uygulama öğretmenleri de sorunların kaynağı olarakortaya çıkmıştır. Ortaya çıkan sorunların çözümüne ilişkin de çok sayıda çözüm yolu ortayakonmuştur. Öğretmen adayları bu çözüm yollarının kaynağı olarak ise aldıkları öğretimyöntemlerine ilişkin dersleri, uygulama öğretmenlerini ve daha önceki yaşantılarındagözlemledikleri öğretmenleri göstermiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları sınıf yönetimi ili ilgili alan yazınbağlamında tartışılmakta, daha etkili bir öğretmenlik uygulaması için çeşitli öneriler ve çıkarımlarsunulmaktadır.
Anahtar Kelime:

Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

İngilizce Öğretmen Adaylarının Sınıf Yönetimi ile İlgili Karşılaştıkları Sorunlar veBu Sorunlarla Başa Çıkma Yöntemleri

Öz:
Classroom management (CM) is one of the most cited problems of pre-service teachers. This studyaims to have a closer look at the issue within a qualitative research design by eliciting problems,coping strategies, and the sources of those coping strategies related to CM during teachingpracticum. The participants of the study were 12 student EFL teachers (eight female and fourmale) completing their teaching practicum at Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, EnglishLanguage Teacher Training Program. The participants were asked to keep diaries related to theirCM problems throughout the 12-week teaching practicum. Semi-structured interviews conductedwith each teacher candidate and field notes taken by the researchers were also used as the researchdata. The analyses of the data indicated that student teachers CM problems were mainly becauseof the pupils in the classroom. Student teachers themselves, teaching point and materials, and thecooperating teachers were also the sources of the CM problems. Various coping strategies werealso elicited to deal with the problems mentioned. The methodology lessons they took, theircooperating teachers, and their previous teachers were cited by the student teachers as the sourcesof the coping strategies they employed. The findings are discussed along with the current literatureon CM, and certain implications and suggestions are provided for a better teaching practice.
Anahtar Kelime:

Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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