Investigation of Informal Learning Patterns of Prospective Pre Preschool Teachers and Prospective Primary School Teachers Cover Image

Okul Öncesi Öğretmeni Adayları İle Sınıf Öğretmeni Adaylarının İnformal Öğrenme Şekillerinin İncelenmesia
Investigation of Informal Learning Patterns of Prospective Pre Preschool Teachers and Prospective Primary School Teachers

Author(s): Murat Bartan, Serap Akbaba Dağ, Handan Kılıç Şahin, Sevinç Demir Kaya
Subject(s): Preschool education, School education, Personality Psychology, Behaviorism
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Informal learning; Preschool education; Primary education; Pre-service Teachers;

Summary/Abstract: This research was carried out to determine the informal learning behaviors of prospective pre preschool teachers and prospective primary school teachers. The research is a descriptive survey model. The research was conducted in the 2018-2019 academic year with the participation of a total of 519 teachers of 289 prospective preschool teachers and 230 prospective primary school teachers who were attending at Kütahya Dumlupınar University Faculty of Education. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. According to the results of the research, prospective teachers stated that they search the internet most frequently and at least examine journals related to their fields in informal learning activities. They stated that the most lack of the time and at least the lack of least the monetary rewards for environmental inhibitors affecting informal learning activities. When the personal characteristics that affect informal learning are examined, prospective preschool teachers stated their desire to learn the most, while the prospective primary school teachers expressed the most interest in the professional field and their perceptions about professional skills as the least effective personality characteristic.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 52-61
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish