An Analysis of the Impact of Reflective Teaching on the Beliefs of Teacher Trainees

Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğretmen adaylarının dil öğretim yöntemleri dersi boyunca öğretme üzerine inançlarında meydana gelmesi olası değişiklikleri ölçmektir. Öğretmen adaylarından dil öğretim yöntemleri dersini almadan önce, öğretme üzerine inançlarını temsil eden bir metafor yazmaları istenmiştir. Akademik dönemin sonunda, aynı öğretmen adaylarına yeni bir metafor daha yazdırılmıştır. Ayrıca öğretmen adaylarına dil öğretim yöntemleri dersinde, öğretme üzerine inançlarını ölçen bir öntest ve sontest uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar, yansıtmalı yaklaşım temelli dil öğretim yöntemleri dersinin, birçok öğretmen adayının öğretme üzerine inançlarını davranışsal perspektiften yapılandırmacı/bilişsel perspektife doğru bir değişime yönlendirdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Yansıtmalı Öğretimin Öğretmen Adaylarının İnançları Üzerindeki Etkisinin İncelenmesi

The aim of this research is to measure the possible changes in the beliefs of teacher trainees on teaching profession throughout the language teaching methodology course. The trainees were asked to construct a metaphor before they took the language teaching methodology course. At the end of the academic term, the trainees were asked to construct a metaphor again. The trainees were also given a pre-test and a post-test so as to measure the effect of the methodology course they take. The results have revealed that the methodology course based on the reflective approach has led many teacher trainees to change their beliefs from a behaviorist perspective to a constructivist/cognitive one.

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