Attitudes of Turkish Teacher Candidates towards Discussion

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the attitudes of Turkish teacher candidates towards discussion skills according to variables of gender, grade level, high school graduated and number of books read in a month. The research sample was determined with the appropriate sampling method. Participants of the study determined by the mentioned sampling method are the students of Atatürk University Kazım Karabekir Education Faculty Turkish Education Department. A total of 253 students, 55 of which were 1st grade, 56 of which were 2nd grade, 86 of which were 3rd grade, and 56 of which were 4th grade participated in the study. In the research in which the screening model was used, the "Discussion Skill Attitude Scale" developed by Ocak and Karakuş (2015) was used to determine the attitudes of  Turkish teacher candidates towards discussion skills. The data obtained were analyzed with SPSS 22.0 package program. As a result, it was observed that the attitudes of Turkish teacher candidates towards discussion skills did not differ according to gender, class level and high school of graduation variables, and differed according to the number of books read in favor of those who read 5-6 books in a month. The results of the study were discussed together with the studies examining the attitudes towards the discussion skill. At the same time, the results of the studies examining the attitudes towards critical thinking skill are taken into account in the discussion section, since the discussion skill has an important place in the development of critical thinking skill.