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A Comparison of The Development of Problem-Solving Skills in Vocational and Technical High Schools with Different School Visions

Farklı Okul Vizyonuna Sahip Mesleki ve Teknik Liselerde Problem Çözme Becerilerinin Gelişiminin Karşılaştırılması

Merve Koç(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ)0000-0003-2427-3874
Özge Can Aran(Hacettepe University)0000-0003-3229-4325
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2025-07-31
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Our findings have implications for how vocational and technical education foster problem solving capable workforce to address the dynamic demands of the modern world.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to analyze how two different vocational and technical high schools which have different visions but similar success requirements for admission, cultivate the problem-solving skills of the students.
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This study aims to analyze how two different vocational and technical high schools which have different visions but similar success requirements for admission, cultivate the problem-solving skills of the students. This descriptive research is conducted with freshman and senior students in two different vocational and technical high schools in Turkey. The data of the research were collected through performance tasks and a semi-structured interview form. Quantitative data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA. The content analysis method was used in the analysis of qualitative data. Findings obtained from the quantitative data of the research show that the problem-solving scores of the students in both vocational and technical high schools do not differ significantly according to the grade level but differ significantly in favor of the school type (A and B). The qualitative data of this research also showed that the students in school B established for educating individuals who produce their energy and use energy efficiently, emphasized the richness of the learning experience related to the problem-solving process more than the school A one focused on being innovative, being a leader and having vocational education intertwined with the industry. Our findings have implications for how vocational and technical education foster problem solving capable workforce to address the dynamic demands of the modern world.

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Koç, M., Aran, Ö. C. (2025). A Comparison of The Development of Problem-Solving Skills in Vocational and Technical High Schools with Different School Visions. Bartın Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Volume: 14 Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.1619644

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