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Developing reflective thinking through theory-practice connection

Yansıtıcı düşünmeyi kuram-uygulama bağlantısı yoluyla geliştirme

Bünyamin YURDAKUL
Gülsen ÜNVER
Pages
77–102
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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For future actions, it is recommended that participants gainexperience in their own fields in order to improve their reflective thinking levelsthrough theory-practice connection and conduct their reflection activities over theseexperiences.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The present study aimed to improve reflective thinking skills of doctoral students fromdifferent fields taking the Instructional Planning and Evaluation course (IPE) duringtheir studies in order to obtain findings that can contribute to enhance the quality ofteaching at a state university.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 80 doctoral students in the spring (n= 47) andfall (n= 33) semesters of 2016 participated in the study which was conducted with theTechnical/Scientific/Cooperative action research design and implemented two actions.Data were collected using the Reflective Thinking Scale and the Attitude Scale towardsIPE Course.
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Conclusion & Impact:For future actions, it is recommended that participants gainexperience in their own fields in order to improve their reflective thinking levelsthrough theory-practice connection and conduct their reflection activities over theseexperiences.
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Abstract

The present study aimed to improve reflective thinking skills of doctoral students fromdifferent fields taking the Instructional Planning and Evaluation course (IPE) duringtheir studies in order to obtain findings that can contribute to enhance the quality ofteaching at a state university. A total of 80 doctoral students in the spring (n= 47) andfall (n= 33) semesters of 2016 participated in the study which was conducted with theTechnical/Scientific/Cooperative action research design and implemented two actions.Data were collected using the Reflective Thinking Scale and the Attitude Scale towardsIPE Course. The main activities of the program implemented in the first action includedsmall group work, teaching real students, writing reflective pieces and feedback. Inaddition, participants were better encouraged to think reflectively, participated inreflective discussions and took formative tests in the second action. Descriptivestatistics results of the study showed that both actions helped the participants toreach the levels in the order of reflection, understanding, critical reflection andhabitual action. On the other hand, participants’ attitudes towards the IPE course werefound to be low. For future actions, it is recommended that participants gainexperience in their own fields in order to improve their reflective thinking levelsthrough theory-practice connection and conduct their reflection activities over theseexperiences.

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Bu araştırmada, bir devlet üniversitesindeki öğretimin niteliğinin yükseltebilmesine katkı sunabilecek bulgulara ulaşmak için öğrenimleri sırasında Öğretimde Planlama ve Değerlendirme (ÖPD) dersini alan değişik alanlardaki doktora öğrencilerinin yansıtıcı düşünme becerilerinin geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Eylem araştırması türlerinden Teknik/Bilimsel/İşbirlikli desen kullanılarak yürütülen ve iki eylemin gerçekleştirildiği araştırmaya, 2016 Bahar (n= 47) ve Güz (n= 33) dönemlerinde toplam 80 doktora öğrencisi katılmıştır. Veriler, Yansıtıcı Düşünme Düzeyini Belirleme Ölçeği ve ÖPD Dersine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Birinci eylemde uygulanan programın temel etkinlikleri küçük grup çalışması, gerçek öğrencilere öğretim, yansıtıcı yazılar yazma ve geribildirimdir. Ek olarak, ikinci eylemde katılımcılar yansıtıcı düşünmeye daha çok teşvik edilmiş, yansıtıcı tartışmalara katılmış ve izleme testleri almıştır. Araştırmanın betimsel istatistik sonuçları her iki eylemin, katılımcıların sırasıyla yansıtma, anlama, eleştirel yansıtma ve alışkanlık düzeylerine ulaşmalarını sağladığını göstermiştir. Katılımcıların ÖPD dersine yönelik tutumları ise düşük bulunmuştur. İlerideki eylemler için; katılımcıların kuram-uygulama bağlantısı yoluyla yansıtıcı düşünme düzeylerini geliştirmeleri amacıyla kendi alanlarında öğretim deneyimi edinmeleri ve yansıtma etkinliklerini bu deneyimleri üzerine yapmaları önerilmiştir.

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YURDAKUL, B., ÜNVER, G. (2022). Developing reflective thinking through theory-practice connection. Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 1, 77–102. https://ajindex.com/articles/587955

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