MULTIDIMENSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF TEACHER CANDIDATES' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

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The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of prospective teachers towards the course of scientific study methods, and the situations that cause negative attitudes and to suggest solutions and strategies for elimination of situations that cause negative attitudes. In the study, case study, a qualitative research pattern, was used. The data of the study were obtained from the teacher candidates who studied in Turkish, Mathematics, Social Studies and Classroom Teaching departments of Gaziantep University Nizip Education Faculty. For this purpose, 4 open- ended questions were asked to be analyzed by separating the answers given to these questions by conducting face-to-face interviews with the teacher candidates studying at Nizip Education Faculty. While the questions used in the study were being prepared, opinions of at least 4 experts in the field were taken, the related literature was reviewed and the questions were finalized. The maximum diversity was used in the Study in the selection of the study group. The purposeful sampling technique was also used to the greatest extent possible when choosing the samples. 10 teacher candidates each from Turkish, Mathematics, Social Studies and Classroom Teaching departments who had taken a scientific study course were selected and their data were obtained. According to the results obtained from the study data, some of the teacher candidates in the study group show a positive attitude towards the scientific research course. However, teacher candidates stated that "there was no application in the course," "the course was not student-centered" and "there was lack of equipment for the instructor."