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Comparison of Prospective Teachers’ Perceptions of Problem-Solving Skills in Terms of Various Variables

Murat Keskin * mkeskin@aku.edu.tr * ORCID: 0000-0002-3497-6461 * ResearcherID: AAQ-8809-2021
Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Bolvadin Vocational School, TURKEY

Open Journal for Educational Research, 2021, 5(1), 63-76 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojer.0501.06063k
Received: 28 March 2021 ▪ Accepted: 4 June 2021 ▪ Published Online: 23 June 2021

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
The study aimed to determine whether there is a difference between the perceptions of pre-service teachers’ problem-solving skills according to various factors. 297 pre-service teachers from Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Education in the province of Afyonkarahisar in Turkey participated in the study. The group hidden figures test was used to determine the cognitive styles of pre-service teachers. The problem-solving inventory was used to measure the perceptions of problem-solving skills. According to the findings, it was found that the perception of problem-solving skills of pre-service teachers was high. It was observed that the candidates also perceived themselves as having these approaches in all sub-dimensions. According to the research results, problem-solving perception does not affect the way of approaching the problem. Male and female candidates’ perceptions of problem-solving skills are not directly related to gender. Candidates’ perceptions vary according to the grade level.

KEY WORDS: education, teaching, problem-solving, cognitive style.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Murat Keskin, Afyon Kocatepe University, Bolvadin Vocational School, Afyonkarahisar, TURKEY. E-mail: mkeskin@aku.edu.tr.

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