Ortaokul Öğretmenlerinin PISA Araştırmasına İlişkin Görüşleri: Bir Örnek Olay Çalışması

Abstract

PISA researches aim to measure the degree of reflection of knowledge and skills of 15-year-old students enrolled in formal education to their daily life. PISA researches, conducted once every three years since the year 2000, assess students in terms of their science, mathematics and reading skills. In the research conducted most recently in 2015, there was a considerable decline experienced in Turkey when compared with the year 2012.Teacher quality may be listed among the causes of the mentioned decline. In this context, PISA research is fundamental to establish the opinions of teachers, one of its partners. This study aimed to determine the opinions of teachers teaching at the secondary school level at state schools about PISA researches. The study participants consisted of a total of 20 teachers teaching at secondary school level at state schools in the county of one of the metropolises of Turkey in the fall semester during the academic year of 2017-2018. The study data were collected using a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. The case study pattern, a quantitative research method, was used in the study. The study data were analyzed using the content analysis method. It was concluded as a result of the study that the opinions of the participants about PISA researches were restricted. It was established that the participants knew that PISA researches were tests however their knowledge about the content of this test, its application time, the posed questions and question types were inadequate.

Examination of Questions in Turkish Lesson Exam Papers in Terms of Higher-Order Thinking Skills

“…Sınavlardan elde edilen sonuçları etkileyen birçok değişken (öğretim programları, ders kitapları, öğrenci vb.) bulunmakla birlikte bu süreç üzerinde etkili olan en önemli değişkenlerden biri öğretmenlerdir (Bakioğlu ve Yıldız, 2013;Barçin, 2019;Benzer, 2019;Çobanoğlu ve Kasapoğlu, 2010;Eraslan, 2009;Özcan ve Arık, 2018). Okuduğunu anlama becerileri gelişmiş, üst düzey düşünme becerilerini kullanabilen ve sınavlarda karşılaştığı üst düzey sorulara yanıt verebilen öğrencilerin yetiştirilmesinde öğretmenler kritik bir rol üstlenmektedir.…”