Journal of Individual Differences in Education

Yazarlar: Ekin ÖZTÜRK, Ayşe Nesibe ÖNDER, Ezgi GÜVEN YILDIRIM

Konular:Eğitim, Bilimsel Disiplinler

Anahtar Kelimeler:Entrepreneurship,Critical Thinking Dispositions,Prospective Science Teachers

Özet: In this study, it is aimed to examine the entrepreneurial characteristics and critical thinking tendencies of prospective science teachers in terms of some variables. In this context, the research was conducted according to descriptive research type. The study group of the research is composed of 273 prospective science teachers studying at a state university in Ankara in the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. It was determined according to purposive sampling method which is one of the working group methods. Two data collection tools were used in the study. The first data collection tool; ‘Entrepreneurship Scale for Prospective Teachers (ESPT)’ was developed by Deveci and Çepni (2015). The second data collection tool; ‘Critical Thinking Disposition Scale (CTDS)’ was developed by Ricketts and Rud (2005) and was adopted to Turkish language by Demircioğlu (2012). SPSS 21 analysis program was used for data analysis. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that the prospective teachers' critical thinking tendencies and entrepreneurship characteristics were well developed. It was determined that both the critical thinking tendencies and entrepreneurship characteristics of prospective science teacher did not differ according to gender, but differed according to class level and working status. It was also concluded that there was a high positive and significant relationship between the entrepreneurial traits and critical thinking tendencies of prospective teachers.

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