Acta Didactica Napocensia
Volume 10 Number 4, pages 63-68
Published: 25 December 2017
A Study on Teacher Candidates Competencies in Classroom Management
Gülenaz Selçuk, Ayşegül Kadi, Remzi Yildirim, Nurhayat Çelebi
Abstract. The objective of this paper is to examine competencies in classroom management of
teacher candidates. Research design was determined as pre-experimental
research design. Research was conducted with 388 teacher candidates. In this
research, these were found; Attitudes of students about competencies in classroom management differ according to gender. Male students have higher competencies of classroom management scoresthan female students before application; but,male students have lower competencies of classroom management scores than female students after application.
Attitudes of students about competencies
in classroom management differ according to class significanly. Fourth class students have
higher competencies of classroom management scoresthan third class students before application And,
Fourth class students have higher competencies of classroom
management scores than third class students
after application. Attitudes of students about competencies in classroom management differ according to education type significanly. Daytime education students have lower competencies of classroom
management scores than evening
education students before application. And, daytime
education students have lower competencies
of classroom management scores than
evening education students after application. Attitudes of students
about competencies in classroom
management differ according to
field of study significanly. There are differences between classes of primary school tecaher education
with Turkish teacher education, social sciences teacher education, science and
technology teacher education.
Keywords: classroom management, pre-service teacher.