The present study aims to examine the graduate studies related to in-service training programs for teachers conducted between the years 2000 and 2018 in Turkey. In this context, the content analysis of 88 graduate studies, including 71 master thesis and 17 dissertations, was conducted for the in-service teacher training accessible to the Council…

In this study we investigated the effect of STEM based activities on in-service teachers' views about STEM teaching. Pre-test and post-test research design was employed to investigate teachers' reactions to STEM based activities. The participants were 39 in-service teachers from different majors who were working as teachers in public schools in…

This study aims to evaluate secondary school teachers' attitudes towards technology in terms of various variables. The study attempts to reveal attitudes of teachers towards technology and influence of some variables like gender, self-efficacy, branch, in-service training and the level of education. Technology is becoming more widespread and…

One of the significant means of ensuring quality instruction in language classrooms is establishing an effective program of continuing professional development for language teachers. When conducted efficiently as a part of CPD, in-service training (INSET) proves to be a key component in improving teachers' instructional skills as well as keeping…

It is a scientifically and developmentally undeniable reality that the educational activities that guide education and training activities and aim to raise the nation according to the requirements of the age and keep up with the necessary arrangements for this purpose. With the periodic developments in the world, the transformation in the…

This study aims to investigate the views of the teachers on teacher training system in Turkey, and it was conducted using the case study design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The working group of the study consisted of 55 teachers in total, who voluntarily participate in the research. These teachers are serving in one of…

The aim of this study is to find out effects of science teaching through Science-Technology-Society [STT] approach on elementary school students' creative thinking skills, attitudes towards science lesson, and academic success. To this end, a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design without the control group was used among quantitative research…

In this qualitative case study, the in-service training (INSET) program, which was implemented for the first time at a state university in Turkey was investigated in order to find out the components of the program, and the views of instructors regarding the reasons for the emergence of INSET, the roles of the instructors in this process and the…

The main purpose of this study was to assess seventh-graders? algebra performance when their teachers received professional development support regarding hypothetical learning trajectories through a web-based platform. Secondly, we aimed to investigate the relationship between student performance and the teachers? professional development in…

This study aims to examine experiences of science teachers in the training process they attended for innovative technology applications. Case study method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used for study design. 35 science teachers, who work in public schools affiliated to Ministry of National Education in seven regions of Turkey have…

The aim of the study is to determine views of principals regarding assignment procedure. Data were gathered with the implementation of semi-structured interview forms from 14 administrators in the center of Konya according to 'Purposive sampling' method. The data were analyzed by content analysis and the following findings have been reached. There…

The aim of this study is to establish the problems in training teachers who will be working at primary schools in the North Cyprus based on the opinions of faculty members, school administrators, teachers, and unionists. Using the qualitative research approach, open-ended, semi-structured questions developed by the authors were directed to the…

Teachers' assessment literacy and beliefs contribute to encouraging or undermining students' learning; therefore, investigating such literacy to fulfill the teachers' training needs is essential. This quantitative survey study investigated the current level of 152 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' writing assessment literacy (WAL) in…

Preschool education is the first formal education process that supports the physical, affective, psychomotor, self-care and cognitive development of children. Children's participation in preschool education should be supported, as pre-school education provides children with the opportunity to learn during this critical period of the rapid…

The study aimed to investigate the effect of project supervision training offered to Biology teachers on their views of the nature of scientific inquiry. We employed an action research design, as one of the qualitative research methods in this study. The participants were composed of 39 Biology teachers who had attended training on project…