The Measurement of Curiosity of Teacher Candidates: A Study Based on Breadth and Depth of Interest

The Measurement of Curiosity of Teacher Candidates: A Study Based on Breadth and Depth of Interest

The aim of this study was to investigate curiosity styles of teacher candidates. A total of 250 teacher candidates--classroom/physical education and sports--volunteered for the study. In the study Turkish version of Erwin's (1998) two-factor curiosity scale was used as data gathering tool. In t...

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Hauptverfasser: Aktas, Neslisah, Ustun, Umit Dogan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Athletics
Comparative Analysis
Foreign Countries
Interests
Physical Education Teachers
Preservice Teachers
Statistical Analysis
Surveys
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this study was to investigate curiosity styles of teacher candidates. A total of 250 teacher candidates--classroom/physical education and sports--volunteered for the study. In the study Turkish version of Erwin's (1998) two-factor curiosity scale was used as data gathering tool. In the evaluation of data first reliability and normality analyses were made. And MANOVA was used as hypothesis test at the %95 confidence level. This study showed that classroom teacher candidates' breadth of interest curiosity score was significantly higher in comparison with physical education and sport teacher candidates.