Fen Bilimleri Ögretmenligi Ögrencileri ve Pedagojik Formasyon Fen Grubu Ögrencilerinin Yansitici Düsünme Becerilerinin Karsilastirilmasi/The Comparison of Reflective Thinking Skills of Science Teacher Students and Pedagogical Formation Training Science Groups Students

The aim of this study is to compare the reflective thinking skill levels of the groups of science teacher candidates (STC) and pedagogical formation training groups (PFTG) studying science, and to find out the causes of reflective thinking trends. The survey model was used in the research. Research universe is consisted of BA students and pedagogical training students (PTS) studying in 2014-2015 spring semester at Amasya University. The sample group totally consists of 263 students, 138 out of STC 4th grade and 125 out of PFTG from different science branches. In the study, 'Reflective Thinking Tendency Scale' (RTTS) and the information form were used as a data collection tools. Statistical software package was used to analyze the data. Research results showed that the students of education faculty had higher reflective thinking tendencies (RTT) than the PFTG. In terms of different variables, for the entire sample, it was not found out that gender was not a determining factor related to the RTT.. When analyzed according to branches, there were significant differences in favor of STC in RTT. Also, based on teaching experience, it was observed that students with no-experience had higher RTT than the others. In light of these results, some suggestions are given in the last part of the research. It is suggested to place reflective thinking activities in teacher training programs and the formation training program should provide activity and methods that develop thinking skills.