Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation

Zeynep Temiz

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Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation

Abstract

This study particularly focuses on what pre-school education teachers teach through play activities in their class. Therefore, this study is rather crucial to scrutinize the type of concepts teachers utilize to enhance children’s learning in play activities. Convenient sampling was used for the data collection. The research drew its data from 120 play observation reports written by 120 pre-service pre-school education teachers taking “Development of Play in Childhood” course. Content analysis approach described by Berg (2007) was used to analyze the data. The findings show that although Ministry of National Education (MoNE) offers more than 100 concepts, teachers generally choose the same concepts such as colors, geometrical shapes, and simple antonymous concepts. They generally do not prefer to teach alternative concepts like feathery-featherless, sharp-stubby and deep-shallow through play.

Keywords

Play,concept teaching,preschool education,curriculum

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zeynep Temiz ^*
Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Van, Türkiye
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 27, 2017

Submission Date

November 24, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 22, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 1 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG

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APA

Temiz, Z. (2017). Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation. Studies in Educational Research and Development, 1(1), 30-40. https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG

AMA

1.Temiz Z. Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation. SERD. 2017;1(1):30-40. https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG

Chicago

Temiz, Zeynep. 2017. “Which Concepts Do Teachers Teach through Play? A Study Based on Pre-Service Teachers’ Observation”. Studies in Educational Research and Development 1 (1): 30-40. https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG.

EndNote

Temiz Z (December 1, 2017) Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation. Studies in Educational Research and Development 1 1 30–40.

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[1]Z. Temiz, “Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation”, SERD, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 30–40, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG

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Temiz, Zeynep. “Which Concepts Do Teachers Teach through Play? A Study Based on Pre-Service Teachers’ Observation”. Studies in Educational Research and Development 1/1 (December 1, 2017): 30-40. https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG.

JAMA

1.Temiz Z. Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation. SERD. 2017;1:30–40.

MLA

Temiz, Zeynep. “Which Concepts Do Teachers Teach through Play? A Study Based on Pre-Service Teachers’ Observation”. Studies in Educational Research and Development, vol. 1, no. 1, Dec. 2017, pp. 30-40, https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG.

Vancouver

1.Zeynep Temiz. Which concepts do teachers teach through play? A study based on pre-service teachers’ observation. SERD [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;1(1):30-4. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99SC63FG