EFFECTS OF 4+4+4 EDUCATIONAL MODEL ON FIRST GRADE STUDENTS BASED ON THE VIEWS OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS (original) (raw)

2016, International Periodical for the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic

The objective of the study is to determine the views and opinion of teachers on the issues that are experienced in 1st grade classes with the enrollment of 60-66 months old students as a result of the 4+4+4 educational model. Case study design, one of the qualitative research methods, was utilized in the study. The views and opinion of 1st grade teachers were determined on the enrollment of 60-66 month old students in the class as a result of 4+4+4 educational model using holistic single case study design. 158 1st class teachers that work in Denizli central district and districts were included in the study sample in total. “Open Ended Question Form on the Views and Opinion of 1st Grade Classroom Teachers On the 4+4+4 Educational Model” which prepared by researchers was utilized to collect data. The findings Show that most of the teachers of the 1st graders stated that 60-66 months students were not successful due to their muscle and bone development and as they had not taken pre-school education. Furthermore, 60-66 months students could not be ready for first reading and writing as a result of 12 weeks adaptation and preparation studies. Teachers stated that another problem was the insufficient physical hardware in the classrooms and the high classroom sizes. Desks, tables and the blackboards in classrooms were not suitable for the physical characteristics of these students. Schoolyards were not sufficient for 60-66 months old students and game areas were limited in the schoolyards. It was found that there were enough materials for first reading and writing but these materials were not suitable for 60-66 months students. The teachers who worked at the city center found the educational equipments more easily than the teachers worked at the town center

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