A Qualitative Inquiry in the Evaluation of a Pedagogical Course from the Prospective Teachers’ Points of View

Authors

Banu Yucel Toy, Gazi UniversityFollow
Ahmet Ok, Middle East Technical UniversityFollow

Abstract

Qualitative inquiry has gained importance in the evaluation of educational settings because it provides in-depth information, shedding light on context, situations, or processes. In this study, a qualitative inquiry was undertaken in order to evaluate a pedagogical course from the prospective teachers’ points of view. In this case study, data were collected through focus group interviews with three groups of prospective teachers. The lack of putting theories into practice, the lack of relating the topics to teaching life, the lack of attention and participation, and the lack of a variety of materials appeared to be the most essential problems. In this study, the expressed problems and suggestions were discussed in terms of their implications for the improvement of the course.

Keywords

Evaluation, Course Evaluation, Qualitative Inquiry, Teacher Education, Case Study

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1812

Recommended APA Citation

Toy, B. Y., & Ok, A. (2012). A Qualitative Inquiry in the Evaluation of a Pedagogical Course from the Prospective Teachers’ Points of View. The Qualitative Report, 17(1), 143-174. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1812