THINKING STYLES OF CANDIDATE TEACHERS WHO COME FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES

The relationship between culture variable and thinking styles of candidate teachers who study at TRNC Ataturk Teachers Academy and who study at Cyprus International University, Education Faculty, Turkish Language Teaching Department is analyzed in this research. The research held on the data that were collected from 102 female and 44 male students who study at the Academy and 41 female and 74 male students who study in Turkish Language Teaching. "Thinking Styles Inventory developed by Sternberg ve Wagner (1992)" was used in the research. Findings, as a result of the research, show that thinking styles of the candidate teachers differentiates meaningfully in terms of culture. It was determined that candidate teachers who study in Turkish Language Teaching show meaningful differentiation in favor of males in the "introvert" sub-dimension according to gender variable; and it was also determined that candidate teachers who study in the Academy show meaningful differentiation in favor of males in the "conservative" sub-dimension according to gender variable. It was found that the teacher candidates who come from different cultures have different thinking styles.