Author/Authors :
ATEŞ, Seyit Gazi Üniversitesi - Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , AKYOL, Hayati Gazi Üniversitesi - Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
THE EVALUATION OF TURKISH LANGUAGE ARTS COURSE WITH REGARD TO COMPREHENSION INSTRUCTION
Abstract :
This study investigated elementary classroom teachers’ Turkish language arts curriculum practices and reading comprehension practices for elementary school students. The research sample consisted of five elementary school classroom teachers teaching fifth-grade students in 2008-2009 school year. Criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling method, was used to select the teacher participants. The data was collected through observations and analyzed in response to the research questions. The research findings showed that teachers do not use classroom instruction time effectively, the adjustments for Turkish elementary school curriculum has not met and reach the expectations, the changes done in Turkish language arts curriculum should be considered as holistic and should be given more attention to teacher preparation.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Turkish courses , reading comprehension , comprehension instruction , elementary educatio
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Turkish Educational Sciences
