Abstract:

The Turks are a nation that has been on the stage of history for centuries and has gained independence. Thus, for many years they have existed by establishing different states, and today they continue to exist in various states in many parts of the world. It is clear that the state and communities that make up the Turkish World in teaching students social information teachers have important tasks. Therefore, social information teachers candidates receive training in the country and communities that form the Turkish World under different names during their bachelor's training. The purpose of this research is to study the changes that occur in the cognitive structures of the social information teacher candidates in the Turkish world through the Word Relationship Test (KIT). In the study, the scan method was used in the context of the quantum methodology. The research work group is formed by teachers candidates studying in the Kastamonu University, Faculty of Education, Social Information Education and Anatomy in the 2018-2019 educational and educational year. The study used the Word Relationship Test (KIT) as a data collection tool. The data obtained was analyzed by cutting point technique. The study found that the number of words they produce about the countries of the Turkish World, the phrases they create contained primarily surface information, and these phrases were phrases that emphasized the spiritual unity of the countries concerned.