Abstract:

In this study, it was researched whether the reflective thinking tendencies and reflective ability of physical education and sport teachers make meaningful difference in terms of education level, occupation, marital status and educational status variables. The prospect of research; Findings from the scale are important in that they can be used as examples for further research and for obtaining better quality education. The research was carried out in the fall semester of 2015-2016 academic year. 256 volunteer teachers randomly selected from 460 physical education and sports teachers in Sakarya province participated in the research. The ‘YANDE’, "Reflective Thinking Tendency Scale for Teachers and Teachers Candidates " Scale, improved by Semerci (2007) and the Groningen Reflection Ability Scale which is developed by Aukes and his friends (2007) and later adapted to Turkish by Elaldı (2013) has been used as a data collection tool in order to determine the participants reflective thinking tendencies and reflecting abilities. When the research findings were examined according to the educational stage variable, it was seen that there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the YANDE, YANDE subscales of the research group and the average of Reflective Ability points. Furthermore, when the findings were examined according to the variables such as occupational position, marital status and educational status, it was seen that there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the YANDE, YANDE sub-dimensions and Reflection Ability point average of the research group.

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