Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to reveal the evaluation of the opinions of the physical education teacher candidates regarding the interview application. Developed open-ended questions by the researcher as a data collection tool were presented to candidates of physical education teachers. Using interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods in the research, the data obtained from the 20 physical education teacher candidates who were graduated or deserved to graduate were analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the research, the teacher candidates stated that the interview application should not be in the appointment of the teacher and they did not find this system right. In addition, while the research group indicates that interviewing is not reliable and objective, it is stated that there are some negative effects on teacher candidates psychological and sociological disturbances due to unassigned anxiety. In addition, the research group stated that the interview application should be removed, that the assignment of teachers should only be done with KPSS, and that they should be done for the branches in terms of the fields of the interview.

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