Abstract:

This study was aimed to determine the perception levels of teachers towards professional attitudes and student-centered teacher behaviors and to reveal whether there is a significant relationship between these perceptions. Besides, it was tried to determine whether the relationships between teachers 'perceptions of professional attitudes and perceptions of student-centered teacher behaviors were statistically significant according to teachers' personal variables. The study is a quantitative research and has been carried out in a correlational scanning model. The sample of the research was composed of 302 teachers who were employed in the primary and secondary schools chosen by random sampling method in the 2018-2019 academic year in the central district of Bolu province. As a measurement tool in the research were used ‘Professional Attitude Scale’ developed by Özgür (1994) and ‘Teacher Behaviors in the Classroom’ developed by Büyüköztürk, Kılıç, Karadeniz, and Karataş (2004). For the analysis of data were used Mean, standard deviation, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman Rho correlation analysis. According to the results of the study, it was found that teachers 'professional attitude was at a medium level. there was a significant difference between teachers'  professional attitudes and gender variables, and no significant difference was found in education level, age, seniority, and branch variables. Teachers' views on the student-centered teacher behaviors in the classroom were at medium level. There were significant differences between teachers' student-centered behaviors in terms of gender, age, and branch, and there was no significant difference in terms of education level and seniority. It was concluded that there was a positive and moderate level relationship between teachers' professional attitudes and teachers' student-centered behaviors.

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