Abstract:

The aim of this study is to evaluate primary school and pre-school pre-service teachers' perceptions about the concept of "good teacher" as another one and the concept of "good teacher" about themselves as a subject within the frame of "General Qualifications of Teaching Profession" published by the Ministry of National Education in 2017. In this study conducted in the form of qualitative research, the data obtained from "Good Teacher Form", which is a form filled by pre-service teachers, were evaluated by using the content analysis technique. The study group of this research consists of a total of 91 pre-service teachers studying in the Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Education of Adıyaman University in the Academic Year 2017-2018 including 55 primary school pre-service teachers; 34 from the 1st grade, 21 from the 4th grade, and 36 pre-school pre-service teachers; 15 from the 1st grade and 21 from the 4th grade. The 1st and 4th grade pre-service teachers studying in the Department of Primary Education expressed their opinions on the professional knowledge, professional skills, attitudes and values of other good teachers and of their own. Based on the results; the 4th grade pre-service teachers studying in the Department of Primary Education expressed more opinions on the professional knowledge, professional skills and attitudes and values of a good teacher compared to the 1st graders. The 1st grade pre-service teachers studying in the Department of Primary Education expressed more opinions on professional knowledge and professional skills of a good teacher as another when compared to the 4th graders; while the 4th grade pre-service teachers expressed more opinions on attitudes and values of a good teacher as another one when compared to the 1st graders.

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