Abstract:

Metaphor is often used for the purpose of comparison, kinaye and encouragement, and it also enables the determination of the mental schemes of individuals towards a conception. In this direction, it is intended to determine the perceptions of high school students about the History Teacher through metaphors. The study group of this research is composed of 80 students studying in the Tokat or center-related high schools in the 2017-2018 academic year. The teachers of history are the teachers of history and the teachers of history are the teachers of history and the teachers of history are the teachers of history. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ The data collected were analyzed by keeping the content analysis from the quality research methods. According to the research, high school students produced 45 valid metaphors for the concept of history teacher. These metaphors were gathered in the following seven categories: "The History Teacher Who Knows Everything, the History Teacher Who Goes to the Future, the History Teacher Who Reflects the Past, the History Teacher Who Illuminates the Unknown, the History Teacher Who Connects the Past and the Future, the Strong and Trusted History Teacher, the Patriotic History Teacher".  This result was generally assessed according to the objectives of history education.

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