An Evaluation of Teachers’ Success in Building Constructivist Learning Environments by Pre-service and In-service Teachers

Abstract

In this study, teachers’ skills in creating constructivist learning environments in their lessonsand after the evaluation of the aforementioned skills according to the views of teachers and preserviceteachers is studied descriptively. Further, whether these evaluations vary depending onthe compound effect of teachers’ time in service, classroom size and teaching level were relatedis studied. The study group consisted of 137 teachers in different branches and 281 pre-serviceteachers. In the study, the data was collected through the “Constructivist Learning EnvironmentScale” and an information form applied to the teachers. As the result of the analyses carried outfor the reliability of the scale used in the research, total Cronbach’s Alpha (ά) value was foundto be .95. The internal consistency of the sub-dimensions of the scale ranged from .78 to .90. Thedifference between the perceptions of the teachers and pre-service teachers regarding the “CLE”was found to be statistically significant (p<.05).