Comparison of curiosity levels of physical education teachers to the teachers of other branches

It is thought that a teacher with a sense of curiosity is more effective in arousing sense of curiosity of his/her students. In this regard; the study aimed to determine curiosity levels of branch teachers, to explore whether or not their curiosity levels differed in terms of the variables of gender...

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Main Authors: Zehra Certel, Ziya Bahadır
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Language:English
Published: Selcuk University Press 2014-11-01
Series:Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/200733
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description It is thought that a teacher with a sense of curiosity is more effective in arousing sense of curiosity of his/her students. In this regard; the study aimed to determine curiosity levels of branch teachers, to explore whether or not their curiosity levels differed in terms of the variables of gender, age, professional seniority (length of service) and marital status and to compare curiosity levels of physical education teachers to the teachers of other branches. The study was conducted with 388 branch teachers who taught in Kayseri during the academic year of 2011-2012. As the data collection tool; Curiosity Index (CI-3) [which was developed by Ainley (1987) (cited by Fulcher, 2004) and Turkish version of which was made by Demirel and Coşkun (2009)] was used. For the data analyses; descriptive statistics methods such as frequency (n), percentages (%), arithmetical means and standard deviation were used in order to analyze descriptive personal information. In order to detect the differences; such non-parametric tests as Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were employed because the data did not follow a normal distribution and homogeneity conditions were not obtained in the variables of gender, age, marital status, professional seniority (length of service). In light of the findings; it was found out that curiosity levels of those branch teachers who were aged between 23 and 30, female and single were higher and that curiosity levels of physical education teachers were lower than other branch teachers in Kayseri.
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spelling doaj-art-dd3c935d679a4b0e82fa454413787e1c2025-01-03T01:00:33ZengSelcuk University PressTürk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi2147-56522014-11-0115118154Comparison of curiosity levels of physical education teachers to the teachers of other branchesZehra CertelZiya BahadırIt is thought that a teacher with a sense of curiosity is more effective in arousing sense of curiosity of his/her students. In this regard; the study aimed to determine curiosity levels of branch teachers, to explore whether or not their curiosity levels differed in terms of the variables of gender, age, professional seniority (length of service) and marital status and to compare curiosity levels of physical education teachers to the teachers of other branches. The study was conducted with 388 branch teachers who taught in Kayseri during the academic year of 2011-2012. As the data collection tool; Curiosity Index (CI-3) [which was developed by Ainley (1987) (cited by Fulcher, 2004) and Turkish version of which was made by Demirel and Coşkun (2009)] was used. For the data analyses; descriptive statistics methods such as frequency (n), percentages (%), arithmetical means and standard deviation were used in order to analyze descriptive personal information. In order to detect the differences; such non-parametric tests as Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were employed because the data did not follow a normal distribution and homogeneity conditions were not obtained in the variables of gender, age, marital status, professional seniority (length of service). In light of the findings; it was found out that curiosity levels of those branch teachers who were aged between 23 and 30, female and single were higher and that curiosity levels of physical education teachers were lower than other branch teachers in Kayseri.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/200733curiosity; physical education teacher; branch teacher; breadth; depth.meraklılık beden eğitimi öğretmeni branş öğretmeni derinlik genişlik
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Comparison of curiosity levels of physical education teachers to the teachers of other branches
Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi
curiosity; physical education teacher; branch teacher; breadth; depth.
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title Comparison of curiosity levels of physical education teachers to the teachers of other branches
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title_short Comparison of curiosity levels of physical education teachers to the teachers of other branches
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topic curiosity; physical education teacher; branch teacher; breadth; depth.
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