INVESTIGATION OF PEDAGOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS of CLASS TEACHERS FOR MUSIC TEACHING

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the pedagogical knowledge and skills of classroom teachers towards music teaching. The research was conducted in the 2018-2019 academic year with the participation of classroom teachers working in different districts and schools of Mersin. Pedagogical knowledge and skill scale which was developed by Wong, Chong, Choy and Lim (2012) and revised by Gökçek and Y?lmaz (2019) was used in the study in which research model was used. The scale is a 5-point Likert type and the lowest and highest scores that can be obtained from the scale are 37 to 185. For the reliability of the instrument, Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was 0.94 in the whole scale and 0.70 to 0.88 in the sub-dimensions. In the study, it was concluded that classroom teachers generally considered themselves sufficient in teaching music pedagogically. However, when the items related to the sub-dimensions of the scale are examined, it is seen that the average level of the lesson planning is low. The findings obtained in the light of the research results are discussed in the light of the literature and recommendations are made for future researches.