Determining In Service Training Needs of Elementary School Teachers Based on Teachers' Opinions
The purpose of this research is to determine elementary school teachers' training needs by obtaining their own views. The study uses the survey research method and the sample consists of 651 primary class teachers who serve in Gstanbul. The data were obtained, using the In Service Teacher Training Needs Survey| which was developed by the researcher, and percentage and frequency analyzes were performed on the data. Results show that teachers mostly need teacher training on Classroom Management 82.9% Curriculum Development 80.7% Measurement and Assessment 91.9% Teaching Technologies and Materials Development 78.9% Developmental Psychology 82.8% Psychology of Learning 78.9% Teaching Methods and Techniques 86.1% and Counseling 78.1% The topic that teachers need most help on is being informed on the features of alternative measurement and assessment tools and their development in the field of Measurement and Assessment| the topic teachers need least help on is classroom rules and principles of rule making in the field of Classroom Management|