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A Research on the Art Needs of Music Teacher Candidates

2019; Horizon Research Publishing; Volume: 7; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.13189/ujer.2019.070402

2332-3213

Taner Uluçay,

Teacher Professional Development and Motivation

This study aims to determine the art need levels of music teacher candidates with regards to sex and grade level variables.The data of the research were obtained from 102 music teacher candidates studying in the Department of Music Education at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Education.Descriptive screening method was used in this study.The data was gathered through a 'Scale of Need for Art Education' developed by Taşkesen (2014).The data were analysed by using SPSS Statistics 22 Programme and shown in tables.The data findings given in the tables were commented fastidiously.As a result of the study, no significant difference was found between the scores of need for art education with regards to students' grade levels.As well, there was no significant difference between the scores of the need for art education with regards to sex despite the fact that the number of female students was higher than the number of male students.