Evaluation of preschool teachers' neurophysiological perception levels: Mersi̇n province example

This research, which was conducted to determine the neurophysiological perception levels of preschool teachers towards behavior, learning and cognitive processes, was designed in a screening model. The Neurophysiological Learning Perception Scale (NAÖ) developed by Sülün, Aydoğdu, Taşçı and Şimşek (2014) was used to obtain data in this research, where the sample consisted of 200 pre-school teachers working in official institutions affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the central districts of Mersin province. In addition, the General Information Form prepared by the researcher was distributed to the teachers. In data analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests were performed to test normality. Mann-Whitney ut-test was used for significance tests between groups, and Kruskal-Wallis Htest was used to compare more than two groups. As a result of the research, the participants considered the information about the brain as valuable information , they did not have sufficient knowledge about neurophysiology, it would be useful for them if they went through education, and that it would be useful in the fields of participation in the lesson, student attitude towards the lesson, permanence in learning and academic success. As a result of the research, it was understood that the participants believed in the positive relationship between the brain and learning, that age and professional experience did not affect neurophysiological perception, but as the level of education increased, a more positive perception occured. While the fact that the participants needed training in the field of neurophysiology and received training on this subject did not affect the perception, it was determined that the general neurophysiological perception increased when an effect enhancing the neural dimension occured. It is thought that the results obtained in the research will be useful for field practitioners and researchers.