Examination of the time management opinions of the teacher candidates prepared for KPSS in terms of different variables

The aim of the study is to reveal the level of time management opinions of KPSS-prepared teacher candidates. The aim of the study is to examine the teacher candidates ' opinions on time management in terms of different variables. In this study, a method of scanning from quantitative research was used to determine the situation. The study group of the research consisted of teacher candidates in Isparta and Burdur in 2019. 408 volunteers participated in the study and expressed their opinions. 60 questionnaires were not evaluated due to deficiencies such as missing the sections in the personal information section, the items left blank in the second section, and double markings in the items. As a result, 348 candidates formed the working group. Two data collection tools, Personal Data Form and Time Management scale, were used in the research. In the Personal Information Form, questions regarding gender, age, department they study, working status, marital status and preparation time for the exam are included. The time management scale used in this research was taken from İşcan's (2008) study and it was adapted to teacher candidates prepared for KPSS. The scale was first developed by Britton and Tesser (1991). In the analysis of the data, the descriptive statistics frequency, percentage; Independent Sample t test in the analysis of variables consisting of two categories of parametric tests as a result of the normal distribution of data; In cases where there are more than two groups, One Way Anova was used and the level of significance was taken as ,05. The research has reached the following conclusions: Candidates' opnions on time management were found at an "intermediate" level. While there is a significant difference in the opinions of the candidates about time management according to gender, marital status and preparation time for the exam; there isn't significant difference according to the age, department they study, and employment status.