Comprehension levels for teacher candidates of social studies in social texts

Master Degree, Department of Social Studies Education Thesis Advisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Galip BALTAOGLU 2014 In this study, teacher candidates' comprehension levels of social texts and effect of words in understanding used in texts for now old-fashioned but adopted in Turkish and most of which are still used in literature are researched. While studied, it is analysed whether comprehension of social texts and recognition level of words using in texts differs according to some variance like sex, class level, teaching method, location born and living, kind of graduated high school, academic success level. As a study group, 1., 2., 3. and 4. grade students, who studied in Usak University Education Faculty Social Studies Teaching department 2012-2013 academic year, were determined. In study group, there are three person in 1. grade, six person in 2. grade, six person in 3. grade and six person in 4. grade. Data collection scales of research were called as BALTAŞ SCALE by us in terms of experts' opinion. To sum up the outcome of research, comprehension levels of teacher candidate and acknowledge of old-fashioned words are too much inadequate. Besides there is not any significant difference according to kind of education in terms of understanding of social texts, it was identified that evening education students are more successful. At the same time, it can be said that female students more than male students, 2. grade students more than other class levels, graduated students in general high school more than other graduated high school students, living in Province more than living in other cities, mid-academic success level of students more than other academic success of level students are successful. Key Words: Reading comprehension, Knowledge of old-fashioned words, Teacher candidate