Analysis of the Results of Online Teachers’ Characteristics Questionnare

The aim of the study is to investigate how often the participants’ physics teachers exhibit the characteristics of effective teacher and to determine the variation of these characteristics with regard to geographical region and school type. A questionnaire and an open ended question were directed to the participants to tell the characteristics of their physics teachers that they possess. The results, covered data of 1398 participants whose perceptions indicate statistically significant mean differences in score of exhibiting the characteristics of effective physics teacher. Physics teachers in private high schools exhibit the characteristics of effective teacher more often than teachers in general high, anatolian high and vocational high schools; physics teachers in science high schools exhibit them more often than teachers in general high schools. Almost 60 % of the participants indicate that physics teachers frequently exhibit the characteristics related to the categories of “personal characteristics” and “attitude toward discipline in the class”.