Evaluation of Teacher Candidates’ Views Regarding to Teaching Practice-II

Teaching practice is very important course in terms of becoming a teacher for teacher candidates. In achieve the course objective that teacher candidates’ expectations and their problems in process of practising are crucial factor. In this study, it was aimed to try to express the views of teacher candidates who studying in Preschool Teaching Program in Faculty of Education, Kastamonu University, 4th grade in the school year of 2015-2016 concerning Teaching Practice II. In this study, using the semi-structured interview technique which is among the qualitative data collection techniques, gathered the data. The researchers prepared 4 semi-structured interview questions to be addressed to 4th grade teacher candidates. The findings were deciphered with using descriptive analysis. teacher candidates generally stated that Teaching Practice II contributed to them; giving to opportunity to application-practice, to gaining experience about teaching profession.Expectations of teacher candidates regarding to Teaching Practice II were that they want to more practicing and demonstrators should be role model to them and the course prepare them to teaching profession.Teacher candidates encountered some problems in Teaching Practice II. These are; demonstrators do not treated a teacher to them andchildren do not recognize them as an authority.Demonstrators give unnecessary errands and whole control of classroom to teacher candidates. Therefore they give some solution that demonstrators will be informed with meeting before practice and advisors in universities should explain that what teacher candidates to do in practising school to demonstrators. Advisors in universities should observation the teacher candidates.