Evaluation of the Contribution of the Clinical Supervision Model to the Professional Development of a Science Teacher Candidate by the Three-Way Conferences

Abstract

The aim of this research is to evaluate the contribution of the feedback given based on Clinical Supervision Model to the professional development of a science teacher candidate. In the study, feedback was given to the science teacher candidate throughout the academic year within the framework of Clinical Supervision Practices. The candidate gave lectures 3 times during a semester at the practice school. The lessons were observed by the stakeholders and feedback was given on the student’s performance in the three-way conferences held afterwards. In the study, “case study”, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. Audio recordings taken from three-way conferences were used as data collection tool. Content analysis of the collected data was made. In this context, codes were created from the transcript of the data obtained from the audio recordings, the codes were arranged and interpreted within the framework of common themes. In the study, it was concluded that Clinical Supervision practices contributed to the professional development of science teacher candidates in attracting students’ attention to science lessons, teaching science concepts and classroom management.