Abstract:
This study aims to find out the most important professional skill
needs for prospective teachers, and whether they have a common
view on their professional skill needs. Participants of the study were
36 prospective teachers at a university in the Cappadocia region of
Turkey. The data were collected through 36 Q sentences. The results
obtained in this study reveal the needs of prospective teachers to
develop their professional skills in assessment and evaluation. Also,
it was determined in the study that the prospective teachers need
to improve themselves the most for the education of students with
special needs. Based on the results of this research, assessmentevaluation,
teaching technologies and especially special education
should be given priority in teacher education programs. Further
studies could concentrate on more specific professional skill needs
of prospective teachers in the context of these issues.