The aim of this study is to examine the effect of educational movies on the pedagogical beliefs of pre
-
service
teachers. The study was conducted using phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs.
In the study, 12
educational movies
were u
sed. Criterion sampling, one of the purposeful sampling
methods, was used in the study. 25 first
-
year pre
-
service teachers were included in the study. Each week
a movie was watched and pedagogically and critically oriented discussions were held about the m
ovie.
Weekly evaluations were obtained through pre
-
service teachers' written reports. A semi
-
structured
interview form and
movie
evaluation reports filled out by pre
-
service teachers were used as data collection
tools. The data obtained from the interviews
and
movie
evaluation reports before and after the
implementation were analyzed comparatively and transformed into findings. When the findings were
analyzed, it was concluded that there were changes in pre
-
service teachers' knowledge, skills, attitudes
and
awareness levels towards the teaching profession. In general, it is thought that educational movies
may have an effect on pre
-
service teachers' pedagogical beliefs.
