Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (H. U. Journal of Education) Özel Sayı (1), 191-203 [2013] Clinical Supervision Model to Improve Supervisory Skills of Cooperating Teachers and University Supervisors during Teaching Practice * Öğretmenlik Deneyimi Dersi Sırasında Uygulama Öğretmeni ve Öğretim Elemanlarının Danışmanlık Becerilerini Geliştirmek İçin Klinik Danışmanlık Modeli Esim GÜRSOY ** , Nermin BULUNUZ *** , Sehnaz BALTACI GOKTALAY **** , Mızrap BULUNUZ ***** John KESNER ****** , Umut SALĠHOĞLU ******* ABSTRACT: Despite the renovation of the curriculum in education faculties in 1997, research has revealed some problems in School Experience and Teaching Practice courses. Specifically, problems were related to the quality, frequency, and type of feedback received (oral/written), lack of training for cooperating teachers and supervisors, an inadequate number of observations, and a lack of opportunities for feedback. This paper reports the preliminary results of a TUBITAK-Evrena project to help teacher trainees develop basic teaching skills while they are continuing their education in the education faculties. The project uses a “Clinical Supervision Model” (CSM) as a solution. To improve the quality of supervisory skills of cooperating teachers and university supervisors, the project researchers provided training to university supervisors and cooperating teachers about the CSM. The present research assesses the effectiveness of this training on the quality of supervision, feedback, communication skills, and professional behavior (punctuality, professional attire) of the university supervisors. The data for the study was collected from cooperating teachers and teacher trainees via questionnaires and an interview. Results indicated that there are statistically significant differences between supervisors who took CSM training and those who did not receive training. Teacher trainees and cooperating teachers had more positive opinions of CSM-trained supervisors. These results suggest that CSM techniques can increase the quality of supervisory skills. Keywords: Teaching Practice, Teacher Trainee, Supervision, Clinical Supervision Model. ÖZ: 1997 yılında Eğitim Fakültelerinin programlarının yenilenmesinden sonra yapılan araĢtırmalar okul deneyimi ve öğretmenlik uygulaması derslerinin uygulamalarında bazı problemler olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıĢtır. Bu problemler özellikle, alınan dönütün kalitesi, sıklığı, ne tür dönüt verildiği (sözlü/yazılı),uygulama öğretmeni ve uygulama öğretim elemanın ihtiyaç duyduğu eğitimin eksikliği, gözlem sayılarının ve dönüt vermek için fırsatların yetersizliği ile ilgilidir. Bu çalıĢma, amacı öğretmen adaylarının temel öğretmenlik becerilerini eğitim fakültelerindeyken geliĢtirmek olan bir TÜBĠTAK-Evrena projesinin öncül sonuçlarını sunmaktadır. Proje “Klinik DanıĢmanlık Modeli”ni (KDM) çözüm olarak önermektedir. Uygulama Öğretmenlerinin ve Uygulama Öğretim Elemanlarının danıĢmanlık becerilerini geliĢtirmek için onlara KDM hakkında bir eğitim verilmiĢtir. ÇalıĢma, bu eğitimin danıĢmanlık becerilerine, verilen dönütlere, iletiĢim becerilerine ve profesyonel davranıĢa (dakiklik, uygun giyim, v.b)etkilerini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Veriler Uygulama Öğretmenlerinden ve Öğretmen Adaylarından * The present study reports on one of the research questions of the pilot study of a larger TUBĠTAK EVRENA Project 111K162 titl ed “Best Practices for Classroom Teacher Training Programs: Clinical Supervision Model” and an earlier version of the paper has been presented at the ISNITE 2013 - New Issues on Teacher Education International Symposium in June 2013, Ankara, Turkey. ** Esim GÜRSOY, PhD. is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language Teaching. Contact: Uludag University, Faculty of Education, Department of English Language Teaching. Email: egursoy@yahoo.com. Phone: 90-224-2942266. *** Nermin BULUNUZ, PhD. Contact: Uludag University, Faculty of Education, Department of Primary Education. Email: nermin.bulunuz@gmail.com. **** Sehnaz BALTACI GOKTALAY, PhD. Contact: Uludag University, Faculty of Education, Department of CEIT, Nilufer, Bursa, Turkey. Email: sehnazbg@uludag.edu.tr. ***** Mızrap BULUNUZ, PhD. Contact: Uludag University, Faculty of Education, Department of Primary Education. Email: mbulunuz@gmail.com. ****** John KESNER, PhD. Contact: Georgia State University, College of Education, Department of Early Childhood Education, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Email: jkesner@gsu.edu. ******* Umut SALĠHOĞLU, PhD. Contact: Uludag University, Faculty of Education, Department of English Language Teaching. Email: umutms@gmail.com.