TAY Journal, 2017, 1 (1), 35-54 Corresponding Author: Menderes ÜNAL,Asst. Prof. Ahi Evran University, Turkey, menderesunal@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0001- 9439-3308 Fadime DAĞISTAN, Ahi Evran University, Turkey, fadime.grbz@hotmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9005-3258 Cite this article as: Ünal, M. & Dağıstan, F. (2017). Examining the Opinions of Students and Instructors’ Self-Perceptions Related to Pedagogical Competence (Ahi Evran University Sample), Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal), 1(1), 35-54. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi TAY Journal (Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi/International Peer-Reviewed Journal) http://www.tayjournal.com e-ISSN: Examining the Opinions of Students and Instructors’ Self- Perceptions Related to Pedagogical Competence (Ahi Evran University Sample) Menderes ÜNAL Fadime DAĞISTAN Abstract In this descriptive study the relational survay model was used, aiming at examining the pedagogical competences of the teaching staff working in vocational college and science literature faculties according to self-perceptions and student opinions. Forty-five teaching staff and 88 students working at Ahi Evran University were identified purposefully through vocational colleges and vocational colleges in the relevant university, and the data were collected quantitatively. In this study, "Teacher Proficiency Perception Scale", which was formed by transforming the items collected in 13 sub-dimensions into five-point Likert type based on the teacher competency study published by the Ministry of National Education in 2006, was used as data collection tool. While analysis the data, percent (%), frequency (f), t-Test and one-way ANOVA were performed and the hypotheses indicated in the sub-objectives were tested at 0.05 level. After examining the self-perceptions of the instructors, there is no significant difference between gender, faculty, year of service, having the educational formation license and opinions about in-service training. But it has been found that there is a significant difference between the opinions of the students on the proficiency of the instructors and the self-evaluations of the instructors. On the other hand, there is no significant difference between the students regarding gender and the faculties they attend, whereas there is a significant difference in favor of those who oppose the in-service training comparing to the students claiming in-service- training courses on education. According to another finding of the study, both the students and the instructors expressed a positive opinion about organizing of in-service pedagogical formation education. Keywords: DOI : Instructors, students, self-perception, pedagogical competence Received : 30 September 2017 Revised : 18 October 2017 Accepted : 29 November 2017 Published : 31 December 2017