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УДК37
INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT PERSONAL VALUES AND
THEIR PERCEPTION OF TEACHER VALUES LEADING TO STUDY
SATISFACTION.
Murzakulova A.N, Kozhaniyazova D.B
Suleyman Demirel University
Abstract. The purpose of this study is to examine interrelationship between students’
personal values and their perception of teacher values, then to find out how these values influence
student study satisfaction; finally, correlate students’ personal values and their perception of
teacher values for investigating the criteria leading to study satisfaction. To examine this issue
practically in Kazakhstani educational environment we surveyed 100 students of 1 and 3 year of
study from Suleyman Demirel University.Key words:Students’ Personal Values, Perception of
Teacher Values, Study Satisfaction.
Research aims and participants:
The aim of this study is to explore interrelationship between students’ personal values and
their perception of teacher values, then to reveal how these values have impact on student study
satisfaction; finally, to correlate students’ personal values and their perception of teacher values
and how it leads to study satisfaction. To investigate this issue practically in Kazakhstani
educational environment 50 students of 1year and 50 students of 3 year of study from Suleyman
Demirel University were engaged in this research.
Research tools:
1. “Personal Values Inventory” questionnaire.
2. Student Satisfaction Questionnaire
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3. Adapted “Students’ perception of teacher values” questionnaire by Schwartz’s Value
Test.
Research Hypotheses
1. We expect higher preference of the following personal values: Power, Security and
Family Relationships.
2. We expect most students satisfaction of such teacher values as Security, Achievement
and Power.
3. We expect moderate and gradual growth in study satisfaction.
4. The more students’ personal values meet correlation with teachers’ values, the higher
study satisfaction they have.
Theoretical findings
Importance of Values in Education. Values are embedded in the curriculum, educational
practices, in curriculum materials the school/university culture and the behavior of the teacher.
Values are the ideological flavor of teaching. Values can be taught explicitly, but values are always
interwoven in regular teaching practices. Sometimes these hidden values become consciously
when teachers reflect on their educational practice. But generally, the values remain hidden and
do their work and influence the identity development of students. /1/
Teacher Values. The question is not whether teachers display values in education, but
rather which values they display, and how the teachers work with values in their teaching. Güleçen
and Semerci stated that: “Values, attitudes, interest and needs are the main factors constituting the
personality of teachers. Although value has been defined in many different ways, when considered
in terms of attitudes, it is the mental representation that shapes many different attitudes affecting
an individuals’ reaction to a certain situation. Therefore, values are important in that they form,
shape and change the attitudes of individuals towards different circumstances.”/2/
Student Values. The most important part of an education system is the teacher;
because the impact of the teachers on the students and education programs is known to be much
higher than any other aspect. However, in order to be successful in this profession, the teacher
candidates should accept the profession unconditionally, and practice it with love and passion.
Teaching requires both cognitive competences such as knowledge and skill, and affective
competences such as attitudes and behaviors. It is necessary that teacher candidates should have
certain values and attitudes regarding the profession, just as they should have certain
knowledge.Values enable people to judge, shape their thoughts, attitudes and behaviors, and
determine their cognitive functions and decision-making processes. Therefore, the effect of values
and attitudes on an individual’s choice of profession should not be ignored. /3/
Study Satisfaction. According to Liegler and Elliot “Student study satisfaction is another
common indicator of the quality of education today. Student satisfaction refers to the degree to
which student needs and expectations concerning educational programs and environmental factors
are responded. Satisfaction evaluation is typically based on a cognitive process in which
individuals compare their prior expectations of outcomes with perceived. Many studies have
shown student satisfaction to have a positive impact on student motivation, student retention,
recruiting efforts and fundraising.”/4/ This study, therefore, particularly focuses on the correlation
between student values and their perception of teacher values, which lead to student study
satisfaction.
Method
In our research we used 3 research tools (questionnaires) in order to obtain results from our
sample group as they are following:
1. Personal Values Inventory Test adapted for our research comprises 12 different values
such as Security, Influence, Reputation, Service, Independence, Adventure, Friends, Family
Relations, Religion, Orderliness, Wealth and Success. There is a series of paired statements and
for each pair, students asked to circle the statement they most identify with.
2. Student Study Satisfaction Questionnaire adapted for our study consist of 5 sections:
(1)educational guidance, (2)studying arrangements, (3)studying( organization) , (4)student
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assessment and self- assessment, (5)attitude towards students. Students need circle the number
from the evaluation options that is closest to their personal experience, so we can see how they are
satisfied with all fields. Evaluation scale: 1 = I do not agree 2 = I slightly agree 3 = I generally
agree 4 = I completely agree 0 = No experience of the topic.
3. Students’ perception of teacher values. We Adapted Value Test by Schwartz and
designed own test containing 9 Schwartz values:
POWER:
Social status, power on the people and sources
ACHIEVEMENT:
Personal success orientation up to the social
standards
HEDONISM:
Physical
pleasure
and
searching
sensory
satisfaction
STIMULATION:
Excitement and novelty seeking
SELF-DIRECTION:
Independent thinking and behavior tendency
UNIVERSALIZM:
Understanding for all people, tolerance; protecting
people and nature
TRADITION:
Respect and loyalty to cultural and religious
application
CONFORMITY:
Preventing the behaviors and impulse which give
harm to another people
SECURITY:
Identity, security and searching stability for
community and relationship
For each value there are 3-2 statements and students were asked to tick the best answer,
which reflect their current study (Often, Sometimes, Never).
Results and Findings
The purpose of the questionnaire, which we gave to TFL students of 1 and 3 years, was to
find out correlation of teacher values and student values which lead to study satisfaction.
Here are results obtained from collected data:
Diagram 1.Students’ Personal Values.
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The first stage of this study was to define personal values of teacher candidates. Thus, the
results displayed in diagram 1 show the priority of students personal values. Teacher candidates
are in high demand in all values. According to the results, the most expressed values are Family
Relationship, Service, Independence, Adventure, Success and Security. The less perceived are
Influence, Religion, Orderliness, Wealth, Friends and Reputation. According to the diagram of 1
st
and 3
rd
year teacher candidates’ shows that, the most perceived is Family Relationship. As we are
Collectivist society, we are focused on the family or the group over one person’s personal
ambitions. In collectivistic societies, family bonds are more influential in people’s daily lives. For
example, in societies such as Iran, Greece, and Turkey, extended family members may see each
other several times a week. Understanding the importance of family in collectivistic cultures is
critical to understanding their work behaviors. Thus, Kazakhstan has instinctively built a society
upon the sense of family, the nuclear family and the broader, extending family, where a sense of
warmth and solidarity is paramount. On the second stage, the result of 1
st
and 3
rd
year teacher
candidates’ indicates priority in service. Consequently, Teacher - is not a profession, it is a state
of mind, it is not an employ, but the service, selfless. It is the eternal search for the flight and
inspiration, frustration and a self-giving. Being a teacher - it means to take the greatest
responsibility to his contemporary society and future generations, because in a school, a teacher,
form, educate future of the nation and the government. Moreover, what it will be, the future
generation of Kazakhstan, depends largely on teachers. Independence is one of the important
values for teacher candidates. As most of the students usually study in another cities and countries
to get the best education, being far away of their parents, make them more independent. New credit
system and university life affords freedom, independence, and an opportunity to gain life skills
that will be used throughout life. Therefore, in result, year after year students will accumulate skills
and become more responsible and independent. On the diagram, we can see that the indicator of
success is higher year by year. Success may mean the achievement of teacher wants or intends,
a high position in one's job, course, sport, in society. Success for teachers means taking skills and
translating them to their job. Security one of the powerful needs, especially for collectivist society.
Security is the degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm. Over the years the student
understands the importance of his chosen career and is looking for ways to the respective his
chosen career. So 3
rd
year students are less protected than 1-year students.
The less perceived values are Influence, Religion, Orderliness, Wealth, Friends and
Reputation. The importance of power value influence when teachers develop the sense of
responsibility, Social status, power on the people and sources. Orderliness has priority less than of
required values. Orderliness is associated with other qualities such as punctuality and
diligence
—
and the desire for order and symmetry, and is generally considered to be a desirable quality. No
doubt, one of the distinguishing qualities of teacher must be orderliness. According to the result
between first and third years, this value has persistent effect. In our chart, wealth refers to less
expressed values. Student life brings a wealth of new experiences – the freedom and independence
of living away from home, taking responsibility for your own studies, making new friends, and
learning new subjects. After the years, students recognize the value of money in their life and learn
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how to properly spend money according their necessaries. Moreover, teaching is not kind of
profession to chase the wealth or money. One of important factors is the influence of USSR, where
people earned equally, restrained desire to be rich. As we live in Muslim country and our religion
is Islam, in most of the Kazakh families religion takes a special place. At a diagram, we can notice
high results of student among first year students, but due to the distance from their families results
went down. Regarding need for friends at the diagram, we can see that students of 3 year defining
the way of life , recognize him/herself as more an independent person that affect a reduce of need
for friends and circle of friends get narrow. Reputation is the public opinion or evaluation of a
person, group or organization. Professional development of teachers is important in order to
improve the quality and efficiency of education, and to encourage the teachers’ commitment to
learning, responsibility, identity and professional satisfaction. According to the results, students of
3rd year more realize of notion reputation.
The aim of second stage is to correlate students’ personal values with teacher values. For
this purpose, we designed a questionnaire, which demonstrates exhibited teacher values during
students learning experience.
To examine students’ perception of their teachers teaching practices,
students were asked to rate their perceptions of 9 values among 1st and 3rd year students. The
results show that, in general, that our sample group corresponds to all values. The aim is to
correlate students’ personal values with teacher values. For the research convince we combined in
teacher values some personal values.(Hedonism-Success, Wealth; Achievement- Independence;
Universalism- Friends, Family Relations; Power-Reputation, Influence, Self-Direction-
Orderliness, Tradition- Religion, Conformity- Service, Stimulation- Adventure).
The following
Teacher Values are examined: Security, Hedonism, Achievement, Universalism, Power, Self-
Direction, Tradition Conformity and Stimulation.
Diagram 2. Students’ perception of Teacher Values.
.
The best correlation is displayed in Achievement, Conformity, Power, Stimulation and
Security. Therefore, it means students are satisfied with teachers’ demonstration of these values.
The least correlated values are found in Hedonism, Self-Direction, Universalism, and Tradition.
The best correlation is achievement and conformity. Which attempts to guide students toward
success by helping them see how their effort pays off in the classroom./5/ It relies upon creating
an environment where students are successful as a result of their own efforts and preventing the
behaviors and impulse which give harm. Students welcome the attempts of teachers in the direction
of success. By creating this type of environment, students are much more likely to want to do well.
Ideally, this transforms a classroom into a community of well-behaved and self-directed learners.
Students with
a strong sense of security, and they have the opportunity to develop a trusting
personal relationship with teachers and students. The least correlated values are found in
Hedonism, Self-Direction, Universalism, and Tradition. Moreover, the results indicate the students
seek out the value that teachers do not express. This makes the students experience change,
pleasure and searching sensory satisfaction. Self-Direction and Stimulation are an essential aspect
of maturing is developing the ability to take increasing responsibility of our own lives to become
increasingly self-directed, experience adventure and challenges. Importantly, lack of teacher
attitude towards a student as a person and opportunity to develop a trusting personal relationship
with teachers and students.
11,8
12,36
10,8
11,74
11,76
8,4
9,22
12,24
11,2
10,6
9,8
10,1
9,8
9,9
7,3
7,3
9,7
10,1
POW
ACH
HED
STIM
SD
UNIV
TRD
CONF
SEC
1 year
3 year
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The aim of third stage is to measure students study satisfaction in the following areas:
educational guidance, studying arrangements, studying (organization), student assessment and
self-assessment, attitude towards students; correlate with satisfaction of teacher values.
Table 1.Student Study Satisfaction.
k=satisfation
1
year
3
year
educational guidance
75
72
studying arragements
80
75
studying (organization)
76
70
student assessment and self-assessment
80
74
attitude towards students
68
63
average
75,8
70,8
total in average
73,3
Overall students are moderately satisfied in all values. It means teachers demonstrate
variety of values in the learning process. According to the table, 3
rd
year students are less satisfied
than 1 year students in all categories. The highest rate in the 1
st
and 3
rd
year students is studying
arrangement.
According to Price et al./6/students’ reasons for selecting a particular university are:
it had the right course, availability of computers, quality of library facilities, good teaching
reputation, availability of “quiet” areas, availability of areas for self-study, quality of public
transport in the town/city and a friendly attitude towards students. Clearly, students’ perceptions
of a university’s facilities are one of the main influences on their decision to enroll. The lowest
rate in the 1
st
and 3
rd
year students is attitude towards students. Teachers’ attitudes towards their
students significantly shape the level of expectations they hold for their students’ learning, how
they treat their students and what students ultimately learn. Culturally relevant teachers respect
students’ cultural differences and believe that students from culturally diverse backgrounds are
capable of meeting high learning standards. Developing an affirming attitude towards students
from culturally diverse backgrounds may require considerable reflection and self-assessment for
you. All teachers, regardless of their social background or years of experience, need to monitor
their attitudes towards their students and how these attitudes are affecting their students’ learning.
This is an essential part of being an effective teacher and fundamental to enacting a culturally
relevant teaching practice./7/
Conclusion:
According to the data we gained in our research we came to the following conclusions:
1. Most preferred personal values among Teacher Candidates are as follows Family
Relationship, Service, Independence, Adventure, Success and Security.
2. Students are most satisfied with such teacher values as achievement, conformity, power,
security, stimulation.
3. Teacher candidates are found moderately satisfied with their studies according to 5 criteria:
(1)educational guidance, (2)studying arrangements, (3)studying( organization) , (4)student
assessment and self- assessment, (5)attitude towards students.
4. Student study satisfaction has dynamic character. In our study it is a declining trend.
5. Student study satisfaction strongly relies on correlation between students personal values and
their perception of teacher values.
6. Teacher’s attitude towards students is found the most demanding among sample participants.
Novelty
First time we attempted to make a broad research of student personal values in combination
with teacher values and their impact on student study satisfaction.
Implications
1. Teachers need psychological training, where they can appropriately shape attitudes towards
students.
2. To see the difference of needs of sophomore and junior students.
3. To educate teachers to form students’ values through modeling their own values.
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