THE EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICS LITERACY IN TURKEY BASED ON THE 2015 PISA RESULTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MATHEMATICS TEACHER CANDIDATES' OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOLUTIONS

The aim of the present study to evaluate mathematics literacy in Turkey based on the Turkish report of the 2015 PISA test from the perspective of mathematics teacher candidates’ opinions as well as to discuss recommendations for solutions. The study is a special case study, the participants of which are 19 mathematics teacher candidates at Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Keleşoğlu Education Faculty. The teacher candidates’ opinions were elicited by means of sub problems consisting of open-ended questions. With the current study, it was concluded that changes and reforms need to be made in the Turkish education system, that the teachers, who play one of the key roles in the education system, are not adequately qualified and thus need to be open to changes and novelties and participate in professional development activities, and that students’ parents also need to undertake some responsibilities