Proposal of a Pedagogic Approach in Online Education: Phenomenon Based Learning

During the Covid-19 pandemic, education took place online in many parts of the world. In addition to the inadequacy of the technical infrastructure, learning losses increased owing to a lack of pedagogical approaches suitable for the online environment, including lesson plans, strategies and course materials. Phenomenon Based Learning is a pedagogical approach aims to develop 21st-century skills and to prepare students for the future not only by disseminating information but by forcing students to process it. In this interdisciplinary, holistic approach to education, students take responsibility for their learning by questioning, determining key phenomenon, performing research, and presenting projects in cooperation with their peers. In this research, a Preschool Music Education course in the music education department of a public university in Turkey was examined using a Phenomenon Based Learning approach online for one semester. The effect of this approach on the pre-service teachers' preschool music education competencies and their level of success in preschool music education has been investigated. In this experimental study, which used a single-group pretest-posttest model, the data obtained at the end of the 14-week process showed the following result: Phenomenon Based Learning significantly increased the level of self-efficacy and success of music teacher candidates in preschool music education.