Memduhoğlu, Hasan BasriTozlu, İsrafil2019-12-252019-12-252013https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/2400Problem Statement: Thinking styles are inclinations and attitudes that individuals have towards various problems, events, facts and variables as a result of mental processes in their lives. (Sünbül, 2004). In other words, they are an expression of one's preferences for how to use abilities that show what an individual can do (Zhang, 2000). One of the theories in the literature discussing the thinking styles is Mental Self Government theory suggested by Strenberg (1988). This theory support the idea that people are inclined to prefer the thinking styles which are most convenient for them and make them feel most comfortable in their daily activities. In this study candidate teachers' thinking styles are investigated on the basis of principles listed on Mental Self-Government Theory.Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study is determining candidate teachers' thinking styles within the context of Mental Self Government Theory and investigating these styles in terms of different variables.Methods: The study was done with screening model. The sample consists of students from Faculty of Education and candidate teachers graduating from different faculties except the faculty of education registered in the pedagogical formation program in Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. The research data were collected by using Turkish form of Thinking Styles Inventory which was developed by Strenberg and Wagner (1992) on the basis of Mental Self Government Theory and adapted to Turkish by Fer (2005). The scale composed of 13 thinking styles under 5 dimensions. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean) and parametric tests (t test, Anova).Findings and Results: Interpreting findings of the research and making tables of analyses still continue.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessConference Object