摘要：The purpose of the present study is to define the learning problems, which the pre-service teachers faced in their studies and the learning strategies that they have used. The participants of the present study are 563 pre-service teachers enrolled in different teacher training programs of education faculty at Anadolu University. The study was conducted through using qualitative and quantitative research techniques. The quantitative data of the present study were gathered by means of a learning strategy survey, whereas, the qualitative data were gathered by means of an open-ended survey. The analysis of the quantitative data was handled by means of SPSS 17.0 software program and the analysis of the qualitative data was handled through content analysis technique. The findings of the present study revealed that the mostly faced problems by the pre-service teachers are being unable to concentrate on the issues and forgetting the content of the subjects. It was also found that they do not use the elaboration strategies frequently in their studies. Additionally, it was found that the pre-service teachers believe that the instruction styles of their instructors as well as the lack of effective self-study skills originate the problems that they have faced in their studies
关键词：learning problems; teacher training; learning strategies; learning to learn
