Abstract

The purpose of the study is to identify the relationships between disscussion and communication skills of pre-service teachers. The data of study have been gathered through the administration of two scales; Attitude Scale for Discussion Ability of Pre-service Teachers developed by Ocak & Karakuş (2015) and Communicator Style Instrument Developed by Dursun & Aydın (2011). The sample of study consists of 258 pre-service teachers at Afyon Kocatepe University. Results indicate that pre-service teachers have positive attitude towards discussion and there is a positive correlation between discussion and communication abilities, both gender and communication level and high school and communication level affect pre-service teachers’ discussion ability but departmen and communication level have no effect on pre-service teachers’ discussion ability.