EVALUATIONS OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS ACCORDING TO THEIR SELF-EFFICACY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TEACHING ATTITUDES

ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMA ÖZYETERLİKLERİ VE ÖĞRETMENLİK MESLEĞİNE YÖNELİK TUTUMLARI AÇISINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

The general aim of this research is to evaluate of prospective teachers in terms of their self-efficacy of scientific research and their teaching attitudes. Within this context, it was reviewed whether the opinions devoted to both dependent variables show a significant difference or not in terms of sex, class, age and department. that, it was tried to determine at which level and which direction there is correlation between self-efficacy of scientific research and teaching attitudes with relational analyses. The research was carried out according to relational screening method. The research sample was formed from Erzincan University Faculty of Education. A significant difference was found between the opinions of the teacher candidates in the Method, Conclusion and discussion, Suggestion and reference development subscales according to test result in which the scientific research selfefficacy scale was compared according to the division in which education was studied. According to the results of the independent groups t test of the teaching attitudes scale compared to the sex, the difference in opinion level in favor of female teacher candidates was determined in terms of Love, Value, Adaptation subscales and all. it was seen that there were positive correlations at various levels between self-efficacy of scientific research competencies and teaching attitudes. According to the results of the research, the subscales of the PDR department's scientific research self-efficacy scale and all the averages are low. It is recommended that the reason for this low average be investigated. One of the noteworthy findings in the field writing in the sense of attitude toward the teaching profession and in this research is that the priority situation which is related to the attitude towards the teaching profession is love. For this reason, an arrangement should be made that the persons who will prefer the teaching profession are made up of those who love this profession In this research, the relationship between self-efficacy of scientific research and attitudes-oriented teaching profession has been addressed. Regarding whether or not the teaching profession-oriented attitudes of prospective teachers who possessed self-efficacy in diversified scientific studies were affected here from, no research has been come across in the literature. Scientifically, changes in the teaching profession-oriented attitudes of prospective teachers who enjoy higher self-efficacy can be observed. For an effective learning activity, as with other variables, the attitude is also required to be taken into consideration. In literature, too many teaching profession-oriented studies related to the attitudes (Ustuner, 2006, Cakir, Kan and Sunbul, 2006, Semerci and Semerci, 2004, Celiköz and Cetin, 2004, Dogan and Coban, 2009). However, these studies do not provide information about the situation in terms of teaching profession-oriented attitudes in terms of scientific research selfefficacy (SRSE). While this study ensures contribution to the problems world by working with independent variables on one side, it also offers a testing facility in terms of similar variables in also with its correlational way from the other side. In this context, we can wrap up the general purpose of study is to be the assessment of prospective teachers in terms of scientific research, self-efficacy and teaching profession-oriented attitudes (TPOA). In connection of this matter, whether or not both of these two dependent variables – oriented opinions have differed significantly has been investigated in terms of gender, class, age, and the part of section being studied. Besides, it has been tried to be determined through personal analyzes at what level and direction a relation existed also between SRSE and TPOA. Method In this study, the relationship of prospective teachers between SRSE and TPOA is being investigated. Therefore, the research was conducted according to the relational survey method. The studies of Karasar (2009) where it was tried to depict and explain what the events, objects, entities, institutions, groups and various areas were "what" define to be the descriptive studies. The universe of research is composed of the students of Erzincan University, Faculty of Education. The departments of this faculty for which research permission could be obtained have been taken to the extent of this study and data collection tools have been likely to be implemented within this scope to the undergraduate education programs of Guidance and Psychological Counseling (GPC), Elementary Mathematics (EM), Computer and Instructional Technologies (CIT), music, painting and science. Third and fourth grade students have been chosen according to the criterion sampling method from the objective sampling methods in this universe. The reason for preference of the criterion sampling method is the fact that the students of last third and fourth year students have taken courses in scientific research methods or have used scientific research skills in some way. The sampling happened in the light of these details have been composed of totally 470 student. The Scientific Research Self-efficacy scale developed by Tuncer and Ozeren (2012) has been employed as the first data collection tool of research. This scale consists of 12 items and four dimensions (Literacy, Method, Conclusion and Discussion, Suggestion and Reference Development). The Cronbach Alpha coefficient for this whole scale has been calculated as .93. The second data collection tool of the research is the teaching profession attitude scale developed by Cetin (2006). This scale consists of 35 items and three dimensions (love, value, harmony). The Cronbach Alpha coefficient for this whole scale has been calculated as .94. The quintet – type Likert scales are scored as 5: Totally Agreed; 4: Agreed; 3: Undecided; 2: Disagreed; 1: Never Agreed". Findings, Discussion and Conclusion In comparisons performed from the p

Özet

Bu araştırmanın genel amacı öğretmen adaylarını bilimsel araştırma öz-yeterlikleri ve öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumları açısından değerlendirmektir. Bu amaçla bu her iki bağımlı değişkene yönelik görüşler arasında cinsiyet, sınıf, yaş ve bölüme göre anlamlı düzeyde görüş farkı olup olmadığı araştırılmıştır. Bunun yanında ilişkisel analizlerle bilimsel araştırma öz-yeterliği ve öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutum arasında ne düzey bir ilişki olduğu da belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırma ilişkisel tarama yöntemine göre yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın örneklemini Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi oluşturmaktadır. Bilimsel araştırma öz-yeterliği ölçeğinin öğrenim görülen bölüme göre karşılaştırıldığı test sonucuna göre ölçeğin Yöntem, Sonuç ve Tartışma, Öneri ve referans geliştirme alt boyutlarında öğretmen adaylarının görüşleri arasında bölüm değişkenine göre anlamlı fark bulunmuştur. Öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutum ölçeğinin cinsiyete göre karşılaştırıldığı bağımsız gruplar t testi sonucuna göre ölçeğin Sevgi, Değer, Uyum alt boyutları ve tamamı açısından kadın öğretmen adayları lehine anlamı düzeyde görüş farkı belirlenmiştir. Bu araştırma sonucunda bilimsel araştırma öz-yeterliği ve Öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutum arasında çeşitli düzeylerde pozitif yönde ilişkiler olduğu görülmektedir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre PDR bölümünün bilimsel araştırma öz-yeterlik ölçeğinin alt boyutları ve tamamında ortalamaları düşüktür. Bu ortalama düşüklüğünün nedenine yönelik araştırmaların yapılması önerilmektedir. Öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutum anlamında alan yazında ve bu araştırmada dikkati çeken bulgulardan biri öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumu yordayan öncelikli durumun sevgi olduğudur. Bu nedenle öğretmenlik mesleğini tercih edecek kişilerin bu mesleği seven kişilerden oluşması şeklinde bir düzenleme yapılmalıdır