مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Academic Self-efficacy and Self-efficacy toward Teaching Mathematics in terms of Some Variables

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to examine prospective teachers’ academic self-efficacy and self- efficacy toward teaching mathematics in terms of some variables. Relational survey method was used in the study. The participants were 188 3rd grade prospective teachers from Preschool Education, Elementary Education and Middle School Mathematics Education departments in a government university. These prospective teachers were selected from the volunteers. In order to obtain data, “Academic Self-efficacy Scale” and “Self-efficacy toward Teaching Mathematics Scale” were used. Descriptive statistics, t-test and one way ANOVA were used for the analysis of the data. Results showed that, prospective teachers’ academic self-efficacy and self-efficacy toward teaching mathematics were generally “middle” level. According to the results of the study; prospective elementary education teachers have higher academic self-efficacy than prospective preschool education teachers, prospective teachers who have high academic success have higher academic self-efficacy and self-efficacy toward teaching mathematics, prospective middle school mathematics teachers and prospective elementary school teachers have higher self-efficacy toward teaching mathematics than prospective preschool education teachers and positive significant relation between prospective teachers’ academic self-efficacy and self-efficacy toward teaching mathematics.