مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - The Relation Between Preservice Teachers’ Sense of Self Efficacy And Attitudes Toward Teaching Profession

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between pre-service teachers’ sense of self-efficacy and attitudes toward teaching profession. This research was done in springterm of 2014-2015 academic year and the sample consisted of 193 volunteering prospective teachers who were senior students of Physical Education Teaching Department in Kastamonu Üniversity, Bülent Ecevit Üniversity, Karabük Üniversity, Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversity and Bartın Üniversity. Teachers’ confidence Self-Efficacy scale which was developed by Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy (2001) and Attitude toward Teaching Profession scale which was developed by Ünver, Bümen and Başbay (2008) were used to collect data. Descriptive analysis, percentage and frequency values, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient test and Manova test were used for statistical analysis. At the end of this research, it was seen that the variables of gender, department of university and academic achievement did not create significant difference in their level of sense of self-efficacy and attitude toward teaching profession. Results of this research also stated that there was a significant and medium-level relationship (r=.393,p 0.05).between the preservice students’ sense of self-efficacy and attitudes toward teaching profession.