Analyzing the Social Studies Students’ Self-Efficacy on Geography in Terms of Different Factors

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In this study, social studies students’ self-efficacy on geography is analyzed in terms of different factors. The research was carried out with 155 students who study at Aksaray University, Faculty of Education, the Department of Social Studies. As data collecting tool, ‘’Self- Efficacy belief of prospective teachers of Social Studies on geography’’ which was developed by Karadeniz (2005). The collected data was analyzed according to the given data collecting techniques. According to the study group students make up the points they have received from the scale of gender and geography classes of the variable interest to reveal the differences in statistical t-test applied. However, type of the graduated high school and the type of classroom to clarify the differences (ANOVA) was used. According to the research findings, the self-efficacy of the students of Social Studies is in medium level. As the Self-efficacy of the students on geography does not show a significant difference according to gender, type of the graduated high school and the type of classroom; according to the factor of showing interest to geography classes, it does show a significant difference in countenance of the students who show interest to this class.

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Social studies , self , efficacy , geography education , geography self , efficacy

International Journal of Geography and Geography Education

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International Journal of Geography and Geography Education