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Publication Date: 2013
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Prospective Science Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs about Teaching Science between 6-8 Terms and the Opinions on These Beliefs
Önen, Fatma; Muslu Kaygisiz, Gülfem
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v13 n4 p2449-2453 Aut 2013
The formal educational institutions and the society have an important function in acquiring a sense of self-efficacy. Teachers play a role in the formal educational process. The purpose of the study is to examine prospective science teachers' self-efficacy belief level in the 6th to 8th terms and the differences in this process. This survey model study was applied in the spring semester of 2009-2010,the fall and spring semesters of the academic year 2010-2011. 40 prospective science teachers, from Marmara University Primary Science Education Department, participated in the study for three semesters. The data was collected by science teaching self-efficacy belief scale, interview questions and video recordings. The data of the scale was analyzed with paired sampled t-test and the descriptive statistical technique. Interview questions were analyzed by open-coding, and the results were interpreted in tables. According to the findings, participants' self-efficacious for science teaching is usually "good"; and it is determined from this context they found themselves quite efficient to teach science. Besides, prospective science teachers have a positive attitude towards the lessons which offer opportunity to practice. The practical lessons are highly significant for the prospective science teachers' self-efficacy beliefs.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Science Instruction, Student Teacher Attitudes, Interviews, Science Education, Pretests Posttests, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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