scholarly journals Investigation of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Self-efficacy Beliefs of Science Teaching

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 501-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakip Kahraman ◽  
Zeynel Abidin Yilmaz ◽  
Ramis Bayrak ◽  
Kubra Gunes
Keyword(s):  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Service Science

scholarly journals ATTITUDES OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND THEIR SCIENCE TEACHING EFFICACY BELIEFS IN TURKEY

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Nail Ilhan ◽  
Zeynel Abidin Yilmaz ◽  
Hülya Dede
Keyword(s):  
Science Teaching ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Efficacy Belief ◽  
Science Teaching Efficacy

One of the most necessary teaching competencies for science teachers concerns their self-efficacy belief. It is also necessary for teachers to benefit from educational research in order to develop their science teaching efficacy beliefs. However, studies are restricted. This study aims to analyze the attitudes of pre-service science teachers towards educational research and their science teaching efficacy beliefs, and the relationship between the two variables according to some demographical (academic achievement, gender, and the type of high school they attended). The study was conducted according to the survey research design. Sample of the study includes 517 pre-service science teachers (final year students) at five different universities in Turkey. ‘Teachers Attitude Scale towards Educational Research [TASTER]’ and ‘Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument [STEBI]’ were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18.0. Analysis of the data has revealed that there is a relationship between the attitudes of the pre-service science teachers towards educational research and their science teaching efficacy belief. Key words: attitude, educational research, self-efficacy, pre-service science teacher.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Self-efficacy Beliefs of Pre-service Science Teachers in Terms of Following and Using the Innovations in the Field of Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hulya Dede ◽  
Zeynel Abidin Yilmaz ◽  
Nail Ilhan
Keyword(s):  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Science Teacher Training ◽  
Faculty Of Education

One of the factors influencing teachers’ and pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs is the use of innovations and research in education (scientific articles, thesis, and new teaching materials). This study aims to examine to what extent pre-service science teachers follow the innovations in the field of education and use these innovations in their profession. Secondly, how the innovations in the field of education effect teachers’ science teaching self-efficacy beliefs is examined. Survey method which is one of the quantitative research approaches was used in this study. The sample group of the study consisted of 563 pre-service science teachers enrolled in the Department of Science Teacher Training in the Faculty of Education at six universities in different regions of Turkey. The data in the study were collected using the “Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI)” developed by Riggs and Enochs (1990) and “Scale of Following and Using the Innovations in the Field of Education” (SFUIFE) developed by the researchers of this study. The data were analyzed both descriptively and predictively using SPSS. The results of the study showed that the primary resources (search engines such as google, web pages for course materials etc.) have been used and followed less than the secondary resources (conferences, symposiums, panels, workshops, thesis, and scientific articles etc.) by pre-service science teachers. In addition, it was found that following and using social media tools, thesis and scientific articles increase pre-service science teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs of science teaching.

scholarly journals EXAMINING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TURKISH PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ CONCEPTIONS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, SCIENTIFIC EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS AND SCIENCE TEACHING EFFICACY BELIEFS

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 870-882
Author(s):  
Eralp Bahcivan
Keyword(s):  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
Teaching Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Science Teaching Efficacy

This study was conducted to examine the relationships among pre-service science teachers’ (PSTs’) teaching and learning conceptions, scientific epistemological beliefs and science teaching efficacy beliefs. 310 Turkish PSTs from different regions of the country participated in the study. Three different instruments were validated by confirmatory factor analyses. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that participants’ constructivist conceptions of teaching and learning promoted sophisticated science related epistemologies. Sophisticated epistemologies, to some extent, also contributed participants’ science teaching efficacy beliefs. Certain assumptions were not supported by the results which pointed out that curricular reform in teacher education system met expectations partly. Implications were presented considering the results. Key words: conceptions of learning and teaching, pre-service science teachers, science teaching efficacy beliefs, scientific epistemological beliefs, structural equation modeling.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF ELECTIVE COURSE DESIGNED WITH DIFFERENT CONTENTS ON PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ORGANIZING CURRICULUM BASED FIELD TRIPS

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 446-461
Author(s):  
Aykut Emre Bozdoğan
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Elective Course

This research examined the effect of a course designed with different content on pre-service science teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and knowledge about organizing curriculum-based trips. A pre-test post-test quasi experimental design was used in the research. One-hundred and thirty pre-service science teachers participated in the research. The research was carried out within the context of an elective course called “Informal Learning Environments in Science Education” and was conducted over 14 weeks in total for two hours per week. The research data were obtained by means of a questionnaire, self–efficacy scale for designing curriculum-based field trips (CFTSES) and semi-structured focus-group interviews. As a result of the research, it was found that the course content which included in-class and out-of-school setting practices in the 3rd group was the most effective. This was followed by the 2nd group which included only in-class implementations. The first group which was supported with visuals and theoretical related presented information was the group which was the least effected. The results of the research revealed that pre-service science teachers had mainly different concerns about safety, but that this did not deter them, as they still continued to design curriculum-based field trips for learners. Keywords: elective course, field trip, knowledge level, pre-service teachers, self-efficacy.

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