The corelation between classroom teachers’ using methods in coping with unwanted student behaviors and self-efficacy

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the coping strategies used by the class teachers and the self-efficacy perceptions. The research has been conducted in relational survey method. The universe of the research is composed of class teachers working in the primary schools in the provincial centers of Samsun in the academic year of 2018- 2019. In the study, has been used ”the scale of determining strategies used by pre-school teachers against undesired behaviors in classroom management, developed by Keleş (2015) and teacher self-efficacy scale prepared by Çapa, Çakıroğlu and Sarıkaya (2005). The research was carried out with the participation of 528 classroom teachers. The data collection tool consists of three parts. For statistical analysis, ”SPSS 24.0 for Windows“ was used. Descriptive statistics, mann whitney u test, kruskal wallis h test and correlation analysis has been used to analyze the data. As a result of the study, it is found that classroom teachers are generally “indecisive” in coping with unwanted behaviors, and self-efficacy belief levels11 were “quite sufficient” for the whole scale. In addition, it was determined that teachers with high self-efficacy mostly used reality therapy / control model in coping with undesirable behaviors, and at least the safest discipline model and social discipline model were used. Therefore, there is a significant relationship between classroom teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and methods used to deal with unwanted behaviors. Methods used by teachers to deal with unwanted behaviors; There were significant differences between marital status, educational status, professional seniority and service duration in the institution. On the other hand, it was concluded that there was no significant difference according to gender variable. While teachers' self-efficacy beliefs differed significantly according to gender, professional seniority; It was concluded that there was no significant difference between marital status, educational status and service duration variables in the institution. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. Özet Bu araştırma, sınıf öğretmenlerinin karşılaştıkları istenmeyen öğrenci davranışlarına karşı kullandıkları baş etme yöntemleri ile öz yeterlilik algıları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma ilişkisel tarama modelinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın evrenini, 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında, Samsun ili merkez ilçelerindeki ilkokullarda görev yapan 1481 sınıf öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır Araştırmanın örneklemini ise evren içerisinden rastgele örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiş olan 528 sınıf öğretmeninden meydana gelmektedir. Araştırmada veri toplama amacıyla Keleş (2015) tarafından geliştirilen “Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Sınıf Yönetiminde İstenmeyen Davranışlara Karşı Kullandığı Stratejileri Belirleme Ölçeği” ve Türkçe için geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması Çapa, Çakıroğlu ve Sarıkaya (2005) tarafından yapılan “Öğretmen Öz Yeterlilik Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel çözümlemelerde “SPSS 24.0 for Windows” paket programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde betimsel istatistikler, Mann-Whitney-U testi ve Kruskal Wallis testi ile korelasyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, sınıf öğretmenlerinin istenmeyen davranışlarla orta düzeyde başettikleri, öz yeterlilik inanç boyutu bakımından ise öğretmenler kendilerini “oldukça” düzeyinde başarılı görmüşlerdir. Ayrıca öz yeterliliği yüksek olan öğretmenlerin istenmeyen davranışlarla baş etmede en çok gerçeklik terapisi/kontrol modelini kullandıkları, en az ise güvengen disiplin modelini ve sosyal disiplin modelini kullandıkları belirlenmiştir. Dolayısıyla sınıf öğretmenlerinin istenmeyen davranışlarla baş etmede kullandıkları yöntemler ile öz yeterlilik inançları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Öğretmenlerin istenmeyen davranışlarla baş etmede kullandıkları yöntemler; medeni durum, eğitim durumu, mesleki kıdem ve kurumdaki hizmet süresine göre anlamlı farklılık gösterirken; cinsiyet değişkenine göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Öğretmenlerin öz yeterlilik inançları; cinsiyet, mesleki kıdeme göre anlamlı farklılık gösterirken; medeni durum, eğitim durumu ve kurumdaki hizmet süresi değişkenlerine göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Online Teaching during COVID-19 Pandemic in Qatari Governmental Schools

International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research ◽

10.26803/ijlter.20.11.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (11) ◽

pp. 17-41

Author(s):

Amani M Allouh ◽

Saba M Qadhi ◽

Mahmood A Hasan ◽

Xiangyun Du

Keyword(s):

Classroom Management ◽

Primary School ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Professional Training ◽

Efficacy Beliefs ◽

Survey Method ◽

Years Of Experience ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers

This study investigated primary school teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs regarding online teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic and whether it determines any significant differences in self-efficacy levels based on different demographic data. A quantitative and qualitative survey method was employed. The data was collected from primary school teachers in Qatar public schools using a web-based survey that assessed self-efficacy in three areas: Students Engagement, Classroom Management, and Instructional Strategies. Four open-ended questions were included in determining the challenges faced by teachers, coping strategies, and the support needed and received. A total of 514 teachers voluntarily completed the survey. The results showed that elementary school teachers actively reported self-efficacy beliefs in online teaching. T-test and ANOVA analysis revealed significant differences between primary school teachers’ self-efficacy and years of experience in the three fields. However, no significant differences were found between self-efficacy, gender, and age in the area. Results indicated that the more years of experience teachers have, the more self-efficacy they perceive. The open-ended questions’ results showed that unmotivated students were the most frustrating challenge primary teachers faced in online teaching. Therefore, contacting parents was highly prioritized by teachers for coping with this challenge. Besides, professional training was the main support received, but more practical and interactive workshops are still needed. This research can provide educators with insights on implementing technology effectively in their online classrooms and adapting to challenging times to achieve a smooth and effective learning process.

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Assessment of the management skills and skills of affecting teachers of primary school directors by teachersİlkokul müdürlerinin yönetim ve öğretmenleri etkileme becerilerinin öğretmenler tarafından değerlendirilmesi

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v13i3.4041 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 4520 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Latife Kabaklı Çimen ◽

Eren Gezer

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Marital Status ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Personal Information ◽

Educational Status ◽

Management Skills ◽

School Directors ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Screening Study ◽

High Level

In addition to many factors determining the quality of education in educational institutions, the skills of education managers to manage the institution and affect teachers are also important. This study was carried out in order to determine the management skills and skills of affecting teachers of primary school directors in line with teacher opinions. The study group consists of 367 teachers working at state primary schools in Tuzla district of Istanbul province in the 2013-2014 academic year. The study is a screening study of the relational comparison type.The “Scale of School Principals’s Teachers Affect” which was developed by Uygun (2006), "Management Skills Scale" adapted to Turkish by Şekerci (2006) and the “Personal Information Form” were used in the study in order to collect data.The results of this study show that the management skills of school directors are perceived by teachers at a high level. While the management skills of school directors perceived by teachers do not vary by the gender, age, marital status, seniority, grades taught and educational status of the teachers, a significant difference was determined by the variable of the region of education.It was seen that the skills of school directors to affect teachers are at the intermediate level according to the teacher perception. While there was no significant difference between the skills of school directors to affect teachers and the gender, marital status, the grades taught and educational status of the teachers, a significant difference was found by age and seniority. It was determined that as the management skills of school directors increased their scores of affecting teachers increased and there was a significant positive relationship between them. ÖzetEğitim kurumlarında eğitimin niteliğini belirleyen birçok faktörle birlikte eğitim yöneticilerinin kurum yönetimi becerileri ile öğretmenleri etkileme becerileri de önemlidir. Bu araştırma, ilkokul müdürlerinin yönetim ve öğretmenleri etkileme becerilerini öğretmen görüşleri doğrultusunda belirlenmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışma grubu 2013-2014 eğitim-öğretim yılında İstanbul İli Tuzla İlçesi devlet ilkokullarında görev yapan 367 öğretmenden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma ilişkisel karşılaştırma türünde bir tarama çalışmasıdır.Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Uygun (2006) tarafından geliştirilen “Okul Müdürlerinin Öğretmenleri Etkileme Ölçeği”, Şekerci (2006) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan “Yönetim Becerileri Ölçeği” ve “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” kullanılmıştır.Bu araştırmanın sonuçları, okul müdürlerinin yönetim becerilerinin öğretmenler tarafından yüksek düzeyde algılandığını göstermektedir. Öğretmenlerin algıladıkları okul müdürlerinin yönetim becerileri öğretmenlerin cinsiyet, yaş, medeni durum, kıdem, okuttuğu sınıf ve eğitim durumlarına göre değişmezken; eğitim bölgesi değişkenine göre anlamlı farklılık belirlenmiştir.Okul müdürlerinin öğretmenleri etkilemeleri becerilerinin öğretmen algısına göre orta düzeyde olduğu görülmüştür. Okul müdürlerinin öğretmenleri etkileme becerileri ile öğretmenlerin cinsiyet, medeni durum, okutulan sınıf ve eğitim durumuna göre anlamlı farklılık bulunmazken; yaş ve kıdeme göre anlamlı fark bulunmuştur. Yönetim becerileri arttıkça okul müdürlerinin öğretmenleri etkileme puanlarının arttığı ve aralarındaki pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir.

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The Investigation of Prospective Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Problem Posing Self-Efficacy Beliefs

Shanlax International Journal of Education ◽

10.34293/education.v9is1-may.4016 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (S1-May) ◽

pp. 228-237

Author(s):

Fatma Erdoğan ◽

Feyza Yıldız

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Mathematics Education ◽

Mathematics Teachers ◽

Prospective Teachers ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Elementary Mathematics ◽

Efficacy Beliefs ◽

Problem Posing ◽

Survey Method ◽

Significant Difference

Problem-solving and posing are skills at the center of mathematics education and mathematical thinking. However, little is still known about the affective aspects of problem-posing. This study aimed to determine the level of prospective elementary mathematics teachers’ problem-posing self-efficacy beliefs and to compare their beliefs according to the variables of gender, grade, and academic achievement levels. This study was carried out by survey method. Descriptive and causal-comparative survey research design was used in this study. The study group consisted of 130 prospective teachers studying at the Elementary Mathematics Education department in a state university, located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Problem-Posing Self-Efficacy Beliefs Scale was used as a data collection tool. In data analysis, descriptive statistics, the independent samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance were used. Findings of the study indicated that levels of the prospective teachers’ PP self-efficacy beliefs were high. It was found in the present study that the problem-posing self-efficacy beliefs of the prospective teachers did not differ significantly with regard to gender. Furthermore, a statistically significant difference was found between the prospective teachers’ problem-posing self-efficacy beliefs in terms of their grade and academic achievement. In the light of the research results, suggestions were presented.

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Investigating primary school teachers’ perception of conflict management strategies used by principalsÖğretmen görüşlerine göre ilköğretim okul yöneticilerinin kullandıkları çatışma yönetimi stratejileri

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/ijhs.v12i2.3504 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 1734

Author(s):

Osman Titrek ◽

Muammer Maral ◽

Deniz Barut Kızılkaya

Keyword(s):

Conflict Management ◽

Marital Status ◽

Primary Schools ◽

School Administrators ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Educational Status ◽

Conflict Management Styles ◽

Conflict Situations ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Descriptive Survey

The purpose of this study is to determine which and how often conflict management strategies are used in case of any conflict situations by school principals attending primary schools. This study aims to identify to what extent the school administrators use the strategies of integration, reconciliation, compromise, domination and avoidance when handling conflicts and whether there are differences based on factors including teacher’s gender, marital status, or whether they assume a role in management, or the rank of their position, their age, educational level and seniority. 300 teachers attending primary and middle schools in Kağıthane, Istanbul were administered the “Conflict Management Styles Survey” as part of the research which was conducted using the descriptive survey model. The results of the study showed that the school principles use the integration strategy the most; there is no significant difference in the opinions of teachers based on factors such as gender, marital status, management experience, or educational status; there is a significant difference in the feedback on integration and reconciliation strategies based on the factor of rank of position held; and there is a significant difference in the feedback from teachers about integration, avoidance and reconciliation strategies both based on the factor of age and factor of seniority. ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı, ilköğretim okullarında görev yapan öğretmenlerin görüşlerine göre okul müdürlerinin herhangi bir çatışma durumunda çatışma yönetim stratejilerinden hangilerini ne kadar sıklıkla kullandıklarını, okul yöneticilerinin çatışmaları yönetirken tümleştirme, uzlaşma, ödün verme, hükmetme ve kaçınma stratejilerini ne derece kullandıkları, öğretmenlerin cinsiyet, medeni durum, yöneticilik görevi yapıp yapmadıkları, görev yaptıkları kademe, yaş, eğitim düzeyi, kıdem değişkenlerine göre bir farklılık olup olmadığı belirlenmeye çalışmaktır. Betimsel tarama modeli ile gerçekleştirilen bu araştırmada İstanbul ili Kağıthane ilçesindeki ilkokul ve ortaokullarda görev yapan 300 öğretmene “Çatışma Yönetim Stilleri Anketi” uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda okul müdürlerinin en çok tümleştirme stratejisini kullandıkları, cinsiyet, medeni durum, yöneticilik tecrübesi, eğitim durumu değişkenlerine göre öğretmenler görüşleri arasında anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı, görev yapılan kademe değişkenine göre tümleştirme ve uzlaşma stratejilerine ilişkin görüşlerde anlamlı farklılığın olduğu, hem yaş değişkenine hem de kıdem değişkenine göre tümleştirme, kaçınma ve uzlaşma stratejilerine ilişkin öğretmen görüşleri arasında anlamlı farklılığın olduğuna ulaşılmıştır.

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Novice teachers’ classroom management self efficacy beliefs

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v13i3.4178 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 5595 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Türkay Nuri Tok ◽

Şükran Tok

Keyword(s):

Classroom Management ◽

Novice Teachers ◽

Prospective Teachers ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Efficacy Beliefs ◽

First Year ◽

Efficacy Belief ◽

Independent Variables ◽

Significant Difference

This study aims to determine novice teachers’ classrom management self efficacy beliefs as well as the extent to which these beliefs change according to independent variables. This research which aims to determine novice teachers’ classroom management self efficacy beliefs is a survey type research. The participants of the study are 85 novice teachers on duty in their first year in Hatay Province in Turkey. Classroom Management Self-Efficacy Convictions Scale that is internally consistent and valid in measuring classroom management self-efficacy beliefs of prospective teachers devised by Çetin (2013) was used in the study. There is not any statistically significant difference in terms of school of graduation and classroom management efficacy belief and result expectation sub-dimension. There is not any statistically significant difference in classroom management efficacy belief and result expectation sub-dimension. In terms of gender, there is not any statistically significant difference in the result expectation sub-dimension but there is a statistically significant difference in classroom management efficacy belief. Male novice teachers have higher level of classroom management efficacy beliefs than female novice teachers.

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Investigation of the relevance between democratic tendencies and classroom management perceptions of preservice physical education and classroom teachers

Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi ◽

10.14527/c3n1m3 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 27-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mehmet Inan ◽

Fatih Dervent

Keyword(s):

Preservice Teachers ◽

Physical Education ◽

Classroom Management ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Classroom Teaching ◽

Classroom Teachers ◽

Management Skills ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Homeroom Teachers ◽

Faculty Department

The main aim of this study is to determine the relevance between democracy tendencies and classroom management perceptions of preservice physical education and homeroom teachers who will teach in primary schools at 1-4 classes. The sample of the research was comprised of 4th grade students of Marmara University Atatürk Faculty Department of Primary Education and Department of Classroom Teaching (n=108) and School of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Teaching of Physical Education (n=30). In order to obtain the data Lutfu Ilgar's Classroom Management Skills Scale (r=0,809 and 0,790) and Democratic Tendency Scale which is composed by Akbaşlı, Yelken and Sünbül (r=0,74) were used. Correlation, t-test and variance analysis statistical techniques were used to analyze the collected data. Researh results show that there is a significantly positive correlation between democracy tendencies and classroom management perception of the preservice teachers (r=,414). Also it is determined that there is no significant difference between democracy tendencies and

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THE EMPATHY LEVELS OF WOMEN PLAYING IN BASKETBALL LEAGUES

JOURNAL OF INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL RESEARCHES ◽

10.31623/iksad062509 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (25) ◽

pp. 760-768

Author(s):

Nida Gencer ÖZKAN ◽

◽

Tülin ATAN

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Leadership Style ◽

Female Athletes ◽

Educational Status ◽

Basketball Players ◽

Coaching Behaviors ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Women's Basketball ◽

Coaching Behavior ◽

And Behavior

The aim of this study was to investigate the basketball players’, active in Turkey Women’s Basketball Super and 1st Leagues, empathy levels according to their marital status, educational status in addition to age and marital status of their coach; and to evaluate leadership characteristics and behavior of their coaches according to athlete’s perception. Another aim was to analyze the relation between empathy levels of the athletes and athletes’ perception of coaching behavior. 264 (age; 24.61±5.53 year) female athletes playing in Turkey Women’s Basketball Super and 1st Leagues participated in this study. Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS)-version of Athletes’ Perception of Coaching Behavior that developed by Chelladurai and Saleh, and adapted by Tiryaki and Toros in 2006 was used as data collection tool. Athletes’ perceptions of leadership style and behavior of their coach were evaluated in five different factors. A five-factor solution with 40 items describing the most salient dimensions of coaching behavior was selected as the most meaningful. Empathy levels of the athletes were determined by using Emphatic Tendency Scale which was developed by Dökmen (1988) and composed of 20 items. Empathy levels of the athletes showed no statistically significant difference in terms of any variable (p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in athletes’ perceptions of coaching behaviors in terms of marital status of the athlete and age of their coach (p>0.05). In terms of educational status of athletes and marital status of their coach, there were statistically significant differences in athletes’ perceptions of coaching behaviors (p<0.05 and p<0.01). Positive and meaningful correlation was found between empathy scores of the athletes and training and instruction behavior (r=.172**) and autocratic behavior (r=.154*) of the coach (p<0.05 and p<0.01). Educational status of the athletes and marital status of their coach are influental in athletes’ evaluation of their perceptions of coaching behavior. Empathy levels of the athletes are related to their perceptions of coaching behavior.

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Can the ‘Learn in peace, educate without violence’ intervention in Cote d’Ivoire reduce teacher violence? Development of a theory of change and formative evaluation results

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044645 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. e044645

Author(s):

Karen Devries ◽

Manuela Balliet ◽

Kerrie Thornhill ◽

Louise Knight ◽

Fanny Procureur ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Classroom Management ◽

Brief Intervention ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Physical Discipline ◽

Discipline Practices ◽

Intermediate Outcomes ◽

Consequences Of Violence

ObjectivesTo gather evidence on whether a brief intervention (Apprendre en paix et éduquer sans violence, developed by the Ivorian Ministry of Education and Graines de Paix) to promote peace in primary schools by reducing teacher violence perpetration and improving pedagogical techniques was acceptable to teachers and affected change in intermediate outcomes.DesignMixed-methods formative research.SettingPrimary schools in Tonkpi region, Cote d’Ivoire.Participants160 teachers participating in the peace training, surveyed three times during implementation; qualitative in-depth interviews with 19 teachers and teacher-counsellors.InterventionsLearn in peace, educate without violence–a brief intervention with primary school teachers designed to promote peace in primary schools.OutcomesFor survey data, we generated composite measures of intermediate outcomes (teachers’ awareness of consequences of violence, self-efficacy in applying positive classroom management methods, acceptance of physical discipline practices in school) and used random intercept linear mixed-effects models to compare responses over time. Qualitative research included open-ended questions about acceptability and perceived need for such an intervention. A framework analysis was undertaken.ResultsFour-months post-training (vs pretraining), teachers had higher self-efficacy in applying positive classroom management methods (pre-mean=26.1; post-mean=27.5; p<0.001) and borderline lower acceptance of physical discipline practices (premean=4.2; postmean=3.6; p=0.10). We found no change in teacher awareness of the consequences of violence. Qualitatively, teachers found the intervention acceptable and understandable, perceiving it as useful because it provided methods for non-violent discipline. Teachers had mixed views about whether the techniques improved classroom dynamics.ConclusionsData suggest that the intervention is acceptable and leads to change in intermediate outcomes for teachers. Further evaluation in a randomised controlled trial is warranted.

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Classroom Behaviour Management: The effects of in-service training on elementary teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs

McGill Journal of Education ◽

10.7202/1020976ar ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 359-382 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Nancy Gaudreau ◽

Égide Royer ◽

Éric Frenette ◽

Claire Beaumont ◽

Tara Flanagan

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Classroom Management ◽

Elementary School Teachers ◽

Training Program ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Efficacy Beliefs ◽

Control Group ◽

Quebec City ◽

School Teachers

We examined a training program in classroom management in relation to the efficacy beliefs of elementary school teachers. The training program used a quasi-experimental design with a waitlist control group. Twenty-seven elementary school teachers in the greater Quebec City area participated. The repeated measures ANOVA results revealed positive effect of the program on teachers’ personal teaching efficacy beliefs, and in the teachers’ perceived self-efficacy in managing difficult behaviours in the classroom. A group by time interaction effect was also observed with regard to the teachers’ perceived self-efficacy in eliciting principals’ support where participating teachers were more confident in their interactions with principals at follow-up. Factors that influence the development of self-efficacy beliefs of teachers and implications for practice are discussed.

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Examination of Turkish Language Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Teaching Thinking Skills in Terms of Various Variables

Open Journal for Educational Research ◽

10.32591/coas.ojer.0502.13303s ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 303-316

Author(s):

Zeynep Cin Seker

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Educational Status ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Professional Experience ◽

Study Group ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Perceptions Of Teaching ◽

Teaching Thinking ◽

Turkish Language

The aim of this study was to examine Turkish Language teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions of teaching thinking skills in terms of the variables of age, professional experience, educational status, and taking course on thinking skills. The screening model was used in the study. The current pandemic process was taken into account and the convenience sampling method was used while determining the study group. Turkish Language teachers forming the study group consisted of 109 females and 68 males. “Teachers’ Self-efficacy towards teaching thinking scale” was used as the data collection tool. The data of the study were analyzed using the statistical package program. In conclusion, no significant difference was found between the Turkish Language teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions of teaching thinking skills and gender. It was concluded that Turkish Language teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions of teaching thinking skills differed according to professional experience. It was concluded that there was no significant difference between Turkish Language teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions of teaching thinking skills and their educational status. It was concluded that there was a significant difference between Turkish Language teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions of teaching thinking skills and taking course on thinking skills.

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