The Evaluation of Elementary Scool Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs

The purpose of this study was to explore views of teachers regarding their epistemological beliefs. The research was a descriptive study. Sequential explanatory design was used as a mixed method strategy. A random sample of 401 teachers was selected to apply the scale. Qualitative data were obtained from 10 teachers who volunteered to participate in the study. The quantitative data were collected by personal information form and the scale epistemological beliefs. T-Test, ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis-H ve Mann Whitney-U test wereusedcomparison of epistemologicalbeliefs as thevariables of theparticipants teachingexperienceandteachingsubject in quantitativedata. The descriptive analysis was utilized in order to investigate the views of teachers.