EKİCİ, Gülay Gazi Üniversitesi - Teknik Eğitim Fakültesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey , HEVEDANLI, Murat Dicle Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

ANALYSING BIOLOGY SELF EFFICACY LEVELS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TERMS OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES (THE CASE OF DİYARBAKIR)

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This research is done for determining biology self efficacy levels of high school students. The descriptive survey method is used in the research. Working group of the study is 1257 students who study in secondary education institutes related to Diyarbakır Directory of Education in 2007-2008 education-instruction years. Research data are summed up with “Biology Self Efficacy Scale” developed by Baldvin, Ebert-May and Burns (1999) and adapted-tested its validity and reliability by Ekici (2005). Cronbach-Alfa reliability coefficient of the scale is figured out 0.94. Data are analyzed using the techniques of descriptive statistics, reliability coefficient of internal consistency, independent groups t-test, variance analysis and test of Tukey HSD. According to the overall results, students’ self efficacy levels are determined as medium leveled. Although students’ biology self efficacy levels depend on sexes, classes, overall success level; it does not show a meaningful difference according to the high school they have been educated, the primary school they were educated and monthly incomes of families.

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Biology , self , efficacy , biology self , efficacy

dicle university journal of social sciences institute

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