مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Examining of Relation of Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy of Science Teaching Between Self-Regulated Learning Skills

Abstract :

Today, countries, with international examinations (PISA, TIMSS), measure the achievement levels of their students in the field of science and mathematics. One of the important factors in the success of students in science and mathematics is teachers. This situation requires a look at science teaching and the processes of teachers training in science teaching. In this research, it is aimed at describing pre-service teachers’ (division on about science teaching, etc. science and technology, classroom teacher, preschool) levels of self-efficacy and self-regulation skills on science teaching (related to natural sciences courses) and examining the relationship between these two variables. In this research, a faculty of education of a university in Turkey was selected as accessible universe of study. In the determination of the sample of the research, science and technology teaching which has courses and objectives about science teaching, classroom teaching and pre-school teaching were selected. 130 pre-service teachers in 2nd and 3rd class of these departments in the academic year 2011-2012 were determined by the method of criterion and simple random sampling. Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire and Science Teaching Self-efficacy Beliefs Scale was used as data collection tools. The data analysis was made with the help of SPSS, percentage, frequency, Pearson product-moment by statistical calculations. At the end of the research, low correlation was found pre-service teachers’ self-regulation skills related to science courses and levels of self-efficacy in science teaching. (r=0.223, p 0.05). In the training of pre-service teachers, to learn better the courses of science in which pre-service teachers will have difficulty in learning and teaching in the future, teaching self-regulation strategies in their graduate education can be very useful.