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Analysis of Prospective Biology Teachers’ Burnout and KPSS Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables

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In today’s world, learners encounter with many internal and external stimuli and are affected from these stimuli positively or negatively. While positive stimuli generally make people happy, negative stimuli can cause anxiety and burnout on learners. Test anxiety, which directly affects success, is influenced by the stressful situations experienced in the academic life and may increase the risk of burnout. The purpose of this research is to examine the prospective biology teachers’ burnout and KPSS anxiety levels in terms of various variables, and to show how they are correlated. The sample of this research implemented with correlational survey method consists of 100 prospective biology teachers attending Biology Department of the state university during 2015/2016 academic year. The data were collected by using The Maslach Burnout Inventory and KPSS Anxiety Scale. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, correlation and t-test. Based on the findings, it was observed that the prospective biology teachers’ KPSS anxiety and burnout levels showed significant correlation, and also there is a difference between KPSS anxiety levels in terms of gender. Additionally, burnout levels showed significant differencies in terms of choosing voluntarily their study field. Finally, it was determined there was a significant correlation between CGPA (cumulative grade point average) and KPSS anxiety levels.

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Burnout , KPSS Anxiety , Prospective Biology Teachers

Gazi University Journal Of Gazi Educational Faculty

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