The purpose of the study was to analyze preservice science teachers at
elementary science teaching and secondary science teaching with respect to
their self efficacy beliefs, epistemological beliefs, and attitudes towards
science teaching. Preservice elementary science teachers and preservice
secondary science teachers who enrolled in Middle East Technical University
in Ankara were the sample of this study.
Participants of this study were third grade of preservice elementary science
teachers and preservice secondary science teachers. The instruments which
are, efficacy beliefs, epistemological beliefs, and attitudes towards science,
were utilized this study.
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The analysis indicated that moderately positive self efficacy beliefs,
epistemological beliefs and attitudes towards science teaching were
expressed by most of the preservice elementary and secondary science
teachers regarding science teaching. Moreover, preservice elementary and
secondary science teachers believe that effective teaching can influence their
teaching abilities and students' / learning. Furthermore, many preservice
elementary and secondary science teachers express a positive attitude
toward science teaching.
The analysis indicated that there is a relationship between self efficacy
beliefs and attitudes towards science teaching in preservice secondary
science teachers, and there is another relationship between epistemological
beliefs and attitudes towards science teaching in preservice elementary
science teachers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608601/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 May 2007 |
| Creators | Sunger, Mustafa |
| Contributors | Yilmaz, Ozgul Tuzun |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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