INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS

Mustafa Ok; Füsun Gülderen Alacapınar

INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to determine the levels of self-confidence among teac her trainees and identify how sociodemographic variables affect these levels. A total of 305 participants enrolled in the College of Education at a public university took part in the study. This descriptive study determined the self-confidence levels of teacher candi dates and identified the effects of variables such as gender, department, type of high school attended and parents’ educational status on these levels. Data collected using the Self-Confidence Scale were analysed using parametric statistical techniques. The analy sis revealed that the departments in which the teacher candidates were enrolled and their mothers’ educational status had a statistically significant effect on their self-confidence levels. However, it was determined that teacher candidates' self-confidence levels were not significantly influenced by variables such as gender, the type of high school they gra duated from, and their fathers' educational status. These findings highlight the impor tance of environmental and individual factors in developing teacher candidates' sense of self-confidence.

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English

Subjects

Curriculum and Instration (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mustafa Ok ^* This is me
Türkiye

Füsun Gülderen Alacapınar
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 15, 2026

Submission Date

March 3, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 3, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 1

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Ok, M., & Alacapınar, F. G. (2026). INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS. International Journal of Quality in Education, 10(1), 43-59. https://izlik.org/JA84HG36GL

AMA

1.Ok M, Alacapınar FG. INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS. IJQE. 2026;10(1):43-59. https://izlik.org/JA84HG36GL

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Ok, Mustafa, and Füsun Gülderen Alacapınar. 2026. “INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS”. International Journal of Quality in Education 10 (1): 43-59. https://izlik.org/JA84HG36GL.

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Ok M, Alacapınar FG (July 1, 2026) INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS. International Journal of Quality in Education 10 1 43–59.

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[1]M. Ok and F. G. Alacapınar, “INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS”, IJQE, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 43–59, July 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA84HG36GL

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Ok, Mustafa - Alacapınar, Füsun Gülderen. “INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS”. International Journal of Quality in Education 10/1 (July 1, 2026): 43-59. https://izlik.org/JA84HG36GL.

JAMA

1.Ok M, Alacapınar FG. INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS. IJQE. 2026;10:43–59.

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Ok, Mustafa, and Füsun Gülderen Alacapınar. “INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS”. International Journal of Quality in Education, vol. 10, no. 1, July 2026, pp. 43-59, https://izlik.org/JA84HG36GL.

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1.Mustafa Ok, Füsun Gülderen Alacapınar. INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF CONFIDENCE LEVELS. IJQE [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 1;10(1):43-59. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA84HG36GL