Prospective Teachers\' Perceptions of Web Specific Self-Efficacy

Year 2013, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 1 - 19, 26.06.2013

Mehmet Nuri Gömleksiz , Pinar Erten

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to explore prospective teachers’ perceptions of web specific selfefficacy. Data for the study were collected through a 21-item, five-point Likert-style scale from a total of 807 prospective teachers at the Science Faculty, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education and College of Physical Education and Sports at Fırat University. Web specific self-efficacy scale was administered to all participants. Independent samples t-test, one way ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis H were utilized to analyze the data. Findings revealed that male prospective teachers had higher web specific selfefficacy level than female students. Prospective teachers enrolled at the department of Computer and Instructional Technologies had higher self-efficacy level than those enrolled at other departments. Web specific self-efficacy level of the graduates of numerical field was higher than other field graduates. Those who accessed the internet at home had higher levels of self-efficacy than those who had access at other places. Moreover, the prospective teachers having more on-line hours per week, in general, displayed more positive web specific selfefficacy than those who had less access. Some useful implications are discussed based on the research findings.

Keywords

Web specific self-efficacy, self-efficacy, web, internet, prospective teacher

Öğretmen Adaylarının Webe Özgü Özyeterlik Algıları

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı öğretmen adaylarının webe özgü özyeterllik düzeylerini incelemektir. Araştırmanın verileri Fırat Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, İnsani ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Eğitim Fakültesi ile Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksek Okulu’nda öğrenim gören 807 öğretmen adayından 21 maddelik beşli Likert tipi bir ölçek aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Webe Özgü Özyeterlik Ölçeği tüm katılımcılara uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde bağımsız gruplar t testi, Varyans analizi ve Kruskal Wallis H testleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma ile erkek öğretmen adaylarının webe özgü özyeterlik düzeylerinin kız öğretmen adaylarınkinden daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Bölümü öğretmen adaylarının özyeterlik düzeyleri diğer bölümlerdeki öğretmen adaylarınkinden daha yüksek çıkmıştır. Sayısal alan mezunlarının webe özgü özyeterlik düzeylerinin diğer alan mezunlarından, internete evden bağlananların başka yerden bağlananlara gore daha yüksek çıkmıştır. İnternete hafta boyunca daha sık bağlananların özyeterlik düzeylerinin de daha az bağlananlara göre daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına dayalı olarak çeşitli görüşler tartışılmaktadır.

Keywords

Webe özgü özyeterlik, özyeterlik, web, internet, öğretmen adayı

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