This study aimed to determine the epistemological beliefs of student teachers and whether these beliefs are affected by certain variables (department, year of study, location, educational level of mother and father, SSE score). The study sample consisted of a total of 380 student teachers from Gazi University Vocational Educational Faculty, 191 of whom were freshman students and 189 of whom were senior students. Data were collected using Schommer' Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire. It was found that student teachers beliefs that learning depends on effort were more sophisticated the others. Further, it was found that last year student teachers at child development and family economics departments had more mature beliefs than first year students, and that students with a OYS score of 300 or above had more developed epistemological beliefs than those with a lower score.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Educational Sciences |
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Publication Date | May 1, 2011 |
Published in Issue | Year 2011 Volume: 6 Issue: 4 |