jcer Journal of Computer and Education Research 2148-2896 Tamer KUTLUCA 10.18009/jcer.1761109 Mathematics Education Development of Science, Technology and Engineering Education and Programs Matematik Eğitimi Bilim, Teknoloji ve Mühendislik Eğitimi ve Programlarının Geliştirilmesi Mühendislik Öğrencilerinin Matematik Öz Yeterlik Düzeylerinin ve Çeşitli Değişkenlere Göre Farklılıklarının İncelenmesi Analysis of Engineering Students’ Mathematics Self-Efficacy Levels and their Differences according to Various Variables https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-180X Şenay Şaban Can SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ 03 31 2026 14 08 11 2025 03 13 2026 Copyright © 2013, Journal of Computer and Education Research 2013 Journal of Computer and Education Research

Bu araştırma, mühendislik öğrencilerinin matematik öz yeterlik düzeylerini belirlemeyi ve bu düzeylerin cinsiyet, bölüm, sınıf ve üniversiteye kayıtta esas alınan sınav türü değişkenlerine göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. İç Anadolu Bölgesi’ndeki bir vakıf üniversitesinin mühendislik fakültesinde öğrenim gören 377 öğrenci ile yürütülen çalışmada karşılaştırmalı ilişkisel tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak kişisel bilgi formu ve matematiğe karşı öz yeterlik algısı ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin betimsel analizi yapılmış ve parametrik testlerle farklılıklar incelenmiştir. Bulgulardan, öğrencilerin matematik öz yeterliklerinin “orta” düzeyde olduğu ve bağımsız değişkenlere göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermediği anlaşılmaktadır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, mühendislik eğitiminin öğrencilerin matematik öz yeterlik inançlarını geliştirmede yetersiz kaldığı ve matematikle mühendislik arasındaki bağın eğitim sürecinde yeterince kurulamadığı söylenebilir.

This study aims to determine the mathematics self-efficacy levels of engineering students and to examine whether these levels differ according to the variables of gender, department, grade level, and the type of university entrance exam. The research was conducted with 377 students enrolled in the faculty of engineering at a foundation university located in the Central Anatolia Region, employing a comparative relational survey design. The personal information form and the mathematics self-efficacy perception scale were used as data collection instruments. descriptive analyses were performed, and differences were examined through parametric tests. The findings indicate that students' mathematical self-efficacy is at a “moderate” level and does not show a significant difference according to independent variables. Based on the results, it can be concluded that engineering education has been insufficient in enhancing students’ mathematics self-efficacy beliefs and that the connection between mathematics and engineering has not been adequately established during the educational process.

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