INVESTIGATION OF PRE-SERVICE BIOLOGY TEACHERS' SELF-CONFIDENCE CONCERNING TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE WITH RESPECT TO SOME VARIABLES

ACARLI D. S.

MIER-JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES TRENDS AND PRACTICES, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.47-63, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Dergi Adı: MIER-JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES TRENDS AND PRACTICES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-63
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pre-Service Biology Teachers, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Self-Confidence, SCIENCE, SKILLS
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study aims to determine pre-service biology teachers' self-confidence levels concerning their technological pedagogical content knowledge with respect to variables namely class level and computer knowledge. Designed as a survey, 91 pre-service teachers enrolled in the biology education programme participated in the study. Data were collected by using the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Self-Confidence Scale developed by Graham, Burgoyne, Cantrell, Smith, Clair and Harris (2009) and adapted in Turkish by Timur and Tasar (2011). Findings of the study show that pre-service teachers have a high self-confidence concerning their technological pedagogical content knowledge. It was also found that there was no significant difference in pre-service teachers' self-confidence with respect to the class level. However, it was found that pre-service teachers who had enrolled in a computer course during their education had higher self-confidence.