The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs

BULUNUZ, Nermin; Ozdilek, Zehra

The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs

Zehra ÖZDİLEK, (Uludağ Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, İlköğretim Bölümü, Bursa, Türkiye)

Nermin BULUNUZ (Uludağ Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, İlköğretim Bölümü, Bursa, Türkiye)

Journal of Turkish Science Education

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Yıl: 2009 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 24 - 42 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs

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The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a guided inquiry method for science teaching on elementary pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs. In the study a pretest/posttest one group research design was used. The study sample that consisted of 101 second year pre-service elementary teachers who are registered to a science laboratory course in the 2008 Spring semester. At the beginning of the study, the Elementary Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI) was completed by the participants. A 14-week science laboratory course was taken by the learners that was designed to use a guided inquiry teaching method with heavy reliance on the use of science process skills. At the end of the course the STEBI was again completed by the pre-service teachers. The data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test with the SPSS 16.00 program at the 0.01 significance level. Focus group interviews were also conducted with 10 groups of participants after they completed the course. Qualitative and quantitative findings indicated that levels of participants’ efficacy expectations and outcome expectations on posttest scores were higher than the pretest scores. The paper also presents the effectiveness of a guided inquiry method to increase the sense of self-efficacy beliefs of pre-service teachers in science teaching.

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Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

Rehberli araştırma yönteminin öğretmen adaylarının fen öğretimi öz-yeterlik inançlarına etkisi

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Anahtar Kelime:

Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	Ozdilek Z, BULUNUZ N (2009). The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 6(2), 24 - 42.
Chicago	Ozdilek Zehra,BULUNUZ Nermin The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Journal of Turkish Science Education 6, no.2 (2009): 24 - 42.
MLA	Ozdilek Zehra,BULUNUZ Nermin The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Journal of Turkish Science Education, vol.6, no.2, 2009, ss.24 - 42.
AMA	Ozdilek Z,BULUNUZ N The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Journal of Turkish Science Education. 2009; 6(2): 24 - 42.
Vancouver	Ozdilek Z,BULUNUZ N The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Journal of Turkish Science Education. 2009; 6(2): 24 - 42.
IEEE	Ozdilek Z,BULUNUZ N "The effect of a guided inquiry method on pre-service teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs." Journal of Turkish Science Education, 6, ss.24 - 42, 2009.
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