A regression study: English language teachers’ general and professional sense of self-efficacy

Bu çalışmanın amacı, ilköğretim İngilizce öğretmenlerinin genel özyeterlik algısı düzeylerinin İngiliz Dili Öğretimi (İDÖ) alanına özgün mesleki özyeterlik algılarını yordayıcı bir faktör olup olmadığını araştırmaktır. Araştırmacılar tarafından güvenilir ve geçerli bir “İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin Özyeterlik Algısı Ölçeği” geliştirilmiştir. Geliştirilen ölçeğin yanı sıra İngilizce öğretmenlerinin genel özyeterlik algısı düzeyini belirlemek amacıyla Çelikkaleli ve Çapri (2008) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan “Genel Yetkinlik İnancı Ölçeği” Mersin’ de görev yapan 345 öğretmene uygulanmıştır. Faktör analizi, betimleyici istatistikler, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. İDÖ alanına özgün mesleki özyeterlik algısının dört boyutunun birbirleri ile ve genel özyeterlik algısı ile aralarında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Genel özyeterlik algısı düzeyinin İDÖ alanına özgün öz-yeterliğin dört boyutunu farklı düzeylerde yordayabildiği belirlenmiştir.

Bir yordama çalışması: İngilizce öğretmenlerinin genel ve mesleki özyeterlik algıları

The aim of this study is to explore whether the level of primary school English language teachers’ general sense of self-efficacy (GSE) predicts the English language teaching (ELT) sense of self-efficacy levels. A reliable and valid “English Language Teachers’ Sense of Self-Efficacy Scale-ELTSES” was developed by the researchers. A total of 345 English language teachers in Mersin completed the ELTSES and Turkish General Self Efficacy Scale (Çelikkaleli & Çapri, 2008). Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, correlation and regression analysis were applied. A positive meaningful correlation was designated within all dimensions of ELT Sense of Self- Efficacy and also with GSE. It has been explored that GSE has a high level prediction of all ELT self-efficacy dimensions.

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