ERIC Number: EJ1283666
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-5250
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Comparing Pre-Service Teachers' Self-Confidence Levels in Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Terms of Several Variables
Süzük, Erol; Akinci, Tuncay
Journal of Education and Learning, v10 n1 p82-93 2021
This study aimed to investigate and compare pre-service teachers' self-confidence in technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) concerning their gender, department, and owned digital technologies. To achieve this goal, the survey method was conducted as part of a quantitative method design. Participants of the study consisted of 252 pre-service teachers from four different concentrations: physics, chemistry, biology, and German language teaching. TPACK Self Confidence Scale (TPACK-SCS), which was constructed by Graham, Burgoyne, Cantrell, Smith, and Harris (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Timur and Tasar (2011), was used as the data collection tool. TPACK-SCS is a scale with 4 sub-dimensions as Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), Technological Knowledge (TK), and Technological Content Knowledge (TCK). The Cronbach's Alpha internal reliability coefficients of the scale were calculated between .78 and .94. Since the data obtained did not show normal distribution it was analyzed by Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis - H tests. According to the results, significant differences were found in the level of self-confidence and sub-dimensions of students' TPACK according to gender, department, and owned digital technologies for education.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Self Efficacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences, Departments, Science Education, Second Language Instruction, Computer Use, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Laptop Computers, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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