Sınıf Öğretmeni Adaylarının Fen Öğretimine Yönelik Kaygı Düzeylerinin Farklı Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the primary school teacher candidates' levels of anxiety towards teaching science according to various variables. The study was carried out with the participation of 282 students in the primary education department of Erciyes University Ziya Eren Education Faculty. The anxiety towards teaching science scale and the personal information form prepared by the researcher were used as data collection tools. Frequency (f) and percentage (%) values were determined for personal information about the participants, total scores and factor scores. In order to reveal the relationship between the scores obtained from the scale, t-test was used for the gender variable and ANOVA test statistic was used for the grade level and grade point average variables. As a result of the research, the students' levels of anxiety towards teaching science differed only according to their grades. There were no differences according to their gender and grade point averages. Based on the findings obtained from the research, there was a significant difference between the 2nd and 3rd grade students' levels of teaching anxiety related to content knowledge. The anxiety levels of the 2nd grade students were lower than the anxiety levels of the 3rd grade students. There was a significant difference between the 3rd and 4th grade students' levels of teaching anxiety related to the curriculum. The anxiety levels of the 4th grade students were lower than the anxiety levels of the 3rd grade students.