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Relationship between prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession and sense of efficacy
(2020-10-01) Recepoğlu S.; Recepoğlu E.
The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession and sense of efficacy. This is a descriptive research in relational survey model. The participants of the study are 521 prospective teachers at Faculty of Education in Kastamonu University in the 2013-2014 academic years. As data collection instruments, “Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale” and “Teachers’ Motivation for Teaching Profession Scale” were utilized. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression analysis were performed to analyze the data. When the research findings were evaluated, a significant and positive relationship was found between prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession and prospective teachers’ sense of efficacy at a moderate level. Prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession predicts prospective teachers’ sense of efficacy in a meaningful way. According to the research findings, it can be stated that prospective teachers’ motivation for teaching profession explains 17% of the total variance about prospective teachers’ sense of efficacy.