Abstract:

This study was carried out to identify how the level of the pre-service teachers' self efficacy and problem solving skills changed in terms of some variables. For the data collection, Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale, Problem Solving Scale and also Personal Information Form were used. The study was carried out on 429 pre-service teachers are educated department of science, social sciences and classroom teaching. Percent and frequency values were calculated and analysis of one-way ANOVA and 't' test were applied. According to findings; science, social sciences and classroom pre-service teachers' self efficacy levels don't show significance differences according to departments, gender, class level, graduated high school, science, social sciences and classroom pre-service teachers' problem solving skills show significance differences according to departments, gender, class level and graduated high school. There is a significant correlation (r=,387) at the level of .000 between pre-service teachers' self efficacy and problem solving skills.

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