The Effect Of Self Efficacy Level Of Students On Their Achievement In Terms Of Their Grade Levels And Gender In A Social Science Class: The Case Of Erzurum

This study aims to examine the effect of self efficacy level belief about Social Studies lesson of 6th and 7th grades primary education on the success according to class level and gender variables. In order to determine the effect of self-efficacy belief of the 6th and 7th grade primary education on...

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Published in:Egitim ve Bilim 2012-07, Vol.37 (165), p.223
Main Authors: Dogan, Nuri, Beyaztas, Dilek Ilhan, Koçak, Zülfiye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Core curriculum
Cronbach's alpha
Data Analysis
Education
Gender
Girls
Grade 5
Grade 6
Primary Education
Regression analysis
Schools
Self Efficacy
Social studies
Students
Success
Variables
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Summary:This study aims to examine the effect of self efficacy level belief about Social Studies lesson of 6th and 7th grades primary education on the success according to class level and gender variables. In order to determine the effect of self-efficacy belief of the 6th and 7th grade primary education on the school success according to class level and gender, 25 item- 5 point Likert scale was used developed by researchers and its reliability and validity studies were done. Cronbach alpha coefficient of the scale items was found to be 0,95. The data obtained was analyzed by using the statistical analysis software SPSS 11.0. The subjects of the study consisted of 740 students in the 14 primary school in Erzurum, central district. In the result of the research in the Social Studies lesson, according to class level variable, on the go from 6th grade to 7th grade a decline in the self-efficacy level of the students was found. According to gender variable, no significiant change between the self efficacy mean points of the boys and girls. On the other side, the regression analysis results show that the self efficiacy points are influential predictor variable for the success in the Social Studies lesson.
ISSN:1300-1337