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Evaluating programming self-efficacy in the context of inquiry skills and problem-solving skills: A perspective from teacher education    
Yazarlar
Ahmet Naci Çoklar
Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Arif AKÇAY Doç. Dr. Arif AKÇAY
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
It is stated that programming skills, which are ever-increasingly becoming crucial nowadays, have an impact on cognitive processes and promote individual’s self-efficacy in different ways. It is noted that students with programming skills have the character of problem solving, inquiry and being able to make decisions, which are all requisites of today’s education system.. The purpose of this research is to examine the programming self-efficacy of Information Technologies and Software teacher candidates, who are trained in the field of programming. In total, 707 students, who are studying in the Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies Education of the Faculty of Education of eight universities in Turkey, participated in this research. The results of the research demonstrate that students’ programming self-efficacy is at medium level, whereas high level is observed for their inquiry and problem-solving skills. Also, inquiry skills have a significant impact on their perceived programming self-efficacy; whereas problem-solving skills has not any impact on it.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Inquiry skills | Problem-solving skills | Programming | Self-efficacy
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues (WJET)
Dergi ISSN 1309-0348
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Journals Indexed in Eric
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2018
Cilt No 10
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 153 / 164
Doi Numarası 10.18844/wjet.v10i3.3556
Makale Linki https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1185367.pdf