Perceptions of prospective teachers on their self-afficacy in teaching methods and awareness levels of teaching activities

In this study, it was aimed to examine the prospective teachers' teaching principle methods, course self-efficacy, and their levels of affective awareness towards teaching and to determine the relationship between them. The study was carried out with 319 prospective teachers studying at the Faculty of Education of Harran University in Sanliurfa in the spring term of the 2020-2021 academic year. In this study, the previously developed scales were transformed into a form that could be applied in the internet environment, and the data were obtained from the prospective teachers. The analysis of the data that were collected within the scope of the research was made with the statistical program. This study revealed that the 4th-grade prospective teachers' teaching principles methods course self-efficacy and affective awareness levels for teaching were higher than the 3rd-grade prospective teachers. In addition, it was determined that female prospectives' teaching principles methods course self-efficacy and affective awareness levels for teaching were higher than male prospectives. It has been revealed that there is a high level of the positive relationship between prospective teachers' teaching principles methods course self-efficacy and affective awareness levels towards teaching. As a result of the study, it can be said that in teacher training programs, it will contribute to making arrangements that enable prospective teachers to have more experience in the teaching principle and method techniques course, thus contributing to a positive change in their affective awareness levels towards teaching. Keywords: Awareness levels, Teaching techniques, Teaching competencies, Prospective teachers, Self-efficacy