Relation between science and technology self efficacy beliefs and attitudes toward science and technology of students in primary school teaching department (Abant İzzet Baysal University)

The purpose of this study is to obtain self-efficacy beliefs about science and technology teaching and attitudes toward natural science and techonlogy lessons of students in department of primary school teaching. Target population of this study is 525 students who study in the Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Deparment of Primary School Teaching. Descriptive survey model has been used in this study. Science and technology teaching self efficacy notion scale that developed by Riggs ve Enochs (1990) and adapted to Turkish by Ozkan, Tekkaya ve Cakiroglu (2002) has been used for the datas regarding self efficacy. Also science and technology teaching attitude scale has been used for the datas that regarding attitude. Thompson ve Shringley (1986) developed the scale and Tekkaya, Ozkan ve Cakiroglu (2004) adapted to Turkish. In this study, t-test, one way anova analysis and LSD test are used as statistical method. Statistical analyses are made through SPSS in computer environment. All the analysises tested .05 significance level. In terms of the gender of the students, there isnt any significant difference between science and technology teaching self efficacy beliefs total points in this study. Moreover, F value that related to difference on total points of science and technology teaching beliefs is not significant with regarg to class levels. There is not any significant difference on science and technology teaching expectation points of students with respect to their attend to day or evening education. F value that related to difference between individual self efficacy points of primary class teaching students has not evaluated as significant according to their high school types. So on F value concerning difference on students? science and technology teaching expectation points evaluated as insignificant. This evidence is has been testified to the science and technology teaching expectation points of students changes significantly. according to the high school types. As a result of relevant LSD test we obtained that the science and technology teaching result expactation average points of the students who are graduated from general high schools is ( ) 23.53. On the other hand the average points of students who are graduated from Anatolian high schools is ( ) 24.61. we have determined significant difference between this two varities. Still, the students? total point of science and technology teaching attitude has showed any significant difference due to gender. F value that regarding the students? differences on science and technology teaching due to class levels is not significant. Primary Teaching students total points of science and technology teaching has showed signifacant difference due to daytime or evening education. When we consider the t-test results that regarding to students science and technology teaching attitude due to their education type, result is not statistically evaluated significant. F value that regarding the difference between the total points of the students due to their high school background is not evaluated as significant. Moreover, we have analysed whether ther is a relation between self- efficacy beliefs and attitudes of the student. Hereunder, there is a mid level positive and significant relation between self efficacy beliefs and attitudes Key words: Primary Class Teaching, Science and Technology, Self Efficacy Beliefs, Attitude