Prospective CITE Teachers’ Self-efficacy Perceptions on Programming

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to determine programming related self-efficacy perceptions of prospective teachers, receiving education in the computer and instructional technologies teacher education program. The present study was conducted by means of descriptive scanning model. A total of 189 prospective teachers constitute the study group. Research data were collected by using the Computer Programming Self-Efficacy Perception Scale (α=0,981). Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, t, anova and LSD tests were conducted on the collected data (p<, 05). Two conclusions were reached at the end of the study: Prospective teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions on programming are at medium level. Gender and class level do not differentiate prospective teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions on programming