An analyze of teacher candidate students’ perception of self efficacy

AbstractThe aim of this research is to determine whether the perception of self-efficacy about teaching profession differs according to the faculties and their gender. The population of this research consists of the seniors who are educated at Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education and The Faculty of Technical Education in 2008–2009 academic years. As a result of the research it is determined that teacher candidates’ self-efficacy perception doesn’t differ in terms of gender. Another result of this research is that technical education faculty's students have a higher self-efficacy perception than education faculty's students