Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/56071
Title: The Relationship Between Attitude Towards STEM Education, Self-Efficacy in STEM Education, and Constructivist Beliefs of Early Childhood Teachers
Authors: Erol, A.
Canbeldek, Erol, M.
Keywords: Attitudes towards STEM education
Constructivist beliefs
Early childhood teachers
Self-efficacy in STEM education
Publisher: Springer Nature
Abstract: This study examines the links between early childhood teachers’ attitudes toward STEM education, constructivist beliefs, and self-efficacy in STEM education. For this purpose, the study was conducted using a survey model. The study’s participants are 211 early childhood teachers working in various regions of Turkey. The study collected the data through attitudes toward STEM education, self-efficacy, and constructivist beliefs scales. The data were analyzed by Pearson correlation, multiple linear regression, and path analysis. According to the results, a low positive correlation was found between attitudes toward STEM education, self-efficacy in STEM education, and constructivist beliefs. In addition, it was determined that traditional beliefs did not significantly affect attitudes toward STEM education. At the same time, self-efficacy in STEM education and constructivist beliefs significantly predict teachers’ attitudes toward STEM education. Another finding determined that teachers’ constructivist beliefs were a partial mediator variable in the relationship between self-efficacy in STEM education and attitude towards STEM education. The results provide perspectives on the links between teachers’ attitudes toward STEM education, constructivist beliefs, and self-efficacy in STEM education. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41979-023-00111-y
https://hdl.handle.net/11499/56071
ISSN: 2520-8705
Appears in Collections:Eğitim Fakültesi Koleksiyonu
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection

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