Relationship between Teacher Efficacy and Information and Communication Technology Competencies of Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between teacher efficacy levels, information and communication technology competencies, and demographic variables of pre-service teachers. In addition to the main problem, teacher efficacy levels and the technological competencies were also reviewed in terms of variables such as gender, grade, the status of choosing the teaching profession willingly, and if they were given the opportunity to select the teaching profession again. The study was designed in a correlational screening model, and the sample of the study consisted of pre-service teachers. Ohio State Teacher Efficacy Scale (OSTES) and Information and Communication Technology Competencies Scale (ICTCS) were used as the data collection tools. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to reveal how the variables of teacher efficacy, gender, grade level, willingly choosing to become a teacher, and re-choosing to become a teacher if having a chance predict ICTCS. As a result of correlational and regression significance tests, it was determined that only the teacher efficacy variable predicted ICTCS to a large extent in the established regression model. Additionally, it was found that the teacher efficacy and the information communication technology competencies of pre-service teachers showed differences in terms of grade and the status of choosing the teaching profession willingly variables, while they did not differ in terms of gender and if they were given the opportunity to select the teaching profession again. Recent studies show that the most important conditions for attaining these skills are that teachers have general competencies for using information and communication technologies in their lessons. So, this study can contribute to the field by determining the positive relationship between teaching efficacy levels and information and communication technologies competencies of pre-service teachers, as well as presenting the results of some specific variables.