ADVANCED EDUCATION, vol.22, pp.38-50, 2023 (ESCI)
The purpose
of this study was to measure the ICT competency levels and academic
self-efficacy perception levels of preservice teachers and to determine if
those levels were a significant predictor of their academic self-efficacy. For
this purpose, the data were obtained from 411 volunteer students studying in
the second, third, and fourth grades of the Teacher Training Undergraduate
Programs at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Education Faculty. In total,
133 male and 278 female students participated in the study. As data collection
tools, the Personal Information Form, the Information and Communication
Technology Competencies Scale for Pre-service Teachers (ICTC-PT) developed by
Tondeur et al. (2017) and adapted to Turkish language and culture by Alkan and
Sarıkaya (2018) as well as the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES) developed by
Kandemir (2010) were used. The Personal Information Form included information
regarding department grade, gender, and GPA. The reliability analyses of the
scales were carried out, as well as multiple and stepwise regression analyses
and descriptive statistics to address the research questions. As a result, it
was determined that pre-service teachers' perception of ICT self-efficacy was
at a high level. A moderate level of perception was observed in the
sub-dimensions of ASE-CAP, ASE-AE, and ASE-APL among the participants. ICT-ID
was found to be a significant predictor of ASE-CAP, but not of CSP-ICT. Although
CSP-ICT was more closely related to general competencies, ICT-ID appeared to be
more closely related to the skills required by the teaching profession. Based
on the results of the study, the ASE-CAP, ASE-APL, and ICT sub-dimension scores
were not significant predictors of GPA, whereas the ASE-AE score was a
significant and positive predictor of GPA. It could be concluded from these
findings that experiences and activities aimed at improving students'
self-efficacy perceptions contributed positively to academic achievement in
teacher training programs.