Analyzing of The Relationships Between Attitudes Towards Teaching Profession, Reflective Thinking and Individual Innovativeness

Abstract

In this study, the degree to which reflective thinking tendencies and individual innovativeness predicted prospective teachers’ attitudes towards teaching profession was investigated. In this study, relational survey model was conducted. The study was composed of 510 prospective teachers from 12 different universities in Turkey. In this study, “Reflective Thinking Tendency Scale (RTTS)”, “Individual Innovativeness Scale (IIS)” and “Attitude Towards Teaching Profession Scale (ATTPS)” were utilized. “Pearson Momentler Correlation Coefficient” and “Multiple Linear Regression Analysis” were conducted in the correlational and regression analysis. It was found out that there was a strong positive meaningful correlation between prospective teachers’ attitudes towards teaching profession, their reflective thinking tendencies and individual innovativeness. It was also found that there was a strong positive meaningful correlation between reflective thinking tendencies and individual innovativenes.