Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Research Articles

Kişilik Tipi İle Kariyer ve Akademik Desteğin Kariyer Uyum Yeteneklerine Etkisi: Bir Saha Araştırması

Individuals who have not yet been put into working life should be prepared for the changes occurring in the business world. At this point, individuals' mentally and emotionally structured career adaptability skills play an important role. It is possible to develop, strengthen and be influenced by other factors. In this study, the effects of A and B personality structure and career and academic support on career adaptability were investigated. For this purpose, a total of 499 person attending the graduate program of the Institute of Social Sciences and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy university have been conducted by using the survey method. According to the findings, the personality typeof A and B, career and academic support have a significant and positive effect on career adaptability. However, the effect of personality type A was found to be higher than the effect of type B personality. In the context of dimensions, type A personality affects the most control factor. B personality type and career and academic support were also found to affect the factor of concern most

An Investigation of Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Candidates’ Critical Reading Self-efficacy (The Case of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University)

The basic purpose of native language teaching is ensuring that students develop their skills in four basic language skills at an adequate level. For this purpose, Turkish Language and Turkish language and literature teachers who work in different teaching levels, especially classroom teachers, have important duties. Reading, which is among basic language skills, is a comprehension ability for individuals to reach new information and improve themselves. The thing that is important in reading is combining new information with previous information, and making sense of new information through previously learned information. A good reader should be able to make evaluations about text in a critical manner, in other words, s/he should be able to read critically. Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature teachers, who have the responsibility of giving students reading skills in formal education institutions, must have improved critical reading skills. In this study, the purpose was to determine the critical reading self-efficacy levels of Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature teacher candidates through some variables. The study data were collected by using the “Critical Reading Self-Efficacy Scale”. The SPSS 21.00 Program was used to analyze the data. From the analysis of the data, it was found that Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature teacher candidates have moderate critical self-efficacy levels. It was also observed that the critical reading self-efficacy perceptions of teacher candidates do not change according to gender; however, the reading self-efficacy perceptions of Turkish Language teacher candidates were found to be higher than that of the Turkish Language and Literature teacher candidates. It was also concluded that the critical reading self-efficacy perceptions of the teacher candidates, who said that they had reading habits, were higher than the teacher candidates, who said that they did not have reading habits.

THE EFFECT OF OUTCOMES IN THE TEACHING PRINCIPLES AND METHODS COURSE IN THE PEDAGOGICAL FORMATION PROGRAM ON PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS' SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS

The purpose of this research is to reveal the effect of the gains obtained in the teaching principles and methods course in the pedagogical training program implemented in education faculties in Turkey on the teacher self-efficacy beliefs of prospective teachers. The research is a descriptive study in pre-test and post-test screening model. The study group consisted of 350 prospective teachers studying in the pedagogical formation program of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Education in the spring semester of 2018-2019 academic year. In obtaining the data for the course of teaching principles and methods , the teaching self-efficacy scale , which was developed by Kuzu and Demir (2015) together with validity and reliability studies, was used. For the sub-dimensions of the scale, t-test was employed for unrelated samples to determine whether the scores of pre-test and post-test differed significantly from each other. Two-way variance analysis (ANOVA) was used for repeated measurements to determine whether the differences in the two tests were statistically significant. Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test was used to determine whether the data were normally distributed or not. According to the findings as a result of the analysis, self-efficacy beliefs of the participants increased significantly in all sub-dimensions of the scale. The teaching area where the self-efficacy increased the most was program development, while the areas where it increased the least were explanation in teaching and planning areas . The distribution of self-efficacy beliefs by gender revealed significant differences in favor of female teacher candidates compared to men. It was determined that prospective teachers showed significant differences depending on department variables and did not show significant differences depending on undergraduate education class variable. Article visualizations:

The Effect of Micro-teaching Practices on the Professional Self-determination Beliefs of Teacher Candidates in University Education in Turkey

The aim of this study is to show the effect of micro-teaching technique applied to teacher candidates in pedagogical formation program in Turkish universities on the perception of professional self-efficacy. Unequalized experiment and quasi-experimental method with control group were used in the study. The study group of the study consisted of 55 prospective teachers studying in the 2018-2019 fall semester pedagogical formation program of the Faculty of Education of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. The research data were collected through the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale according to the pre-test post-test application model. In the research, presentations were video-taped. The video footage was watched in the classroom and criticisms and discussions were made about how a better presentation could be. The course activities, in which each participant prospective teacher made three presentations during the activity period, were carried out for 12 weeks. According to the findings, the experimental group of teachers in terms of self-sufficiency beliefs see themselves more adequate than the control group. However, there was no differentiation between groups in the subdimension of self-efficacy.

ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL LITERACY LEVELS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: AN APPLICATION ON DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE - ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN FİNANSAL OKURYAZARLIK DÜZEYLERİNİN ANALİZİ: BANKACILIK ve FİNANS BÖLÜMÜ ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA

Bireylerin kazanmış oldukları gelirlerini, doğru ve etkin bir şekilde değerlendirebilmeleri; bunları yatırım araçlarına kanalize ederken bilinçli olarak karar verebilmeleri, finansal konularda bilgi birikiminin yeterli düzeyde olması ile mümkündür. Finansal açıdan gerekli olan bilgi düzeyinin ölçülmesi ve finansal farkındalığı esas alan finansal okuryazarlık; bireye, kurumlara ve esasında ülke ekonomisine yapacağı katkılar dikkate alındığında ön plana çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmada kendilerini geliştirebilme imkânı yüksek olan üniversite öğrencilerinin finansal okuryazarlık seviyeleri tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu kapsamda Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İİBF’de eğitim gören Bankacılık ve Finans Bölümü öğrencilerine anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, öğrencilerin finansal okuryazarlık seviyeleri; yüksek % 6,5, orta % 47,3, düşük % 37,2, çok düşük % 9 olarak belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca finansal okuryazarlık seviyelerinin cinsiyet, öğretim türü, sınıf, kredi kartı kullanımı, internet bankacılığı kullanımı ve döviz alım satım işlemi yapılması ile istatistiki olarak anlamlı bir şekilde farklılaştığı tespit edilmiştir.

Comparing the attitudes of students of faculty of divinity and faculty of education towards the physical activity

The aim of this research is to compare the attitudes of the students of the Faculty of Divinity and Faculty of Education towards physical activity. The sample of the research, with survey research design, consists of 360 students who are in preparatory and undergraduate education in the autumn semester of 2018–2019 in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Turkey. In the faculty of divinity, women were n = 130, 65.7% and men were n = 68, 34.3%. In the faculty of education, women were n = 128, 79% and men were n = 34, 21%. An independent t-test was used to compare the mean scores. From the results, it was understood that the attitudes of the faculty of divinity students towards physical activity were more positive than the students of the faculty of education. No significant difference was observed in intra-group comparisons of attitudes towards physical activity.
 Keywords: Faculty of divinity, faculty of education, attitude, physical activity.

Determining elementary teacher candidates cognitive structure on the concept of "disabled people" through the drawing technique

Currently, around 10% of the world's population, or roughly 650 million people, live with a disability. According to the results of the in Turkey 2011 Population and Housing Survey, the proportion of the population with at least one disability is 6.9%. The aim of the study is to investigate primary teacher candidates cognitive structures related to "disabled people" through the drawing technique. The data were collected from 89 teacher candidates participated in this study in the 2018-2019 academic year in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. Each student was asked to draw a picture about disabled people. The students were encouraged if they want to write their own interpretation of the drawing in a couple of sentences. Of the drawings, 89 were subjected to the content analysis. Half of the drawings are multicoloured and black is second. Most of the teacher candidates (88%) handed wheelchairs to people with disabilities. Keywords: Disabled people, drawing technique, teacher candidate.

A SCRUTINY ON THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN DOING SPORTS AND NOT DOING SPORTS IN SPORTIVE EVENTS

The study has been conducted in order to scrutinize the factors affecting the participation of women doing sports and not doing sports in sportive events. The population of the study is constituted by Selcuk University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Uludağ University, and Gazi University, with the thought that we can find the individuals from all sections of the Turkish society all together and its sampling group consists of the female students studying at those universities. The data were obtained from written sources and by means of the questionnaire method. A questionnaire oriented to the objective has been developed. The understandability of the questionnaire as well as the validity and reliability of its scope were ensured. The questionnaire’s CronbachAlpha reliability coefficient was found as 0,60. The coefficient is a valid coefficient according to the researchers as well. The questionnaires were filled in through one-to-one discussions in the sampling group by means of the random sampling method. Total 828 women, being 538 doing sports and 290 not doing sports, took part in the study in its state mentioned above. The data obtained were transferred to the computer environment for statistical transaction. As the statistical process, the Chi-Square test processes were conducted for identifying the frequency, %, Crosstab, and differences. In the determination of the differences, 0,05 was accepted as the level of significance. Upon the assessment of the data obtained, it was determined that the factors affecting women’s participation in sportive events are religious reasons, family pressure, government policy, the fact the some branches of sports are not suitable for the physical properties of women, the fact that sportive events inflict damage on their beauties, presence of no suitable areas and venues to perform sports, and the inability of sports culture to take place within the society etc. and that significant differences are present at the 0,05 statistical significance level in the views of the women doing sports and not doing sports in regards to some questions. We can conclude that there are religious, familial, political, physiological, cultural, and spatial factors affecting the participation of women in sportive events. Keywords: Woman, Sportive event, Participation, Factor

Self-efficacy and attitudes of the teacher candidates who participated in pedagogical formation training

This study was performed to investigate the perception of self-efficacy and attitudes towards teaching profession of the teacher candidates who participated in the certificate program of pedagogical formation training with regards to such variables as gender, age and graduated undergraduate programs. A descriptive survey model was utilized. The study group consisted of 141 teacher candidates who participated in the certificate program of pedagogical formation in spring term of 2010-2011 academic year at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. For data collection, self-efficacy scale and an attitude scale were utilized. In data analysis, descriptive statistics, internal consistency reliability coefficients analysis and independent samples t-test were applied. It was determined that both perception of self-efficacy and attitude levels of teacher candidates did not change according to gender and age. In terms of department variable, it was determined that difference between the self-efficacy levels of the teacher candidates who graduated from mathematical and verbal departments was, in favour of graduates of verbal department, statistically significant whereas difference between the attitude levels of teacher candidates was, in favour of graduates of mathematical department, statistically significant. The relationship between perceptions of self-efficacy, attitude levels and gender, age, department variables was also investigated. Key words: Pedagogic formation training, self-efficacy (perception), attitude.

Akademisyenlerin Psikolojik Sağlamlık ve Mutluluklarının Belirleyicileri Olarak Sosyal ve Örgütsel Destek - Social and Organizational Support as Determinants of Psychological Resilience and Happiness of Academicians

This research focuses on determining the factors that affect the and happiness of academicians. In this context, social and organizational support was determined as independent variables of the research, then the model was created. The study also examines the effect of on happiness. In this study, 271 academicians working at Suleyman Demirel University and Mehmet Akif Ersoy University constitute the sample of the researcher. The data obtained using convenience sampling method and sample survey technique were analysed with SPSS and Lisrel programs using the structural equation model. As a result of the analysis, both social support and organizational support were found to have positive effects on and happiness. In addition, it was concluded that has a positive effect on happiness. When dimensions were analysed on a case-by-case basis, it was found that the determinants of the happiness of academicians are friend support, organizational justice and resilience. According to the results of the research, it is the variable psychological resilience which has the highest effect on the happiness of the academicians.

Analysis of Decision-Making Styles of Department of Sports Management Students

The aim of this study is to examine the decision-making styles of the students in the department of sports management. The population of the study comprises a total of 158 students (51 female, 107 male) randomly selected from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year studentsof Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Physical Educationand Sports Academy, Department of Sports Management inBurdur province in 2016 - 2017 academic year. The data obtained in the survey study were analyzed and evaluated with the help of SPSS 13.0 statistical program. Frequency (f) analysis was performed to represent the demographic information of students participating in the survey. The arithmetic mean and standard deviation values ​​were determined to identify the decision-making styles of the students. The mean of the answers given by the Department of Sports Management students to questions about avoidant decision-making style is at the level of " Sometimes True" . Based on this, it is concluded that when students make decisions, they sometimes act avoidant. The mean of the answers given by the students questions about dilatory decision-making style is at the level of "Sometimes True" Based on this, it can be said that students sometimes act dilatory when making decisions. The mean of the answers given by the students to questions about panic decision-making style is at the level of "Sometimes True". Based on this, students sometimes act panicked when making their decisions. A significant difference was detected between students living in the town and the students living in the provincial center in terms of panic decision-making. Based on this, the mean value of panic decision-making in students living in the town is significantly higher than the students living in the province center.

Belirsizliğe Tahammülsüzlüğün Yordayıcısı Olarak Endişe ile İlgili Olumlu ve Olumsuz İnançlar

Bu çalışmada üniversite öğrencilerinin belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük düzeylerinin endişe ile ilgili olumlu ve olumsuz inançlar tarafından ne derece yordandığının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesine devam etmekte olan 105 kadın ve 70 erkek olmak üzere toplam 175 üniversite öğrencisi üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verileri; araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen kişisel bilgi formu, Sarıçam vd. (2014)’nin Türk Kültürüne uyarladığı Belirsizliğe Tahammülsüzlük Ölçeği (BTÖ-12) ve Sarı ve Dağ (2009) tarafından Türk Kültürüne uyarlanan Endişenin Sonuçları Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde; değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi saptamak için pearson momentler çarpımı korelasyon katsayısı ile çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılırken farklılıklara ilişkin analizde ise bağımsız gruplar t-testi analizi kullanılmış olup; SPSS 15.0 programından yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda üniversite öğrencilerinin; belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlüklerinin endişe ile ilgili olumlu ve olumsuz inançlar tarafından pozitif yönde anlamlı şekilde yordandığı bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca kadın üniversite öğrencilerinin erkek öğrencilere göre daha fazla belirsizliğe tahammülsüz oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma bulguları ilgili alan yazın ışığında tartışılmıştır.

Evaluation of Academic Offices in Terms of Productivity: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Sample

Ofisler; yapılan organizasyonel faaliyetlere göre özelleşmiş, kullanıcıları tarafından gereksinim ve beklentiler doğrultusunda şekillenen, sonradan değiştirilmesi zor olan fiziksel durumları göz önüne alındığında kişilerin işteki performanslarını etkileyen çalışma mekanlarıdır. Birçok ofis yapısında olduğu gibi üniversitelerde de akademisyenlerin mesai saatlerinin bir kısmını geçirdikleri bu alanların kullanıcı üzerindeki etkisi, kişiden kişiye farklılık göstererek akademik verimliliğe katkı sağlamaktadır. Bu mekanların fiziksel koşullarının, kullanıcıların akademik performanslarına etkisini saptamak araştırmanın başlıca amacıdır. Derinlemesine inceleme yapabilmek için fiziksel koşullar ve psikolojik boyuttaki etkileşimleri değerlendiren konu alanı ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Sistematik olarak düzenlenen ofislerin yerine, kullanıcıların akademik performanslarını arttırmaya yönelik yaklaşımların ortaya konması amaçlanarak, mimarların tasarımları ortaya çıkan sonuçlara göre şekillendirmesine olanak tanınacaktır. Çalışmada Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İstiklal Yerleşkesinde bulunan Veteriner Fakültesindeki akademisyenlerin eş değer büyüklükteki çalışma mekanlarından duydukları memnuniyet değerlendirilmiş olup, anket ve görüşme ile veri toplanmıştır.

University Vocational School Students’ Beliefs about Foreign Language Learning

Understanding language learner beliefs, in other words understanding what language learners accept as true or real, has recently been stressed in educational research. This is mainly because language learning beliefs are regarded as fundamental in the language learning process and in learners progress. Therefore, finding out language learner beliefs about language learning will not only be helpful in forming effective learning methods but also provide guidelines for language teachers, syllabus planners and policy makers to suit their teaching methods, syllabuses, and policies to meet learner beliefs and expectations. This paper reports on a descriptive study of language learning beliefs held by 296 university vocational school students studying in the two-year associate degree programs at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ), Gölhisar Vocational School and Gölhisar Health Services Vocational School. A modified Turkish version of a questionnaire based on Horwitz BALLI (Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory) was used to assess learners’ beliefs. The data were analyzed descriptively and the results were provided in tables with their relevant percentages. The results of this study demonstrated that university vocational school learners have a range of beliefs both similar to and different from those revealed by previous research on learner beliefs about language learning. The study concludes with suggestions that the identification of learner beliefs about language learning may lead to increased awareness on the part of the learners themselves, syllabus planners and policy makers.

A SCRUTINY ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE LEVELS AND PURPOSES OF THE STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICAL TRAINING AND SPORTS SCIENCES

The study has been conducted in order to determine the social media utilization levels and objectives of the students studying in the field of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. The study has been conducted in scanning model. The population of the study consisted on students studying at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Physical Education and Sports School of Higher Education, Physical Education and Sports Teacher Training School, and Sports Management and Coaching departments. The sample group consisted of 442 individuals determined through random-selection method among those students. The data was obtained by means of a survey method in the study. Understandability, and scope validity and reliability of the survey developed were ensured. The survey’s Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient was found as 0,81. The surveys were conducted through the random sampling method in the sampling group by means of one-to-one discussions. Totally 442 individuals responded to the survey, 138 of whom being female and 304 male. As a statistical operation form, the data obtained, frequency (%), Chi-Square, Independent- Samples T, and Kruskal Wallis H tests were applied. In the determination of the differences, 0,05 significance level was accepted and the comments were made according to the distributions and averages of the responses given to each question. It was determined according to the data obtained that the participants reach social media in general by means of the internet connections of their mobile phones; that they provide their social network connections by Instagram, Whatsapp, and Facebook; that their period of utilization is between 2-hour and 4-hour intervals on a daily basis; and that there are statistically significant differences between the variables of gender and department of study in view of their type, period, and objectives of social media utilization at a 0,05 significance level (P<0,05). It appears that females use social media more than the males and that the teacher training department uses it more than the other departments. As a result, the participants use social media in different ways and periods in general and that their purposes of use are to get to know and meet new friends, write in the contents of social media, and shop. Article visualizations:

INVESTIGATION ON THE EFFECTS OF TIME MANAGEMENT STYLES ON STUDENTS STUDYING SPORTS SCIENCES AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS

The research was conducted to determine the effect of time management styles and academic achievement of time management on the students in sports sciences. The universe of the research is 950 students studying at Physical Education and Sports High School, Physical Education and Sports Training, Sports Management and Coaching Education Department of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. The sample group consists of 317 students selected by random sample method from these students. Survey data were obtained by questionnaire method. The clearness, coverage and reliability of the questionnaire developed for the purpose have been provided. The Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.74. The questionnaires were applied to sample group interviewing one to one by random sampling method. A total of 317 individuals, 99 female and 218 male, responded to the questionnaire. Chi-Square (X 2 ) test procedures to determine the differences between the variables and the frequency (%), crosstabs as statistical process were applied. In determining the differences between the variables, it was accepted as 0.05 confidence interval. According to the obtained data, it was determined that the participants were not enough to plan the work and time they would usually do and we can say that they spend their time with tasks that are not worth their benefit, and that planning their time has a positive effect on academic success. There is no statistically significant remark difference in gender variability and time management and planning (P> 0,05). Article visualizations:

Hizmet Öncesi İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin Araştırma Makalesi Yazımında Karşılaştıkları Problemler

Writing a research paper is one of the areas that ELT students have difficulty throughout their university education and future academic career. The aim of the present study is to investigate how ELT students tussle with research paper writing. Gender, research methods course and students’ years of studying are chosen to be independent variables for this study. Data was collected through a survey questionnaire adapted from Köksal and Razı 2011 and conducted on 117 students studying English Language Teaching at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, which is a state university in Burdur. The study results reveal that, students have problems most in lacking experience in scholarly writing, lack of critical reading skills, referencing and being talented or gifted. Also, the findings show that there is no significant difference between male and female students in terms of the writing difficulties they experience. Moreover, according to the results, there is no significant difference between students who took research methods/skills course and students who did not. The results did not reveal any significant difference with respect to the students’ years of studying, either. Also, with respect to students’ level of writing skills the study reveals that there is a significant difference between students who defined their English as ‘excellent’ and those regarding their English as ‘bad’

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Teacher self-efficacy is related to teachers or pre-service teachers feeling competent in their profession. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the pre-service teachers&rsquo; self-efficacy perceptions and their emotional intelligence and self-esteem. The study group of the current research comprised a total of 212 pre-service teachers of whom 141 are females (66.5%) and 71 are males (33.5%) and whose ages range from 20 to 35. The study conducted with fourth year&rsquo;s students in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University and from Early Childhood Education, Elementary Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, and Mathematics Teaching Program. The data of the current study were collected by using Teacher Self-efficacy Belief Scale, The Emotional Intelligence Scale-Short Form and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. In the analysis of the collected data, Pearson Product-moment Correlation Coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis were used. When the research results were examined, it was found that while some sub-dimensions of emotional intelligence (well-being, sociality and self-esteem) positively and significantly predict the pre-service teachers&rsquo; self-efficacy level, some other dimensions (self-control and emotionality) do not significantly predict the self-efficacy level. Key words: Teacher self-efficacy, emotional intelligence, self-esteem.

The effects of teaching programming with scratch on pre-service information technology teachers' motivation and achievement

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of programming instruction with Scratch on student motivation and their programming achievements. The study group consisted of 52 sophomore students attending the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University's Faculty of Education, Turkey. Participants were randomly divided into two groups in order to have 26 students in both the test group and the control group. During the first seven weeks of the study, it is aimed that the students will understand programming logic and learn basic programming structures. For this purpose, participants in the test group were instructed using Scratch, whilst in the control group, flowcharting and problem-solving activities were conducted as per the curriculum. During the second seven weeks of the study, C# programming language instruction was conducted using the same method for both the test and control groups. Achievement Test and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire were utilized as data collection tools in the study, and a 3 × 2 (measurement time x groups) factorial design was employed. Study findings revealed that programming achievement scores for both the test and control groups increased at the end of the whole process; however, the increase was significantly different in favor of the test group at the end of the whole process. It was observed that motivation scores decreased in the control group, while the test group's scores increased.

Identification of the Predictive Power of Five Factor Personality Traits for Individual Instrument Performance Anxiety

This study, with the aim of identifying the predictive power of the five-factor personality traits of music teacher candidates on individual instrument performance anxiety, was designed according to the relational screening model. The study population was students attending the Music Education branch of Fine Arts Education Departments in Educational Faculties in Turkey with the sample comprising 256 students attending the Music Education branch of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Pamukkale University and Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University during the 2016-2017 academic year. For data collection in the study, the Individual Instrument Performance Test Anxiety Scale developed by Dalkıran et al. (2014) and the Adjective-based Personality Test developed by Bacanlı et al. (2009) according to the five factor concept were used. Correlation analysis was performed to test whether there was a significant correlation between the individual instrument performance anxiety of students and the five factor personality traits. Additionally, to determine the predictive power of the five factor personality traits on individual instrument test performance anxiety of Music Education branch students, standard multiple regression analysis was performed. Data were tested at the significance level of 0.05. According to the obtained data, it can be said there is a significant correlation between the individual instrument performance anxiety levels and the five factor personality traits of Music Education branch students. A positive and high level relationship was identified between performance anxiety levels and the five factor personality trait of emotional balance/neuroticism, while there was no correlation with agreeableness and performance anxiety level. Extraversion and openness to experience had a negative correlation with performance anxiety level, while there was a positive correlation observed between conscientiousness and performance anxiety. The five factor personality traits of emotional balance/neuroticism and conscientiousness positively and significantly predicted performance anxiety, while extraversion negatively and significantly predicted performance anxiety level. Contrarily, openness to experience and agreeableness were not identified to significantly predict performance anxiety level.