An Investigation of Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Candidates’ Critical Reading Self-efficacy

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The study investigates Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature teacher candidates’ critical reading self-efficacy using selected variables. Reading is treated as a core comprehension skill requiring integration of new information with prior knowledge and supporting critical evaluation of texts. Data were collected with the Critical Reading Self-Efficacy Scale and analyzed using SPSS 21.0. Results indicate moderate critical self-efficacy. No gender difference appears, while Turkish Language candidates show higher reading self-efficacy. Candidates reporting reading habits also report higher critical reading self-efficacy.

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Introduction

Reading and its Importance

Method and Findings

Critical Reading Self-efficacy Analysis

Key Results and Group Differences

Advances in Language and Literary Studies ISSN: 2203-4714 [www.alls.aiac.org.au](www.alls.aiac.org.au) | An Investigation of Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Candidates’ Critical Reading Self-efficacy (The Case of Mehmet AkifErsoy University)
Hasan BAĞCI*
Mehmet AkifErsoy Ünv. Eğitim Fak. Türkçe Eğitimi Bölümü, Burdur, Turkey Corresponding Author: Hasan BAĞCI, [E-mail: hbagci26@hotmail.com](E-mail: hbagci26@hotmail.com) | | | --- | --- | | ARTICLE INFO | ABSTRACT
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 selfefficacy perceptions of teacher candidates do not change according to gender; however, the reading self-efficacy perceptions of Turkish Language teacher candidates were found tobe 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. | | Article history
Received: March 18, 2019
Accepted: June 10, 2019
Published: August 31, 2019
Volume: 10 Issue: 4
Advance access: July 2019 | | | Conflicts of interest: None
Funding: None | | | Key words:
Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Candidates,
Critical Reading,
Self-efficacy Perceptions, Reading Comprehension, Basic Language Skills | | INTRODUCTION Reading and its Importance With the increasing importance of having knowledge, individuals are directed to seek new and accurate information, and for this reason, it is more preferable to reach original and innovative ideas. One of the easiest and definite ways to reach original and new information is reading, which is a comprehension skill that has contributed to the individual and to the social life, and is acquired as of the elementary education level. Akay (2004) reported that reading is important for the individual to adapt to the society and cultural environment, and to realize the conditions that are set by the society. Tural (1992) emphasized that reading improves the comprehension and thinking aspects of humans, and increases the understanding, analysis and synthesis power, and interpretation and making new judgment capabilities. Since reading skill is very important in terms of developing other language skills (listening, speaking and writing), and for access to information, it was reported in previous studies that the success level of a studen

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What is the main purpose of the study?

To determine the critical reading self-efficacy levels of Turkish Language and Turkish Language and Literature teacher candidates through selected variables.

How were the data and analysis conducted?

Data were collected using the Critical Reading Self-Efficacy Scale, and SPSS 21.0 was used to analyze the results.

What variables were found to relate to critical reading self-efficacy?

Gender did not change critical reading self-efficacy. Turkish Language candidates showed higher reading self-efficacy than Turkish Language and Literature candidates, and candidates with reading habits reported higher critical reading self-efficacy.

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