Comparing Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Confidence Levels in Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Terms of Several Variables

This study aimed to investigate and compare pre-service teachers’ self-confidence in technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) concerning their gender, department, owned digital technologies. To achieve this goal, the survey method was conducted as part of a quantitative design. Participants consisted 252 teachers from four different concentrations: physics, chemistry, biology, german language teaching. TPACK Self Confidence Scale (TPACK-SCS), which constructed by Graham, Burgoyne, Cantrell, Smith, Harris (2009) adapted Turkish Timur Taşar (2011), used data collection tool. TPACK-SCS is scale with 4 sub-dimensions Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), (TPK), (TK), (TCK). The Cronbach’s Alpha internal reliability coefficients were calculated between .78 .94. Since obtained did not show normal distribution it analyzed Mann-Whitney U Kruskal Wallis - H tests. According results, significant differences found level students’ according technologies for education.