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Fourth Grade Primary School Students Self-Efficacy and Engagement Levels in Social Studies Course    
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Prof. Dr. Bayram TAY Prof. Dr. Bayram TAY
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Students’ perceptions of self-efficacy and their levels of engagement can be considered important factors affecting the effectiveness and quality of the teaching process. This study aims to describe the self-efficacy of fourth-grade primary school students regarding the social studies course and their levels of engagement in the course, as well as to explain the relationship between these two variables. The descriptive survey model and the explanatory correlational model were employed together in the study. The study population consisted of fourth-grade students attending schools in Kırşehir province during the 2024–2025 academic year. The sample comprised 488 students from schools with different socioeconomic levels, selected using stratified and typical sampling methods. Data were collected using the Social Studies Self-Efficacy Scale and the Social Studies Engagement Scale. The collected data were analyzed using parametric statistical methods. The findings revealed that students’ self-efficacy and engagement in social studies were at a high level. While no significant difference was found in students’ self-efficacy in terms of gender, female students were found to have significantly higher levels of engagement in the social studies course. Significant differences were found between the two dependent variables (self-efficacy and engagement) and the educational levels of students’ parents, as well as the socioeconomic levels of the schools attended by the students. Moreover, a high, positive, and statistically significant correlation was found between students’ self-efficacy and their engagement in the social studies course. Students’ self …
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Dergi Adı Bulletin of Educational Studies
Dergi ISSN 2979-9732
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler index copernicus
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2025
Cilt No 4
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 111 / 128
DOI Numarası 10.61326/bes.v4i2.431
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.61326/bes.v4i2.431