The investigation of the relationship between self-esteem and attitudes toward cheating of the Physical Education and Sports prospective teachers’ (CBU, PES Teachers’)
Journal Title: Uluslararası Spor Egzersiz ve Antrenman Bilimi dergisi - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Aim: In this research it was aimed to investigate the relation between the self-esteem of the prospective teachers of physical education and sports (PES) and their attitudes towards cheating; it was also investigated if these two dependent variables change or don’t change according to the independent variables in the scope of the research. Material and Methods: 167 prospective teachers of physical education (21.44±1.98 years) participated in the study voluntarily. Quantitative research techniques were used in the research. As measurement tools in these research were used Self-esteem Scale, Scale for Attitude Towards Cheating and Personal Information Form. To analyse data t test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson Correlation tests and Kruksal Wallis H test was used. Type 1 mistake is accepted as 5%. Results: As the results were found women (t(165)=3.360, p=0.001) has higher selfesteem, 3rd grade students has higher self-esteem than 2nd grade (F(3-163)=2.956, p=0.034), the ones who are happy to be educated in Physical Education and Sport Department (PESD) have higher self-esteem level than the ones who are indecisive (x² =10.724, p=0.005), and ones who don’t cheat has higher self-esteem level than the ones who cheat (t(165)=2.104, p=0.037). There is a statistically significant difference in cheating according to the factors of wanting to be educated in another department (t(165)=2.794, p=0.006), and the ones who express themselves as prospective teachers have more positive attitude than the ones who express themselves as students (F(2- 164)=3.096, p=0.048). Research findings show that there is no statistically significant relation between self-esteem and attitudes towards cheating (r=0.027). Conclusion: More consequently results come to the forefront the ones who don’t cheat has higher self-esteem level than the ones who cheat and the ones who express themselves as prospective teachers have more positive attitude than the ones who express themselves as students.
Authors and Affiliations
Mümine SOYTÜRK, Özden TEPEKÖYLÜ ÖZTÜRK, Erdoğan TOPUZ, Halil YETİM
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