Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate music teaching self-efficacy levels of prospective preschool teachers. The study used survey model. Participants of the study consisted of a total of 120 prospective teachers studying at Mersin University, Faculty of Education, Department of Primary Education Preschool Teaching Program in Mersin, a City in Turkey. Two data collection instruments were used for the study. The first one was “Personal Information Form” for demographic and educational background information about the prospective teachers. The second one was “Music Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale” developed by ÖzmenteÅŸ (2011). According to the findings of this study, it was found that there was no significant difference according to genders and  high school type they graduated from (p>.05). The results revealed that music teaching self-efficacy levels of preschool teachers are low.

Key words: Self-efficacy, music education, music teaching.