Evaluation of The Secondary School Student’s Listening/Watching Self-Efficiency According to Various Factors

Problem Status: In this study, the self-efficiency perceptions of listening / watching skills of middle school students were examined according to the variables such as class level, gender, parental education status, and achievement score of Turkish lesson of the previous year. Method: The research is a descriptive study on "Relational Screening Model". In the context of this model, the research was carried out in a correlational research method depending on the quantitative research. The "Listening Self- Efficiency Scale", which is valid and reliable, has been used to determine listening / watching self- efficiency levels of students. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed before the scale was used to obtain additional evidence of validity and reliability of the scale. The research was carried out on 748 middle school students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade in İzmir. Findings: As a result of the research, listening according to sex was achieved as a result of the difference in meaningfulness in favor of female students. According to the class level the sixth grade has the highest listening self- efficiency, 8th grade has the lowest listening self- efficiency.According to parents' educational status it was concluded that the listening self-efficacy of the students with high learning status of their parents was also high. It was concluded that there was a positive relationship between the achievement scores of the previous year Turkish lesson and listening self- efficiency. Results and Suggestions: The results obtained are compared with the other studies in the area and interpreted.Suggestions were made to the field with the considering results.