The Effect of Feedback on Research Assistants’ Self Efficacy

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1, 21 - 30, 15.03.2016

Bilal Çankır

https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.98446

Öz

In this study, academic or administrative work of research assistants for the first time in their academic career and communication with other scholars have questioned the role of the result of their work with the information they receive about their career development. Study carries the purpose of making a general review of the literature on feedback and self- efficacy. In this study, the effect of self-sufficiency of feedback received by research assistants was examined. The research involves 258 research assistants working in Turkey. According to the results found, work provided by the feedback obtained from other individuals based on feedback has more impact on people's perception of self-efficacy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Feedback, Feedback from Job; Self-Efficacy; Academicians Self-Efficacy

Geri Bildirimin Araştırma Görevlilerinin Öz-Yeterlilikleri Üzerindeki Etkisi

Öz

Çalışma araştırma görevlilerinin akademik kariyerlerinin ilk zamanlarında yaptıkları akademik veya idari işler ve birlikte çalıştıkları diğer akademisyenlerle iletişimleri sonucu kendileriyle ilgili elde ettikleri bilgilerin kariyer gelişimindeki rolünü sorgulamaktadır. Çalışma öz-yeterlilik ve geri bildirim hakkında genel bir literatür derlemesi yapma amacını da taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada araştırma görevlilerinin aldıkları geribildirimlerin öz-yeterlilikleri üzerine etkisi incelenmiştir. Türkiye’de çalışmakta olan 258 araştırma görevlisine çalışma yapılmıştır. Bulunan sonuca göre işten sağlanan geri bildirimin diğer bireylerden sağlanan geri bildirime göre kişinin öz-yeterlilik algısı üzerine daha fazla etkisi ortaya çıkmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Geri Bildirim, İşten Geri Bildirim; Öz-Yeterlilik; Akademisyen Öz-Yeterlilik

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