Psychological predictors of professional readiness: modeling the effects of preservice teachers’ 21st-century skills on self-efficacy and professional attitudes
Hüseyin Serçe, Mevlüt Aydoğmuş, Cihad Şentürk · 2026
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Hüseyin Serçe and two colleagues model in 2026 what makes trainee teachers feel ready for the classroom. Readiness rests not only on subject knowledge but on 21st-century skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and technology literacy, plus confidence in the profession. The team surveyed 401 preservice teachers at two public universities in Konya, Türkiye, then tested the links with structural equation modeling.
Stronger 21st-century skills predicted higher self-efficacy, a strong effect, and warmer attitudes toward teaching, a moderate one. The model explained 34 percent of the variation in self-efficacy and 15 percent in attitudes. Because data came from one point in time, the results show association rather than cause. Even so, building modern competencies in teacher training is a direct route to confidence and commitment, the authors argue. Such skills are psychological resources programs should cultivate on purpose, not extras.
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| CREATOR | Hüseyin Serçe, Mevlüt Aydoğmuş, Cihad Şentürk |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 77927 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |