The Predictive Role of Teacher Candidates` Life Satisfaction and Communication Skills on Academic Success

Authors : Bünyamin ATEŞ, Mehmet Enes SAĞAR

Pages : 59-70

Doi:10.32568/jfce.1032814

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Publication Date : 2021-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, the predictive role of life satisfaction and communication skills variables on teacher candidates` academic achievement teacher candidates was examined. The research was conducted based on the relational screening model. The research group consisted of 398 teacher candidates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(172 males, 226 females); studying at the education faculties of different universities in Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year. The age range of the teacher candidates in the study is between 18-25; the average age was determined as 21.20. “Life Satisfaction Scale - insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Köker, 1991);”, “Communication Skills Scale - insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Korkut-Owen & Bugay, 2014);” and “Personal Information Form” were used as data collection tools. The data obtained in the study were analyzed using the stepwise regression analysis method from multiple linear regression analysis. As a result of the research, it was determined that the variables of life satisfaction and communication skills significantly predicted academic achievement. It was observed that the variables of `life satisfaction` in the first place and `communication skills` in the second place significantly predicted the academic achievement of the teacher candidates.
Keywords : Teacher candidates, life satisfaction, communication skills, academic achievement