Relationship between Self-Confidence, Test Anxiety and Musical Skills of Candidates Attending Music Teacher Skills Test

Authors : Engin GÜRPINAR

Pages : 1-18

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Publication Date : 2016-09-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study it is aimed to determine the relationship between self-confidence, test anxiety and musical skill levels of candidates attending music teacher tests. The study group of the correlation research pattern is formed of 233 candidates entered music teacher special skills test in İnönü University. Before taking the test two data collection tool namely Self-Confidence Form and Test Anxiety Inventory were applied to candidates. Musical skills scores formed of combination of musical audition, musical playing and singing solo successes were taken from the university database. After the normality analysis process, Pearson correlation and determination coefficients, arithmetical mean, standard deviation, minimum-maximum score values were determined. Furthermore, relations were visualized with point scatter graphics. As a result of research it was determined that self-confidence of the candidates were high and musical skills and test anxiety scores were found to be moderate. It was found that there were significant relation in negative direction at low level between test anxiety and self-confidence and between self-confidence and musical skills there was moderate relationship in the positive direction. Solo singing was the dimension having the highest level of relationship in self- confidence and music skills areas. It has been determined that there was significant relationship between music skills and test anxiety at negative direction at low level:  the highest level of relationship between musical skill dimensions was in musical audition scores.
Keywords : Music teacher, music teacher skills test, special skills test, self confidence, test anxiety, music skills