Investigation of the Relationship Between Primary School Teachers Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Towards Using Creative Drama Method

This study aimed to examine primary school teachers’ attitudes and self-efficacy towards using creative drama method in terms of certain variables. Relational screening model was used in the research and the sample was determined through convenient sampling. The study was conducted in the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year with the participation of 105 volunteer primary school teachers, 54 female and 51 male, working in primary schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Artvin, Türkiye and its districts. In the study, personal information form, “Attitude Scale towards Creative Drama Course” and “Self-Efficacy Perception Scale for Using Creative Drama Method” were applied as data collection tools. The data were analyzed statistically by using SPSS 29.0 statistical package program. The descriptive analysis results on the level of primary school teachers’ self-efficacy towards using creative drama method and their attitudes towards creative drama method revealed that primary school teachers’ self-efficacy towards using creative drama method was high, while their attitudes towards creative drama method were at a medium level. Furthermore, there was a statistically weak and positive relationship between primary school teachers’ self-efficacy towards using creative drama method and their attitudes towards creative drama.