The Relationship Between the Achievement Goal Orientation and the Self Efficacy Beliefs of the Candidate Teachers

Accepted: 30.03.2014 The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the achievement goal orientations and self-efficacy beliefs of the candidate teachers. Moreover, another aim of the study is to determine whether the self-efficacy beliefs and the achievement goal orientations of the candidate teachers differ according to their gender, grades and departments. The study was carried out with the students of Faculty of Education who are studying at 2 and 4 th