The Predictive Role of Using 21st Century Learner Skills on Self-Efficacy in Teaching These Skills

21st century skills are emphasized as skills that all students should acquire today. Gaining these skills in educational environments is necessary to contribute to the welfare level of countries. Therefore, teachers are supposed to use 21st century skills in lessons, and their self-efficacy in teaching these skills is expected to be improved. In the current study, pre-service teachers' use of 21st century learner skills and the level of their self-efficacy in teaching these skills were investigated. Additionally, the extent to which pre-service teachers’ use of 21st century learner skills predicts their self-efficacy in teaching these skills was questioned. A predictive correlational design was used and 168 students participated in the study. Data was collected through 21st Century Learner Skills Using Scale and Self-Efficacy in Teaching 21st Century Skills Scale, which was adapted to Turkish in the current study. Mean values were calculated to determine pre-service teachers’ use of 21st century skills and their self-efficacy in teaching these skills. Additionally, simple regression analysis was used to analyze the predictive role of pre-service teachers’ use of 21st century skills on their self-efficacy in teaching these skills. Results showed that pre-service teachers’ use of 21st century skills and their self-efficacy in teaching these skills are above the mean, and pre-service teachers’ use of 21st century learner skills significantly predicted their self-efficacy in teaching these skills. In light of this finding, recommendations were made for pre-service teachers to use these skills to support their self-efficacy in teaching 21st century skills.