@article {240, title = {EFFECT OF STUDENT TEAMS-ACHIEVEMENT DIVISIONS TECHNIQUE USED IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ON SELF-EFFICACY, TEST ANXIETY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {11}, year = {2012}, month = {March/2012}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {43-54 }, abstract = {The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of teaching the "Force and Motion" unit of the Science and Technology class using the Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD) technique on self efficacies, test anxiety and academic achievements of seventh grade students. The STAD technique was applied to the experiment group; the existing program based on constructivism to control-1 group, and traditional teaching methods to control-2 group. The analysis of the obtained data was achieved by using the one-way variance analysis (ANOVA). In conclusion, it was determined that the experiment group was more effective than the control groups in respect to self-efficacy and academic achievement. Moreover, significant improvements were obtained in the exam anxiety of the students in the experiment and control-1 groups compared to the group where traditional teaching methods were used.}, keywords = {academic achievement, academic divisions techniques, self-efficacy, student teams}, issn = {1648-3898}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/12.11.43}, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1419166833.pdf}, author = {Tuna Gencosman and Mustafa Do{\u g}ru} }