Analyze of the Relation Between Focus of Control and Decision-Making Styles of Pre-School Prospective Teachers

The aim of the research is to examine the relation between focus of control and decision-making styles of prospective teachers. Research group of relational screening model consists of 120 4th grade students who had education in spring term of academic year of 2015-2016 in Marmara University and Maltepe University. As the data gathering tool, Focus of Control Scale and Melbourne Decision-Making Questionary Scale I-II are used. It is found that the scores which prospective teachers gathered from Focus of Control Scale “predestinarianism” sub-dimension do differ significantly on behalf of younger prospective teachers by age factor. As the result of analyzing the findings gathered by Melbourne Decision-Making Questionary Scale I-II, it is found that the scores that prospective teachers gathered from sub-dimensions of Self Esteem in Decision Making and Panic Decision Making Styles do differ significantly on behalf of female prospective teachers by gender factor