scholarly journals Pre-service Teachers and Self-Efficacy: A Study in Contrast

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tori Colson ◽  
Kelly Sparks ◽  
Gina Berridge ◽  
Renee Frimming ◽  
Clarissa Willis
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Effective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Diverse Classroom ◽  
Highly Effective Teachers ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWith increased emphasis on student achievement in schools, teacher education programs are challenged to meet the demand for highly effective teachers. Ensuring that pre-service teachers feel confident in their ability to teach, prompted one Midwestern University to implement an extended student teaching placement. The idea behind this endeavor was two fold; first to provide future teachers a more robust and diverse classroom experience; and secondly to provide more opportunities for students to get experience in high-risk school settings. There is very limited research on the impact of year-long student teaching on a teacher’s sense of efficacy. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of teacher candidates placed in a year-long student teaching placement to teacher candidates placed in a traditional one semester (16 week) placement. All teacher candidates completed a 24 questionTeachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scaleas well as nine demographic questions. The survey developed at Ohio State University by Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy (2001), measures teacher attitudes towards working with students, student engagement, instructional practices, and classroom management. Specifically, the questions represent essential tasks in teaching such as assessment, differentiating lessons for individual students, dealing with students with learning challenges, repairing student understanding, and encouraging student engagement and interest. The results of the study indicated that pre-service teacher candidates in a year-long student teaching placement were more satisfied with their ability to engage students and manage classroom behavior than their counterparts in a traditional one semester placement.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
ÖZGÜL BALCI ◽  
FAHRETTİN ŞANAL ◽  
SELMA DURAK ÜĞÜTEN
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
State University ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
Multiple Comparison Test ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs. The study was a descriptive study based on a single screening model. A total of 291 freshman, sophomore, junior and senior students studying at a state university in Turkey during the fall semester of the academic year 2018-2019 participated in the study. Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) which was originally developed by Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy (2001) and adapted into Turkish by Çapa, Çakıroğlu, and Sarıkaya (2005) was used to determine pre-service EFL teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs. Pre-service EFL teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs were analyzed by descriptive statistics.  Differences in participants’ self-efficacy perceptions by class level were analyzed by one-way ANOVA. The Tukey multiple comparison test was used to determine significant differences among the different class levels. Research results revealed that pre-service EFL teachers had relatively high-level teacher self-efficacy perceptions in general and for classroom management, student engagement and instructional strategies subscales. Also, it was found that juniors had significantly higher scores than sophomores in both total scale and student engagement subscale. Total and subscale scores at other class levels did not differ significantly.  It was suggested that pre-service EFL teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions should be considered with greater attention in the ELT program at the university and special efforts are required to strengthen seniors’ self-efficacy perceptions.

scholarly journals Comparison of sense of efficacy for pre-service and in-service teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 01019
Author(s):  
Şenol Şen
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
T Test ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
Significant Difference

The aim of this study was to compare the sense of efficacy for pre-service and in-service teachers. The study was conducted with 64 preservice (32 chemistry and 32 mathematics) and 64 in-service teachers (32 chemistry and 32 mathematics). The short version of the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) was used as a data collection tool. The scale was consisted of 12-items divided into three sub-scales, named as Efficacy for instructional Strategies, Efficacy for Classroom Management, and Efficacy for Student Engagement. An independent-samples t-test was used to compare the sense of efficacy scores for pre-service and in-service teachers. According to independent samples t-test analysis, there was only a statistically significant difference in Efficacy for Classroom Management scores for pre-service (M = 25.64, SD = 5.4) and in-service teachers (M = 28.06, SD = 2.17; t (126) = -3.329, p =.001, two-tailed). However, there was no significant difference in Efficacy for Instructional Strategies and Efficacy for Student Engagement scores for pre-service and in-service teachers.

A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship between In-School Suspension and the Disruptive Classroom Behavior of Students with Behavioral Disorders

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Stage
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
School Suspension ◽  
Task Behavior ◽  
In School Suspension ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Disruptive Classroom Behavior

This study examined the effects of three types of in-school suspension programs on disruptive classroom behavior as well as the impact of classroom management techniques on assignment to in-school suspension. The participants were 36 students (ages 12–17) with behavioral or emotional disorders who were enrolled in a residential school for adolescents. There were four intervention phases. In the Timeout1 intervention, students (n = 17) served a 15-minute timeout. In the Timeout Plus Academic Task intervention, students (n = 19) served a timeout and completed an academic assignment. In the Problem-Solving intervention, students (n = 10) completed a problem-solving task pertaining to their in-school suspension assignment. Analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed no reliable differences in the in-school suspension rate or disruptive classroom behavior across the four phases. However, teachers' disapproval of student off-task behavior predicted assignment to in-school suspension. These results are discussed in terms of classroom management and teachers' use of aversive stimuli.

scholarly journals The Impact of Practicum on Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs: First Step into Professionalism

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-235
Author(s):  
İlknur Eğinli ◽  
Mehdi Solhi
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Practicum Experience ◽  
The Impact

This study sought to investigate changes in pre-service EFL teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs before and after the practicum experience at school. The data were collected using the same 24-item teacher sense of efficacy (TSE) scale. Three null hypotheses were formulated based on the subcategories of self-efficacy in the study (i.e., self-efficacy in student engagement, self-efficacy in applying instructional strategies, and self-efficacy in classroom management). The Wilcoxonsigned rank test runs on the pre-practicum and post-practicum results suggested that the null hypothesis that practicum would not bring about any change in student engagement should be rejected. According to the second null hypothesis, there would be no significant difference between pre-service EFL teachers’ pre-practicum and post-practicum self-efficacy in applying instructional strategies. Results indicated that we should reject the second null hypothesis, too, implying that pre-service teachers’ scores in this construct have also been significantly different from each other in the pretest and the posttest. The last hypothesis of interest was if pre-service EFL teachers’ selfefficacy in classroom management changes due to practicum experience. The data gathered implies that we should reject this hypothesis, possibly in favor of the premise that our practicing pre-service EFL teachers have made positive gains in their classroom management ability. If we compare the obtained results based on the effect sizes that we have calculated for them, although all of them are strong effect sizes, we can say that the pre-service EFL teachers’ self-efficacy has improved first in classroom management (r = 0.77), second in applying instructional strategies (r = 0.71), and third in student engagement (r = 0.622). The findings of the study are discussed in the light of implications to the language teacher education programs and the development of practicum experience.

scholarly journals Exploring Implicit Bias to Evaluate Teacher Candidates' Ethical Practice in the Internship

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Silverman ◽  
Jessica Shiller
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Implicit Biases ◽  
The Impact

To create an equitable and ethical learning environment in the classroom requires teacher candidates (TCs) to develop positive relationships with students and to reflect on who they are. Using the elements of Richard Milner’s (2007) Framework of Researcher Racial and Cultural Positionality, this article presents an account of an innovative practice in how to engage secondary education TCs in a reflection of implicit biases, and how to interrupt them to become more ethical professionals. This article takes InTASC 9: Professional Learning and Ethical Practice as a point of departure and describes how a new teacher mentor piloted a series of exercises for majority white TCs to embark on self-reflection in their internship experiences in the secondary education classroom. In particular, they examined their cultural identities and how they may have developed into implicit biases that influenced their classroom management, planning, and instruction during their full-time internships. The impact of this reflective process moved beyond the self-reflection of TCs’ ethical practices and shifted to an outward look at mentor and school-wide ethical practice. An overview of the pilot to address ethical practice is provided.

scholarly journals Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA

2018 ◽  
pp. 7682-7691
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Goulette ◽  
Pete Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Effective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Language ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Highly Effective Teachers

For decades in the United States, teacher preparation has been both a political and social focus. The development of highly effective teachers is highly scrutinized and there is a new, nationally-reviewed teacher performance assessment, edTPA, which teacher candidates must pass in order to become certified in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Research shows that teacher candidates in World Language Education have the most difficulty in assessing teaching and learning. In this chapter, the authors outline edTPA and present considerations regarding the use of video in conjunction with the Integrated Performance Assessment as a means to improve novice teacher performance on this high-stakes assessment.

scholarly journals Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA

2019 ◽  
pp. 948-959
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Goulette ◽  
Pete Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Effective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Language ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Highly Effective Teachers

For decades in the United States, teacher preparation has been both a political and social focus. The development of highly effective teachers is highly scrutinized, and there is a new, nationally reviewed teacher performance assessment, edTPA, which teacher candidates must pass in order to become certified in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Research shows that teacher candidates in world language education have the most difficulty in assessing teaching and learning. In this chapter, the authors outline edTPA and present considerations regarding the use of video in conjunction with the integrated performance assessment as a means to improve novice teacher performance on this high-stakes assessment.

scholarly journals Exploring Implicit Bias to Evaluate Teacher Candidates' Ethical Practice in the Internship

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Silverman ◽  
Jessica Shiller
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Implicit Biases ◽  
The Impact

To create an equitable and ethical learning environment in the classroom requires teacher candidates (TCs) to develop positive relationships with students and to reflect on who they are. Using the elements of Richard Milner’s (2007) Framework of Researcher Racial and Cultural Positionality, this article presents an account of an innovative practice in how to engage secondary education TCs in a reflection of implicit biases, and how to interrupt them to become more ethical professionals. This article takes InTASC 9: Professional Learning and Ethical Practice as a point of departure and describes how a new teacher mentor piloted a series of exercises for majority white TCs to embark on self-reflection in their internship experiences in the secondary education classroom. In particular, they examined their cultural identities and how they may have developed into implicit biases that influenced their classroom management, planning, and instruction during their full-time internships. The impact of this reflective process moved beyond the self-reflection of TCs’ ethical practices and shifted to an outward look at mentor and school-wide ethical practice. An overview of the pilot to address ethical practice is provided.

scholarly journals The Impact of External Contextual Factors on Teaching Candidates

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-74
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Teaching Context ◽  
Stimulated Recall ◽  
The Face ◽  
Beliefs About Teaching ◽  
The Impact

The formation of a teacher’s identity is considered a dynamic process influenced by internal and external contextual factors. This article explores the impact that external contextual factors have on teacher candidates’ identities by presenting the findings of an empirical qualitative study that investigated the relationship between teacher candidates’ beliefs and their demonstrations and representations of teaching and learning on a nationally standardised portfolio assessment. Metaphor analysis and stimulated recall were used to explore this relationship. The study found that teacher candidates’ teaching demonstrations while student teaching and representations of teaching found in a nationally standardised portfolio assessment were severely constrained by cooperating teachers and scripted curriculums. However, the study also found that candidates could articulate the differences between their beliefs about teaching and learning and their demonstrations and representations of teaching and learning. Candidates routinely made suggestions in the portfolio assessment to align their future teaching more closely to their metaphors for teaching. The study concluded that candidates did not change their beliefs but took up temporary teaching identities based on these findings. They found ways to navigate the assessment and their (teaching) context while remaining committed to their teaching identity and beliefs about good teaching. This article suggests how education system contexts impact the formation of teacher candidates’ identities and what teacher education programmes need to do to strengthen candidates’ identities in the face of negative external influences.

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