Development of Life Goal Pursuit Scale for Adolescents and Adults Based on Expectancy×Value Theory

The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the classroom activities has become more famous to the teachers over the last decade. Many great deals of studies have proven the benefits of using ICT in the classroom. Unfortunately, there are evidences that the ICT reform efforts have failed due to teacher’s beliefs, skills and attitudes were never taken into consideration. The evidences found that most research only concern on students’ behalftowards ICT. Departing from that, this study tries to investigate the teachers’ perspectives and practices toward the use of ICT in their classroom activities. A survey was conducted to collect the data of the research. Using a revised expectancy-value theory called the Technology Implementation Questionnaire (TIQ), a questionnaire was administered among 20 elementary teachers. The findings revealed that there are still teachers who have more than 10 years experiences in teaching but they never got any formal training on using ICT. The lack of proficiency in ICT such as in using software, lack of technical support from the school also make them feel stressed out even though they have positive perspectives in applying ICT in their classroom activities.

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Teaching strategies and value for STEM courses

10.31235/osf.io/6cwdm ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Virginia Gravina ◽

Christopher Beswick ◽

Kamden K Strunk

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Teaching Practices ◽

Value Theory ◽

Task Value ◽

Expectancy Value Theory ◽

Expectancy Value ◽

Interest In Science ◽

Subjective Task Value ◽

And Mathematics ◽

The Relationship

Expectancy-value theory has been used to investigate reasons why students have low achievement and low interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy, perceived teaching practices, and subjective task value in gateway STEM courses. Results demonstrated that self-efficacy influenced perception of teaching practices and subjective task value, and perceived teaching practiced influenced subjective task value. Results and implications for teaching practices are discussed.

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Utilizing the Expectancy Value Theory to Predict Lecturer Motivation to Apply Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in Universities in Botswana

International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research ◽

10.26803/ijlter.20.7.11 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (7) ◽

pp. 192-209

Author(s):

Norman Rudhumbu ◽

Elize du Plessis

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Culturally Responsive ◽

Culturally Diverse ◽

Value Theory ◽

Expectancy Value Theory ◽

Expectancy Value ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Heterogeneous Classes ◽

Structured Questionnaire

The expectancy value theory (EVT) has been used in many studies to predict the motivation processes of individuals with regard to how they think and act in particular ways. Critical to how individuals think and act are the three elements of the EVT, namely the expectancy cognition (expectancy), instrumentality cognition (instrumentality) and valence. This study therefore seeks to establish whether the EVT could be used to predict and explain the motivation of lecturers to apply culturally responsive pedagogies (CRPs) in the teaching of culturally heterogeneous classes in universities in Botswana. Using a sample of 291 lecturers from three selected universities, the study employed a structured questionnaire for data collection. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used for data purification. Structural equation modelling (SEM) using AMOS version 22 was used for data analysis. The study established that the expectancy (β = .419; p < .001) and instrumentality (β = .315; p < .001) cognitions of lecturers as well as the valence (β = .268; p < .001) had a significant influence on the motivation of lecturers to apply CRPs in the teaching of culturally heterogeneous classes in universities. These results also showed significant relationships between expectancy cognition and valence (β = .316; p < .001) and also between instrumentality cognition and valence (β = .301; p < .001). These results therefore demonstrate that the EVT could be used to predict the motivation of lecturers in universities to apply CRPs in their teaching of culturally diverse university students.

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