scholarly journals Does an individualized learning design improve university student online learning? A randomized field experiment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Dietrich ◽  
Franziska Greiner ◽  
Dorit Weber-Liel ◽  
Belinda Berweger ◽  
Nicole Kämpfe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Individualized Learning ◽  
Task Values ◽  
Randomized Field Experiment

University courses often employ “one-size-fits-all” approaches, disregarding the heterogeneity in students’ cognitive and motivational characteristics. This intervention study reports on an individualized learning design for online teaching in higher education. In a randomized field experiment with N = 438 university students (57% female, mean age M = 20.96 years), we investigated the effects of the learning design on students’ motivation (self-concept, self-efficacy, intrinsic and utility task values), on their performance, and, because our sample consisted of teacher students, on their professional development with regard to inclusive education. Employing structural equation modeling, we found that the intervention positively affected the self-concepts of effort avoidant students. The intervention also positively impacted students’ attitudes and self-efficacy towards inclusive education, but had no effect on course performance, course-related self-efficacy and task values. Moreover, learning analytics data revealed in-depth information on students’ learning behavior. Results are discussed regarding possible intervention strategies to be implemented in future versions of the learning design.

scholarly journals Does an individualized learning design improve university student online learning? A randomized field experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 106819
Author(s):  
Julia Dietrich ◽  
Franziska Greiner ◽  
Dorit Weber-Liel ◽  
Belinda Berweger ◽  
Nicole Kämpfe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
University Student ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Individualized Learning ◽  
Randomized Field Experiment

scholarly journals Teachers’ Belief and Efficacy Toward Inclusive Education in Early Childhood Settings in Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1489
Author(s):  
Sukkyung You ◽  
Eui Kim ◽  
Kyulee Shin
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Effective Teaching Strategies ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
And Training

In the literature, teacher self-efficacy has been found to increase teachers’ effective teaching strategies and students’ positive learning outcomes in inclusive education, which highlights the importance of identifying and fostering factors associated with increased self-efficacy. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to examine the relations between teachers’ demographic and background variables (i.e., age, teaching experience, and training experience), teachers’ beliefs toward inclusive education, and teachers’ self-efficacy. Specifically, this study aimed to test the mediating effects of teachers’ beliefs toward inclusive education on the relations between teachers’ demographic and background variables and their self-efficacy using structural equation modeling (SEM). Teacher beliefs toward inclusive education included the effectiveness of inclusive education on the social and cognitive development of children with disabilities and on non-disabled students’ understanding of the needs of children with disabilities. Results indicated that whereas teacher age and teaching and training experiences had no direct relations with teachers’ self-efficacy in inclusive education, teaching and training experiences had significant indirect relations with their self-efficacy through their beliefs toward inclusive education. Implications and future directions are discussed.

scholarly journals Self-Efficacy, Work Engagement, and Job Satisfaction Among Teaching Assistants in Hong Kong’s Inclusive Education

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402094100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund S. S. Chan ◽  
Sammy K. Ho ◽  
Flora F. L. Ip ◽  
Marina W. Y. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Special Educational Needs

The number of teaching assistants (TAs) working in mainstream schools has soared in recent years as students with special educational needs (SEN) are integrated into regular classrooms. However, research on TAs is rare. This study investigated whether and how work engagement mediates the relationship between self-efficacy and job satisfaction among 292 Chinese TAs working in Hong Kong mainstream schools. Survey data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Supported by the social cognitive theory of self-efficacy and self-determination theory of work engagement, our results showed that TAs’ self-efficacy is positively related to their job satisfaction through the mediation of work engagement. Implications for an appropriate focus on enhancing TAs’ self-efficacy through classroom experiences and training courses are discussed.

The Role of Career Self-Efficacy on the Effect of Parental Career Behaviors on Career Exploration: A Study on School of Tourism and Hotel Management’ Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selahattin Kanten ◽  
Pelin Kanten ◽  
Murat Yeşiltaş
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate the impact of parental career behaviors on undergraduate student’s career exploration and the mediating role of career self-efficacy. In the literature it is suggested that some social and individual factors facilitate students’ career exploration. Therefore, parental career behaviors and career self-efficacy is considered as predictors of student’s career exploration attitudes within the scope of the study. In this respect, data which are collected from 405 undergraduate students having an education on tourism and hotel management field by the survey method are analyzed by using the structural equation modeling. The results of the study indicate that parental career behaviors which are addressed support; interference and lack of engagement have a significant effect on student’s career exploration behaviors such as intended-systematic exploration, environment exploration and self-exploration. In addition, it has been found that one of the dimensions of parental career behaviors addressed as a lack of engagement has a significant effect on career self-efficacy levels of students. However, research results indicate that student’s career self-efficacy has a significant effect on only the self-exploration dimension. On the other hand, career self-efficacy has a partial mediating role between lack of engagement attitudes of parents and career exploration behaviors of students.

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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Huang ◽  
Probal Mojumder ◽  
Tianshu Sun ◽  
Jinchi Lv ◽  
Joseph Golden
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Randomized Field Experiment ◽  
Ex Ante

Teachers' Attitudinal Orientation Towards the Socially Disadvantaged Students and their Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-72
Author(s):  
Anna Petr Šafránková ◽  
Tereza Humenská
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The Relationship

In the context of education of socially disadvantaged pupils and the perspective of inclusive education, the teacher occupies a significant position. The presented study focuses on the issue of education of socially disadvantaged pupils, respectively its aim is to present results of the research survey focused on the attitudinal orientation of teachers in Pardubice, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem regions (n = 122) towards the socially disadvantaged pupils. Further, its goal is to find out whether there exists a relation between the teacher's attitudinal orientation and the region, his/her age, the length of the teaching experience, his/her experience with socially disadvantaged pupils education and their self-efficacy. In order to achieve research goals the Likert-type questionnaire method was used and as a research tool Teacher self-efficacy. The obtained data were subjected to factor analysis, in order to verify the relation between individual variables ANOVA was used, further Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used. It was found out that teachers evaluate the group of socially disadvantaged pupils rather negatively, on the other hand, they evaluate the possibility to reduce or overcome their disadvantage originating from the family environment they come from rather positively and also they perceive the relationship between the school and the socially disadvantaged pupils rather positively. The teachers' attitudinal orientation is not related to the previous experience with the education of socially disadvantaged pupils, the length of their teaching experience and region where the teachers work. On the contrary, the relation between teachers' attitudinal orientation and age and self-efficacy was proved.

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