scholarly journals Expectancy-value and children's science achievement: Parents matter

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Thomas ◽  
Kamden K Strunk
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Science Achievement ◽  
Elementary Science ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Open Systems ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Expectancy For Success

This longitudinal study explored the ways parents’ and teachers’ expectancy for success influences 3rd – 5th children’s expectancy for success and achievement in science. Guided by an open-systems perspective and functional (Ballantine & Roberts, 2007) and expectancy-value (Eccles, 2005; Eccles, 2007) theories, we focused on school related socialization processes and the role of parents and teachers in shaping children’s abilities and skills. Participants included 153 children from 23 rural, Oklahoma schools and provided matched sets of parent, teacher, and child surveys. Weisgram and Bigler’s (2006) science self-efficacy subscale organized survey items where wording changes allowed parallel parent and teacher versions of the scale. Achievement was determined by test scores on the state-administered Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT). Results showed teachers’ expectancy for children’s success in science did not significantly predict students’ fifth grade science achievement. However, regression analyses showed parents’ expectancy did predict students’ fifth grade science achievement. The relationship was statistically significant and explained about 19% of the variance in fifth grade science achievement test scores (R2 = .19). We further determined that children’s science self-efficacy significantly influenced science achievement scores (β = .20) (however this was a far weaker influence than the direct effect of parents’ expectancy (β = .38) of children’s success in science). The novel finding is that parents have an influence on children’s achievement over and above children’s own self-efficacy beliefs about science. Clearly, parents matter when it comes to science achievement. Though it seems parents are more influential than teachers when it comes to children’s own expectations and achievement success in elementary science, we encourage further consideration of parent expectancy as it relates to child ability and achievement, modified classroom strategies, and home-school relations to better align teachers’ positive influence on children’s expectancy for success.

scholarly journals Exploring sources of engineering teaching self-efficacy for pre-service elementary teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezgi Yesilyurt ◽  
Hasan Deniz ◽  
Erdogan Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Elementary Science ◽  
Teaching Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Cognitive Content ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Content Mastery ◽  
Engineering Intervention

Abstract Background The Next Generation Science Standards (2013) put a special emphasis on engineering for K-12 science education. However, a significant number of elementary teachers still feel unprepared to integrate engineering into their science programs. It is, therefore, incumbent upon science educators to update their elementary science methods courses to accommodate engineering especially in the states which adopted the NGSS. In this study, we taught an engineering unit in an elementary science teaching methods course to examine what instructional components and learning experiences provided in the engineering unit enhance teachers’ engineering teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Our research questions addressed to what extent the engineering education intervention improved pre-service teachers’ engineering teaching efficacy beliefs and what instructional components and learning experiences served as sources of self-efficacy contributing to the improvement of pre-service elementary teachers’ engineering teaching efficacy beliefs. We also explored how pre-service teachers viewed the relative importance of the sources of teaching efficacy stemming from the engineering unit. Results The participants comprised 84 pre-service teachers enrolled in an elementary education program at a public university in the Southwestern United States. Data obtained from the Engineering Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument (ETEBI) indicated that the pre-service teachers’ personal teaching efficacy beliefs significantly improved after the engineering intervention; however, the engineering intervention had a small impact on teachers’ engineering teaching outcome expectancy beliefs. Written reflections used to explore the sources of engineering teaching efficacy and the relative importance of each source showed that cognitive content mastery and cognitive pedagogical mastery were the major sources of engineering teaching self-efficacy among the pre-service elementary teachers. Conclusion Our study illustrated that integrating engineering design activities with explicit-reflective instruction on the nature of engineering concepts could enhance pre-service teachers’ personal engineering teaching efficacy beliefs even though a relatively small impact was observed in their engineering teaching outcome expectancy beliefs. Also, the study indicated cognitive content mastery and cognitive pedagogical mastery were the most important sources of engineering teaching efficacy. Therefore, the study suggests that it is vital to integrate a variety of mastery and vicarious experiences in methods courses to support the development of teachers’ engineering teaching efficacy beliefs. Besides, the current study could provide an example for integrating engineering education in methods courses.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF THE CREATIVITY LEARNING MODEL ON NATURAL SCIENCE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND SELF EFFICACY

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 780
Author(s):  
Ayu Ari Rahmayanti ◽  
I Gusti Ayu Tri Agustiana ◽  
Alexander Hamonangan Simamora
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The research was conducted with the aim: (1) identify the effect of creativity learning model toward natural science subject’s learning outcomes and self-efficacy, (2) identify the effect of creativity learning model toward natural science subject’s learning outcomes, and (3) identify the effect of creativity learning model toward self-efficacy. This research was quasi-experimental research designed of Non-Equivalent Posttest Only Control Group. All fifth-grade classes of cluster I Buleleng district were the research population in total of 209 fifth-grade students from 8 schools. The research sample was determined through simple random sampling technique, obtained 2 schools in total of 59 students that was contained 29 students of SDN 1 Banyuning as the experiment class and 30 students of SDN 8 Banyuning as the control class. Essay test was used the research instrument to gather learning outcomes data, while questionnaire was used to measure self-efficacy. The data analysis was done descriptively to identify mean and standard deviation further tested through MANOVA test. The research findings portrayed: (1) simultaneously, creativity learning model effects in enhancing natural science subject’s learning outcomes and self-efficacy; (2) creativity learning model is able to improve natural science subject’s learning outcomes; and (3) creativity learning model is able to improve self-efficacy. Conclusively, creativity learning model presents has an influence on the aspects studies.

scholarly journals Perspectives of Parents of Children with Special Educational Needs: Self-Efficacy and School Supports During COVID-19

2022 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Whitley ◽  
Ian Matheson ◽  
Jacqueline Specht ◽  
Jeffrey MacCormack
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Academic Supports ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Emotional Supports ◽  
Remote Learning

The role of parents in supporting at-home learning increased dramatically in the spring of 2020. Schools in most Canadian provinces closed physically due to COVID-19, and remote-learning options were quickly developed to ensure continued education for students. Many students with special educational needs, who typically benefit from a range of supports from school, became reliant on parents to provide means of access to and participation in remote learning. Using an online survey, we explored the perceptions of 263 Canadian parents of children with special education needs with regard to their self‑efficacy and supports from schools. We conducted multiple linear regression analyses for each of three dependent variables (academic supports, parent self‑efficacy, and social-emotional supports); independent variables included student grade level, education placement, and total school-provided supports prior to the pandemic. Findings indicated that most parents engaged in remote learning and lacked confidence in their ability to support the learning of their child. Parent self-efficacy was related to social-emotional supports from schools and not to academic supports. Parents of children in elementary grades, and of those who had received more supports from school prior to COVID‑19, reported feeling better supported in social-emotional areas by the school. Schools should explore ways of building strong collaborative relationships between educators and parents, as well as continuing to find ways of supporting families and students in both in- and out-of-school places. The pandemic, and school-building closures, have reminded us how partnerships between parents and schools are crucial for the well-being of all involved.  

scholarly journals Teaching strategies and value for STEM courses

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.

scholarly journals Enhancing Students’ Understanding and Revision of Narrative Writing through Self-Assessment and Dialogue: A Qualitative Multi-Case Study

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Baxa
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Writing Conferences ◽  
Teacher Language ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Teacher Assessments ◽  
The Impact

With students losing hope when faced with challenges in the classroom, daily student-involved formative assessment that contributes to a growth mindset is essential. Through self-assessment and dialogue, students can generate feedback used for improvement of their writing, and teachers can give feedback that fosters self-efficacy. The purpose of this qualitative multi-case study was to explore the growth of fifth-grade writers as they participated in self-assessment, writing conferences with their teacher, and story revision. Research questions focused on students’ ability to explain learning targets and strengths and weaknesses of their writing and their ability to revise their writing. The participants, two male and one female, were randomly chosen from the teacher/researcher’s fifth-grade classroom in a large public school in the Midwest. Data sources included audio-recorded interviews and writing conferences, student-written work and self-assessments, and teacher assessments and notes. Self-assessment and dialogue with the teacher served as tools for providing feedback to the student and the teacher. Throughout implementation of the instructional strategies, students were able to talk about the learning targets and the strengths and weaknesses of their writing and were motivated and able to revise their writing. Limitations of the study included the length of the study and diversity of participants. Suggestions for future research included exploring ways to elicit more student feedback and the impact of teacher language during writing conferences on the self-efficacy of students.

Educational impact of a pilot paediatric simulation-based training course in Botswana

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 279-283
Author(s):  
Nicolaus W Glomb ◽  
Manish I Shah ◽  
Adeola A Kosoko ◽  
Cara B Doughty ◽  
Cafen Galapi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundAs emergency medical services (EMS) systems develop globally in resource-limited settings, equipping providers with paediatric training is essential. Low-fidelity simulation-based training is an effective modality for training healthcare workers, though limited data exist on the impact of such training programmes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the paediatric portion of a simulation-based curriculum for prehospital providers in Botswana.MethodsThis was a prospective cohort study of EMS providers from more populated regions of Botswana, who attended a 2-day training that included didactic lectures, hands-on skills stations and low-fidelity simulation training. We collected data on participant self-efficacy with paediatric knowledge and skills and performance on both written and simulation-based tests. Self-efficacy and test data were analysed, and qualitative course feedback was summarised.ResultsThirty-one EMS providers participated in the training. Median self-efficacy levels increased for 13/15 (87%) variables queried. The most notable improvements were observed in airway management, newborn resuscitation and weight estimation. Mean written test scores increased by 10.6%, while mean simulation test scores increased by 21.5% (p<0.0001). One hundred per cent of the participants rated the course as extremely useful or very useful.Discussion/ConclusionWe have demonstrated that a low-fidelity simulation-based training course based on a rigorous needs assessment may enhance short-term paediatric knowledge and skills for providers in a developing EMS system in a limited-resource setting. Future studies should focus on studying larger groups of learners in similar settings, especially with respect to the impact of educational programmes like these on real-world patient outcomes.

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