scholarly journals Investigating Preschool Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Inclusion Practices in Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Osman Ozokcu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Special Education Training ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This study investigated preschool teachers’ self-efficacy levels in inclusion practices in terms of teacher-related demographic variables. The study was designed as a descriptive survey study using quantitative data collection tools. The participants were 318 teachers who are working in preschool educational institutions in the province of Malatya, Turkey. The Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practice (TEIP) Scale, which was developed by Sharma, Loreman, and Forlin (2012) and whose validity and reliability studies were carried out by Bayar (2015), was used to determine preschool teachers’ self-efficacy in inclusive practices. The study found that the preschool teachers scored 4.91 out of six points on the TEIP scale, which measures self-efficacy in inclusion practices. The preschool teachers’ age, gender, educational level, and level of interaction with individuals with special needs were not found to affect their scores on the scale significantly; however, their levels of special education training, knowledge of local laws and policies, self-confidence in working with disabled individuals, and experience in working with disabled students were found to affect their scores significantly. The findings of this study were discussed with possible implications for teachers in Turkey.

A Survey Study of Chinese In-service Teachers' Self-efficacy About Inclusive Education

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mian Wang ◽  
Fei Zan ◽  
Jiaqiu Liu ◽  
Chunling Liu ◽  
Umesh Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
General Education Teachers ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Special Education Training ◽  
Laws And Policies

A survey study was conducted to a total of 323 in-service teachers (110 special education teachers and 213 general education teachers) in Shanghai regarding their self-efficacy and concerns about inclusive education. Multivariate analysis results reveal that special teachers have significantly higher self-efficacy about inclusive education than general education teachers and that both general and special education teachers have the similar concerns about inclusive education and the level of their concerns is not significant. In addition, the teachers' self-efficacy about inclusive education is significantly negative correlated with their concerns about inclusive education. Specific special education training experience and knowledge of disability laws and policies affect general and special education teachers differently on their self-efficacy.

U.S. VETERANS AS EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS: SELF-EFFICACY, INTENTIONS AND CHALLENGES

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 2050012
Author(s):  
JOHN JAMES CATER ◽  
MARILYN YOUNG
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Business Plan ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Risk Propensity ◽  
Tolerance Of Ambiguity ◽  
Personal Attitudes ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Veterans may acquire technical skills and leadership ability from their military service but have little information concerning specific entrepreneurial tasks, such as developing a business plan. This descriptive survey study examines avenues for veterans to find assistance to acquire needed skills, adding to their entrepreneurial self-efficacy. We surveyed 68 U.S. veterans who were emerging entrepreneurs, either owning their own business or indicating they intended to start their own company. Veterans’ personal attitudes and beliefs, including entrepreneurial self-efficacy, risk propensity and tolerance of ambiguity, may increase their entrepreneurial intentions. A model of veterans as emerging entrepreneurs and five propositions are offered.

scholarly journals Analysis of Classroom Teaching Candidates’ Speaking Self-efficacy in Terms of Different Variables

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Oğuzhan Kuru
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Speaking Skill

Human beings are social creatures by nature and one of their most important characteristics is the multifaceted communication they establish with their environment. There are numerous ways of establishing communication. However, the most preferred manner has always been speech. For the speaking skill to be used effectively, the individual should have self-confidence. Educational institutions are the places where the foundations of self-confidence are laid. In educational institutions where self-confidence is taught, it is fundamental that the educators have self-confidence themselves. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the self-efficacy levels of classroom teacher candidates, who will be teaching in primary schools where the basic characteristics of the speaking skill are taught, display any differences in terms of different variables. The study group of the study consists of students receiving education at the Department of Primary School Teaching, Faculty of Education in a state university in the 2016-2017 academic year. The study group consists of 225 students who were selected through the typical case sampling method, which is one of the purposeful sampling types. With the purpose of collecting data, the ‘Speaking Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES)’ developed by Aydın (2013) consisting of four sub-dimensions with a Cronbach Alpha value of 0.95 was used. SPSS software program (Version 22) was used in the analysis of numeric data. The data was analyzed with the Independent Sample t-test, One Way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests. According to the results of the study, a significant difference has been determined in the speaking process and listener factor sub-dimensions of the students in favor of the male students. Regarding the grade levels, it was concluded that the upper grade levels regarded themselves as more self-sufficient in the skill of speaking in all of the sub-dimensions.

scholarly journals The Perceptions of Islamic Career Prospects of Senior High School Students

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartono
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis ◽  
Senior High School Students

Islamic senior high school students’ career prospects are an important issue to be studied in the global society. The study was conducted through a descriptive survey study involving 188 senior high school students of the eleventh-grade of Islamic educational institutions in the region of Surabaya. The research data was collected by using questionnaire method and analyzed with descriptive statistical analysis techniques. The findings of this study show that 90.96% of respondents regard that Islamic career prospects are good based on the criteria of promotion, 87.77% of respondents regard that Islamic career prospects are good based on the criteria of aspirations, 83.51% of respondents regard that Islamic career prospects are good based on the criteria of career goals, 80.32% of respondents regard that Islamic career prospects are good based on the criteria of compensation, and 72.87% of respondents regard that Islamic career prospects are good based on criteria of sustainability.

Self-efficacy measure may enhance your recruitment and placement efforts

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Lyons ◽  
Randall P. Bandura
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Motivation ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Efficacy Measure ◽  
And Performance

Purpose This paper aims to offer the views that the psychological construct, self-efficacy, is significantly related to high or strong performance at work and that a brief, efficient survey allows for managers and HR practitioners to assess individuals per the characteristic. Design/methodology/approach The authors performed a broad review of literature, mostly empirical research, focused in particular upon the linkage of self-efficacy with work performance. Important conclusions of this review are reported. Also researched were the existing measures (surveys and scales) of self-efficacy that demonstrated validity and reliability. Findings Hundreds of studies, in combination, have concluded that the construct, self-efficacy, is highly and positively related to individual motivation, self-confidence, proactive behavior, and work performance, among other valued characteristics. There are measures to use to assess individual beliefs regarding self-efficacy that may be used in for recruitment and placement decisions. Originality/value Clearly expressed is the substance and value of the self-efficacy construct which has been the subject of hundreds of studies. The importance of self-efficacy and its linkage to motivation and performance is expressed. A brief, statistically valid, and reliable instrument is offered in its entirety for use by managers and/or HR practitioners.

scholarly journals Theoretical-practical acquisition of topics relevant to patient safety: dilemmas in the training of nurses

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Lazarini Bim ◽  
Felipe Lazarini Bim ◽  
Andrea Mara Bernardes da Silva ◽  
Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa ◽  
Paula Regina de Souza Hermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Bachelor Degree ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Nursing Courses ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Abstract Objective: To investigate content associated with patient safety included in the curricula of undergraduate nursing courses of two Brazilian higher educational institutions. Method: A descriptive survey study was carried out with 119 students of nursing courses (licentiate and bachelor degree), from August to September 2016. The topics investigated were based on the WHO patient safety curriculum guide: multi-professional edition. Armed with the data, univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out. Results: Of the 46 content areas investigated in the questionnaire, two scored high in non-achievement in theoretical or practical activities, namely "the culture of blame" and "community-acquired infection." Licentiate and bachelor degree students reported a higher acquisition in theoretical classes (p = 0.012), whereas bachelor degree students reported similar acquisition in theory and practice (p = 0.013). Conclusion: The content mostly included theoretical and practical approaches at least once throughout the course. However, when considering content associated with patient safety-related sociocultural aspects, lower scores were found.

scholarly journals CONCEPTION OF LEARNING PHYSICS AND SELF-EFFICACY AMONG INDONESIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Nadi Suprapto ◽  
Te-Sheng Chang ◽  
Chih-Hsiung Ku
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Science Content ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Conceptions Of Learning ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
Four Dimensions

This research aimed to explore the correlation between Indonesian University students’ conception of learning physics and their physics’ self-efficacy. A total of 279 students who were majoring in physics education participated in this research and were invited to complete two instruments: the conception of learning physics (CLP) and the physics learning’ self-efficacy (PLSE). Both of the questionnaires, which were modified from [Lin, Liang, & Tsai (2015a) and Lin, Liang, & Tsai (2015b)]’ instruments, had been translated into Indonesian language and validated through an exploratory factor analysis of participants’ responses. The differences between student levels were explored for their significance using an ANOVA test in order to portray a clear line among different conceptions of learning physics and physics learning self-efficacy. The results indicated that, first, the instruments used in the research had satisfactory validity and reliability. Second, students in sophomore level were significantly lower on the conceptions of testing than those in other levels. Meanwhile, the conceptions of calculating-practicing and understanding were not significantly different. Third, university students in senior level performed more confident in four dimensions: science content, higher-order thinking, everyday application, and science communication than others. The research also depicted a moderate correlation among dimensions of CLP and PLSE. Key words: conception of learning, physics education, self-efficacy, survey study, university student.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Malaysian Preschool Teachers’ Use of the English Language as a Medium of Instruction

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110672
Author(s):  
Pauline Swee Choo Goh ◽  
Chee Luen Loy
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Assessment Tasks

This study investigated Malaysian preschool teachers’ self-efficacy and attitudes toward the use of the English language as a medium of instruction (EMI) and proposed a model of how different variables were related to their use of English in the classrooms. In order to obtain a broad picture of the nature and scope of preschool teachers’ use of EMI, a survey study was undertaken. The research instrument was a questionnaire that was distributed to randomly-selected preschool teachers throughout Malaysia. The process of modeling was based on the empirical data and a theoretical model that was constructed on the basis of the two theoretical aspects, that is self-efficacy and attitudes-behavior relation. The theoretical model served as a bridge between the abstractions from theory and the development of the model. The model suggested that strong self-efficacy influenced preschool teachers’ use of English to teach. In addition, the model also indicated that those preschool teachers with positive attitudes also felt self-efficacious in using English to teach and negative attitudes had the opposite effect. Those preschool teachers who had a positive attitude that teaching using English would be useful for the children perceived that they had greater ability toward handling classroom management issues. In addition, they believed too, that they were confident to use appropriate assessment tasks in the classroom when English was used as the medium of instruction. It would appear that self-efficacy and attitudes were mutually related to preschool teachers’ use of English to teach.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence and self-efficacy career decision making among high school students

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muhamad Syamiezy Sidek ◽  
Abu Yazid Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Working Groups

Lack of self-confidence in decision making is one of the dominant problems that often engage students in making career choices. This study aimed to answer three research questions, namely, 1) is there a difference in emotional intelligence based on gender, 2) is there a difference in self-efficacy in career decision making among form four based on gender factors, 3) is there a relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy making career decisions among form four students. The study sample was 80 respondents in a secondary school. This study is a survey study and uses the Emotional Intelligence test as well as the Career Decision Self-Efficacy test (CDSE-SF). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. The results showed that there was no difference between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy based on gender. Besides, the study also found no relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy in career decision making. This study supports counselors and various working groups with adolescents to assist students in their career path from school to school.

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