Preservice Teachers' Reflections on Their Teaching Self-Efficacy Changes for the First Professional Experience Placement
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| Title: | Preservice Teachers' Reflections on Their Teaching Self-Efficacy Changes for the First Professional Experience Placement |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ma, Kang, McMaugh, Anne, Cavanagh, Michael S. |
| Source: | Australian Journal of Teacher Education. Oct 2021 46(10):62-76. |
| Availability: | Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Preservice Teachers, Reflection, Self Efficacy, Student Development, Teaching Experience, Student Placement, Classroom Techniques, Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| ISSN: | 1835-517X |
| Abstract: | Professional experience plays a vital role in the formation of teaching self-efficacy (TSE), a construct which has attracted much attention from teacher education researchers. This study investigates how 18 preservice teachers (PTs) reported changes in their TSE for their first professional placement. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews with each PT and analysed in NVivo. Results show the majority of interviewees reported an increase in their TSE after completing the placement. Also, three patterns of individual TSE change were identified: beginning with a low level of TSE before quickly rising to a higher level at the end of the practice, experiencing growth from a medium starting level, and either decrease or increase from an initial high level of TSE. Variations of TSE in subdomains including classroom management, student engagement, instruction, and flexibility were also found. Teacher educators could facilitate PTs' TSE development by providing extra assistance at the beginning of their placements, especially with their classroom management skills. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1323566 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Professional experience plays a vital role in the formation of teaching self-efficacy (TSE), a construct which has attracted much attention from teacher education researchers. This study investigates how 18 preservice teachers (PTs) reported changes in their TSE for their first professional placement. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews with each PT and analysed in NVivo. Results show the majority of interviewees reported an increase in their TSE after completing the placement. Also, three patterns of individual TSE change were identified: beginning with a low level of TSE before quickly rising to a higher level at the end of the practice, experiencing growth from a medium starting level, and either decrease or increase from an initial high level of TSE. Variations of TSE in subdomains including classroom management, student engagement, instruction, and flexibility were also found. Teacher educators could facilitate PTs' TSE development by providing extra assistance at the beginning of their placements, especially with their classroom management skills. |
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| ISSN: | 1835-517X |
