An International Experience on Pre-Service Teachers' Sense of Efficacy
Location
Walsh B
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
In this study, findings that measured the self-efficacy of pre-service teachers before and after they completed their teacher education professional practicum experience during a study abroad experience are described. The Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001) was administered prior to the pre-service teachers' professional practicum experience and after the experience had ended. Follow-up interviews were also conducted at the conclusion of the experience. Results indicate that the pre-service teachers' sense of self-efficacy was, for most items on the scale, unchanged by the practicum experience; however, for five items on the scale, the practicum experience abroad had a negative effect on the pre-service teachers' sense of self-efficacy.
Keywords
pre-service teachers, efficacy, professional practicum
Recommended Citation
Vaughn, S. Michelle and Grunzke, Rebecca Z., "An International Experience on Pre-Service Teachers' Sense of Efficacy" (2016). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 28.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2016/2016/28
An International Experience on Pre-Service Teachers' Sense of Efficacy
Walsh B
In this study, findings that measured the self-efficacy of pre-service teachers before and after they completed their teacher education professional practicum experience during a study abroad experience are described. The Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001) was administered prior to the pre-service teachers' professional practicum experience and after the experience had ended. Follow-up interviews were also conducted at the conclusion of the experience. Results indicate that the pre-service teachers' sense of self-efficacy was, for most items on the scale, unchanged by the practicum experience; however, for five items on the scale, the practicum experience abroad had a negative effect on the pre-service teachers' sense of self-efficacy.
