Abstract
The study was conducted to explore the primary school teachers'
(PSTs) self-efficacy beliefs with respect to gender and subjects
(Chinese and Math) taught during practicum in the primary
schools. Using random sampling, 103 PSTs (women 68 and men
35) were selected from the teacher education faculty who had just
finished their practicum. Descriptive survey study design was used
to investigate the problem. Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale
(Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk-Hoy, 2001) was used to collect
data from the participants. Findings revealed that overall the
female prospective teachers had higher level of self-efficacy than
that of male PSTs. The difference between the cohorts was
significant for each of students' engagement and instructional
strategies, but it was marginally significant for classroom
management. There was nonsignificant difference between the
groups on the basis of subjects taught (Math and Chinese) in the
cooperating schools. The findings of the study have implications
for the researchers, teacher educators, curriculum developers for
teacher education programmes, and all the stake holders of
teaching practice.
Shah S. Manzar-Abbas, Lijie Lu. (2015) Self-efficacy Beliefs of Chinese Primary School Teachers, Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, Volume-30, Issue-2.
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