Student teachers' teaching efficacy follows a dip trajectory: it rises during on-campus preparation, falls to its lowest point at the midpoint of student teaching, and rebounds by the end¶
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q2 i? Longitudinal studies of agriculture student teachers found perceived efficacy increased during a four-week on-campus experience, declined to its lowest level at the mid-point of student teaching, and rebounded to its highest level by the end. → McKim 2016
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McKim 2016¶
McKim, A. J., & Velez, J. J. (2016). An Evaluation of the Self-Efficacy Theory in Agricultural Education. Journal of Agricultural Education, 57(1), 73-90. https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2016.01073
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The review's Table 2 summarizes Harlin, Roberts, Briers, Mowen, and Edgar's 2007 longitudinal study of student teachers at four institutions, finding efficacy "declined to its lowest level at the mid-point of student teaching, and rebounded to the highest level at the end." A similar dip was reported by Roberts, Harlin, and Ricketts (2006). No effect sizes are printed.
"Teachers’ sense of efficacy increased through a four week on-campus experience, declined to its lowest level at the mid-point of student teaching, and rebounded to the highest level at the end of student teaching."
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Student teachers' teaching efficacy follows a dip trajectory: it rises during on-campus preparation, falls to its lowest point at the midpoint of student teaching, and rebounds by the end |
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Student teachers' teaching efficacy follows a dip trajectory: it rises during on-campus preparation, falls to its lowest point at the midpoint of student teaching, and rebounds by the end |
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