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Publication Date: 2021
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Maths, German, and English Teachers' Student Specific Self-Efficacy -- Is It a Matter of Students' Characteristics?
Educational Psychology, v41 n10 p1224-1240 2021
Over the last decades, teachers' self-efficacy beliefs have been widely investigated and defined as an overall construct. Recent studies indicate, however, that teachers' self-efficacy (TSE) beliefs vary depending on the individual student (so-called 'student-specific teacher self-efficacy', S-S TSE). Students' gender, their language background, their special educational needs (SEN) status or behaviour problems affect S-S TSE. This study analyses the S-S TSE of Maths, German and English teachers towards 507 secondary grade students from Germany. Results revealed that S-S TSE is higher on behaviour management than on instructional strategies, student engagement and emotional support. The overlap between the S-S TSE ratings of two teachers with different subjects towards the same student was rather moderate. Further findings show a high variance of S-S TSE on student-level which can be mainly explained by students' behavioural issues. Therefore, future research and practice should take individual students' characteristics into account when addressing TSE.
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Teachers, Language Teachers, German, English (Second Language), Student Characteristics, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Gender Differences, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Classroom Techniques
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Teachers Sense of Efficacy Scale; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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