ERIC Number: EJ1396893
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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EISSN: EISSN-1527-9316
Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Self-Efficacy for Teaching Diverse Learners: Capturing Young Students' Attention through a Read-a-Loud and Music
Arrington, Nancy McBride
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v23 n2 p76-95 2023
The sense of efficaciousness for engaging diverse learners was examined with twenty-four pre-service teachers concurrently enrolled in a junior-level Creative Arts methods course and a field experience course with placements in K-2 general education classrooms. The pre-service teachers participated in music and literacy activities in their university class, then planned and implemented standards-based music activities in literacy lessons with their young students. In this case study, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected, including a teacher self-efficacy scale, an attitude survey, written reflections, interviews, open-ended responses, and lesson plans. Results demonstrated a significant increase in the pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in pre-post rating analysis and indicated that this project contributed to their efficacy in engaging and meeting the needs of diverse learners in elementary classrooms. The pre-service teachers demonstrated proactive classroom management and reflected upon their students' increased focus in class. The pre-service teachers indicated that their success with these types of projects encouraged them to plan for similar implementation with their future diverse learners; therefore, providing the potential to positively impact their future performance. Additionally, this project emanated Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) by encouraging self-reflection; examining and applying effective teaching strategies; and advancing the field of teacher education.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Minority Group Students, Learner Engagement, Reading Aloud to Others, Music Activities, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Classroom Techniques, Art Education, Methods Courses, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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