<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The current study examined the effect of an online professional development learning experience on teachers’ self-efficacy through 148 (Male=22; Female=126) K-12 teachers and school educators. The Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Scale (TSES) developed by Tschannen- Moran and Woolfolk Hoy (2001) was administered twice with a five-week gap. Additionally, all participants’ descriptive self-analysis of their own score change was examined to analyze teachers’ attributions of their self-efficacy change. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that teacher efficacy increased as a result of their online professional development experience. Participants’ self-analysis of their efficacy change provided some possible explanations for mixed reports for the influence of experience on teacher efficacy.</p></abstract>

The current study examined the effect of an online professional development learning experience on teachers’ self-efficacy through 148 (Male=22; Female=126) K-12 teachers and school educators. The Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Scale (TSES) developed by Tschannen- Moran and Woolfolk Hoy (2001) was administered twice with a five-week gap. Additionally, all participants’ descriptive self-analysis of their own score change was examined to analyze teachers’ attributions of their self-efficacy change. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that teacher efficacy increased as a result of their online professional development experience. Participants’ self-analysis of their efficacy change provided some possible explanations for mixed reports for the influence of experience on teacher efficacy.

The Effect of Professional Development on Teacher Efficacy and Teachers’ Self-Analysis of Their Efficacy Change

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Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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The current study examined the effect of an online professional development learning experience on teachers’ self-efficacy through 148 (Male=22; Female=126)...

The Effect of Professional Development on Teacher Efficacy and Teachers’ Self-Analysis of Their Efficacy Change

Published Online: Jun 28, 2016

Page range: 84 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jtes-2016-0007

Keywords
teacher efficacy, teacher reflection, self-efficacy change, teacher professional development for sustainable development

© by Julia H. Yoo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Effect of Professional Development on Teacher Efficacy and Teachers’ Self-Analysis of Their Efficacy Change

Published Online: Jun 28, 2016

Page range: 84 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jtes-2016-0007

Keywordsteacher efficacy, teacher reflection, self-efficacy change, teacher professional development for sustainable development

© by Julia H. Yoo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
teacher efficacy, teacher reflection, self-efficacy change, teacher professional development for sustainable development