Effects of Student Teaching on Preservice Teachers' Sense of Teaching Efficacy and Preparedness to Teach

• In Event: 14.043 - Roundtable Session 1
  In Roundtable Session: 14.043-4 - Changes in Self-Efficacy and Identity in Teacher Preparation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate how student teaching experiences impact the sense of teaching efficacy and feelings of preparedness of pre-service teachers in an early and elementary teacher education program (EC-6). The study used an action research, survey design. 591 pre-service teachers at a large public university in the Southwest completed surveys of preparedness to teach and teaching efficacy pre and post the student teaching semester over three years. Findings indicate that pre-service teachers’ perceptions of preparedness and sense of teaching efficacy both increased significantly (p < .001) from pre student teaching to post student teaching.

Authors

• Amber L. Brown, University of North Texas

• Denise Ann Collins, The University of Texas - Arlington

• Joyce Myers, The University of Texas - Arlington