Abstract
The purposes of this study were to investigate what factors affect Hong Kong pre-service General Studies teachers' self-efficacy in STEM teaching and how to increase Hong Kong pre-service General Studies teachers' self-efficacy in STEM teaching.
This study included 24 voluntary senior pre-service General Studies teachers. All of them completed a self-evaluation questionnaire about self-efficacy in STEM teaching. After that, 3 extremes were selected to be interviewed further.
Results showed that there was no obvious correlation between pre-service General Studies teachers' STEM teaching self-efficacy and their academic experiences. While there was positive correlation between their STEM teaching self-efficacy and teaching experiences. Moreover, suggestions that aids increasing pre-service General Studies teachers' STEM teaching self-efficacy were also discussed.
This study included 24 voluntary senior pre-service General Studies teachers. All of them completed a self-evaluation questionnaire about self-efficacy in STEM teaching. After that, 3 extremes were selected to be interviewed further.
Results showed that there was no obvious correlation between pre-service General Studies teachers' STEM teaching self-efficacy and their academic experiences. While there was positive correlation between their STEM teaching self-efficacy and teaching experiences. Moreover, suggestions that aids increasing pre-service General Studies teachers' STEM teaching self-efficacy were also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Bachelor of Education (Honours) |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Honours Project (HP)
- Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary) – General Studies and Mathematics (Five-year Full-time)
- Programme code: A5B058GS
- Course code: INS4909
