Increasing Perceived Efficacy for Teaching Mathematics: An Exploratory Study

This study explores pre-service early childhood teachers’ efficacy for teaching mathematics. Thirty-eight participants completed the short form of the Teacher Efficacy Scale and the Teacher Beliefs Scale before and after they conducted a clinical interview with a child around a mathematical topic. R...

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Main Author: Deborah Rosenfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College
Online Access:https://journals-test.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/675
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spelling doaj-bc68ab3636cd4665beade2ae4f1ac7f92020-11-25T02:30:53ZengColumbia University LibrariesJournal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College2156-14002156-13972010-04-0111Increasing Perceived Efficacy for Teaching Mathematics: An Exploratory StudyDeborah Rosenfeld0Teachers College, Columbia UniversityThis study explores pre-service early childhood teachers’ efficacy for teaching mathematics. Thirty-eight participants completed the short form of the Teacher Efficacy Scale and the Teacher Beliefs Scale before and after they conducted a clinical interview with a child around a mathematical topic. Results indicated a significant increase in Personal Teaching Efficacy as well as significant changes in beliefs about early childhood mathematics.https://journals-test.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/675
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description This study explores pre-service early childhood teachers’ efficacy for teaching mathematics. Thirty-eight participants completed the short form of the Teacher Efficacy Scale and the Teacher Beliefs Scale before and after they conducted a clinical interview with a child around a mathematical topic. Results indicated a significant increase in Personal Teaching Efficacy as well as significant changes in beliefs about early childhood mathematics.
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