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Exploring Science Teaching Efficacy of Early Childhood Majors in a Mixed-Reality Virtual Classroom
Nazan Bautista
Miami University
Presented at the first TLE
TeachLivE
™
Conference in Orlando, FL, May 2013
Slide2Self Efficacy Beliefs
Preservice
and
inservice
teachers have low self-efficacy in teaching science
(
Bleicher
& Lindgren, 2005;
Schiver
&
Czerniak
,
1999)
Causes: Teachers’ lack
of understanding of science concepts
(
Bleicher
& Lindgren, 2005;
Schibeci
& Hickey, 2000; Trundle, Atwood, & Christopher, 2002)
and of exposure to good science
teaching
and learning
(Jarrett, 1999
).
Teachers with high self-efficacy tend to implement more innovative, reform-based, and student centered instructional
strategies
(
Czerniak
and
Lumpe
1996,
Woolfolk
Hoy and Davis 2006
)
, set
higher goals and expectations for students
(
Woolfolk
Hoy and Davis 2006)
,
are more persistent with struggling students, and are more committed to the
profession
(
Tschannen
-Moran,
Woolfolk
Hoy, and Hoy 1998)
.
Teacher self-efficacy
is a strong predictor of students’ academic achievement
(
Saklofske
,
Michayluk
, and
Randhawa
, 1988)
and students learn more from teachers with high self-efficacy
(Ashton and Webb, 1986)
.
Slide3Theoretical Framework
Sources of Self-Efficacy: 1. Enactive Mastery Experiences2. Vicarious ExperiencesAffective actual modelingSymbolic ModelingSelf-modelingCognitive self-modelingCognitive content masteryCognitive pedagogical masterySimulated modeling3. Verbal Persuasion4. Emotional Arousal(Bandura, 1997; Palmer, 2006)
Theoretical Framework
:
Bandura’s (1977)
social cognitive theory of behavior
and motivation
Slide4Context
EDT 317.E Teaching Science in Early Childhood (3credits)
Offering
: Taught in both fall & spring
Number of students
: 40 – 70 per semester
Course Design & Goal
:
Backward Design
(Wiggins and
McTighe
, 1998)
and
to increase the self-efficacy beliefs
(Bautista, 2011)
Field Experience
:
2 weeks
Problem
:
Lack of science teaching opportunities
Consequence
:
Lack of interest in science and teaching science, negative attitude toward science / science teaching / science methods course
Teach LivE ™ Lab
Slide6Intervention
Exploration 1: Spring 2012
Session 1
: Teaching about basic needs of plants – traditional or review techniques.
Session 2
:
Teaching about basic needs of plants – inquiry-based, guiding the instruction with students’ responses.
A preparation guide (PCK) was provided by the instructor.
Session 3
:
Teaching about what produces sound – inquiry-based, by using
manipulatives
(rulers, rubber bands, tuning forks).
A preparation guide (PCK) was provided by the instructor.
Behavior Level
:
2 (0-5 ,
mild/moderate misbehavior -> distraction, fidgeting, inattention, mild resistance at
low
frequency
)
Slide7Research Questions
Exploration 1: Spring 2012
How
does practicing with
TeachLivE
™ Lab impact
preservice
early childhood teachers’
perceived self-efficacy
beliefs in the context of science
?
What type of sources of efficacy does the
TeachLivE
™ Lab experience provide?
Slide8Methodology
Participants
: 62 / 64 ECE majors, Spring 2012
Mixed Methods:
Quantiative
:
STEBI-B (
Enochs
& Riggs, 1990) – as pre- and post-tests
Qualitative
:
Journal entries (n=372, 62 students * 6 journals)
-pre-semester,
-after each TLE session (3),
-during 2-week field experience,
-post-semester
Videotaped sessions (n=186, 62 students * 3 sessions)
Slide9Data Analysis
Quantitative
:
Two-tailed
t-test analyses were conducted to see if there was any difference in the PSTE and STOE
scores.
Cronbach’s
α
coefficients were computed to determine the internal consistency of
the
STEBI-B. Reliability
coefficients for the two scales were found to be .
85 (good)
and .
65 (acceptable)
for PSTE and STOE,
respectively.
Qualitative
:
Inductive thematic analysis
was conducted
to analyze the
journal entries (n= 372). The
author generated codes in the light of the participants’ responses and
organized themes
that respond to the two aforementioned research questions of the study.
Themes
and codes generated from the inductive analyses of the journal entries will be used to analyze the video-taped sessions.
Slide10Quantitative: STEBI-B
Pre-TestPost-Test N tMeanSDMeanSDPSTE_Pre37.4844.47942.6933.8946210.90**STOE_Pre27.8712.67028.6722.357612.29**
Table 1. Means and standard deviations (SD) for two dimensions of science teaching efficacy beliefs and paired t-test results.
** Significant at the 0.01 level
Slide11“Know your stuff!” Angela
Theme 1
: Science teaching requires strong understanding of science concepts and one needs to be well-prepared to teach and clearly explain a concept to students before going into a classroom. (n= 45)
“After the first TLE, I realized that I didn’t know very much about science…It hit me that I am going to have to know a lot more about science than I currently know.” David
“…I also learned that it is very important to know the material before teaching it. Before each TLE experience, I had to sit down and review the material. I think I did much better on the TLE practices when I did extra research on the topic. I was more confident while teaching the material when I was fully prepared.” Betsy
Slide12Why investigate if we already know…?
Theme 2
: Science
should be taught in an engaging manner;
through inquiry-based
, discovery-based
lessons,
and hands-on instruction.
(n=41)
“Throughout
our coursework we are told over and over again that being an early childhood teacher isn’t about standing in front of the class and lecturing, but I guess I never really realized it until the
TeachLive
made me move to the students and interact with them constantly throughout the lesson. This was a big revelation for me because although I had known that, I guess I had never really put it to use during my field experiences
.” Katie
Slide13“Why do we have to learn this?”
Theme 3: Science content should be taught in a way that is relevant to students’ daily lives. (n=27) “This experience has helped me to think about and discover how elementary science concepts fit into the bigger picture of what students need to know for their future. In the first two practices, the students would explicitly ask “Why do we have to learn this?” and I struggled to articulate my reasons. By the third practice, I feel that I presented the information in a more effective way that made it clear to students what our purpose was and why it was important, so there were no questions. I learned through these experiences that by making connections between students’ lives and science content, students will become more engaged in their learning” Danielle
Slide14Confidence in science teaching
Theme 4
: TLE helped me gain confidence in teaching science. (n=38)
“In terms of teaching science, I was able to
g
row and become more comfortable with my ability to teach science. Coming into this semester, I was very uncomfortable and nervous about teaching science.” Ashley
“…After completing this experience, I can honestly say I am 100% more confident in my abilities to teach science and manage a classroom effectively.” Beth
Slide15Classroom management
Theme 5
: TLE helped me become more confident in
managing disruptive behaviors
. (n=12)
“…One thing I took away from [TLE] was that classroom management is such an important aspect of teaching. If you are unable to manage your classroom, then it is impossible to get any information across to your students…” Laura
Slide16TLE as a source of efficacy
Table 4. Perceived sources of self-efficacy:
Sources of efficacy
# of people
Cognitive
pedagogical mastery
27
Affective actual modeling
19
Cognitive content mastery
12
Simulated modeling
8
Slide17Discussion
Using TLE for a simulation of classroom science teaching is promising.
TLE has the potential to make early childhood majors aware of who they are as a teacher; how much content they know, what their teaching styles are, how to meet with individual students’ needs, etc.
It is not as powerful as real teaching experiences. However,
it can support and compliment
the learning that take place during field experiences.
It can be used to help education majors practice certain teaching techniques, such as conducting pre-assessments, asking open-ended questions.
It provides a safe environment to fail and improve mistakes.
Slide18Future Directions
Fall 2012 & Spring 2013
Intervention to improve Early and Middle Childhood Education majors’ understanding and practices of inquiry-based science teaching.
In progress
Intervention to make science relevant
Observing the change in confidence through
preservice
teachers’ body language
Slide19Limitations
Limited time per person to practice
Scheduling TLE practices
Age group the avatars represent
Practicing in front of peers
Technological issues (Skype, tracker)
Slide20References
Bautista, N. U. (2011). Investigating the use of vicarious and mastery
experiences
in influencing early childhood education majors’
self-
efficacy
beliefs.
Journal of Science Teacher Education.
22
,
333- 349.
Bandura
, A. (1997).
Self-efficacy: The exercise of control
. New York, NY:
Freeman
.
Enochs
, L. G., & Riggs, I. M. (1990). Further development of an elementary
science
teaching efficacy belief instrument: A
preservice
elementary scale.
School
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, 694–706.
Martin, N. K., Yin, Z., & Baldwin, B. (1998). Construct validation of the Attitudes &
Beliefs
on
Classroom
C
ontrol
inventory.
Journal of Classroom Interaction,
33
,
6-15
.
Palmer
, D. H. (2006). Sources of self-efficacy in a science methods course for
primary
teacher education students.
Research in Science Education
,
36
,
337–353
.
Squire, K. (2006). From content to context: Videogames as designed experience.
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, 35
, 19–29.
Wiggins, G. &
McTighe
, J. (1998).
Understanding by design.
ASCD.
Slide21Activities/AssignmentsIntended sources of self-efficacyThe content of the assignments/activities Field assignment 1: Interview a child Mastery: Enactive, cognitive content, and cognitive pedagogical Preservice teachers interview a child to elicit his or her understanding of a science concept, and report in the form of a research paper.Field assignment 2: Option 1Mastery: EnactivePreservice teachers, who are given an opportunity to create their own lesson plan or to modify the lesson plan their cooperating teacher provided, will teach and reflect on their classroom practices.Field assignment 2: Option2Mastery: EnactivePreservice teachers, who are given a lesson plan by their cooperating teachers but are not allowed to make any changes in the plan or the activity, will teach and reflect on their classroom practices.Field assignment 2: Option 3Vicarious: Cognitive self-modelingPreservice teachers who are not able to teach or observe science in their field placements will create an interdisciplinary science lesson plan in which they would integrate one or more content areas with science. They also reflect on their plan.Video-Case studiesVicarious: Symbolic modelingPreservice teachers watch videos of experienced teachers, created by Annenberg Foundation, practicing science teaching in real primary grade level classrooms.Classroom inquiry activitiesVicarious: Simulated modelingPreservice teachers participate in several inquiry-based hands-on activities where the course instructor models the effective teaching practices throughout the semester.Inquiry- based lesson plans and presentationsVicarious: Cognitive self- modeling Preservice teachers plan inquiry-based lesson plans and present them to their classmates.