ERIC Number: EJ1034948
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 20
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
Teachers' Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy
Aðalsteinsson, Ragnar Ingi; Frímannsdóttir, Ingibjörg B.; Konráðsson, Sigurður
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v58 n5 p540-550 2014
A web-based questionnaire was sent to all elementary and middle school teachers in Iceland. The population list, with e-mail addresses, was obtained from the teaching union. The teachers were asked to indicate their major, as well as their experience in teaching Icelandic as classroom teachers or subject teachers. They then rated their competence in teaching Icelandic on a scale from 1-10. Responses were received from 1033 elementary and middle school teachers. Of all teachers, 83.9% had taught Icelandic as classroom teachers and 37.3% had taught Icelandic as subject teachers. All teachers rated their competence as high. Statistically, Icelandic majors and older teachers were significantly more efficacious than others in teaching Icelandic. Those with the lowest competence ratings in teaching Icelandic were sports and home studies majors. However, teachers from all majors had taught Icelandic as classroom teachers, and a significant number of them had taught Icelandic as a subject.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Self Esteem, Self Efficacy, Teacher Education, Native Language Instruction, Indo European Languages, Teacher Effectiveness, Majors (Students), Questionnaires, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Statistical Significance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Iceland

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