ERIC Number: EJ1175666
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 18
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Instructors' Teaching Styles: Relation with Competences, Self-Efficacy, and Commitment in Pre-Service Teachers
González, Antonio; Conde, Ángeles; Díaz, Pino; García, Mar; Ricoy, Carmen
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, v75 n4 p625-642 Apr 2018
Instructors' teaching styles in higher education are an issue of major importance because these interactions affect students' self-perceptions, involvement, and achievement. This study aimed to test a theoretical model of relations between perceived teaching styles (autonomy support, structure, and control) and competences, self-efficacy, and commitment in pre-service teachers; to assess the invariance of the model in two samples; and to analyze the mediated relations between these variables. Measures were collected from 842 Spanish pre-service teachers. As main research implications, teaching styles predicted acquired competences, competences predicted teaching self-efficacy, and self-efficacy predicted commitment to the profession. This model was equivalent in two samples of childhood and primary education pre-service teachers. Competences and self-efficacy mediated the relationships between variables. As practical implications, this study clearly shows the need for different interventions to enhance adequate instructors' teaching styles and to foster among novice pre-service teachers the acquisition of professional competences, initial self-efficacy, and a good level of commitment to their profession.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teaching Styles, Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, Intervention, Professional Autonomy, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Correlation, Models, Prediction, Teacher Competencies, Novices, Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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