ERIC Number: EJ1214348
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Before, During, and after Examination: Development of Prospective Preschool Teachers' Mathematics-Related Enjoyment and Self-Efficacy
Blömeke, Sigrid; Thiel, Oliver; Jenßen, Lars
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v63 n4 p506-519 2019
This article examines the stability of Norwegian prospective preschool teachers' enjoyment of mathematics and their mathematics-related self-efficacy before, during, and after a teacher-education examination. In addition, the stability of the two constructs across countries was examined through a comparison with Germany. The data revealed partial stability (technically speaking, metric invariance) of enjoyment but not of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy increased significantly before and after the examination without decreasing enjoyment, which may be a result of increased learning time. Prior mathematical knowledge predicted the level and development of enjoyment and self-efficacy in both countries. Many Norwegian students reported low mathematics-related enjoyment and self-efficacy, including negative developments. It may be important to provide positive experiences of mathematical activities during preschool teacher education.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Mathematics Education, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Longitudinal Studies, Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Predictor Variables, Cross Cultural Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway; Germany
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